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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1939 Annual Watertown Report ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE OFFICERS OF THE Town of Watertown Nk FOR THE Three Hundred and Ninth Year of its Organization u FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939 see ,. • ��?'. 'fit � 1L 4 • SEE BACK OF BOOK FOR CONTENTS 3 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1939 Selectmen JOHN P. GALLAGHER, Chairman CH.9RLES P. COLLIGAN, Secretary BERNARD S. McHUGH Committee Assignments JOHN P. GALLAGHER Police, Legal, Works Progress Administration, Military and State Aid. Soldiers' Relief, Workmen's Compensation, Contingent. CHARLES P. COLLIGAN Highways, Sewers and Drainage, Sidewalks, Dust Laying, Engineer- ing, Tree Warden, Moth Department, Town Physician, Pensions. Admin- istration Building, Veterinarian, Insurance. BERNARD S. McHUGH Fire, Poles & Wires, Street Lights, Outside Aid, Mothers' Aid, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Building Inspector, Dog Officer, Weights and Measures, Election Expense. Torun Clerk GEORGE B. WELLMAN Term Expires 1940 Treasurer JAMES H. SHERIDAN Term Expires 1942 Collector of Taxes JOHN J. KENNEDY Term Expires 1942 Assessors of Taxes JOHN J. CURRAN, Chairman Term Expires 1940 JAMES J. VAHEY, Secretary Term Expires 1941 EDWARD F. WRIGHT Term Expires 1942 Auditor WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, Jr. Term Expires 1940 Moderator JOHN M. RUSSELL Term Expires 1940 4 School Committee ALICE D. SULLIVAN, Chairman Term Expires 1940 FRANCIS RYAN, Secretary Term Expires 1941 PATRICK A. MENTON Term Expires 1940 G. JOHN GREGORY Term Expires 1940 HELEN REGAN Term Expires 1941 ROSCOE DAUGHTERS Term Expires 1942 EARLE S. TYLER Term Expires 1942 Trustees Free Public Library DONALD J. MacDONALD, Chairman Term Expires 1940 CHARLES T. BURKE, Secretary Terin Expires 1941 JOHN A. COLLINS Term Expires 1940 FRANCES M. SAVAGE Term Expires 1941 REV. EDWARD C. CAMP Term Expires 1942 BERNICE L. CAMPBELL Term Expires 1942 Health Department DR. GUY C. PESCE, Chairman Term Expires 1941 DR. EDWARD J. KELLEY, Secretary Term Expires 1942 DR. EUGENE F. GORMAN Term Expires 1940 Park Commissioners THOMAS F. VAHEY, Chairman Term Expires 1941 WILLIAM H. REGAN Term Expires 1940 JOSEPH A. COOK Term Expires 1942 Water Commissioners JOHN R. FORD, Chairman Term Expires 1941 JOSEPH W. BURKE, Secretary Term Expires 1940 EDWARD C. HALL Term Expires 1942 Tree Warden JOHN C. FORD Term Expires 1940 Constables FRANK L. MAGUIRE Term Expires 1940 WALDO P. EMERSON Term Expires 1940 JAMES M. OGILVIE Term Expires 1940 JAMES L. HADDIE (Bond not Filed) Term Expires 1940 Planning Board JOHN B. DARDIS, Chairman Term Expires 1940 HENRY A. RATI'IGAN Term Expires 1941 '°ALEXANDER ASTORIAN Term Expires 1941 CHARLES P. EATON Term Expires 1942 GEORGE E. LeFAVOR, Secretary Term Expires 1942 'Appointed Sept. 8, 1939 to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Lester Briggs, to serve until March Election 1940. "Appointed Oct. 27, 1939 to fill vacancy caused by resignation of J. Clifford McGann, to serve until March Election 1940. 5 APPOINTED OFFICERS Superintendent of Moth Department JOHN C, FORD Term Expires 1940 Registrars of Voters PATRICK D. GLEASON, Chairman Term Expires 1940 GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Clerk Term Expires 1940 SURAN M. OHANIAN Term Expires 1941 JOHN A. LOYND Term Expires 1942 Town Physicians DR. PERICLES CANZANELLI DR. EUGENE F. GORMAN Keeper of Lockup JOHN F. MILMORE Town Counsel JOHN A. MURRAY Fence Viewers ELIAS A. PERKINS JOSEPH LALLY JOHN DARDIS PETER J. WHITE Superintendent of Schools FRANCIS A .KELLY Dog Officer SAMUEL G. THAYER *Playground Co7it7raissioners GUY P. CLARK, Chairman Term Expires 1942 *JOHN NATALE Term Expires 1940 BERNARD S. McHUGH Term Expires 1941 *Appointed to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Lawrence Don- nelly. *Legislated out of office by action of Special Town Meeting, September 19, 1939. Voted: That the Town abolish the Playground Commission and trans- fer all of its duties and powers to the Park Commission. Board of Appeals ALBERT L. PARTRIDGE, Chairman Term Expires 1940 EDWARD A. OATES, Clerk Term Expires 1942 ,MARTIN F. REID Term Expires 1941 Associate Members JOSEPH TYGHE SEBASTIAN TANGUSSO 6 Retirement Board (Contributory Retirement) W. W. NORCROSS, Jr. By Virtue of Office (Auditor) NORMAN D. MacKAY Term Expires July 1940 THOMAS V. DWYER Term Expires July 1941 Finance Committee WILFRED J. PAQUET, Chairman Term Expires 1940 EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Secretary Term Expires 1942 LELAND C. BIXBY Term Expires 1940 ARAM BRAZILIAN Term Expires 1940 ALBERT BROGLE Term Expires 1940 DR. PERICLES CANZANELLI Term Expires 1940 MATTHEW W. CARLEY Term Expires 1940 DANIEL J. MURPHY Term Expires 1940 JAMES N. BARRETT Term Expires 1941 LOUIS N. COUSBELLIS Term Expires 1941 WILLIAM H. DONALD Term Expires 1941 ARTIN PAPAZIAN Term Expires 1941 CHESTER H. PARKER Term Expires 1941 ROBERT J. PLUNKETT Term Expires 194! SEBASTIAN TANGUSSO Term Expires 1941 FR.ANCIS I. BROWN Term Expires 1942 CARL W. JOHNSON Term Expires 1942 HARRY J. LANDEN Term Expires 1942 ROY C. PAPALIA Term Expires 1942 CLARK B. PARTRIDGE Term Expires 1942 EDWARD J. SUPPLE Term Expires 1942 Public Weighers GEORGE KARAKHANIAN JOSEPH HOLBROOK PETER COEN ROGER FRISSORA LOUIS KIRSCH MARION O'BRIEN JOHN RING WILLIAM McCARTHY PERCY WALKER A. TAUBENSEE HUGH GODDARD L. RAY MICHAEL CIAMPI RALPH BARRY PAUL DRURY ANTHONY HANLEY W. A. LITTLEFIELD MARTIN GREENE HARRY BURROUGHS COLEMAIT GREEN ERNEST E. POLLUCCI OFFICERS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE Town Engineer OTIS D. ALLEN Superintendent. of Streets PIERCE P. CONDON Keeper of Infirmary and Pound GEORGE H. WHITE Inspector of Cattle and Town Veterinarian HARRY W. JAKEMAN 7 Agent Soldiers' Relief MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON Agent for Burial of Deceased Soldiers MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON Agent of Public Welfare AUGUSTINE A. FOLEY Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT (Served pro tem from Jan. 1, 1939 to Dec. 12, 1939 at which time he was appointed by Board of Health as Health Officer). Superintendent of Cemeteries VAN D. HORTON Superintendent of Water Department WALTER E. RUNDLETT Chief of Police JOHN F. MILMORE Chief of Fire Department JOHN W. O'HEARN Inspector of Buildings ELIAS A. PERKINS Inspector of Plumbing CHARLES M. HEWITT Inspector of Poles and Wires PATRICK J. VAHEY (Retired August 31, 1939) 'LEO P. LANDRY Appointed by Selectmen September 8, 1939, to serve pro teen Sealer of Weights and Measures VICTOR M. ANDERSON Supervisors of Attendance JOSEPH L. CARROLL FRANCIS E. CAVERLY 8 1939 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS At Special Town Meeting of March 27, 1939 under Article 4 it was voted to appoint a committee of five to study the question of survey of municipal departments to report to next Town Meeting. On March 28th the Moderator appointed the following committee: Wilfred J. Paquet *Frederick F. Hale Matthew W.J. Carley Sebastian Tangusso John A. Collins °*Alexander Ross *Resigned March 31, 1939 *Appointed to fill vacancy STANDING COMMPI'TEES Committee to study methods of co-ordinating and increasing effect- iveness of Town's Recreational activities, as directed under Article 18 of Town Meeting of March 30, 1936. Charles F. Shaw, Selectman ex officio Archibald Williams, School Committee Lawrence F. Lane, Park Commission Bernard S. McHugh, Playground Commission E. Louise Richardson James M. Oates Bernice L. Campbell Committee of five (5) appointed by Moderator under Article 1 of Town Meeting of May 17, 1937 "to study the necessity of a revision of the By-laws, including the Building Laws": John A. Murray (Town Counsel ex officio) Elias A. Perkins Edward C. Hall Lieut. Joseph J. Reilly William G. Grundy Committee of fifteen (15) appointed under Article 11 of Town Meet- ing of May 17. 1937 to investigate concerning present form of govern- ment, and form of city charter. Amended at Town Meeting May 23, 1938 to report January 1, 1939: Representative Leo P. Landry John A. Murray, Town Counsel, ex officio John M. Russell, Moderator John A. Colbert Charles Jewell Brown John P. Oates Lester W. Cooch Charles A. Harris Suran M. Ohanian Francis A. Kelly John Carbone Herbert C. Harting Anthony Julian Richard F. Lopez, Sr. *Clarence W. Dealtry *Deceased Committee of Ten (10) appointed July 9, 1938 under Article 1 of Town Meeting of May 23, 1939 to consider Federal appropriation of $200.000 for a new Post Office for the Town of Watertown: Edward D. Holland, Chairman Harry Brown Daniel J. Murphy Pierce L. Fish James M. Oates Frederick F. Hale G. Frederick Robinson Florence F. McAuliffe James H. Sheridan Melvin V. Weldon J On May 23. 1938 the Town Meeting Voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee of Seven (7) to study the advisability of establish- ing a Municipal Lighting Plant: John A. Colbert, Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet, Secretary Maurice J. Carroll Charles P. Colligan, Selectman Frank C. Gallagher Andrew D. Bradford Ernest K. Ingalls On April 4, 1938 (Adjourned Annual Town Meeting) it was Voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee of Seven (7) under Article 21, to study school site in Riverton section of Watertown: John A. Collins, Chairman Dr. Francis J. Burger, Jr. John A. Colbert Lester W. Cooch Patrick A. Menton, School Committee ex officio E. Louise Richardson, School Committee ex officio Alexander Ross Committee of Five (5) appointed under Article 20 of Town Meeting of October 24, 1938 to study need of a Municipal Garage: John P. Gallagher Chairman Roscoe F. Daughters Harry L. Landen Kenneth H. Erskine Edward W. Supple POPULATION The estimated number of inhabitants of Watertown for the year 1915, as shown by the State Census, 16,615; Police census, 18,040; Police census in January 1917, 20.055. Estimated population January 1918. 20,500. Police census in January 1919, 21,500. Federal census January 1, 1920, 21,457. Estimated population, January 1922, 22,500. Estimated population, January '1923, 23,000. Estimated population, January 1924, 25,000. State census April 1, 1925, 25,480. Estimated population, Janu- ary 1926, 27,500. Estimated population, January 1927, 28,500. Estimated population, January 1928, 30,000. Estimated population, January 1929, 31,500. Estimated in January 1930, 32,500. Federal Census, April 1930. 34,913. Estimated in January 1933, 36.400. Estimated in January 1934, 36,500. State Census in January 1935, 35,827. Estimated in January 1937, 36,500. Estimated in January 1938, 37,000. Estimated in January 1939, 38,000. Estimated in January 1940, 38,500. 14 NOTICE TO CITIZENS As suggested by the Bingham Survey report of 1939, the actual copy of warrants for the Town Meetings held during 1939 are deleted from the Annual Reports. The Articles, as they appear in the Warrants for Town Meetings, are printed in full in the record of meetings. ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 6, 1939 PRECINCT OFFICERS Precinct 1. Warden, Eugene L. Storey; Clerk, John T. Dorney. Inspectors: John Cavallaro, Almerico Valentino, Jacob Sarkisian, Emilia D'Amico, Wallace E. McCarthy, Frances C. Barrett, Mary Pennington, Anna Stanley, Ernest Swanson, Anna M. Guiliano. Counters: Theresa Arone, Eleanor Valentino, Thomas Valentino, Concetta A. Centorino, Mary Morrell, Anne Curran, Charles Nicholson, Agnes D. Morris, Adrina Surabian, Theresa Sardellitti. Precinct 2. Warden, Peter T. Coen; Clerk, Rose Ajemian. In- spectors: Helen F. Oates, Helen L. Morley, Katherine Nielsen, Hermine Horhorouny, Dziadzan Garabedian, John J. Morley, George E. Stickney, Alexander K. Ward, Andrew K. Scott, Margaret J. O'Driscoll. Count- ers: Kevork Der Bogosian, Anna D. Asiante, Mathilda Harley, Isabelle Robley, Suzanne Feeney, Walter MacDonald, Charles F. Hughes, Loris Diran, Theodore Nielsen, Albert Abrahamian. Precinct 3. Warden, Richard M. Hatch; Clerk, John J. Ingerson. Inspectors: Roy L. Cummings, Haigouhy Choulian, Roger E. Mathews, Ellen M. Tracy, Mary A. Andrews, Philip G. Watts, Stanley C. Weldon, Hugh A. McBreen, Anna L. Vahey, Frank J. Hynes. Counters: Eugene B. Brooks, Edna S. White, Gertrude E. French, Gertrude M. Hynes, Ida B. Partridge, Minnie McNamara, M. Elizabeth Patterson, Bertha Kelly, Carroll Y. Monaghan, John C. Curtin. Precinct 4. Warden, William M. Emerson; Clerk, Jobn B. Watson. Inspectors: James D. Hackett, Edith M. Beck, Emil K. Hall, Francis M. Lightbody, Frances P. Stone, Thomas A McNiff, Winifred M. Don- nelly, Elizabeth F. MacDonough, John J. Brennan, Elizabeth A. Wil- liams. Counters: Barbara Emerson, Dorothy Bodge, friary V. Catton, Ralph Craig, Beatrice Stone, George H. Williams, Helen Walsh, Elea- nor Ford, Catherine Ryan, Joseph H. Sheehan, Jr. Precinct 5. Warden, Joseph R. Cooney; Clerk, Grace M. Olson. Inspectors: Lena E. Buchanan, Cecelia M. Ford, Alice E. Sanger, Sadie E. Nichols, Grace E. McGee, Maud D. Hodges, Julia C. Kellett, Teresa D. Kenney, E. K. Bacon, Harry J. Quilty. Counters: Rosemary Hogan, Helen E. Beach, Gladys Abbott, Fannie B. Wilson, Marti P. Brennan, Florence A. Godwin, Anne Wilson, Walter R. Flagg, Ernest Bullen, Edmund Concannon. Precinct 6. Warden. William G. Saunders; Clerk, George F. Do- herty. Inspectors: Mary G. Luther, Gordon H. Robertson, Floyd G. Coolidge, Andrew D. Bradford, Viola R. Parsons, Margaret A. MacDon- 11 ald, Margaret A. Ferguson, Mary C. Tuscher, Rosalie J. Whelan, Mar- garet Teletchea. Counters: Dorothy M. Nolan, Mary F. Regan, William Sellers, Jr., Olive C. Downer, Arthur B. Jones, Florence H. Munsell, Anne M. McCoubrey, Katherine Atkinson, Helen C. Nolan, Alvira C. Davis. Precinct 7. Warden, Harry J. York; Clerk, John T. Gleason. In- spectors: Ernestine P. Howe, Amy F. Osborn, Alice T. Withee, Mary E. Murnaghan, Evangeline L. Johnson, Anna T. Hyde, Percy M. Bond, Gertrude Greeley, Marie Gildea, Margaret E. Barry. Counters: Homer C. Perkins, Raymond H. Wilson, Owen S. Teletchea, Mary A. Coen, Mary B. Wilson, Walter J. McMullen, Bernard L. Ward. Florence M. Shaw, Mary T. Dardis, Geraldine Markham. Precinct 8. Warden, John P. Monahan; Clerk, Katherine M. Rol- lins. Inspectors: Antoinetta Santangelo, Mary B. Garaway, Olive P. Thayer, Madaleine C. Morgan, Esther C. Costello, Catherine Campbell, Mary McCall, Mary G. Kenney, Esther Grace, Walter A. Cooper. Counters: Katherine Mee, Rose Annese, Richard Rockett, Laura Few- kes, Edward W. Connors, Priscilla Achorn, Irene Maguire, Howard E. Sharrott, John C. Handrahan, Ralph Garafalo. Precinct 9. Warden, Joseph M. Lally; Clerk, A. Leighton Mar- chant. Inspectors: Edythe B. Fraser, Eleanor Mosman, Mary McElli- gott, Annie M. Owens, Margaret Grinnell, Emma Roche. Margaret D. Hayes, Joseph J. Kelly, Barbara Connolly, Marguerite R. Colby. Count- ers: William A. Milton, Harry Richards, Mary A. Devaney; Eugenia McGrady, Sara D. Marchant, Ray H. Fraser, Pauline C. Johnston, Frances McGrady, Martha E. Ford, L. Elsie George. Precinct 10. Warden, Francis J. McCarthy; Clerk, Ellen B. Lougee. Inspectors: Mildred Upit, Anna V. Hughes, Etta A. Kelly, John M. Sjostedt, John E. Mattison, Mary E. Follansbee, Arline L. Foster, Vin- cent A. Breen, Gerard J. Riley, Robert Carney. Counters: Thomas F. Connors, Mary F. Watson, Ruth J. Harrington, William H. Hughes, Frederick C. Nelson, Murray E. Hirtle, James F. Keating, Harold .F. Giggey, Roy W. Moffett, John A. LaRhette. The following persons indicated by a star l") were elected and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by Town Clerk, George B. Wellman. TOTAL VOTE CAST-11,001 SELECTMAN, MEIMBER OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE, SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS AND APPRAISER For Three Years Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Richard F. Lopez 102 62 8 6 55 20 60 74 44 76 507 Norman D. MacKay 368 495 606 817 531 701 618 288 272 343 5039 *Bernard S. McHugh 699 650 405 307 568 328 452 818 420 582 5229 Blanks 44 38 8 7 23 20 27 35 11 11 224 Scattering 1 1 2 MODERATOR—For One Year Whitfield W. Johnson 379 472 608 803 536 709 633 278 280 365 5063 John M. Russell 767 713 402 327 609 344 497 875 429 620 5583 Blanks 67 60 17 7 33 16 27 62 38 28 355 12 TREASURER—For Three Years Herbert C. Harting 371 438 608 767 520 668 550 255 233 343 4753 "James H. Sheridan 792 758 397 357 634 394 583 917 491 648 5971 Blanks 50 49 22 13 24 7 24 43 23 22 277 COLLECTOR OF TAXES—For Three Years 'John J. Kennedy 722 779 463 465 664 438 593 915 470 654 6163 John Natale 435 427 541 660 487 611 531 253 250 328 4523 Blanks 56 39 23 12 27 20 33 47 27 31 315 AUDITOR—For One Year *William W. Norcross Jr. 918 989 917 1049 991 982 1013 973 599 858 9289 Blanks 295 256 110 88 187 87 144 242 148 154 1711 Scattering 1 1 ASSESSOR OF TAXES—For Three Years 'Edward F. Wright 923 988 898 1035 985 977 992 973 591 840 9202 Blanks 290 257 129 102 193 92 165 242 156 173 1799 SCHOOL COMMITTEE—For Three Years H. Herbert Applin 397 468 612 848 548 705 642 286 273 392 5171 'Roscoe F. Daughters 684 669 395 287 554 336 456 832 423 572 5208 Henry L. Morley 669 629 346 250 577 291 431 832 364 537 4926 'Earle S. Tyler 402 490 626 845 562 715 661 306 288 403 5298 Blanks 274 234 75 44 115 91 124 174 146 122 1399 SCHOOL COMMITTEE—For One Year (To fill Vacancy) Aram Brazilian 638 627 310 222 483 254 384 736 346 462 4462 *G. John Gregory 454 512 655 862 611 747 682 345 320 450 5638 Blanks 121 106 62 53 84 68 91 134 81 101 901 BOARD OF HEALTH—For Three Years Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Albert Biller 402 471 606 832 560 691 617 290 283 402 5154 'Edward J. Kelley 721 687 394 284 577 345 504 861 415 579 5367 Blanks 90 87 27 21 41 33 36 64 49 32 480 TRUSTEES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY—For Three Years 'Edward C. Camp 397 493 621 853 572 721 653 305 304 410 5329 "Bernice L. Campbell 406 472 612 834 552 706 639 288 294 382 5185 Mary G. Keefe 689 659 365 263 569 305 447 832 385 568 5082 Harry J. Landen 666 648 349 272 547 333 431 801 367 527 4941 Blanks 268 218 107 52 116 73 144 204 144 139 1465 PARK COMMISSIONER—For Three Years "Joseph A. Cook 705 693 388 283 560 332 449 852 420 587 5269 Harold A. Godwin 403 463 612 834 575 712 660 295 275 384 5213 Blanks 105 89 27 20 43 25 48 68 52 42 519 WATER COMM- ISSIONER—For Three Years "Edward C. Hall 392 485 632 855 582 739 654 326 312 414 5391 Charles J. Pelkey 724 670 369 260 552 308 467 812 381 546 5089 Blanks 97 90 26 22 44 22 36 77 54 53 521 13 TREE WARDEN—For One Year 'John C. Ford 886 976 879 1001 958 947 950 969 583 828 8977 Blanks 327 269 148 136 219 122 207 246 164 185 2023 Scattering 1 1 PLANNING BOARD—For Three Years Alexander Astorian 626 661 303 210 473 262 355 714 325 439 4363 'Charles P. Eaton 442 480 662 888 601 743 692 326 305 415 5554 3George E. LeFavor 372 430 607 831 551 714 647 297 300 415 5164 Henry A. Rattigan 659 652 364 264 576 316 456 835 392 559 5073 Blanks 327 267 118 81 155 103 164 258 172 197 1842 Scattering 1 1 CONSTABLES—For One Year Waldo P. Emerson 483 595 685 901 625 776 704 384 362 491 6006 'James L. Haddie 452 501 665 869 611 780 705 394 350 487 5814 Karop Hagopian 611 628 277 204 460 238 341 674 279 399 4111 Charles J. LeConti 616 567 288 225 508 266 417 731 343 445 4406 'Frank L. Maguire 611 665 773 938 730 828 799 570 429 566 6909 Blanks 866 779 393 274 600 319 505 891 478 649 5754 Scattering 1 2 3 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS * Indicates Election PRECINCT ONE Three Year Term—Vote for Nine 'Anestis, John 104 Coolidge Hill Road 405 Argento, Annette 57 Elm Street 183 Argento, Domenick 38 Clarendon Street 183 Barmakian, Ksther M. 77 Salisbury Road 217 'Brennan, John P. 41 Elton Avenue 393 Cerrati, Frank 139 Grove Street 305 Collella, Anthony 29 Coolidge Hill Rd. 233 'Diliberto, Paul C. 802 Mt. Auburn Street 368 Falbo. Ernest E. 61 Elm Street 252 *Fitzpatrick, Joseph T. 28 Melendy Avenue 401 Gallinaro. Americo 38 Crawford Street 204 Hanrahan. Francis 8 Kondazian Street 267 "Kenney, Edward C. 23 Irma Avenue 411 Mazza, Michael 8 Hearn Street 149 "Morley, Thomas P. 23 Irma Avenue 400 Natale, Frank J. 750 Mt. Auburn St. 306 Natale, George M. 7 Wheeler Court 202 Natale. Peter 49 Cottage Street 249 Pallone. Dominic 110 Elm Street 193 Papalia. Augustine R. 25 Prentiss Street 196 *"Pelkey, Charles J. 9 Edgecliff'e Road 317 Poillucci, Augustino 10 Berkeley Street 179 Raymond, Dominic J. 8 Bostonia Avenue 238 *Sperguiro, Michael 29 Coolidge Hill Road 368 *Valentino, Albert 21 Prentiss Street 323 Valentino, Alphonse 19 French Terrace 251 Blanks 3738 10,917 14 One Year Term Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) °Mastrangelo, Louis 120 Belmont Street 572 Duca,, Cirio 79 Arlington Street 18 Blanks 623 1213 PRECINCT TWO Three Year Term—Vote for Nine *Christopher, John 175 Boylston Street 47 *Donovan, James lla Fairfield Street 622 *Duffy, Peter H. 5 Arthur Terrace 541 George, Leon 31 Fairfield Street 39� *Higgins, James J. 25 Dartmouth Street 62= Hotz, George 13 Laurel Street 345 Lembo, Philip J. 176 Walnut Street 344 *McDonald, Ellen M. 12 Dartmouth Street 482 *Moran, Mary B. 41 Fairfield Street 499 Muir, John 49 Hazel Street 340 Nazareth, James P. 547 Mt. Auburn Street 289 Nielsen, Ellen A. 34 Dartmouth Street 394 *Oates, Esther T. 37 Hazel Street 561 *Oates, John P. 14 Dartmouth Street 635 *O'Driscoll, John C. 41 Fairfield Street 444 Parsekian, Mgrdich 9 Hazel Street 230 Parsekian, Sarkis 9 Hazel Street 274 Tuntunjian, Charles 243 Boylston Street 37 4 Hickey, Francis 168 School Street 1 Blanks 3284 11,205 One Year Term—Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) *Oates, William F. 39 Hazel Street 798 Blanks 447 1245 PRECINCT THREE Three Year Term Vote for Nine *Comet', Elmer H. 23 Carver Road 687 *Edgecomb, John M. 102 Winsor Avenue 707 *Flaherty, Edward J. 101 Winsor Avenue 584 *Ingalls, Ernest K. 30 Adams Avenue 688 *MacKay, Albert T. 114 Langdon Avenue 711 *Norrby, Eric 9 Langdon Avenue 694 *Partridge, Clark B. 75 Commonwealth Road 690 *Preble, Leverett L., Jr. 22 Clyde Road 646 "-Sheldon, Charles L. 311 School Street 759 Toscano, Anna R. 3 Langdon Avenue 350 Tombrink, Bernard E. 96 Hillside Road 9 O'Connell, Dennis J. 35 Richards Road 1 Doherty, Henry M. 252 School Street 6 Carchia, John V. 124 Langdon Avenue 1 Blanks 2710 Total 9243 15 Two Year Term—Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) *Wheelock, Joseph A. 41 Rangeley Road 765 Tombrink, Bernard E. 96 Hillside Road 3 Doherty, Henry M. 252 School Street 2 Blanks 257 One Year Term—Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) *Tombrink, Bernard E. 96 Hillside Road 8 Vincent, Margaret 11 Langdon Avenue 1 Barry, Henry R. 14 Langdon Avenue 1 Shaw, Charles F. 62 Langdon Avenue 1 Doherty, Henry M. 252 School Street 2 Petersen, Hadar F. 21 Carver Road 1 Galligan, John T. 7 Clayton Street 1 White, Philip 34 Richards Road 1 Blanks 1011 PRECINCT FOUR Three Year Term—Vote for Nine *Applin, H. Herbert 31 Barnard Avenue 91.3 *Buddington, John E. 70 Lincoln Street 900 *Emery, Frank D. 9 Franklin Street 898 *Furber, Edward P. it Bates Road 928 .Loring, Benjamin T. 186 Mt. Auburn Street 920 *Lucas, William H. 31 Otis Street 9()0 "Reynolds, Clarence G. 17 Bates Road 901 *Tarbell, Samuel K. 18 Avon Road 893 *Turner, L. Bennett 33 Robbins Road 915 BIanks 2065 Two Year Term—Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) *Tyler, Earle S. 232 Bellevue Road 929 Blanks 208 PRECINCT FIVE Three Year Term Vote for Nine *Andrews, Francis M. 103 Beechwood Avenue 635 Ansell, William E., Jr. 281 Arsenal Street 309 Bruce, Edward E. 26 Phillips Street 502 'Colligan, John J. 5 Royal Street 507 *Comstock, Effie 103 North Beacon Street 509 'Cunniff, J. Joseph 11 Thurston Road 500 Dooley, Lena T. 38 Parker Street 334 Farraher, Agnes C. 5 Ladd Street 428 'Farrell, Gabriel 175 North Beacon Street 482 Flood, Joseph W. 142 North Beacon Street 423 *Hall. Edward C. 65 Mt. Auburn Street 508 Kelley, Edward J. 3 Royal Street 451 Leary, Patrick 28 Beacon Park 336 MacChlerie, William A. 44 Beacon Park 342 MacGregor, William C. 22 Irving Street 434 'McDermott, Andrew E. 40 Royal Street 512 Noyes, Clifford K. 86 Riverside Street 350 Smith, J. Arthur 69 Pequossette *Street 499 Specht, Alden S. 24 Irving Street 394 Blanks 2147 Total 10,602 16 Two Year Term—Vote for Two (To fill Vacancies) Anderson, Harold C. 160 North Beacon Street 285 Armstrong, Edwin J. 60 Phillips Street 277 Jones, David R. 32 Riverside Street 183 *Maloney, Edward J. 19 Alfred Road 328 Russell, James E. 92 Irving Street 252 Vahey, Martin L. 104 Riverside Street 364 Whitney, Charles A. 15 Fifield Street 244 Blanks 423 One Year Term—Vote for Two (To fill Vacancies) Chase, James B. 12 Patten Street 616 *Hughes, Mary V. 11 Royal Street 713 Linehan, Michael Leo 17 Bay Street 455 *Milmore, Stephen M., Jr. 98 Irving Street 759 Platt, Alanson E. 19 Parker Street 472 Sheehan, Maurice J. 3 Fifield Street 539 Jones, David R. 31 Riverside Street 5 Whitney, Charles A. 15 Fifield Street 5 Blanks 1148 PRECINCT SIX Three Year Term—Vote for Nine 'Cook, Russell 186 Common Street 888 Derry, Arthur T. 172 Standish Road 869 *Holt, John H. 116 Poplar Street 854 *Kelley, Everett A. 92 Poplar Street 852 *MacRury, John A. 63 Orchard Street 854 *Robertson, Elijah B. 59 Hovey Street 855 *Smith, Waldron 167 Lovell Road 860 'Thomson, James, Jr. 11 Lovell Road 864 *Whelan, John B. 179 Waverley Avenue 868 Robinson, Theodore 255 Orchard Street 1 Maloney. Lawrence 12 Hovey Street 1 Foizie: Joseph A. 199 Waverley Avenue 1 Popko, Peter 66 Bradford Road 1 McKenna, Ralph 57 George Street 1 Boylan, Miles 74 Fitchburg Street 1 Boylan, M. J. 74 Fitchburg Street 1 Blanks 1849 . Two Year Term—Vote for One (To fill Vacancy) MacKay, Daniel S. 164 Lovell Road 871 Blanks 198 PRECINCT SEVEN Three Year Term—Vote for Nine Callahan. Mary A. 76 Fayette Street 377 Caloggero, Dominic 10 Winter Street 145 Connelly, Lena 11 Hill Street 251 Courtney. Francis J. 34 Hawthorne Street 260 D'Antoni, Stramero S. 200 Summer Street 168 Dardis, John H. 26 Hawthorne Street 357 *Field, Robert F. 104 Church Street 500 Foley, Augustine A. 66 Spring Street 303 *Harvey, William B. 106 Mt. Auburn Street 494 17 *Keene, Jarvis B. 40 Fayette Street 495 Kerr, Charles A. 130 Marshall Street 444 LeConti, Charles 152 Fayette Street 257 'Loring, Sylvester M. 125 Summer Street 480 'Markham, Lester E. 9 Fayette Street 481 McNicholas, Francis A. 73 Fayette Street 235 *Paine, Julia A. 170 Palfrey Street 529 'Perry. Ralph F. 125 Summer Street 518 Peyton, Stephen C. 4 Hawthorne Street 134 Robbins. Benjamin F., Jr. 185 Palfrey Street 310 'Robinson, G. Frederick 106 Mt. Auburn Street 527 Savage, Joseph A. 143 Church Street 309 *Wright. Edward F. 44 Fayette Street 657 Blanks 2182 Total 10.413 Two Year Term—Vote for Two To fill Vacancies) Cannon. Madeline M. 9 Dana Terrace 243 Cooney, Dorothy F. 37 Pearl Street 223 *Holmes, William M. 62 Katherine Road 515 Maxwell, Helene M. 37 Pearl Street 232 'Quimby, George Edw. 119 Church Street 396 Timoney, Edward 8 Pearl Street 197 Blanks 503 One Year Term—Vote for Two i To fill Vacancies) Dowell. Thomas M. 14 Bartlett Street 327 *Kelley, Joseph -M. 98 Mt. Auburn Street 388 Knox. Marion G. 78 Pearl Street 240 *Whitcomb. Frank S. 2 Oliver Street 514 Young, Frederick N. 11 Hill Street 338 Blanks 507 PRECINCT EIGHT Three Year Term—Vote for Nine Achorn, Warren J. 47 Maple Street 239 Annese, Lena M. 73 Morse Street 263 Barry. William J. 9 Maple Street 451 Calden, Mortimer 52 Morse Street 179 *Casey, Michael F. 83 Pleasant Street 409 Caverly, Francis 41 Morse Street 314 *Coen, Thomas J. 9 Green Street Terrace 361 *Devaney, Denis A. 72 Green Street 494 `Donnelly, Joseph M. 32 Eliot Street 376 Farrell, John M. 298 Main Street 307 *Ford, Patrick B. 46 Eliot Street 490 Francis, Paul R. 73 Union Street 219 Furfey, Arthur L. 12 Eliot Street 225 Gallagher, Dennis 40 Union Street 336 Garafalo, Sarah E. 196 Watertown Street 228 Grace, Frank S. 9 Jewett Street 197 *Kelly, Francis A. 48 Maple Street 604 LeConte, Anthony 36 Watertown Street 167 Maloney, Thomas Joseph 41 Cuba Street 346 McCabe, Edward J. 65 Boyd Street 206 McCarthy, Walter J. 48 Cuba Street 207 'Oates. Michael B. 55 Union Street 477 18 `Quinlan, Frank H. 68 Green Street 417 Rollins, Richard B. 51 Eliot Street 238 Santangelo, J. Anthony 209 Watertown Street 160 Shipton, Wallace A. 81 Capitol Street 215 Thayer, Samuel G. 31 Morse Street 313 Blanks 2497 Total 10,935 PRECINCT NINE Three Year Term—Vote for Nine *Ahearn, James F. 32 Waverley Avenue 391 Bortone, Anthony 984 Waverley Avenue 265 **Bronson, Franklin C. 15 Brookline Street 286 *Clark, Mary 34 Waverley Avenue 365 *Coolidge, Frederick R. 1034 Belmont Street 305 DeLuca, Vincent 43 Loomis Avenue 197 Howley, Thomas 128 Chapman Street 256 *Little, John W. 1039 Belmont Street 290 *MacKay, John T. 247 Sycamore Street 320 Merrullo, Anthony 42 Westminster Avenue 211 **Nolan, Edward 32 Elmwood Avenue 286 *O'Connell, Maurice H. 20 Westminster Avenue 364 Peterson, J. Gilbert 215 Sycamore Street 277 *Ransom, Joseph E. 164 Edenfield Avenue 317 Schoepfer, Arthur E. 189 Sycamore Street 228 Thyberg, Carl J. 14 Harnden Avenue 173 *Tocei, Anthony 294 Orchard Street 301 Garland, William 58 Hillside Street 2 Hauswirth, John B. 288 Waverley Avenue 2 Ryan, Vincent 31 Bancroft Street 1 Scattering 2 Blanks 1884 Total 6723 Two Year Term—Vote for One McAuliffe, Florence 33 Elmwood Avenue 1 Connors, Joseph A. 146 Waverley Avenue 1 McElhiney, George H. 189 Sycamore Street 1 Ryan, Vincent 31 Bancroft Street 1 ' Bailey, Mitchell 88 Edenfield Avenue 1 Hughes, William 7 Purvis Street 1 O'Brien, Richard 39 Warren Street 1 Schriver, Elizabeth R. 55 Highland Avenue 1 Garland, William 58 Hillside Street 2 *Hauswirth, John B. 298 Waverley Avenue 4 Howley, Thomas 128 Chapman Street 1 McElhiney, George 189 Sycamore Street 1 Scattering 2 Blanks 727 **Tie Vote—Ninth position not filled PRECINCT TEN Three Year Term--Vote for Nine Boehm, Alberta E. 21 Morton Street 278 *Burke, John R. 51 Olney Street 526 *Burke, Joseph W. 51 Olney Street 506 *Doherty, Joseph L. 667 Main Street 448 19 *Erickson, Elmer E. 24 Stuart Street 450 Hann„ Edmund J. 488 Main Street 386 *Healy, Marion C. 35 Purvis Street 399 *Keating, Anna M. 491 Main Street 416 *Kelly, Richard, Jr. 567 Main Street 463 King, Myles L. 15 Partridge Street 319 *Lindahl, Fred E. 20 Prescott Street 430 Lopez, Richard F. 15 Oakland Street 279 Mahoney, William S. 5 Swett Court 239 Martin, Randolph J. 683 Main Street 394 *Parkhurst, Chester A. 8 Purvis Street 409 Parkhurst, Frederick W. 43 Hersom Street 380 Ray, William A. 476 Main Street 334 Scharff, Louis 16 Olcott Street 367 Connors, Thomas 98 Rutland Street 1 LeFavor, George E. 466 Main Street 1 Scattering 1 Blanks 2091 Total 9117 One Year Term—Vote for Three (To fill Vacancies) *Martin, Edward P. 683 Main Street 541 *Hanley, George 37 Prescott Street 15 *Connors, Thomas 98 Rutland Street 21 LeFavor, George E. 466 Main Street 3 Fitzgerald, Joseph 36 Stuart Street i Newell, Caleb 42 Stuart Street 1 Jenkins, Marshall 26 Wilmot Street 1 LeShane, Frank 18 Wilmot Street 1 Parkhurst, Chester 8 Purvis Street 1 Ray, William 476 Main Street 1 Priest, Clara 74 Rutland Street 1 Martin, Leo 683 Main Street 1 Martin, Randolph J. 683 Main Street 1 Hughes, William 8 Purvis Street 1 Emery, Paul 11 Chapman Street 1 Forbes, Charles 11 Chapman Street 1 Pearce;A. J. 16 Oakland Street 1 Harrington, Fred 37 Gilbert Street 1 Allen, John 13 Rutland Street 1 MacRae, Clarence 19 Rutland Street 1 Scattering 2 Blanks 2438 The result of count of votes cast at the Annual Town Election was forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In accordance with Chapter 51, Section 61, the return of the regis- tered voters at the close of Registration on February 21, 1939, was for- warded to the Secretary of State. In accordance with Chapter 54, Section 132, the number of persons who voted in each precinct was forwarded to the Secretary of State, Frederic W. Cook. In connection with the work of the Department of Corporations and Taxation a list of Town Officials was forwarded to Theodore N. Waddell, Director of Accounts. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. 20 RECORD OF RECOUNT—MARCH 18, 1939 On March 9, 1939 petitions were received by the Registrars of Voters for a recount of the votes cast for Selectman, School Committee, (3 year term); Library Trustee and Park Commissioner. The Registrars conducted the recounts for the foregoing offices on Saturday, March 18, 1939, with the following results:— SELECTMAN Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Richard F. Lopez 101 62 7 6 55 20 61 74 44 73 503 Norman D. MacKey 371 496 610 817 533 699 617 289 271 342 5045 *Bernard S. McHugh 697 651 404 307 567 331 452 819 422 585 5235 Blanks 44 36 6 7 23 19 27 33 10 13 218 SCHOOL COMMITTEE—FOR THREE YEARS H. Herbert Applin 396 469 612 849 548 706 642 287 274 393 5176 •Roscoe F. Daughters 684 665 396 284 556 336 455 829 422 572 5199 Henry L. Morley 669 631 347 251 574 291 430 836 360 533 4922 *Earle S. Tyler 402 489 627 847 562 716 663 303 291 405 530.5 Blanks 275 236 72 43 116 89 124 175 147 123 1400 TRUSTEES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY—FOR THREE YEARS *Edward C. Camp 396 489 623 851 572 720 649 304 301 410 5315 *Bernice L. Campbell 407 470 613 835 550 707 643 289 297 382 5193 Mary G. Keefe 690 662 366 263 571 306 447 833 385 570 5093 Harry J. Landen 666 652 354 273 547 334 431 802 367 524 4950 Blanks 267 217 98 52 116 71 144 202 144 140 1451 PARK COMMISSIONER—FOR THREE YEARS Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total *Joseph A. Cook 707 693 384 282 561 333 450 850 420 590 5270 Harold A. Godwin 401 463 618 835 574 711 659 296 275 381 5213 Blanks 105 89 25 20 43 25 48 69 52 42 518 *Elected GEORGE B. WELLMAN. Town Clerk Record of Annual Town Meeting, Monday Evening, March 6, 1939 Meeting was called to order at 8.15 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk, George, B. Wellman. Voted: To take up Article 2. Article 2. To choose all other necessary Town Officers in such manner as the Town may direct. Voted: That the Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to appoint all Town Officers not chosen on the official baliot. Voted: That this meeting be and is hereby adjourned until Mon- day evening, March 27, 1939 at 7.00 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, Columbia Street, Watertown, at which time and place all business called for in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 6, 1939 under Articles 3 to 33 inclusive, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. 21 Notice For Adjourned Town Meeting, Monday Evening, March 27, 1939 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 6, 1939, at 8.15 P.M. has been adjourned until Monday evening, March 27, 1939 at 7.00 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, Columbia Street, in said Town of Watertown, at which time and place all busi- ness called for in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 6, 1939 under Articles 3 to 33 inclusive, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. And the legal voters of the Town of Watertown are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place herein specified, by posting copies of this notice in ten or more conspicuous public places in Town, twenty-four hours at least prior to the time of said meeting, and also by causing a copy of the same to be published in a Watertown news- paper. Given under our hands and seal this sixth day of March A. D. 1939. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Moderator. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Record of Special Town Meeting March 27, 1939 Meeting was called to order at 7.15 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number present at time of calling meeting to order, 190. Number of members necessary for a quorum, 93, Notices were received from the Chairman of Precincts 1, 3, 5 and 9 respectively, of the election to fill town meeting vacancies of: Frank Cerratti of 139 Grove Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct One, 1940 term, caused by the election of John J. Curran as Chairman of Assessors. Kenneth L. Pike, 73 Winsor Avenue, to fill vacancy in Precinct Three, 1940 term, caused by the election of John Lester Briggs as Chairman of the Planning Board. John A. Collins, 43 Paul Street, and John J. Hopkins of 12 Frank Street, to fill vacancies in Precinct Five, 1941 term. Edward Nolan, 32 Elmwood Avenue, to fill vacancy in Precinct Nine, 1942 term, caused by the fact that no plurality was cast for ninth position in the annual Town election of March 6, 1939. Anna V. Hughes, 12 Morton Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Ten, 1940 term, caused by the election of Donald J. MacDonald as Chair- man of the Library Trustees. Patrick A. Menton, 669 Main Street, and Joseph Dwyer of 62 Stuart Street, to fill vacancies in Precinct Ten, 1941 term, caused by the election of Bernard S. McHugh as Selectman, and the removal of Richard J. O'Brien from the Precinct. The Town Meeting Members present were sworn to the faithful perforinance of their duties by Town Clerk George B. Wellman, as follows: Oath of Town Meeting Members "Having been duly elected Town Meeting Members, you each of you, severally, solemnly sweat that you will perform the duties per- taining to that office with fidelity and impartiality, and for the best interests of the Town of Watertown, so help you, God." 22 Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and author- ize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939, the sum of One Hundred Thirty-five Thousand ($135,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses in connection with the Works Progress Administration proj- ects, or its successors thereto, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: (On motion of Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet of Finance Committee) That action on Article 1, be postponed until reports of Committees under Article 3, of the Adjourned Annual Meeting be con- sidered. Unanimously Voted: That the sum of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses in connection with the Works Progress Administration projects, or its successors thereto, to be ear-marked as follows: Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) for materials, and Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) for expenses, and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow. under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72. of the Acts of 1939, the sum of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00), and to issue therefor the bonds or notes of the Town, said bonds or notes to become due and payable ten years from the date thereof. Article 2. To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following named Streets, to wit: Springfield Street, from Quincy Street to Worcester Street; Forest Street, from Palfrey Street to Springfield Street; Quincy Street, from Palfrey Street to Fitchburg Street; Everett Avenue, from Palfrey Street to Accepted part; Bartlett Street, from Forest Street to Everett Avenue; Hudson Street, from Cushman Street to Whites Avenue; Cushman Street, from Fayette Street to Oak Place; Bancroft Street, from Edenfield Avenue to Lexington Street; Harrington Street, from Belmont Street to Perry Street; Highland Avenue, from Lexington Street to Gilbert Street; under the provisions of Chapter 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as i amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them, as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money nec- essary to pay the cost of land damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how said money shall be raised, or take any ac- tion relating thereto. Voted: (On motion of Chairman Paquet of Finance Committee) That action on Article 2, be postponed until after Article 29, of the Adjourned Annual Meeting. Voted: (On motion of Chairman Paquet of Finance Committee at 9.55 P.M.) That the Town Meeting go back to Article 2 of the Special Town Meeting. Action: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Springfield Street, from Quincy Street to Worcester Street. as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and SO of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: 23 REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF SPRINGFIELD STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE ?March 27, 1939 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 15th day of March, A. D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 16th day of March'A.D. 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Springfield Street as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Springfield Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 20, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the easterly line of Quincy Street one hundred eighty (180') feet southwesterly from the southerly line of Worcester Street; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty- one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Springfield Street, thence extending southeasterly along a straight line two hundred eleven and sixteen (211.16') hun- dredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly- and northerly along a curved line having a radius of fifty (50') feet, twenty-nine and ninety-nine (29.99') hundredths feet to a point of tangency; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line three hundred five and eighty-two (305.82') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly, northerly and west- erly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15') feet,.thirty- two and fifty-seven (32.57') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Worcester Street, by land belonging to the fol- lowing named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely, Max Glanz, seventy-five (75') feet; Volunteer Co-op Bank, fifty (50') feet; Boston Mutual Life In- surance Co., fifty (50') feet; Home Owner's Loan Corp., sixty-one and fifteen (61.15') hundredths feet; Gladys Alma Jary, seventy-one and eighty-seven (71.87') hundredths feet; Mildred T. Savage, fifty (50') feet; Lydia M. McElhiney, sixty and fifty-seven (60.57') hundredths feet; George R. Morrisey, one hundred seventeen and thirty-two (117.32') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending southeasterly along the southerly line of Worcester Street, one hundred thirty-four and eighty-four (134.84') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; _ thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of fifty (50') feet, twenty-seven and ninety-nine hundredths (27.99') feet to a point of tangency; thence extending southwesterly along a straight line four hundred ten and four (410.04') hundredths feet to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Forest Street; thence extending northwesterly along a straight line two hundred thirty-nine (239') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency with the easterly line of Quincy Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and .assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively namely; Everit 24 B. Terhune, Trs. seventeen and eighty-seven (17.87') hundredths feet. Home Owners Loan Corp.; fifty (50') feet; George R. Morrisey, fifty (50') feet; Riverside Trust, Inc., one hundred twenty and forty-seven (120.47') hundredths feet, comprising of two lots, one of seventy-five and sixty-six (75.66') hundredths feet and one of forty-four and eighty- one (44.81') hundredths feet; Wildey Savings Bank, sixty-eight and twenty-eight (68.28') hundredths feet; Watertown Co-op Bank, fifty (50') feet; Wildey Savings Bank, one hundred one and seventy-one (101.71') hundredths feet, comprising of two lots, one of fifty-two and ninety-six (52.96') hundredths feet, and one of forty-eight and seventy- five (48.75') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending northeast- erly along the easterly line of Quincy Street, eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. The above description comprises the limits of Springfield Street. which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines extending from the easterly line of Quincy Street to the southerly line of Worcester Street as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, plan of Spring- field Street, To accompany Description for Acceptance under the Bet- terment Act, February 20, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Springfield Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chap- ters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the Gen- eral Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 20, 1939 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Reg- istry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. McHUGH, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED as follows that the laying out of Spring- field Street, from Quincy Street to Worcester Street, as a. public way. as appears in a report of Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January and in case said owner's name is not correctly 25 stated, it is to be underst000d that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each pa in said Sched- ule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on fit el le in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ment Max Glanz 3-74-1-125 Northerly 2086 75 $300.00 294 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 24828 volunteer Co-op Bank 3-74-9-123 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 260 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 24828 Boston Mutual Life Ins. Co. 3-74-10-122 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 162 Congress St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 28194 Home Owners Loan Corp. 3-74-11-121 Northerly 1423 61.15 244.60 160 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 42645 Gladys Alma Jary 3-74-12-120 Northerly 1437 71.87 287.48 65 Springfield St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 34461 Mildred T. Savage 3-74-13-117 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 155 Worcester St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 24610 Lydia M. McElhiney 3-74-14-118 Northerly 1211 60.57 242.28 151 Worcester St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 24611 George R. Morrisey 3-74-15-119 Northerly 3639 117.32 469.29 15 Horace Rd., Belmont, Mass. Ct f. 26149 Everit B. Terhune. Trs. 3-78-5-155 Southerly 264 17.87 71.49 195 St. Paul St., Brookline, Mass. Ctf. 44012 Home Owners Loan Corp. 3-78-4-154 Southerly 980 50 200.00 150 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 41184 George R. Morrisey 3-78-3-153 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 15 Horace Rd., Belmont, mass. Ctf. 26149 Riv. Tr. Inc., e/o U.S. •Y31in 3re8-2-1�; 'SptitD!*.ly 2499 75.66 302.67 Watertown Coop B�nl:, ?Vat, >ftovi ,.MaV�. '` '; Ctf. 36753 44.81 Riv. Tr.,Inc.,%Vo l�: S. �oui,g 3-79-1-146 5oLih4{i3 •�; 1 tf, 36153 179.25 Water;uwn t;o-op' Bank, Watertown. Mass. ' •• Wildey avi�g: bank 3-45-1-130 Southerly •2e6o. ,68 68 273.12 22 Boglstun St., Boston, Mass. � �' Watertown' Co-op Bank 3-45-2-129 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown,.Mass. . .'' Ctf. 36752 Wildey Saving B%Mk 3-45-10-128 Southerly,. ;;'fM9 52.96 211.84 22 Boylston,,St,,*Bo;iva, Mass. :'.•• "Ctf. 39214 Wildey Savings Rank '-45-1,1 DkC�'. •, t'Ch�rly • •1386 48.75 195.00 22 Boylston St., Bcsto}�,•IVPa;s. , o Ctf. 39212 ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Forest Street, from Palfrey Street to Springfield Street, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended. was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF FOREST STREET' TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE March 27, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of t lie General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 15th day of March A.D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of view- ing the premises, and on the 16th day of March A.D., 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties inter- ested, on a petition for the laying out of Forest Street as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Forest Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the fol- lowing description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 20, 1939. 26 DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of Palfrey Street, three hundred thirty-six and nine tenths (336.9') feet south- easterly from the easterly line of Waverley Avenue; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Forest Street; thence extending northeasterly along the westerly line of Forest Street, three hundred sixty-two and thirty-one (362.31') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, forty and twenty-two (40.22') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Springfield Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Heirs or Dev. of Francesco Baratta, one hundred one and one tenth (101.1') feet; Edmund F. Roche, ninety- nine and fifty-eight (99.58') hundredths feet; Home Owners Loan Corp., fifty (50') feet; Town of Watertown, fifty (50') feet; Wildey Savings Bank, eighty-four and eighty-eight (84.88') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending southeasterly along the southerly line of Spring- field Street thirty-one and fifty-four (31.54') hundredths feet to an angle point; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line ninety-two and sixty-three (92.63') hundredths feet to a point of curva- ture; thence turning and extending. westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius:of fifty f50')' fe•�t, -twenty-six and fifty- three (26.53') hundredth, P.6 f ►.a P-oiht•bl. �aritemcy ,da.the easterly line of Forest SQe6; xherice'extending along the ewstevly litip-of Forest Street, four hundi id•fifty-three and three tenths (453.3-'),•feet; more or less to a poini%of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a,curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet. thirty-one and foray=trwo. (31.42') hundredths feet to a. point of tan- gency on the northerrly:-?;ne df.Baljrey Street,,py land•helonbing to the following named persons wh6s" ownership-afi.is asses able-frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively; i1akely: 34,iversi& Trust Inc. one hundred twenty-six and eighty-six (126.86') hundredths feet, comprising of three (3) lots one of twenty-nine (.29') hundredths feet one of fifty- one and fifty-seven (51.57') hundredths feet and one of seventy-five (75') feet; Winter Hill Co-op Bank, sixty-five and ninety-two (65.92') hundredths feet; Carmela Rossi, sixty-three and seventy-five (63.75') hundredths feet; Watertown Co-op Bank, forty-seven and five tenths (47.5') feet; Newton Co-op Bank, forty-seven and five tenths (47.5') feet; thence turning and extending northwesterly along the northerly line of Palfrey Street eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. The above description comprises the limits of that part of Forest Street which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines extend- ing from the northerly line of Palfrey Street to the southerly line of Springfield Street as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, plan of part of Forest Street, to Accompany Description for Acceptance under the Betterment Act, February 20, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Forest Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no 27 damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and de- clare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws, providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the gen- eral advantage to the community from said laying out and that better- ments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 20, 1939, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. MCHUGH, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED as follows: That the laying out of For- est Street, from Palfrey Street to Springfield Street, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Sched- ule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ments Hrs. or Dev. of Francesco Barratta 3-45-7-61 Northerly 2108 75.83 $303.32 265 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Edmund F. Roche 3-45-6-60 Northerly 2020 99.58 398.32 152 Winsor Ave., Watertown, Mass. Home owners Loan Corp. 3-45-4-132 Northerly 1000 50 100.00 150 Causeway St.. Boston, Mass. Ctf. 41276 Town of Watertown, 3-45-3-131 Northerly 1000 25850 200.00 Watertown, Mass. 2930 84.88 339.51 35 Wildcy savings Bank 3-45-1-130 Northerly Ctf. 84.88 31355 22 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. .29 1.16 Ric. Tr. Inc,., c/o U.S. Young 3-79-1-146 Southerly Ctf. 36753 Watertown Co-op Bank Riv. Tr. Inc., c/o U.S. Young 3-79-2-145 Southerly 516 5157 206.28 Watertown Co-op Bank Ctf. 36754 Riv. Tr. Inc., c/o U.S. Young 3-79-7-144 Southerly 2400 75 36754 300.00 Watertown co-op Bank Winter Hill Co-op Bank 3-80-1-133 Southerly 2600 65.92 263.70 371 summer St.. Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 29585 Carmela Rossi 3-31-1-54 Southerly 2060 63.75 255.00 235 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 32346 Watertown Co-op Bank 3-31-10-B Southerly 950 3�.50 190.00 Watertown, Mass. 688 Newton Co-op Bank 3-31-9-A Southerly 1036 31.63 142.52 Newton, Mass. 28 ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Quincy Street, from Palfrey Street to Fitchburg Street, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town_ Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF QUINCY STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS. SELECTMEN'S OFFICE March , 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of hapter282 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 15th day of March A.D., 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 16th day of March A. D., 1939 at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Quincy Street as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Quincy Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 20, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of Palfrey Street one hundred sixty-eight and sixty-five (168.65') hundredths feet southeasterly from the easterly line of Waverley Avenue; thence turn- ing and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15') feet, twenty-eight and forty-one hundredths (28.4l') feet to a point of tangency on westerly line of Quincy Street; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line, one hundred thirty-eight and ninety-one (138.91') hundredths feet to an angle Point; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line, three hun- dred thirty and thirty-seven (330.37') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the south- erly line of Worcester Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith re- corded, consecutively, namely: Assunta Allegro, one hundred thirty-five and seventy-five (135.75') hundredths feet, comprising of two lots, one of seventy-two (72') feet, and one of sixty-three and seventy-five (63.75') hundredths feet, Edwin A. Smith et ux Dorothy F. ninety and thirty-seven hundredths (90.37') feet; Arthur F. Lambert fifty (50') feet; T. F. Maloney et ux Rose, fifty (50') feet; Suffolk Co-op Bank, fifty (50') feet; John J. Welch, fifty (50') feet; Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co., forty-five (45') feet; thence turning and extending southeasterly along the southerly line of Worcester Street, eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature, thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tan- gency on the easterly line of Quincy Street; thence extending south- westerly along a straight line, three hundred forty-five and thirty-one (345.3l') hundredths feet to an angle point; thence turning and extend- ing northwesterly along a straight line six and twenty-five (6.25') hundredths feet to an angle point; thence turning and extending south- westerly along a straight line, one hundred fifty-four and sixty-seven 29 (154.67') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, twenty-five and one (25.01') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Palfrey Street, by land belonging t(: the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: Town of Watertown, thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; Winter Hill Co-op Bank fifty (50') feet; Max Glanz, eighty-seven and five tenths (87.5') feet, comprising two (2) lots, one of fifty (50') feet and one of thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; Wildey Savings Bank, fifty-three and sixty-four (53.64') hun- dredths feet; North Avenue Savings Bank, fifty-three and seventy-nine (53.79') hundredths feet; Assunta Allegro one hundred forty-four and six tenths (144.6') feet comprising two (2) lots, one of seventy-one and six (71.06') hundredths feet and one of seventy-three and fifty-four (73.54') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending northwesterly rey Street, seventy-seven and forty-one along the northerly line of Palf (77.41') hundredths feet to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. Thence beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of Worcester Street, one hundred eighty (180') feet easterly from the east- erly line of Waverley Avenue; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to ta point of tan- gency on the westerly line of Quincy Street; thence extending north- easterly along a straight line one hundred sixty (160') i eet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency with the southerly line of Fitchburg Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Elizabeth Scarborough Sabiston, thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; Wilfred R. Hill et ux Kath- erine V., fifty (50') feet; Watertown Co-op Bank, fifty i50') feet; Kai O. Werdelin, thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; thence turning and extending along the southerly line of Fitchburg Street, eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two 131.42') hundredths feet to a point of tan- gency on the easterly line of Quincy Street; thence extending south- westerly along a straight line one hundred sixty (160') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency with the northerly line of Worcester Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Home Owners Loan Corp., thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; William W. Hall, Sr., fifty (50') feet; Mid- dlesex Federal Savings and Loan Association, fifty (50') feet; Charles F. Landry et ux Maiy Louise, thirty-seven and five tenths (37.5') feet; thence turning and extending northwesterly along the northerly line of Worcester Street, eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. The areas enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Quincy Street which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines extending from the northerly line of Palfrey Street to the south- erly line of Fitchburg Street, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan of Quincy Street, To Accompany Description for 30 Acceptance under the Betterment Act, February 20, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Quincy Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and de- clare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the gen- eral advantage to the community from said laying out and that better- ments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 20, 1939, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the t;etterrnent that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. MCHTIGH, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Quincy Street, from Palfrey Street to Fitchburg Street, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is t.o be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Sched- ule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. lCstimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ments Assunta Allegro 3-44-2-3 Westerly 2100 72 $288.00 277 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 38363 Assunta Allegro 3-44-3-4 Westerly 1275 63.75 255.00 277 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 38303 Edwin A. Smith, et ux Dorothy F. 3-44-4-100 Westerly 1867 90.37 361.48 47 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 42342 Arthur F. Lambert 3-44-5-101 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 41 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 43996 Thomas F. Maloney ct ux Rose 3-44-6-102 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 35 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 37303 31 Suffolk Co-Op Bank 3-44-7-103 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 44 Bromfield St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 38584 John J. Welch 3-44-8-104 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 27 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 29831 Boston Mutual LIfe Ins. Co. 3-44-9-105 Westerly 1286 45 180.00 162 Congress St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 36793 Elizabeth Scarborough Sabiston 3-71-5-107 Westerly 1086 37.5 150.00 35 Sheafe St., Brookline, Mass. Ctf. 37419 Wilfred R. Hill et ux Katherine V. 3-71-6-108 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 9-11 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 30255 Watertown Co-op Bank 3-71-7-109 Westerly 1000 50 200.00 Main St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 37031 Kai O. Werdelin et ux Jessie B. 3-71-8-110 Westerly 1086 37.5 150.00 1 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 27200 Home Owners Loan Corp. 3-73-4-77 Easterly 1086 37.5 150.00 150 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 42067 William W. Hall, Sr. 3-73-3-78 Easterly 1000 50 200.00 591 Fellsway E. Malden, Mass. Ctf. 24554 Middlesex Federal Savings and Loan Association 3-73-2-79 Easterly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 41794 Charles F. Landry et ux Mary Louise 3-75-1-80 Easterly 1086 37.5 150.00 14-16 Quincy St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 29329 Town of Watertown 3-74-4-111 Easterly 1086 37.5 150.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 28466 Winter Hill Co-op Bank 3-74-3-112 Easterly 1000 50 200.00 371 Summer St., Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 30415 Mi:x Glanz 3-74-2-124 Easterly 1000 50 200.00 294 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 24827 Max Glanz 3-74-1-125 Easterly 1400 37.5 150.00 294 Washington St., Boston, Mass. Ctf. 24828 Wildey Savings Bank 3-45-11-125 Easterly 1830 53.64 214.56 22 Boylston St., Boston, ]Bass. Ctf. 39213 North Avenue Savings Bank 3-45-9-12 7 Easterly 1035 53.79 215.16 1960 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Mass. Ctf. 34474 Asssunta Allegro 3-45-5-5 Easterly 1420 71.06 284.24 277 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 38363 Assunta Allegro 3-45-8-6 Easterly 1920 73.50 294.00 277 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 38363 ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Everett Avenue, from Palfrey Street to Accepted part, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF EVERETT AVENUE TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE March 27, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 15th day of March A. D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of view- ing the premises, and on the 16th day of March A.D. 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties inter- ested, and on a petition for the laying out of Everett, Avenue as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Everett Avenue be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 20, 1939. 32 DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of Palfrey Street three hundred four and seventeen (304.17') hundredths feet southeasterly from the easterly line of Forest Street; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of ten (10') feet, twenty-one and fifty-eight hundredths (21.58') feet to a point of reverse curvature on the westerly line of Everett Avenue; thence turning and extending northerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of one hundred twenty and five tenths (120.5') feet, seventy and eleven (70.11') hundredths feet to a point of tangency; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line seventy-eight and twenty-eight (78.28') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty- one (31.4l') hundredths feet to a point of tangency in the southerly line of Bartlett Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, con- secutively, namely: John Scalzi et ux Annie, one hundred forty and twenty-nine (140.29') hundredths feet, comprising of two lots one of seventy-six and fifty-four (76.54') hundredths feet and one of sixty- three and seventy-five (63.75') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending southeasterly along the southerly line of Bartlett Street. eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Everett Avenue; thence extending southwesterly along a straight line seventy-eight and twenty-eight (78.28') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of eighty and five tenths (80.5') feet, one hundred thirty-seven and twenty- seven (137.27') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Palfrey Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consec- utively namely: Eldora J. Thompson, seventy and ninety-two (70.92') hundredths feet; Jacob G. Ellis, seventy-one and nine tenths (71.9') feet; thence turning and extending northwestery along the northerly line of Palfrey Street one hundred nineteen (119') feet more or less to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. Thence beginning at a. point of curvature on the northerly line of Bartlett Street two hun- dred seventy-six and sixty-five (276.65') hundredths feet southeasterly from the easterly line of Forest Street, thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Everett Avenue; thence extending northeasterly along a straight line nine and eighty-three (9.83') hun- dredths feet to a point of curvature, thence turning and extending northerly, easterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of two hundred three and ninety-seven (203.97') hundredths feet, two hundred seventy-eight and eighty-four (278.84') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Everett Avenue; thence extending southeasterly along a straight line two hundred four (204') feet to the accepted part of Everett Avenue as of nineteen twenty-five (1925), by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely; Ciro Scipione, forty and fifteen (40.15') hundredths feet; Town of Watertown, one hundred forty-six (146') feet; Sidney C. Blanchard et Dean, fifty- five and fifty-four (55.54') hundredths feet; Thomas W. Roulston, fifty- 33 three and six tenths (53.6') feet; Stephen P. Mugar, sixty-eight (68') feet; Charles R. Williams, sixty-eight (68') feet; Irene Peters, sixty-eight (68') feet; thence turning and extending southwesterly across the accepted part of Everett Avenue forty (40') feet to a point of inter- section with the southeasterly line of Everett Avenue; thence turning and extending northwesterly along a straight line two hundred for (204') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly, westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of one hun- dred sixty-three and ninety-seven (163.97') hundredths feet, two hundred twenty-four and thirty-six (224.36') hundredths feet to a point of tan- gency; thence extending southwesterly along a straight line nine and eighty-three (9.83') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two MAT) hun- dredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Bartlett Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose owner- ship and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Thomas James Gallagher et ux Julia Beatrice, fourteen and fifty-six (14.56') hundredths feet; Walter C. Stone, sixty-five (65') feet; Mary Sarajian sixty-five (65') feet; Stephen Mugardichian, sixty-five (65') feet; Thomas U. Roulston, one hundred twenty-six and nineteen (126.19') hundredths feet; David W. Thompson, ninety-one and eighty- three (91.83') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending north- westerly along the northerly line of Bartlett Street, eighty (80') feet to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. The areas enclosed by the above descriptions comprises the limits of part of Everett Avenue, which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines extending from the northerly line of Palfrey Street to the Accepted part of Everett Avenue as of nineteen hundred twenty-five (1925) as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan of Part of Everett Avenue, to Accompany Description for Acceptance under the Betterment Act. February 20, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Everett Avenue be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the fore- going description, and having considered the question of damages sus- tained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments. and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or 'advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen. Town Engineer, dated February 20, 1939, and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount esti- mated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER. CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. McHUGH, Selectmen. 34 Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Everett Avenue. from Palfrey Street to Accepted part, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case the owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Schedule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ments Scalzi, John et ux Annie 3-31-6-49 Westerly 2220 76.54 $306.16 231 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Scalzi, John et ux Annie 3-31-5-50 Westerly 1786 63.75 255.00 231 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ciro Scipione 3-80-7 Westerly 1072 40.15 160.60 152 Middlesex Ave., \Medford, Mass. Town of Watertown. 3-28-11-14 Westerly 2920 146 584.00 Watertown, Mass. Sidney C.Blanchard, et Dean 3-28-10-13 Northerly 1111 55.54 222.16 c/o George W. Blanchard Co., Winchester, Mass. Thomas W. Roulston 3-28-9-12 Northerly 1072 53.60 214.40 3 Fottler Rd., Mattapan; Mass. Stephen P. Mugar 3-28-8-11 Northerly 1360 68 272.00 16 Marcia Rd., Watertown, Mass. Charles R. Williams 3-28-7-10 Northerly 1360 68 272.00 Spring St., Bedford, Mass. Irene Peters 3-28-6-9 Northerly 1360 68 272.00 22 Everett Ave., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 32715 Thomas James Gallagher et ux Julia Beatrice 3-29-11-20 Southerly 291 14.56 58.24 40 Everett Ave., Watertown, Mass. Walter C. Stone 3-29-10-19 Southerly 1300 65 260.00 19 Stoneleigh Rd., Watertown, Mass. Mary Sarajian 3-29-9-18 Southerly 1300 65 260.00 50 Everett Ave., Watertown, Mass. Stephen Mugardichian 3-29-8-17 Southerly 1300 65 260.00 16 Marcia Rd., Watertown, Mass. Thomas W. Roulston 3-29-7-16 Southerly 2524 126.19 504.76 3 Fottler Rd., Mattapan, Mass. David U. Thompson 3-29-6-27 Easterly 2470 91.83 367.32 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Eldora J. Thompson 3-30-1-28 Easterly 1977 70.92 283.68 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Jacob G. Ellis 3-30-11-38 Easterly 2000 71.90 287.60 500 7th Ave., New York City, N.Y. ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Bartlett Street, from Forest Street to Everett Avenue, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: 35 REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF BARTLETT STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE March 27, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 15th day of March, A.D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 16th day of March A.D., 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Bartlett Street, as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Bartlett Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 20, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of reverse curvature on the westerly line of Everett Avenue, one hundred forty-two and forty-four (142.44') hun- dredths feet northeasterly from a point of reverse curvature at Palfrey Street; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15') feet, twenty-eight and twenty-seven (28.27') hundredths feet to a point of tangency; thence extending northwesterly along a straight Iine on the southerly side of Bartlett Street, two hundred eighty-five and forty-three (285.431) hundredths feet to an angle point; thence extending northwesterly along a straight line three hundred seventy-eight and forty-seven (378.47') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a. radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency with the easterly line of Forest Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assess- able frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Peter Sat- tanino et ux Lydia, fifty-six and seventy-three (56.73') hundredths feet; Simone Zani et ux Marietta, fifty-seven and sixty-one (57.61') hundredths feet; Thomas M. Dowell et ux Ruth D., fifty-seven and sixty-one (57.6l') hundredths feet; David U. Thompson, fifty-seven and six tenths (57.6') feet; Eldora J. Thompson, one hundred six and ninety-four (106.94') hundredths feet, comprising of two (2) lots, one of fifty-seven and sixty-one (57.611 hundredths feet and one of forty- nine and thirty-three (49.33') hundredths feet; John Scalzi et ux Annie, forty-four and three (44.03') hundredths feet; Frank Corsi, fifty- eight (58') feet; Vitoria Rossi et ux Catherine, fifty-eight (58') feet; Paul T. Dwyer, et ux Mary C. fifty-eight (58') feet; Carmela Rossi, forty-five (451) feet, thence turning and extending northeasterly along the easterly line of Forest Street, eighty (80') feet, more or less to a point of curvature, thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, twenty-eight and twenty-two (28.221) hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Bartlett Street; thence extending southeasterly along a straight line three hundred eighty-two and sixty-nine (382.69') hun- dredths feet to an angle point; thence extending easterly and southerly along a straight line three hundred twenty-one and ninety-five (321.95') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty- five (25') feet, twenty-one and fifty-two (21.52') hundredths feet to a 36 point of tangency on the northwesterly line of Everett Avenue, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Win- ter Hill Co-op Bank, thirty-eight and ninety-seven (38.97') hun- dredths feet; comprising of two (2) lots, one of thirty-eight and three (38.03,) hundredths feet and one of ninety-four (.94') hundredths feet; Cico Scipione, one hundred eighty-three and seventy-five (183.75') hun- dredths feet; David U. Thompson, sixty-three and seventy-seven (63.77') hundredths feet; John H. Meany, sixty-five (65') feet; Stephen Mugar, sixty-five (65') feet; Vosgitel Mugardichian, sixty-five (65') feet; An- drew Johnson et Hulda, sixty-five (65') feet; Maria Clarke, thirty-eight and sixty-one (38.61') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending southwesterly along the northwesterly line of Everett Avenue on a straight line twenty and sixty-six (20.669 hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of one hundred sixty-five and ninety-eight (165.98') hundredths feet, sixty-one (61') feet, more or less to a point of reverse curvature and also point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Bartlett Street, which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines. extending from the northwesterly line of Everett Avenue to the south- easterly line of Forest Street, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Water- town, Plan of Bartlett Street, To Accompany Description for Acceptance under the Betterment Act, February 20, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town En- gineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Bartlett Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area com- prising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 20, 1939, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be as- sessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER. CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. McHUGH. Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Bartlett Street. from Forest Street to Everett Avenue, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. 37 SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Schedule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ments Peter Sattanino et ux Lydia 3-30-6-33 Westerly 1600 66.73 S226.92 14 Everett Ave., Watertown, Mass. Simone Zani et ux Marietta 3-30-5-32 Westerly 1152 57.61 230.44 205 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Thomas M.Dowell et ux Ruth D. 3-30-4-31 Westerly 1152 57.61 230.44 14 Bartlett St.. Watertown, Mass. David U. Thompson 3-30-3-30 Westerly 1152 57.60 230.40 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Eldora J. Thompson 3-30-2-29 Westerly 1152 57.61 230.44 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Eldora J. Thompson 3-30-1-28 Westerly 1715 49.33 197.32 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. John Scalzi et ux Annie 3-31-5-50 Westerly 1574 44.03 176.12 231 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Frank Corsi, Newton, Mass. 3-31-4-51 Westerly 1160 58 232.00 Vittorio Rossi et ux Catherine 3-31-3-52 Westerly 1160 58 232.00 235 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Paul T. Dwyer et ux Mary C. 3-31-2-53 Westerly 1160 58 232.00 52 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 37376 Carmella Rossi 3-31-1-54 Westerly 1286 45 180.00 235 Palfrey St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 32346 Winter Hill Co-op Bank 3-80-1-133 Easterly 1192 38.03 152.12 371 Summer St., Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 29585 Winter Hill Co-op Bk. 3-80-2-134 Easterly 19 .94 3.76 371 Summer St., Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 34886 Ciro Scipione 3-80-7 Easterly 5300 183.75 735.00 152 Middlesex Ave., Medford, Mass. David U. Thompson 3-29-6-27 Easterly 2100 63.77 255.08 22 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. John H. Meany, Athol, Mass. 3-29-5-26 Easterly 1300 65 260.00 Stephen Mugar 3-29-4-25 Easterly 1300 65 260.00 16 Marcia Rd., Watertown, Bass. Vosgitel Mugardichian 3-29-3-24 Easterly 1300 65 260.00 15 Bartlett St., Watertown, Mass. Andrew Johnson et Hulda 3-29-2-23 Easterly 1300 65 260.00 117 Winsor Ave., Watertown, Mass. :Maria Clarke 3-29-1-22 Easterly 840 38.61 154.44 c/o Marie Ackerly, 22 Everett Ave., Watertown, Mass. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the sum of Twenty-two thousand Five hundred dollars ($22,500.00) be and is hereby appropriated for Betterment Street Construction of the following named streets: Springfield Street, from Quincy Street to Worcester Street; Forest Street, from Palfrey Street to Springfield Street; Quincy Street, from Palfrey Street to Fitchburg Street; Everett Avenue, from Palfrey Street to Accepted part; Bartlett Street, from Forest Street to Everett Avenue; and that said sum be borrowed over a period of ten (10) years. Voted: That action relative to Hudson Street, Cushman Street, Bancroft Street, Harrington Street and Highland Avenue, be indefi- nitely postponed. Voted: To adjourn meeting at 10.30 P. M. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. 38 Notice for Adjourned Town Meeting Monday Evening, March 27, 1939 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 6, 1939, at 8.15 P.M. has been adjourned until Monday evening, March 27, 1939 at 7.00 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building on Columbia Street.. in said Town of Watertown, at which time and place all business called for in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 6, 1939 under Articles 3 to 33 inclusive, will come before the meeting for consid- eration and action. And the legal voters of the Town of Watertown are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place herein specified, by posting copies of this notice in ten or more conspicuous public places in Town, twenty-four hours at least prior to the time of said meeting, and also by causing a copy of the same to be published in a Watertown news- paper. Given under our hands this sixth day of March, A.D. 1939. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Moderator. GEORGE B. WELLMAN. Town Clerk. Clerk's Return on Notice I have posted copies of the foregoing notice in ten or more conspicu- ous public places in Town, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of said adjourned Meeting, and have also caused a copy of the same to be published in a Watertown newspaper. Notices were mailed to the Town Meeting Members at least twenty- four hours prior to the time of the said Adjourned Town Meeting of the proposed business to be considered at the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Notice for Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, Monday Evening, April 3, 1939 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 27, 1939, has been adjourned until Monday evening, April 3, 1939, at 7.30 P.M., to meet in the Senior High School Building on Columbia Street, in said Town of Watertown, at which time and place all unfinished business called for in Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 6, 1939, being Article 4, with exception of items already acted upon, and Articles 6, 11, 14, 16. 17. 18. 19. 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29. 31. and 33, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is hereby given that motions to reconsider the appropriations of $1300 for clerk in Auditor's department; $1500 for salary of first clerk and $1050 for salary of second clerk in the Treasurer's department; $1250 for salary for second clerk and $1100 for salary of third clerk in the Collector's department; $1036 for salary of third clerk in the Town Clerk's department; $15,200 for salaries in the Engineer's department; $1200 for Telephone Operator; $9560 for Maintenance in the Poles and Wires Department; $500 for Contingencies in Selectmen's Department; 39 $700 for Trucks under the Care of Lighting of Highways; $1600 for salary of Civilian Clerk in Police Department; and a reconsideration of salary for Wagonman and Clerk, 2nd half in the Police Department, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is also given that motion to reconsider action taken on Jackson Road in Article 29, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is also given that motion to reconsider vote authorizing appointment of Committee of Five for question of need of survey of Municipal Departments, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. And the legal voters of the Town of Watertown are hereby notified and warned to meet at the time and place herein specified, by posting copies of this notice in ten or more conspicuous public places in Town twenty-four hours at least prior to the time of said Meeting and also by causing a copy of the same to be published in a Watertown newspaper. Given under our hands this twenty-ninth day of March, A.D. 1939. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Moderator. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. CIerk's Return on Notice I have posted copies of the foregoing notice in ten or more conspicu- ous public places in Town, at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of said Adjourned Meeting, and have also caused a copy of the same to be published in a Watertown newspaper. Notices were also mailed to the Town Meeting Members at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of said Adjourned Town Meeting of the proposed business to be considered at the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Reconsideration Notices The following petitions for Reconsideration of Articles covering increases were filed with Town Clerk following meeting of March 27, 1939. Watertown, Mass. March 29, 1939. To the Town Clerk, Watertown, Mass. Dear Sir: I respectfully request, petition and/or move for the reconsideration of the following items covering increases voted at the Town Meeting of Watertown on Monday evening, March 27, 1939. Said reconsiderations to be voted upon at the nest Town Meeting of Watertown on Monday evening, April 3, 1939. INCREASES VOTED Committees Amount Recommended Voted Auditor's Department Salary of Clerk $1,250.00 $1,300.00 Treasurer's Department Salary of First Clerk 1,350.00 1,500.00 Salary of Second Clerk 1,000.00 1.050.00 40 Collector's Dept. Salary of Second Clerk 1,200.00 1.250.00 Salary of Third Clerk 1,050.00 1,100.00 Town Clerk's Dept. Salary of Third Clerk 986.00 1,036.00 Engineer's Dept. Salaries 15,050.00 15,200.00 Telephone Operator 1,150.00 1,200.00 Poles & Wires Dept. Maintenance 8,420.00 9,560.00 Selectmen's Dept. Contingencies 500.00 500.00 Respectfully Submitted, S/ Andrew D. Bradford. Town of Watertown, State of Massachusetts, County of Middlesex, Witnessed, March 29, 1939 Harold S. Tuck, Notary Public. Watertown, Mass. March 29, 1939. To the Town Clerk, Watertown, Mass. Dear Sir: I hereby give notice of my intention to move for reconsideration of the article pertaining to the Care and lighting of Highways as they pertain to trucks-0.556.40. S/ Charles P. Colligan. Watertown, Mass. March 25, 1939. To the Town Clerk: Notice is hereby given that I will ask reconsideration of action taken on Jackson Road in Article 29 at the Annual Town Meeting on March 27, 1939. S/ G. Frederick Robinson. March 29, 1939. To the Town Clerk of Watertown: Dear Sir: I respectfully request petition and/or move for the reconsideration of the vote to have the Committee on Department Survey report at the next meeting to read: "At the Adjourned Town Meeting" if the Com- mittee is able to report by that time. Respectfully Submitted, S/ Andrew D. Bradford. Town of Watertown, State of Massachusetts Witnessed this date S/ Harold S. Tuck, Notary Public. Explanatory Note: The foregoing notices of intentions for reconsideration of item voted at adjourned meeting of March 27, were duly filed with the Town Clerk, 41 bun no inotions to reconsider were presented at Adjourned Meeting of April 3rd. The following two petitions for reconsideration were duly filed with the Town Clerk subsequent to meeting of March 27, 1939, and motions to reconsider were voted at the Adjourned Annual Meeting of April 3rd. Watertown, Mass. March 29, 1939. George B. Wellinan, Town Clerk. Sir: I hereby file application for reconsideration for the position of Wagonman and Clerk-2nd half—at an annual salary of $1600. in the Service of the Police Dept. in the Town of Watertown. Respectfully, S/ Michael F. Casey. March 29, 1939. George B. Wellman, Town Clerk, Administration Bldg. Watertown, Mass. Dear Sir:— I hereby give notice of my intention to move for reconsideration under Article 4 of the item of the Police Department, Civilian Clerk, which was considered at the Town Meeting held March 27, 1939. Very truly yours, S/ Edmund P. Hickey. Record of Annual Adjourned Town Meeting March 27 and April 3, 1939 Meetings were called to order by Moderator John M. Russell on March 27, 1939, at 7.25 P.M. and on Monday, April 3, 1939, at 7.50 P..,LVI. On Monday, March 27, 1939, prayer was offered by Rev. Edgar W. Anderson of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Clerk's returns on notices of Adjourned Annual Meetings were read by Town Clerk, George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting Members present on March 27, at time of calling meeting to order: 197; number present at meeting as reported by checkers' record: 240. Number of Town Meeting Members present on April 3, at time of calling meeting to order: 215; number present at meeting as reported by checkers' record: 233. The Town Meeting Members present who had not previously taken the oath were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by Town Clerk, George B. Wellman. Article 3. • To hear the report of the Town Officers as printed, and to hear the report of any committee heretofore appointed, and act thereon. March 27. Voted: That the reports of the Town Officers as printed in the Town Report for the year 1938 be and they are hereby accepted. 42 RESOLUTION—CLARENCE W. DEALTRY March 27. Voted: (On motion of Selectman, Charles P. Colligan) That the Town Meeting Members rise and stand for one minute of silence to the memory of the late Clarence W. Dealtry, and adopt the following resolution: Whereas: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has recently com- pleted a bathing beach on the Charles River in Watertown, and Whereas: The active and earnest efforts of the late Clarence Dealtry were largely instrumental in obtaining the favorable action which authorized this recreational center, and Whereas: The citizens of Watertown are ever grateful to the mem- ory of those who have labored in the public interest, therefore, Be it resolved: That the Town Meeting of Watertown, held on Mon- day, March 27, 1939. respectfully requests the Metropolitan District Commission to name the new beach for Clarence W. Dealtry, as a tribute to his memory. Report of Committee on Municipal Lighting Plant, The following report was submitted under Article 28. March 27, 1939. Report of the Committee appointed to study the advisability of establishing a Municipal Lighting Plant in Watertown. At the Town Meeting held on May 23, 1938, it was voted to authorize the Moderator to appoint a Committee of Seven (7) to study the advisability of establishing a Municipal Lighting Plant in Watertown. This Committee was appointed and organized as follows:— John A. Colbert, Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet, Secretary Andrew D. Bradford Maurice D. Carroll Charles P. Colligan Frank C. Gallagher Ernest K. Ingalls The efforts of this Committee have been directed toward an analysis of present sources and costs of electric light and power in Watertown, as compared with the sources and costs of comparable service in other Communities. In the 355 Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth, there are forty- one (41) Municipal systems, some of which generate their own current, and others who purchase it at wholesale and distribute to users through their own or leased lines. The average cost of service in many of these communities is much lower than the rates prevailing in Watertown. The importance of further detailed study is readily apparent when it is considered that Watertown has a Municipal Power bill of approximately $7,000.00 per year, representing $1.14 of our tax rate. The need of further study is greatly emphasized when we realize that the average cost of power for domestic use, on the basis of 75 per kilowatt hours per average family, costs as follows:— Watertown $4.05 (private source) Cambridge 3.13 " `s Belmont 2.75 (municipal system) Wellesley 3.15 `° if Wakefield 2.83 " " Hudson 2.65 " << Braintree 2.45 " Is 43 Your Committee proposes to make a further detailed study of the methods and costs of generating and distributing current in these and other communities, in order that you may have a sufficient amount of information to guide you in any action deemed proper. It is our best judgment that unbiased and impartial engineering advice is essential in the formulation of any recommendation that your Committee may feel justified in making, and we therefore recommend the appropriation of $1,000.00 for the purpose of amplifying and co- ordinating the material which we have, and additional matter that may be obtained. We are preparing to cooperate with the Federal Govern- ment in a survey of some phases of Watertown's power and light needs, which will greatly facilitate both the work of this Committee and the technical study by Engineers. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. COLBERT, Chairman MAURICE J. CARROLL ANDREW D. BRADFORD FRANK C. GALLAGHER ERNEST K. INGALLS CHARLES P. COLLIGAN WILFRED J. PAQUET, Sec. March 27, April 3: ARTICLE 4. To grant such sums of money as may be thought necessary for the uses and expenses of the Town for the current year, direct how the same shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: That the following items as shown in Schedule be and are hereby appropriated for the use of the various Town departments for the current year. On motion of Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet of Finance Committee, it was Voted: That a Committee of -Five (5) be appointed by the Modera- tor to study the question of survey of municipal departments to report to next Town Meeting. General Administration Moderator . ... . ... .. . ............ ... ........ .. . ... . ... ... .. $100.00 Selectmen's Department: Selectmen's Salaries (See Article 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,.>00.00 Salary of Clerk ... .... ... ... . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 Contingencies .... ... . .... . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 Auditor's Department Auditor's Salary . . . ... ... ...... ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300.00 Salary of Clerk . . ... . ...... . ... ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300.00 Contingencies . .. . . . . .. ... ... .... .. . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 675.00 ClerkHire . . .. ... . ... . ...... .. .. .... .... .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 Treasurer's Department: Treasurer's Salary .... .. .... . ... .. . . . 3.500.00 Salary of First Clerk . . ..... ....... . ... . ... .. . . . .. ... . . 1,500.00 Salary of Second Clerk . .... 1,050.00 Contingencies . . .. .. . .. ....... ...... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . 1,300.00 Collector's Department: (See Article 7) Collector's Salary 3,300.00 Salary of First Clerk ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600.00 Salary of Second Clerk .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250.00 44 Salary of Third Clerk . . . . . 1,100.00 Contingencies . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . . .. . 1.500.00 Tax Sale Advertising .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 450.00 Recording Deeds . . . .. . . . . . 250.00 Assessors' Department: Assessors' Salaries . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 4,100.00 Salary of First Clerk . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . 1,400.00 Salary of Second Clerk . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . ... . .. . . 1,350.00 Salary of Third Clerk .. .. .... . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . 1,200.00 Contingencies . . . . .. . .. ... . ... ... .. ... . ... . .. . . . .. . . . . . . 2.100.00 Appellate Tax Board .. . . . . . . .. . .. ... . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . 300.00 Finance Committee . . . . . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400.00 Legal Services. Salary of Town Counsel .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 2,000.00 Contingencies . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1.000.00 Town Clerk's Department: Salary of Town Clerk .... .. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 3.500.00 Salary of First Clerk . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 1,400.00 Salary of Second Clerk . .. . . ... . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . 1,300.00 Salary of Third Clerk . ... . .. ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . ... .. . . . 1,036.00 Contingencies .. . . .. . .. ... ... . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 1,250.00 Binding Old Records . . .. . .. . . 125.00 Engineering Department: Salaries . . . . . . . . ... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 15.200.00 Contingencies . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00 Election Expense . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . ... .. . .. . ... . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . 3.605.00 Registrars of Voters: Salary of 4 Men at $100.00 . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,00 Permanent Asst. Registrar . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 675.00 Listing Board . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . 1.175.00 Printing Voting Lists . . . . 598.00 Town Hall: Salary of Janitor . . .. . . . . . . 1.600.00 Salary of Asst. Janitor . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1,400.00 Telephone Operator . . .. . .. . ... . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.200.00 Fuel . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00 Light . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . .. . ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. 1,200.00 Contingencies .. . .. . . .. ... ... ... .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 850.00 Telephone—Midd. 8200 . . .. ... .. .. ... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 2,200.00 Planning Board . . ... . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 100.00 Board of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . 200.00 Protection of Persons and Property Police Department: Salary of Chief . . . . .. . .. ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 3,200.00 Salaries of Lieutenants (4) . . . . . 10,400.00 Salaries of Sergeants (5) . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. 12,250.00 Patrolmen (37) . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . ... . .. . .. . .. . . . 81,400.00 Wagonman—Clerk 1st Half . .. .. . . .. 1,825.00 *Wagonman—Clerk 2nd Half .. . . 1,600.00 Janitor—Wagonman .. .. ... . ... . .. . . . . .. 1,825.00 Civilian Clerk . . .. .. . ... . ... ... .. ... . ... ... . ..... ... . .. 1,700.00 Reserve Police . . .. 3,300.00 Contingencies . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . ... .. . ... ... ...... ... . ... .. 6,000.00 4.5 Broadcasting Fee . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Teletype . . . . . 600.00 Replace Autos . . . .... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... 900.00 Ballistics Advisor . ... ... . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 200.00 Fire Department: Salary of Chief .... ... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3.200.00 Salaries of Captains (3) .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7,800.00 Salaries of Lieutenants (4) ......... - 9,800.00 Permanent Men (38) . . . .. 83,509.00 Mechanic .. ... . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ......... ..... .. . .. 2,400.00 Call Men (2) . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . ... . .. . ... . . 310.00 Contingencies . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... .. . . . .. ... . .. 5.200.00 NewTires . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. ... . .. . .... . . .. ... . .. 500.00 Portable Lighting Unit . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. ...... . ... . .. . .. 475.00 Inhalator .. . . . . ... . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . 400.00 Uniforms . . . .. . .... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00 Fire Helmets (25) ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 Inspector of Buildings: Salary of Inspector .. .. .... . . . .. 2,600.00 Salary of Clerk .. . ... ... . . . . ... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 250.00 Contingencies .. . .. .. ... .. .... . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 50.00 Transportation ... ... . .. .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 Weights and Measures: Salary of 'Sealer .. . .... .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.800.00 Contingencies . . . . . .... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.00 Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth: Salary of Superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00 Salary of Clerk ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475.00 Maintenance . .. . . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.000.00 Elm Leaf Beetle, Aphis, etc. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00 Tree Warden's Department: Salary, of Tree Warden .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000.00 Salary of Clerk . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.1%,30 Maintenance . .. . ... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.000.M New Trees and Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.000.00 Poles and Wires Department: Salary of Inspector .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.200.00 Salary of Clerk .... ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475.00 Maintenance . .. . ... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.560.00 Signal Room—Maintenance 865.00 Signal Room—Salaries . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257.14 Dog Officer: Salary of Don Officer . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Contingencies . .. . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Health and Sanitation Health Department: Salary of Agent . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.500.00 Milk Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700.00 Salary of Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200.00 Salaries of Nurses . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . . . . . .... . .• ••• • • . • . • • . 3,000.00 Baby Clinic . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . ... ... . . 425.00 Dental Clinic .. . . . ... ....... 2.500.00 Contagious Diseases . . . . .. . . . . . . ..... . ... ... ... . .... . . . 20,000.00 Contingencies (Inc. Insurance 2 cars) . ... ... . ... . . . . . . . 1.100.00 46 Cattle Inspector: Salary of Town Veterinarian . ...... . .. . .. . .. .. ... . ... . . 600.00 Inspector of Plumbing: Salary of Inspector . . . .. . .. . ... . .. . . .. ... . . .. ... . ... .. 2.500.00 Contingencies .. .... . .. ... . .. . . .. .. . . . .. ... . ... . .. . ... .. 50.00 Sewer Department: Construction . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . 6,000.00 _Maintenance . . . .. . . . . . ... . .. . ... .... .. . . .. . . ..... . ... .. 12,000.00 Short Extensions . . .. . .. . ... . .... ... .. . ... . .. . .. . .. . . . . 1,000.00 Drainage . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . .... .... . . . .. . . .. . ... .. . . . . 6.000.00 Care & Lighting of Highways Highway Department: Salary of Superintendent . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 3,600.00 Salary of 1st Clerk . . .. .... . .. . ... . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. 1,600.00 Salary of 2nd Clerk . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . 1,300.00 Office Expense . . . . . 400.00 Vacations . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . . 8,474.80 Construction . . .. 35,000.00 Construction—Chapter 90 . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,284.75 Maintenance .. 60,000.00 Snow and Ice Removal . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 19,000.00 Stable Maintenance . . . ... . ... 8,000.00 Garbage Collection . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 26,200.00 Ashes and Paper ... . . . . . .. . .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 28,900.00 Patching W. P. A. Ditches . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . 5,000.00 Dust Laying (Oiling Streets) . . .. . 3,000.00 Special—Trucks (1 one-ton truck) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700.00 Street Lights . . . . . . 45.0W.00 Sidewalks . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 2.000.00 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits Infirmary Department: Salary of Keeper ... .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. ... . ... .. . . ... . . . . 1,000.00 General Expense . .. ... . .. .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . 5,600.00 Public Welfare: Salary of Agent . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . .. . .. . . 2,000.00 Senior Investigator and Supervisor . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 2,100.00 Chief Clerk . ... ... . ... ... . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . ... . 1,250.00 Junior Investigator . . .. .. . . . . 1,050.00 Interviewer—Clerk . . .. . ... . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . 1,075.00 Senior Clerk . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1,000.00 Outside Aid . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 145,000.00 Contingent .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . ... . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . 2,500.00 Senior Visitor—Old Age Asst. and ADC . ... . . . . ... . .. . . 1,600.00 Chief Clerk—Old Age and ADC .. . . .. . .. ... . . . . . .. . . . . . 1,200.00 Junior Clerk—Old Age Asst. and ADC . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . 1,000.00 Old Age Assistance . . .. . . . . . . 45,000.00 Aid to Dependent Children . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . . 40,000.00 Investigation for Old Age Asst. and ADC . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00 Town Physician . . . . ... .. . . ... ... . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . 1,700.00 StateAid . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . 1,500.00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid . .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . 40,000.00 Salary of Agent . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . .. . ... . .. . .. . ... . .. . . . 1.500.00 Office Expense . .. . ... . . .. . . ..... . . . . ... . . . .. . ... . . . . . . 500.00 47 Schools and Libraries School Department: General Control Salary of Superintendent ... . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . ... . .. . 5,000.00 Salaries of Clerks ....... .... . ... ... .... . . . . . .. . ....... 4,200.00 Attendance Officers . . ... .. .. ... . .. . ... .. .. . ... . .. . . ... 3,650.00 Attendance Officers' Expense .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .... ... 600.00 Telephones . .. . . ..... . .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . ... 750.00 Office Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350.00 Instruction Salaries .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461,800.00 Sick Leave—Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1,600.00 Books and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20,000.00 Operation Salaries . . .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000.00 Supplies . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,00D.00 Light and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000.00 Fuel ... . .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.000.00 Halls .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 400.00 Water . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 2,000.00 Maintenance ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,500.00 New Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 Medical Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.000.00 Miscellaneous ... . ..... .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 Evening School Salaries .... .. . .. . ... . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.000.00 Supplies . . . . . 200.00 Trade Schools . ... . ... . .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000.00 Transportation ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,600.00 Public Library: Salaries . ... ... ... . .... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,300.00 Books, Periodicals and Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000.00 Maintenance . . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,325.00 Recreation Park Department: Salary of Superintendent . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800.00 Salary of Clerk ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.50 Maintenance . .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 Victory Field . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Labor .. . .. . . .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,200.0D Tennis Courts . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 Playground Department: Salaries .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,200.00 Maintenance ... . ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 Public Enterprises Water Department: Salary of Superintendent . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200.00 Salary of 1st Clerk . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300.00 Salary of 2nd Clerk . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.100.00 Extra Clerk Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 48 Maintenance Labor .. .. .. ... .... ...... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... .. ... . . . ..... 33,000.00 Materials .. . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 3,000.00 Office Expense . . ..... ............ ... . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . 1,800.00 Vacations ... . .. . .... .......... ...... .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1.261.36 New Truck . . .. . ... ........ ... ... ... ........... . ... . .. . . . . . 685.00 Cemeteries Cemetery Department: Salary of Superintendent . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000.00 Labor ... . ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000.00 Contingencies . ....... ... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550.00 Special—New Cover .. .. ... .... ... ... . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 87.56 Public Debt and Interest Town Debt (See Article 5) .. .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . 211,000.00 Interest ..... . .. . ... ................. ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,000.00 Unclassified PellsiOns . . . .... ... ... . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.400.00 Memorial Day (See Article 11) . . . . . . . 1516.00 Insurance . . .... .... ... ... .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,127.89 Workmen's Compensation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000.00 Printing Town Reports .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,414.00 Contingent . . 2,000.00 Reserve Fund .. ... .... ...... . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 10,000.00 County T. B. Assessments (Article 22) ... . ... . .. . ..... .. . 27,581.15 Annuities (Article 8) . ....... .... .... ... . .. ......... .. .... . 2,500.00 Municipal Garage (See Article 9) Indefinitely Postponed WPA Administration . . ....... ...... . ... . ... .... .. ... . ..... 4,316.00 Headquarters V. F. W. (See Article 12) . . .. ...... ....... . 1,080.00 Headquarters Dis. Amer. Veterans (See Article 13) .... .... 360.00 Town Counsel, Tax Title Releases (Article 15) . ...... ..... 762.00 Traffic Lights, Mt. Auburn & Arlington Sts (See Article 20). . 432.00 Revision By-Laws (Article 27) ........ .. ... ... ... ... . .... 200.00 Municipal Light Committee (Article 28) .. ..... ... ... . ... . 1,000.00 Police Uniforms (Article 30) . ... ... . ... . .. .. .. ... . . . . . .... 1,500.00 Retirement System (Article 32) . ... ... .... .... . . . . . . . . .. . . 28,132.00 Eyeglasses for School Children .... . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 UnpaidBills ..... . ....... ... . .. . .... ... . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 952.76 $2,042,419.85 °April 3. Voted: That the sum of Sixteen Hundred ($1600.00) Dollars be and is hereby appropriated for Salary of Wagonman-Clerk 2nd Half in Police Department beginning January 1, 1939. April 3. Voted: That of the total appropriation of Two Million, forty-two thousand, four hundred nineteen dollars and eighty-five cents ($2,042,419.85), the sum of Two Million, thirty-eight thousand, six hundred and nine dollars and forty-one cents ($2.038,609.41) be assessed on the polls and estates; and the balance of Three thousand eight hundred and ten dollars and forty-four cents ($3,810.44) be trans- ferred as voted under Article 5. Article 5. To see if the Town twill vote to appropriate the necessary sum of money to pay that portion of the Town Debt :which matures 49 on or previous to January 1, 1940, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Two Hundred and Eleven Thousand Dollars ($211,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay that portion of the Town Debt which matures during the year 1939; Two hundred and Seven Thousand One Hundred and eighty-nine Dollars and fifty-six cents ($207,189.56) to be placed on the tax levy of the current year and the balance transferred from the following accounts: New Elementary School PWA Docket 1173R $2,564.04 Premium Account 1,246.40 $3,810.44 Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1939, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with General Laws, Chap. 44, Sections 4 and 17. April 3. Unanimously Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1939. and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Sections 4 and 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Article 7. To see what method the Town will vote to adopt for the collection of taxes for the year 1939, and to fix the compensation of the Collector, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the same method for the collection of taxes be and is hereby adopted as was pursued last year, and that bills for taxes shall be sent out and interest shall be charged as provided by General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Chapter 59, Section 57, and Acts in amendment thereof. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) for annuities to be paid to the depend- ents of two deceased firemen, as provided by Chapter 340 of the Acts of 1933, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: To amend Article 8 as follows: Article 8. (As amended) To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of Twenty-five hundred ($2500) dollars for annuities to be paid to the dependents of three deceased firemen, as provided by Chapter 340 of the Acts of 1933, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 27. Voted: That the sum of Twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500J be and is hereby appropriated to pay the amoimt due for the year 1939 for annuities to the dependents of Gilbert Nichols, Willard E. Streeter, and Ernest B. Ford, deceased former members of the Fire Department, and that said sum shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 340 of the Acts of 1933, and to be divided as follows: Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.) each to the depend- 50 ents of Gilbert Nichols and Willard E. Streeter, and One Thousand dollars ($1000.) to the dependents of Ernest B. Ford. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935, and amendments thereto, a grant of Seventy-five thousand Dollars ($75,000.) for the purpose of building a municipal garage, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 366 of the Acts of 1933, and amendments thereto, the sum of One Hundred Thirty-five Thousand Dollars ($135,000) for the purposes of paying for materials or other expenses in connection with the Works Progress Administra- tion projects, or the successors thereto, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: No appropriation. Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the rent of the Grand Army Hall, and to defray expenses for decorating the graves of deceased soldiers on the next Memorial Day, and authorize Isaac B. Patten Post No. 81, G. A. R. to expend the same; also Two Hundred Dollars ($200) of this amount to be expended under the direction of Watertown Post No. 99, The American Legion, and Two Hundred Dollars ($200) of this amount to be expended under the direction of the Burnham-Manning Post No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and One Hundred Dollars ($100) of this amount to be expended under the direction of Chapter 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) April 3. Voted: That the sum of Fifteen hundred and sixteen dollars ($1516.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the rent of the Grand Army Hall, care of the grounds around the Soldiers' Momument, and to defray the expenses of decorating the graves of deceased soldiers on the next Memorial Day; Ten Hundred and sixteen dollars ($1016.00) to be expended under the direction of the Isaac B. Patten Post, No. 81, G. A. R.; Two Hundred dollars ($200.00) to be expended under the direction of Watertown Post 99, The American Legion; Two hundred dollars ($200.00) to be expended under the direction of the Burnham- Manning Post No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be expended under the direction of Chapter 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to pay the cost of providing suitable headquarters for Burnham- Manning Post No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Burnham-Manning Post, No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.) (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of One Thousand eighty dollars ($1080.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the rent of Headquarters for Burnham-Manning Post No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 51 United States, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three Hundred and sixty dollars ($360) to pay the cost of provid- ing suitable headquarters for Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War.) (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Three Hundred and sixty dollars ($360.00) be and is hereby appropriated for rent of Headquarters for Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, to be expended under the direction of the Beard of Select- men. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Sixty-six dollars ($66) to pay the cost of providing suitable head- quarters for the Woman's Relief Corps of the Isaac B. Patten Post No. 81, G. A. R. direct how the money shall be raised or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Woman's Relief Corps.) (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) April 3. Voted: Indefinite Postponement. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Sixty-two dollars ($762) to compensate the Town Counsel for drawing 254 tax title releases during the year 1938, direct how the same shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Seven hundred Sixty-two dollars ($762.00) be and is hereby appropriated to compensate the Town Counsel for drawing 254 tax title releases during the year 1938. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to dispose of the automobile formerly used by the Superin- tendent of Schools, or take any action thereto. April 3. (Request of School Committee.) Voted: That the School Committee be authorized to turn over to the Board of Selectmen for disposal the automobile formerly used by the Superintendent of Schools. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Highway Fund, provided by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939, for any of the purposes authorized by said Chapter, or take any action relating thereto. April 3. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by altering the Zoning Map of Watertown dated 1935, changing certain property now in District 5, Light Industrial District, to District 2, General Residence District as follows: Beginning at the junction of the rear lot line easterly side of Rut- land Street and the center line of Acton Street, and thence running easterly along the center line of Acton Street to a point opposite the rear lot lines of the easterly side of Bromfield Street, thence turning and running in a southerly direction along the rear lot line of the easterly side of Bromfield Street to rear of line on the northerly side of Buick Street, thence turning and running easterly w the rear lot line on the easterly side of Bridge Street, thence turning and running southerly along the rear lot line of the easterly side of Bridge Street to the center of Waltham Street, thence turning and running in a 52 westerly direction along the center of Waltham Street to the center of Rutland Street, thence turning and running in a northerly direction 100 feet along the center line of Rutland Street, thence turning and running easterly to the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street, thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street to the point of beginning. (Request of George F. Pendergast and others). April 3. Voted: To amend Article 18 to read as follows: Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by altering the Zoning Map of Watertown dated 1935 changing certain property now in District 5, Light Industrial District to District 2, General Residence District as follows: Beginning at the junction of the rear lot line easterly side of Rut- land Street and the center line of Acton Street, and thence running easterly along the center line of Acton Street to the easterly lot line of Block 6; thence turning and running southerly along the easterly lot line of Block 6 and 7 to the center line of Waltham Street, thence turning and running in a westerly direction along the center line of Waltham Street to the center line of Rutland Street; thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the center line of Rutland Street to the Number 1 district zone line; thence turning and running easterly to the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street; thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street to the point of beginning. April 3. On motion of John Lester Briggs, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the Town Change and amend the Zoning By-law of the Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown by changing the boundaries of the present zoned districts so that the following described property now within District 5, Light Industrial District is put within and be- comes a part of District 2, General Residence District. Beginning at the junction of the rear lot line easterly side of Rutland Street and the center line of Acton Street, and thence running easterly along the center line of Acton Street to the easterly lot line of Block 6; thence turning and running southerly along the easterly lot line of Block 6 and 7 to the center line of Waltham Street, thence turning and running in a westerly direction along the center line of Waltham Street to the center line of Rutland Street; thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the center line of Rutland Street to the Number 1 district zone line; thence turning and running easterly to the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street; thence turning and running in a northerly direction along the rear lot line of the easterly side of Rutland Street to the point of beginning. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to place the employees of the Fire Department under the so-called elimination system, appro- priate the necessary money therefor, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of James E. Ford and others.) April 3. Voted: That the Moderator be and is hereby authorized to appoint a Committee of Five (5) to study the so-called elimination system for employees of the Fire Department, and report at a later meeting. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the addi- tional sum of Four Hundred and thirty-two dollars ($432.) which sum is to be expended together with Eleven hundred and fifty dollars ($1150) previously appropriated in 1938, for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersection of Mt. Auburn and Arlington Streets, or take any action thereto (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) 53 March 27. Voted: That the sum of Four hundred and thirty-two dollars ($432.00) be and is hereby appropriated, which sum is to be expended together with Eleven hundred and fifty dollars ($1150.00) previously appropriated in 1938, for the purpose of installing traffic lights at the intersection of Mt. Auburn and Arlington Streets. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office of the members of the Board of Selectmen of the Town from three years each to one year each and annually to elect a Board of Selectmen consisting of three members with the term of office of each member one year only. (Request of Richard F. Lopez and others.) April 3. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 22. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middesex as required by law on account of assess- ments levied on the town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Acts of 1932 bonds matur- ing in 1939 issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1939; also for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuber- culosis Hospital Addition Funding Loan Act of 1935, bonds maturing in 1939 issued in compliance with Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 205 of the Acts of 1937, less amount of premium as provided in Section 37A of Chapter 35, General Laws, as amended by Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1933, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 417 as amended, also for the town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1939; also for the care. maintenance, and repair of said Hospital for 1938 and including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter ill of the General Laws applicable thereto, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, including Chapter 400, Section 25 G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936, determine how the money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon. March 27. Voted: That the sum of Ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). this being the town's share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Acts of 1932 bonds matur- ing in 1939, be and the same is hereby appropriated, and that a further sum of One thousand four hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($1,487.50) be and hereby is appropriated on account of interest and other charges on account thereof. That a further sum of One Thousand seven hundred thirty-eight dollars and seventy-seven cents ($1,738.77), this being the town's share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Addition Funding Loan, Act of 1935, bonds matur- ing in 1939, less amount of premium as provided in Section 37A of Chapter 35, General Laws, as amended by Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1933, be and the same is hereby appropriated; and that a further sum of Three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) be and hereby is appropriated on account of interest and other charges on account thereof. That a further sum of Fourteen Thousand four dollars and eighty-eight cents ($14,004.88) be and hereby is appropriated for the town's share of. the net cost of care, maintenance, and repairs of the Middlesex County Hospital, including interest on temporary notes issued therefor, in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws applicable thereto, including Chapter 400, Section 25G (6) (a) of the Acts of 1936. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office of the members of the Board of Water Commissioners of the Town from three years each to one year each and annually to elect a 54 Board of Water Commissioners consisting of three members with the term of office of each member one year only. (Request of Richard F. Lopez and others.) April. 3. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Thirty-nine hundred dollars ($3900) for the salary of the members of the Board of Selectmen of the Town, Fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) as the yearly salary of the Chairman of the Board, and Twelve hundred dollars ($1200) each as the yearly salary of the other members of the Board, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez and others.) April 3. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote for the restoration of the former name of School Lane to the present private way known as Bostonia Avenue. (Request of G. Frederick Robinson and others.) Voted: To take up Article 25, prior to Article 4. March 27. Voted: That the Town restore the former name of School Lane to the present private way known as Bostonia Avenue. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow, under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935 and amendments thereto, a grant of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) for the purpose of purchasing land and building and furnishing a school building in the Riverton section of Watertown, or take any action relating thereto. April 3. Voted. That consideration of Article 26, be postponed to next regular Town Meeting. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Hundred dollars ($200) for the use of the Committee on Revision of the By-laws, including the Building Laws, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Committee). (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Two hundred dollars ($200) be and is hereby appropriated for the use of the Committee on Revision of the By-laws, including the Building Laws. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Thousand dollars ($2000) for the purpose of conducting an engi- neering survey of the Municipal Light and power needs of the Town, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of the Committee on Municipal Light and Power Study.) April 3. Unanimously Voted: That the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1000) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of con- ducting and engineering survey of the Municipal Light and Power needs of the Town, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Com- mittee of seven appointed to study the advisability of establishing a Municipal Lighting Plant. Article 29. To see if the Town will hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following named streets, to wit: Grandview Avenue, from Gilbert Street to Copeland Street; Jackson Road, from Morse Street to Newton line; Perry Street, from Sycamore Street to Russell Street; Harrington Street, from Belmont Street to Perry Street; James Street, from Holt Street to Perry Street; Russell Street, from Holt Street to Perry Street; Holt Street, from Harrington Street to Belmont line; Broadway, from Russell Avenue to Barnard 55 Avenue Extension; Barnard Avenue Extension, from Broadway to Col- umbia Street; Highland Avenue, from Lexington Street to Gilbert Street; Charles Street, from Olney Street to Gilbert Street; Keith Street, from Arlington Street to Prentiss Street; under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them, as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or land damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how said money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. April 3. Unanimously Voted: That Highland Avenue, from Lexing- ton Street to Gilbert Street; and Harrington Street, from Belmont Street to Perry Street, be and are hereby accepted as public ways. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three thousand fifty-five dollars ($3055) to pay for uniforms for mem- bers of the Police Department, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of this Commonwealth. (Request of Watertown Police Relief Association.) (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) be and is hereby appropriated to pay for uniforms for members of the Police Department, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40, of the General Laws of the Commonwealth. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eighteen hundred ninety dollars ($1890) to purchase and install a two- way radio for the Police Department, or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) April 3. Voted: To adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee of "no appropriation." Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Twenty-eight thousand four hundred thirty-two dollars ($28,432.00) to be paid into the various funds of the Watertown Contributory Retire- ment System; said sum to be divided as follows: Twenty-six thousand nine hundred thirty-two dollars ($26,932.00) for the Pension Accumu- lation Fund, and One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the Expense Fund; or take any action relating thereto. (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4) March 27. Voted: That the sum of Twenty-eight thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars ($28,132.00) be and is hereby appropri- ated to be paid into the various funds of the Watertown Contributory Retirement System; said sum to be divided as follows: Twenty-six thousand nine hundred thirty-two dollars ($26,932.00) for the Pension Accumulation Fund, and Twelve hundred dollars ($1200.00) for the Expense Fund. Article 33. To see if the Town will authorize the Tree Warden and Superintendent of Moth Department, to dispose of the old Model T. Ford Truck, and the old F'itzhenry Guptil 4 h.p. sprayer, or take any action relating thereto. April 3. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to dispose of the old Model T Ford truck, and the old Fitz- henry Guptil 4 h.p. sprayer in the Tree and Moth Departments. 56 Note: At the outset of the Adjourned meeting of April 3rd it was Voted: To grant Mr. Clarence A. Bingham an opportunity to speak on the question of survey of municipal departments. Voted: Final Adjournment at 11.15 P.M. on April 3, 1939. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. At a meeting of the Emergency Finance Board of the Common- wealth held on the 14th day of April, 1939, a majority of said Board being present, the following vote was unanimously passed: Voted: To approve the borrowing by the Treasurer of the TOWN OF WATERTOWN of the sum of Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939. The proceeds of this loan are to be used to meet appropriations made as follows: W.P.A. Projects—Materials $75,000.00 W. P. A. Projects—Expenses 15,000.00 The term of the loan is set at ten (10) years. EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD by: GEORGE E. DALRYMPLE, Chairman WILLIAM B. COY DANIEL F. DOHERTY WILLIAM E. HURLEY THEODORE N. WADDELL The following oath was administered to the following officers by the Town Clerk as Town Officers, Special Police Officers and Public Weighers for the Town of Watertown for the year 1939: "You , having been appointed as swear that you will perform the duties of that office to the best of your ability, so help you God." Assessor's Oath: "I, having been chosen to assess taxes and esti- mate the value of property for the purpose of taxation for the Town of Watertown for three years ensuing, do swear that I will truly and im- partially, according to my best skill and judgment, assess and apportion all such taxes as I may during that time assess; that I will neither overvalue any property subject to taxation, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties of said office." Town Officers: Bernard S. McHugh. Selectman Sworn March 6, 1939 Dr. Edward J. Kelley, Board of Health Sworn March 6, 1939 Edward C. Hall, Water Commissioner Sworn March 7, 1939 James H. Sheridan, Treasurer Sworn March 8, 1939 John J. Kennedy, Collector of Taxes Sworn March 8, 1939 Roscoe F. Daughters, School Committee Sworn March 8, 1939' Alice D. Sullivan, School Committee Sworn March 10, 1939 G. John Gregory, School Committee Sworn March 14, 1939 Joseph Cook, Park Commissioner Sworn March 8, 1939 George E. LeFavor, Planning Board Sworn March 8, 1939 Charles P. Eaton, Planning Board Sworn March 8, 1939 Edward F. Wright. Board of Assessors Sworn March 8, 1939 57 Waldo P. Emerson, Constable Sworn March 8, 1939 Frank L. Maguire, Constable Sworn March 8, 1939 Wm. W. Norcross, Jr., Auditor Sworn March 9, 1939 Rev. Edward C. Camp, Library Trustee Sworn March 11, 1939 John A. Loynd, Registrar of Voters Sworn March 10, 1939 Edward A. Oates, Board of Appeals, 3 Yrs. Sworn May 19, 1939 Notice was received April 12, 1939 from Auditor Wm. W. Norcross, Jr. that he had sworn in as Notary Public the following Special Police Officers at the Hood Rubber Co., said appointments to be effective for One Year: Michael Blewitt Richard McClay Charles McDermott John Schroeder John Lynch Joseph McCarthy :Martin Havecan John Donovan Bartholomew Carr John Joseph Timothy Horgan Michael Hart Timothy Mansel Joseph Connelly Julius Tretter John Mitchell John Norton Edward Nestor John O'Neil Frank Pearson John Kelley William Denman Timothy Campbell Percy Ingham Thomas Burke Howard Peck Thomas Wallace Daniel Cushing Joseph Fagan '`Dennis Sweeney "Cornelius Fitzgerald °Sworn in by Town Clerk, George B. Wellman, April 11, 1939 Town Officers: (Fence Viewers) Appointed May 26, 1939-1 Year Elias A. Perkins Sworn July 5, 1939 John Dardis Sworn July 5, 1939 Joseph Lally Sworn July 6, 1939 Peter White Record of Toivn Meeting June 12, 1939 Meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number present at time of calling meeting to order; 140. Number present at meeting as reported by Checkers' record: 188. Num- ber of members necessary for a quorum: 93. Notices were received from the Chairman of Precincts 4, 7 and 9, respectively, of the election of Walter H. MacIntosh, 102 Robbins Road, to fill vacancy in 1940 term. Precinct 4, caused by the resignation of J. Robert Ayers. Walter R. Catton. 486 Belmont Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 4. 1941 term, caused by the resignation of Fred L. Ayers. Catherine A. E. Harcourt, 247 Mt. Auburn Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 4, 1941 term, caused by the resignation of Frederick F. Hale. John M. Day, 13 Oliver Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 7, 1941 term, caused by the death of Harold M. Blazo. Franklin C. Bronson, 15 Brookline Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 9, 1941 term, caused by the election of Guy P. Clark to chairmanship of Park Commission. Article 1. To hear the report of any committee heretofore appointed and act thereon. 58 Report of Committee to Study Elimination System for Employees of Fire Department Chairman Edward P. Furber of the Committee appointed "To Study the So-Called Elimination System for Employees in the Fire Depart- ment," submitted a report, which in part contained the following state- ment and recommendation: "The present hours being fixed by statute, it is probable that legis- lative action will be required to change them. "At least two near-by communities—Everett and Medford—have eliminated the twenty-four hour tour of duty or "long day on" without at the same time granting the forty-eight hour period off duty. We believe that a plan for such a change can be worked out with the addi- tion of approximately five men. "We accordingly, recommend that the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, be requested to work out with the Selectmen such a plan for the elimination of the "long day on" and take in cooperation with other officials, such steps as are necessary to put it into effect." Note: The complete report of foregoing committee is filed in "Book of Reports." Voted: That report of Committee to Study the So-Called Elimina- tion System for Employees in the Fire Department be accepted. Voted. That Committee to Study the So-Called Elimination System for Employees in the Fire Department having performed its duties, be discharged with the thanks of the town meeting. Report of Committee on Municipal Garage Chairman John P. Gallagher of the "Committee of Five to Study Need for a Municipal Garage," submitted a report which contained the following recommendation: "We therefore wish to recommend that the Town build a municipal garage to house the Highway, W.P.A., Water, and Tree Warden trucks, rollers, compressors, etc., on the site of the present Orchard Street grounds behind the so-called Town barn at least 250 feet back from Orchard Street." Note: The complete report of the foregoing committee is filed in "Book of Reports" Voted: To accept report of Committee to Study Need for a Munici- pal Garage. Report of Committee "To Study the Question of Surrey Of Municipal Departments" Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet of the Committee "To Study the Ques- tion of Survey of Municipal Departments," submitted a verbal report, and the following recommendation: "The Committee recommends to the town meeting that we have a survey of the Municipal Departments of the Town." Unanimously Voted: That it is the sense of this meeting that a sur- vey of all Town Departments be conducted by the Finance Committee, and that they employ such counsel and assistance as is necessary to conduct said survey. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the 59 Acts of 1939, the sum of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.) for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses in connection with a Works Progress Administration project, or its successors thereto, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: On standing vote, 171 in favor; 8 opposed—That the sum of Seventy-five thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses, for the erec- tion of a Municipal Garage, in connection with a works Progress Admini- stration Project, or its successors thereto, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow, under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939, the sum of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,- 000.00), and to issue therefor the bonds or notes of the Town, said bonds or notes to become due and payable ten years from the date thereof. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to expend Two Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($2400.) for the erection of a, fence at Ridgelawn Cemetery, under the provisions of Sec- tion 15 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and amendments thereto, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Board of Heath.) Voted: To appropriate the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ($2400.00) for the erection of a fence at Ridgelawn Cemetery, under the provisions of Section 15, of Chapter 114 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, said amount to be provided by transfer from the "Sale of Lots Fund," and to be expended under the direction of the Board of Health. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, a sum of money for the payment of a pension to Anna R. Ford, formerly employed by the Town for a period of twen- ty-six years as a clerk in the departments of the Tree Warden, Inspector of Buildings, and Inspector of Poles and Wires, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Anna R. Ford.) Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote by amending its By-laws, or otherwise, to prohibit the keeping, housing, or in any other way, the maintaining of pigs, hogs or swine, within its confines, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of North and West Watertown Civic Asso- ciation, and others.) Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.) for an annuity to be paid to the depend- ents of Henry L. Welsh, a deceased policeman, as provided by Chapter 326 of the Acts of 1936, General Laws of the Commonwealth, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: To take up Article 20, in conjunction with Article 6. Voted: To appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) for an annuity to be paid at the rate of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1600.00) to the dependents of Henry L. Welsh, a deceased policeman, commencing July 1, 1939, as provided for by Chapter 326 of the Acts of 1936, General Laws of the Commonwealth, said amount to be placed on the tax levy for the current year, and added to the regular annuity ap- propriation for 1939. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.) to supplement the amount of Five Hun- dred Dollars ($500.) previously appropriated at the 1939 Annual Town Meeting for a part time Clerk, said total amount equaling Nine Hundred 60 Dollars ($900.) to be used to create the position of a third clerk in the Water Department, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of John R. Ford, Chairman, Water Commission.) Voted: To adopt the recommendation of Finance Committee of "no appropriation." Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to increase the term of the Office of the Auditor to three years, as provided for by the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41, Section 1, as recently amended by Chapter 129 of the Acts of 1939, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of W. W. Norcross, Jr., Auditor.) Unanimously Voted: That the term of office of the Auditor be in- creased to the term of three years, as provided for by the General Laws, (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41, Section 1, as amended by Chapter 129 of the Acts of 1939, and provide that at the next Annual Town Meeting the Auditor be elected for the term of three years, and thereafter for the term of three years. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to place under the jurisdic- tion of the Park Commission that land comprising the Parker play- ground, which is now under the jurisdiction of the School Committee, in part, and the Board of Selectmen in part, according to a plan oil file in the office of the Town Engineer, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Commission and others.) Voted: That the land, comprising the Parker Playground, which is now udder the jurisdiction of the School Committee, in part, and the Board of Selectmen, in part, according to a plan on file in the office of the Town Engineer, be placed under the jurisdiction of the Park Com- mission. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.) in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Contingent Mind of the Town Counsel, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the suns of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be and is hereby appropriated, in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Contingent Fund of the Town Counsel, said amount to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000J in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the General Contingent Fund of the Town, or taken any action relating thereto. Voted: Tllat the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) be and is hereby appropriated, in addition to such suns as have already been appropriated, for the General Contingent Fund of the Town, said appro- priation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following named streets, to wit: Beacon Park from North Beacon Street to North Beacon Street; Fletcher Terrace, from Patten Street, Northeast to dead end; Bancroft Street, from Lexington Street, southeast to Edenfield Avenue, Winter Street, from Fayette Street to Cross Street; Malden Street, from Forest Street, southeast to dead end; Lyons Court, from Watertown Street, north to dead end; under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them, as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary 61 for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost of land damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how said money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. Action: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Beacon Park, from North Beacon Street to North Beacon Street, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF BEACON PARK TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS. SELECTMEN'S OFFICE June 2, 1939 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 1st day of Jule A. D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 2nd day of June A. D. 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a peti- tion for the laying out of Beacon Park as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Beacon Park be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated May 15, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of North Beacon Street, fifty-one and thirty-nine (51.39') hundredths feet east- erly from a stone bound; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-seven and forty-two (37.42') hundredths feet to a point of tan- gency on the westerly line of Beacon Park; thence running northerly along the westerly line of Beacon Park, sixty-two and thirty-eight (62.38') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and running northerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of sixty-seven and thirty-seven (67.37') hundredths feet, one hundred seventeen and thirty-four (117.34') hundredths feet, to a point of tan- gency on the northerly line of Beacon Park; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Beacon Park, two hundred thirty-three and fifty (233.50') Hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly on a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency of the westerly line of Beacon Park; thence running northerly on the westerly line of Beacon Park thirty-seven and twenty-one (37.21') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty and ninety-six (30.96') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Arsenal Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: Phillip A. Munroe, Hazel B. K. Munroe, seventy-seven and one (77.01') hun- dredths feet; Charles J. Hosford et ux Mattie B., fifty-three and seven (53.07') hundredths feet; Blanche V. Ross, thirty-nine and seventy-three (39.73') hundredths feet; Evelyn B. Hall fifty and fifty-four (50.54') hun- dredths feet; Annie C. A. McCarty, Catherine McCarty, Mary A. Me- 62 Carty, sixty (601) feet; Lillian B. Mosman, sixty (60') feet; Patrick O'Leary et ux Alice J. sixty (601) feet; Morris Peter et ux Freda, one hundred two and fifty-seven (102.57') hundredths feet; thence turning and running easterly on the southerly line of Arsenal Street, over and across Beacon Park seventy-nine and ten (79.10') hundredths feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of nineteen and twelve (19.12') hundredths feet, thirty and forty-six (30.46') hundredths feet to a point of tangency; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Beacon Park thirty-six and thirty-one (36.31') hundredths feet, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet thirty- one and forty-two (31.42') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Beacon Park; thence running easterly along the northerly line of Beacon Park forty (40') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and running easterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of seventy-four and eighty-four (71.84') hundredths feet, one hundred and twenty-two and fifty-four (122.54') hundredths feet to a point of tangency of the easterly line of Beacon Park; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Beacon Park one hundred twenty-seven and twenty-one (127.2l') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty-two and sixty-seven (22.67') hundredths feet, thirty-four and nineteen (34.19') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of North Beacon Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely, Caeser A. Casey et ux Sarah J. one hundred one and ninety (101.90') hundredths feet; William J. McChlerie et ux Theresa R., forty-five and twenty- seven (45.27') hundredths feet; Henry J. Hughes et ux Alice L., forty- four and sixty-five (44.65') hundredths feet; Ralph E. Kelley et ux Gladys M., forty-six and twelve (46.12') hundredths feet; Harriet M. Baker, forty-nine and eighty-three (49.83') hundredths feet; David M. Tobin, eighty-five and seventeen (85.17') hundredths feet; thence turn- ing and running northwesterly along the northerly line of North Beacon Street, eighty-two and sixty-five (82.65') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet thirty-two and sixty- six (32.66') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Beacon Park; thence running northerly along the westerly line of Beacon Park one hundred twenty-four and seventy-one (124.71') hun- dredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of thirty- four and eighty-four (34.84') hundredths feet, fifty-seven and five (57.05') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Beacon Park; thence running westerly along the southerly line of Beacon Park three hundred fifty-three and fifty (353.50') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty-seven and thirty-seven (27.37') hundredths feet, forty-seven and sixty-seven (47.67') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Beacon Park; thence running southerly along the easterly line of Beacon Park seventy-four and seventy-six (74.76') hundredths feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and east- erly along a curved line having a f adius of thirty-six and seventy-nine (36.79') hundredths feet, forty-six and seventy-five (46.75') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of North Beacon Street, 63 by .land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: Michael J. Boyle et ux Mary Ann, ninety-one and ninety-nine (91.99') hundredths feet; Mary V. Cox, one hundred four and ninety-seven (104.97') hundredths feet; Harold A. Bartlett et ux Addie, sixty-seven and fifteen (67.15') hundredths feet; Allen C. McIntyre et ux Frances C., sixty-seven and fifteen (67.15') hundredths feet; Clarence L. Roy et ux Clara A., sixty-seven and fifteen (67.15') hundredths feet; Wilfred W. Anderson, sixty-seven and fifteen (67.15') hundredths feet; Amy M. Mellen, one hundred two and five (102.05') hundredths feet; Hilda J. Flood, sixty-nine and forty-nine (69.49') hundredths feet; thence turn- ing and running along the northerly line of North Beacon Street over and across Beacon Park, ninety-six and eleven (96.11') hundredths feet to a point of curvature and also point of beginning The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Beacon Park, which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines, extending from the northerly line of North Beacon Street to the south- erly line of Arsenal Street and from the southerly line of Arsenal Street to the northerly line of North Beacon Street, as shown on accompanying plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan of Beacon Park, to accompany description for acceptance under the betterment act, May 15, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore Ordered that Beacon Park be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the fore- going description, and having considered the question of damages sus- tained by the owners of the lands across-and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated May 15, 1939 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount esti- mated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, BERNARD S. McHUGH, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was Unanimously Voted: That the laying out of Beacon Park, from North Beacon Street to North Beacon Street, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named 64 in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owners name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Schedule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estiniat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ments Philip A. Munroe 9-2-10-15 Westerly 1768 77.01 $308.04 Hazel B. K. Munroe, 6 Beacon Park, Watertown, Afass, Charles J. Hosford 9-2-11-14 Westerly 960 53.07 212.28 et ux Mattie B., 10 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Blanche V. Ross 9-2-12-13 Northerly 700 39.73 158.92 12 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass &Westerly Evelyn B. Hall 9-2-13-12 Northerly 905 50.54 202.16 14 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Arnie C. A. McCarty 9-2-14-11 Northerly 1200 60 240.00 Catherine McCarty, Mary A. McCarty, 18 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Lillian B. Mosman 9-2-15-10 Northerly 1200 60 -40.00 24 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Patrick O'Leary 9-2-16-9 Northerly 1200 60 240.00 et ux Alice J., 28 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Morris Peter 9-2-17-8 Northerly 3320 96.14 384.56 et ux Freda, 32 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Caeser A. Casey 9-3-16-7 Northerly 3320 95.46 381.84 et ux Sarah J., 40 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. William J. MacChlerie 9-3-15-6 Northerly 852 45.27 181.08 et ux Theresa R., 44 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Henry J. Hughes 9-3-1-5 Northerly 660 44.65 178.60 et ux Alice L. 3 Easterly 46 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass Ralph E. Kelley 9-3-14-4 Easterly 860 46.12 184.48 et ux Gladys INI., 50 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Harriet M. Baker 9-3-13-3 Easterly 997 49.83 199.32 52 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. David M. Tobin 9-13-12-1 Easterly 1788 85.17 340.68 180 North Beacon St., Watertown, Mass, Michael J. Boyle 9-21-7-A Westerly 1939 91.99 367.96 et ux Mary Ann, 166 North Beacon St., Watertown, Mass. Mary V. Cox 9-21-6-26 Westerly 3128 104.97 419.88 41 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Harold A. Bartlett 9-21-5-25 Southerly 1343 67.15 269.60 et ux Addle, 37 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Allen C. MacIntyre 9-21-4-23 Southerly 1343 67.15 268.60 et ux Frances C., 31 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass, Clarence L. Roy 9-21-3-21 Southerly 1343 67.15 268.60 et ux Clara A., 27 Beacon Park. Watertown, Mass. Wilfred W. Anderson 9-21-2-19 Southerly 1343 67.15 268.60 21 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Ammy M. Mellen 9-21-1-17 Southerly 3060 102.05 408.20 15 Beacon Park, Watertown, Mass. Hilda J. Flood 9-21-12-16 Easterly 1425 69.49 277.96 142 North Beacon St., Watertown, Mass. ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out of Fletcher Terrace, from Patten Street, northeast to dead end, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting), as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF FLETCHER TERRACE TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS. SELECTMEN'S OFFICE June 2, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 1st day of June A.D., 1939, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the 65 premises. and on the 2nd day of June, A.D. 1939, at 7:00 o'clock P.M.. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Fletcher Terrace as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Fletcher Terrace be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated May 15, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the easterly line of Patten Street, one hundred sixty-three (163) feet more or less southeasterly from the intersection of the easterly line of Patten Street and the southerly line of Mt. Auburn Street; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty (30) feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the north- erly line of Fletcher Terrace; thence running northeasterly along said line of Fletcher Terrace one hundred eight (108) feet, more or less, to a point of intersection with the westerly lot line of Lot No. three (3) by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less), Heirs or Devs. of Ellen A. McWhirter, seventy-seven (77) feet; Mary A. White, fifty (50) feet; thence turning and running southeasterly along the westerly lot line of lots three (3) and four (4) said line being the end of Fletcher Ter- race, twenty (20) feet to a point of intersection of said line and the southerly line of Fletcher Terrace; thence turning and running south- westerly along the southerly line of Fletcher Terrace, one hundred five (105) feet more or less. to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-two (32) feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Patten Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewitIf recorded consecutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less), Alice E. Hutchings, fifty (50) feet; Nathalea R. Tylor. seventy-six (76) feet; thence turning and running northwesterly along the easterly line of Patten Street, fifty-nine (59) feet, more or less, to a point of curvature and also point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Fletcher Terrace which is twenty (20) feet in width between parallel lines running northeasterly from the easterly line of Patten Street to a dead end at Lots Three and Four (3 & 4) as shown on plan to accom- pany description for acceptance under the betterment act, dated May 15, 1939, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And is is therefore ORDERED that Fletcher Terrace be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no dam- ages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed 66 for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated May 15, 1939 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount esti- mated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, BERNARD S. McHUGH, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was ,-VOTED: That the laying out of Fletcher Terrace, from Patten Street, northeast to dead end, as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. 'No Standing vote taken—Voice vote not unanimous. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners un- known. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Schedule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage went Hrs. or Dev. of Ellen A. 10-6-8-1 Northerly 850 77 $308.00 McWhirter, 14 Patten St., Watertown, Mass. Mary A. White 10-6-9-2 Northerly 500 50 200.00 8 Fletcher Terr., Watertown, Mass. Alice E. Hutchings 10-6-23-5 Southerly 500 50 200.00 7 Fletcher Terr., Watertown, Mass. Nathalea R. Tylor 10-6-7-6 Southerly 855 76 304.00 22 Patten St., Watertown, Mass. ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Bancroft Street, from Lexington Street, southeast to Eden- field Avenue, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laths, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF BANCROFT STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS, SELECTMEN'S OFFICE June 2, 1939 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 1st day of June A.D. 1939, at 11:00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the 67 premises, and on the 2nd day of June A.D. 1939, at 7:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Bancroft Street as a public way, and we, the Select- men, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Bancroft Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated May 15. 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the westerly line of Edenfield Avenue, five hundred twenty-four and seven (524.07') hundredths feet, more or less, northeasterly from the northerly line of Bemis Street; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, twenty-six and ninety-one (26.91') hundredths feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Bancroft Street; thence running northwesterly along the south- erly line one hundred eighty-nine (189') feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of ten (101 feet, twenty and fifty-nine (20.59') hundredths feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Lexington Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, consecutively, namely: Watertown Co-op Bank, seventy-eight and sixty-nine (78.69') hundredths feet; Margaret T. Mann, one hundred sixteen and sixty-four (116.64') hundredths feet; thence turning and running northeasterly along the easterly line of Lexington Street, one hundred six and thirty-two (106.32') hundredths feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of fifty-five (55') feet, more or less, fifty-nine and fifty-two (59.52') hundredths feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Bancroft Street; thence running southeasterly along the northerly line of Bancroft Street one hundred sixty (160') feet, more or less. to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, forty-one and seventy-four (41.74') hun- dredths feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Edenfield Avenue, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, con- secutively, namely: Emilio Migliaccio et ux Pellegrina, one hundred thirteen and five (113.05') hundredths feet, comprising of three lots, one of fifty-one (51') feet, one of thirty-eight (38') feet and one twenty- four and five (24.05') hundredths feet; Berardino Severino et ux Maria, eighty-five and seventy-seven (85.77') hundredths feet; thence turning and extending southwesterly along the westerly line of Edenfield Avenue, forty-eight and seventy-eight (48.78') hundredths feet, more or less, to an angle point; thence turning and running southwesterly fifty-four and twenty-six (54.26') hundredths feet, to a point of curvature and also the point of beginning. The above description comprises the limits of Part of Bancroft Street which is fifty (50') feet in width between parallel lines extending from the westerly line of Edenfield Avenue to the easterly line of Lex- ington Street, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan of Part of Bancroft Street, to Accompany Description for Acceptance under the Betterment Act, May 15, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Bancroft Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 68 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Lags providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area com- prising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the.parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated May 15, 1939 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, BERNARD S. McHUGH, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN. Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Bancroft Street, from Lexington Street, southeast to Edenfield Avenue, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule, each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owner's of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners un- known. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Schedule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estlmat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage went Watertown Co-operative Bank 3-49-60- Southerly 2605 78.69 $314.76 Main St., Watertown, Mass. 71-72-73 Margaret T. Mann 3-49-15 Southerly 3212 116.64 266.56 137 Lexington St., 27-28 Watertown, Mass. Emilio Migliaccio 3-49-20 Northerly 787 et ux Pellegrina 32-33 141 Lexington St., Watertown, Mass. 3-49 19-31 950 3-49 1275 18-30 113.05 152.20 Berardino Severino 3-49-55 Northerly 3323 85.77 3.43.08 et ux Maria 67-68-69 220 Edenfield Ave., Watertown, Mass. 69 ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Winter Street, from Fayette Street to Cross Street, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF WINTER STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE June 2, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 1st day of June, A. D. 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 2nd day of June A.D., 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Winter Street as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Winter Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated May 15, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Winter Street two hundred six (206) feet, more or less, northwesterly from the intersec- tion of said line of Winter Street and the westerly line of Church Street; thence turning and running southwesterly over and across the end of the accepted portion of Winter Street, fifty (50) feet, more or less, to a point of curvature on the northerly line of Cross Street; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one (31') feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Winter Street, said line being irregular, three hundred ten (310') feet to an angle point; thence turning and running northeasterly along the now northerly line of Winter Street, two hundred sixty-two and twenty-six (262.26') hun- dredths feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (201 feet, thirty-one (311) feet, more or less to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Summer Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less), Town of Watertown, one hundred ninety-nine (199') feet; Boston & Maine Railroad, one hundred thirty-one (131') feet; City of Cambridge, twenty-three (231) feet; Joseph Kelly et ux Elizabeth fifty-nine and five tenths (59.5') feet; Andrew T. H. Elder et ux Mary S. fifty-eight (58') feet; Francis Stevens seventy-two (72,) feet; Catherine Ferguson, sixty-nine and four tenths (69A') feet. Thence over and across Summer Street, to a point of curvature on the northerly line of Summer Street; thence turning and extending south- erly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and eighty-four (31.84') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Winter Street; thence running along said line of Winter Street, northeasterly, two hundred eight and fifty- three hundredths (208.53') feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one and ninety-six hundredths (31.96') feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line 70 of Fayette Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded con- secutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less) Wil- liam J. Rooney, ninety (90) feet; Nello Corqua, sixty-four (60 feet; Heirs or Devs. of Barbara A. McGinnis, ninety-five and five tenths (95.5') feet; thence turning and running southeasterly along the south- erly line of Fayette Street, over and across the end of Winter Street, seventy and one hundredths (70.0l') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty and eighty-seven husi- dredths (30.87') feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Winter Street thence running southwesterly along said line of Winter Street, two hundred twelve and nine tenths (212.9') feet to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-one (31') feet, to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Summer Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose own- ership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less) James T. Murphy et ux Rachael M., one hundred twenty-nine (129') feet; Sando Mangino et ux Angelina, two lots one of fifty (50 feet and one seventy-three (73') feet; thence running over and across Summer Street to a point of curvature on the westerly line of said Summer Street; thence turn- ing and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet thirty-one and eighty-four hundredths (31.84') feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Winter Street; thence running southwesterly along said southerly line of Winter Street, two hundred twenty-three and forty-five hun- dredths (223.45') feet, more or less, to a point of curvature; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line hav- ing a radius of twenty (20') feet, twenty-three (23') feet, more or less, to a point of tangency on the now easterly line of Winter Street; thence running along the easterly line of Winter Street said line being irregular, two hundred eighty-four and two tenths (284.2') feet, more or less, to the accepted portion of Winter Street and also point of beginning, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: (All assessable frontages being more or less) Pasquale Man- tenuto, et ux Mary G., two lots, one of seventy-seven and thirty-seven hundredths (77.37') feet, and one of seventy-four and live tenths (74.5') feet; James Caruso, one hundred fifty-one and five tenths (151.5') feet; Mary Egleston, ninety-four and two tenths (94.2') feet; Nichola Ian- nelli, one hundred and three (103') feet. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the unac- cepted portion of Winter Street which is of varied widths from the northerly line of Cross Street to the southerly line of Fayette Street, as shown on plan to accompany description for acceptance under the Betterment Act, dated May 15, 1939, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that Winter Street be and hereby is laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of dam- ages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and 71 declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the gen- eral advantage to the community from said laying out and that better- ments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated May 15, 1939 and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said de- scribed parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAHER, 13ERNARD S. McHUGH, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Winter Street from Fayette Street to Cross Street, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule, each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January, and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Sched- ule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ment Town of Watertown 3-18-12 Westerly 3045 199 $796.00 Watertown, Mass. Boston & Maine R. R. Westerly 1870 131 624.00 Causeway St., Boston, Mass. City of Cambridge Northerly 270 23 92.00 Water Dept., Cambridge, Mass. Joseph Kelley 3-22-11-4-69 Northerly 893 59.5 238.00 et ux Elizabeth, 50 Winter St., Watertown, Mass. Andrew T. H. Elder 3-22-10-5-69 Northerly 870 58 232.00 et ux Mary S.. 56 Winter St.. Watertown, Mass. Francis Stevens 3-22-9-6-69 Northerly 1080 72 288.00 et ux Ellen E., 60 Winter St., Watertown, Mass. Catherine Ferguson 3-22-8-7-69 Northerly 1118 69.40 277.60 118 Summer St., Watertown, Mass. William J. Rooney 3-23-16a-B Northerly 1430 90 360.00 115 Summer St., Watertown, Mass. Nello Cerqua 3-23-14 Northerly 960 64 256.00 127 Galen St., Watertown, Mass. Hrs. or Dev. of Barbara A. 3-23-17 Northerly 1520 95.5 382.00 McGinnis, 74 Fayette St., Watertown, Mass. James T. Murphy 3-17-3 Southerly 2020 129 516.00 et ux Rachael M., 70 Fayette St., Watertown, Mass. Sando Mangino 3-17-1 Southerly 1185 73 292.00 et ux Angelina, 71 Winter St., Watertown. Mass. 3-17-2 Southerly 750 50 200.00 72 Pasquale Mantenuto 3-18-3 Southerly 1240 77.37 309.48 Mary G., 3 Pearl St., Watertown, Mass. 3-18-2 Southerly 1118 74.50 298.00 James Caruso 3-18-1-1 Southerly 3275 151.5 616.20 37 Winter St., Watertown, Mass. &Easterly Mary Egleston 3-18-5a Easterly 1440 94.20 376.30 27 Winter St., Watertown, Mass. Nichola Iannelli 3-18-5-B Easterly 1545 103 412.00 17 Winter St., Watertown, Mass. ACTION: An order and report of the Selectmen with respect to laying out Malden Street, from Forest Street, southeast to dead end, as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, was read to the Town Meeting as follows: REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT OF MALDEN STREET TOWN OF WATERTOWN, MASS., SELECTMEN'S OFFICE June 2, 1939. After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 1st day of June A.M., 1939, at 11.00 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of view- ing the premises, and on the 2nd day of June, A.D. 1939, at 7.00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on•a petition for the laying out of Malden Street as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Malden Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated May 15, 1939. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of tangency on the easterly line of Forest Street, fifty-two and one (52.01') hundredths feet northeasterly from a stone bound marking a point of curvature on the easterly line of Forest Street; thence northeasterly along the easterly line of Forest Street over and across Malden Street, eighty and fourteen (80.14') hun- dredths feet to a point of curvature on the easterly line of Forest Street, thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty-two and fifty- nine (32.59') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Malden Street; thence running southeasterly along the north7 erly line of Malden Street, two hundred seventy-eight anti seventy-nine (278.79') hundredths feet to a point of intersection with the westerly lot line of land owned by the Town of Watertown by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely: Riverside Trust Inc., cer- tificate 36754, thirty seven and fifty (37.50') hundredths feet; Joseph Baratta, certificate 23960, fifty (50') feet; William W. Carnes, et ux Gladys T., certificate 43647, fifty (50') feet; Yester Kelligian, certificate 38786, fifty (50') feet; Town of Watertown, one hundred (100') feet, comprising of two (2) lots of fifty (50') feet each, certificate 36754 for both lots; thence turning and running southwesterly along the said westerly line of land of Town of Watertown, forty and seven (40.07') hundredths feet to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Malden Street; thence turning and running northwesterly along the southerly line of Malden Street, two hundred eighty-one and fourteen 73 f 281.14') hundredths feet to a point' of curvature on the southerly line of Malden Street; thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20') feet, thirty and twenty-four (30.24') hundredths feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Forest Street, and also the point of beginning by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assess- able frontages are herewith recorded consecutively, namely; Town of Watertown, two hundred (200') feet, comprising of four (4) lots of fifty (50') feet each, certificate for four lots #25198; Winter Hill Co-op Bank, eighty-nine and twenty-three (8923') hundredths feet compris- ing of two (2) lots, one of fifty (50') feet, certificate =34886, and one of thirty-nine and twenty-three (39.23') hundredths feet, certificate =29585. The area enclosed by this description comprises the limits of Mal- den Street which is forty (40') feet in width between parallel lines extending from the easterly line of Forest Street to westerly line of land owned by the Town of Watertown, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan of Malden Street, To Accompany Descrip- tion for Acceptance under the Betterment Act, May 15, 1939, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And it is therefore ORDERED that Malden Street be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and de- clare that said laying out is done tinder Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedulp. hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the gen- eral advantage to the community from said laying out and that better- ments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated May 15, 1939, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said de- scribed parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, BERNARD S. McHUGH, C14ARLES P. COLLIGAN, Selectmen. Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, it was UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the laying out of Malden Street, from Forest Street, southeast to dead end, as a public way, as appears in a report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. SCHEDULE In said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of January next preceding the date of this order. The persons 74 named in said Schedule are the supposed owners of record as of said first day of January and in case said owner's name is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. And the number of the lot set opposite each parcel in said Sched- ule is the number of the lot shown on a plan on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Watertown. Estimat. Side of Area Better- Owner Address Lot No. Street Taken Frontage ment Riverside Trust, Inc. 3-79-7-144 Northerly 1100 37.50 $150.00 c/o U. S. Young, Watertown Co-op. Bank Ctf. 36754 Main St., Watertown, Mass. Joseph Baratta 3-79-8-143 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 69 Forest St., Watertown, Mass Ctf. 23960 William W. Carnes 3-79-9-142 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 et ux Gladys T., 19 Malden St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 43647 Yester Kelligian 3-79-10-141 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 139 Forest St., Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 38786 Town of Watertown 3-79-11-140 Northerly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 36754 Town of Watertown 3-79-12-139 Northerly 988 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 36754 Town of Watertown 3-80-6-138 Southerly 1012 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 25198 Town of Watertown 3-80-5-137 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 25198 Town of Watertown 3-80-4-136 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown, Mass. Ctf. 25198 Town of Watertown 3-80-3-135 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 Watertown. Mass. Ctf. 25198 Winter Hill Coop. Bank 3-80-2-134 Southerly 1000 50 200.00 371 Summer St., Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 34886 Winter Hill Co-op. Bank 3-80-1-133 Southerly 1063 39.23 156.92 371 Summer St., Somerville, Mass. Ctf. 29585 Voted: To indefinitely postpone action on Lyons Court. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 403 of the Acts of 1936, authorizing the Town to extend the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, to include employees, except members of the Police or Fire Department, regardless of the nature of their work, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: To indefinitely postpone. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, Ter. Ed., and also to vote that the terms laborers, workmen, and mechanics, as used in Sections 69 to 75 inclusive, shall include such other employees, except members of the Police and Fire Departments, regardless of the nature of their work, as may be employed on highway work, to be done under con- tracts with the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, Ter. Ed., and also that the terms laborers, work- men, and mechanics, as used in Sections 69 to 75 inclusive, shall include such other employees, except members of the Police and Fire Depart- ments, regardless of the nature of their work, as may be employed on highway work, to be done under contract with the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($13,450), in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Old Age Assistance division of the Public Welfare Department, or take any action relating thereto. 75 Voted: That the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated, in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Old Age Assistance division of the Public Welfare Department, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Selectmen to assess the cost of material used on all permanent sidewalks and betterment streets built by W.P.A. labor, including all of said streets and sidewalks constructed within the past three years, or take any action relating thereto, (Rcquest of the Tax League of Watertown, Inc., and others.) Voted: To withdraw Article 16. Voted: To adopt the following resolution: That it is the sense of the meeting that the Selectmen should, in the construction or reconstruction of sidewalks as W.P.A. projects, provide for the assessment upon the abutting estates of one-half the cost to the town and that in the construction or reconstruction of town ways as W. P.A. projects, betterment assessments should be made according to the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws. Note. The foregoing resolution was presented by "The Tax League of Watertown, Inc." and was adopted on a standing vote of 71 in favor of resolution, and 50 opposed. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Twenty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($827.50) for the purchase of office equipment for the Treasurer's office, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Re- quest of James H. Sheridan, Treasurer). Voted: To adopt recommendation of Finance Committee of "no appropriation." Article 18. To see if the 'Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the old Town Hall site, so-called, for not less than a value placed upon it by the Assessors, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the Selectmen be empowered to sell the old Town Hall site, so-called, according to reduced size as specified in action taken under Article 19, by method of public auction, at a figure not less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take so much as is necessary, of the old Town Hall site, so-called as shown on a plan on file in the Town Engineer's office, for the pur- pose of widening Church Street, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: To take up Article 19, prior to Article 18. Unanimously Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to take so much as is necessary, of the old Town Hall site, so-called, as shown or. a plan on file in the Town Engineer's office, for the purpose of widening Church Street. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200.) for an annuity to be paid to the dependents of Daniel J. Sullivan, a deceased policeman, as provided for by Chapter 326 of the Acts of 1936, General Laws of the Common- wealth, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relat- ing thereto. Voted: To appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for an annuity to be paid at the rate of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) to the dependents of Daniel J. Sullivan, a deceased police- man, commencing July 1, 1939, as provided for by Chapter 326 of the Acts of 1936, General Laws of the Commonwealth, said amount to be 76 placed on the tax levy for the current year, and added to the regular annuity appropriation for 1939. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.), in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Workmen's Compensation Department, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) be and is hereby appropriated, in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Workmen's Compensation Department, said appro- priation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.), in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, to com- plete the heating system at Victory Field, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Com- mission.) Voted: To adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee of "no appropriation." Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Six Hundred Dollars, ($600.) to be used to employ a temporary laborer in the park Department, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Commission.) Voted: On standing vote, 84 in favor and 57 opposed. That the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be and is hereby appropriated to be used to employ a temporary laborer in the Park Department, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. Voted: Final adjournment at 11.10 P.M.. there being no further business to come before the meeting. GEORGE B. WELf,MAN, Town Clerk. At a meeting of the Emergency Finance Board at the State House, Boston, June 29, 1939, a majority of the Board being present, the following vote was unanimously passed: Voted: To approve the borrowing of the Treasurer of the TOWN OF WATERTOWN of the sum of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939. The proceeds of this loan are to be used for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses, for the erection of a Municipal Garage, in connection with a W.P.A. Project, or its successors thereto. The term of the loan is fixed at ten years. EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD, by: George E. Dalrymple, Chairman Daniel F. Doherty William E. Hurley Theodore N. Waddell August 21, 1939. Resignation of John Lester Briggs as a member of the Plannin.- Board, received August 26, 1939. Mr. Briggs was Chairman of the Board. Henry A. Rattigan appointed September 8, 1939 to fill vacancy. 77 Record of Special Town Meeting, September 19, 1939 Meeting was called to order at 8.00 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number present at time of calling meeting to order: 173. Number present at meeting as reported by Checkers' record: 207. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Notices were received from the Chairmen of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7, respectively, of the election of Dominic Pallone, 110 Elm Street, to fill vacancy in 1940 term, Pre- cinct 1, caused by the removal of Louis Mastrangelo from the precinct. Suran M. Ohanian, 33 Melendy Avenue, to fill vacancy in 1940 term, Precinct 2, caused by the removal of Joseph F. Murray from the precinct. Ellen A. Nielsen, 34 Dartmouth Street, to fill vacancy in 1941 term, Precinct 2, caused by the removal from the precinct of James E. Ford. Guy M. Setliff, 151 Maplewood Street, to fill vacancy in 1942 term, Precinct 3, caused by the appointment of Clark B. Partridge to the Finance Committee. Harold S. 'fuck, 42 Barnard Avenue, to fill vacancy in 1942 term, Precinct 4, caused by the death of Dr. B. T. Loring. Norman D. MacKay, 166 Worcester Street, to fill vacancy in 1941 term, Precinct 6, caused by the death of Gardner F. Packard. Charles A. Kerr, 130 Marshall Street, to fill vacancy in 1941 term, Precinct 7, caused by the appointment of Roy C. Papalia to the Finance Committee. Article 1. To hear the report of any committee heretofore ap- pointed and act thereon. G. Frederick Robinson read letters from Congressman Robert Luce and the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General concerning a new Post Office for the Town of Watertown. The letters stated that funds were not now available in. the Federal Budget, but that proposed project was still being considered. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the necessary sums of money for the use of the various Town departments, for the balance of the current year, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Fifteen Thousand three hundred and ten dollars ($15,310) be and is hereby appropriated, to be divided as fol- lows: Town Clerk, Contingent $150.00 Town Hall, Contingent 160.00 Highway Construction, (Special Common Street) 13.000.00 said amount to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. Voted: That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the use of the following departments, and that the money be provided by transfer from certain accounts in accordance with the following schedule: 78 FROM TO Fire Department, Fire Department, Permanent Men, $265.00 Contingent $265.00 Park, Temporary Labor 160.00 Park, Labor 234.00 Park, Victory Field 50.00 Park, Tennis Courts 24.00 $499.00 $499.00 School Transportation $525.00 School Instruction Salaries $525.00 Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939, and amendments thereto, the sum of One Hun- dred Ten Thousand dollars ($110,000) for the purpose of paying for materials and other expenses in connection with the Works Progress Administration projects, or its successors thereto, or take any action relating thereto. Unanimously Voted: That the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses in connection wtih the Works Progress Administration projects, or its successors thereto, and that the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow, under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939, and amendments thereto, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), and to issue therefor the bonds or notes of the Town, said bonds or notes to become due and payable ten years from the date thereof. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Sixteen Thousand Sixty-five dol- lars and forty-four cents ($16,065.44) in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Old Age Assistance division of the Public Welfare Department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) be and is hereby appropriated for the Old Age Assistance division of the Public Welfare Department, said sum to be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Nine Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-eight dollars and Ninety-eight cents ($9238.98) in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated, for the Aid to Depend- ent Children division of the Public Welfare Department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9000) be and is hereby appropriated for the Aid to Dependent Children division of the Public Welfare Department, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), in addition to such sums as have already been appropriated to be used in the Department of Outside Aid, in the Welfare Department, or take any action relating thereto. 79 Voted: That the stun of Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) be and is hereby appropriated for the use of the Department of Out- side Aid, in the Welfare Department, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow, outside the Town's debt limit, the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($73,500), as provided by Chapter 464 of the Acts of 1939, General Laws of the Commonwealth, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: (118 in favor; 55 opposed). That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow, under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 464 of the Acts of 1939, the sum of Seventy Three Thousand Five Hun- dred Dollars ($73,500.00), and to issue therefore the bonds or notes of the Town, said bonds or notes to become due and payable five years from the date thereof. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-six dollars and Twenty-three cents ($19,296 23) previously ap- propriated for work to be done under Chapter 90, General Laws, to be used for Highway Maintenance, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: No appropriation. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) to be used for Sidewalk Maintenance in the Highway Department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) be and is hereby appropriated for Sidewalk Maintenance in the Highway De- partment, said sum to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1000) to indemnify Edward A. Murray, a member of the Police Department, as a result of the Settlement of an action brought against him arising out of his duties as a Police Officer, as provided for in Chapter 41, General Laws. as amended, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: (Unanimously) That the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) be and is hereby appropriated to indemnify Edward A. Murray, a member of the Police Department, as a result of the Settlement of an action brought about against him arising out of his duties as a Police Officer, as provided for in Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended, said amount to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.) , to be used to pay salaries in the Police Department, as provided for by Chapter 41, General Laws, and amendments thereto, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: (102 in favor; 85 opposed.) That the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400) be and is hereby appropriated to be used to pay salaries in the Police Department, as provided for by Chapter 41, General Laws, and amendments thereto, said sum to establish a salary of Thirty-seven Hundred Dollars ($3700) for the Chief of Police, and to provide a salary of a Captain of Police of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) over that of a Lieutenant, and to provide for the additional salary for two Sergeants 80 advanced from the rank of Patrolmen, said amount to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Five Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($525) from School Instruction Salaries account to Transportation, or taken any action relating thereto. Voted: That Article 12, be taken up with Article 2. (See Action under Article 2.) Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present by- laws by striking out Section 1, of Chapter 6, of said by-laws, which is as follows: "Section 1. The Collector shall append to his annual report, in the annual printed report of the Town, a list of all unpaid tax levies, giving the names of the parties assessed, the amount due from each, and the year in which such assessments were laid," and substituting in place thereof the following: "Section 1. The Collector shall append to his annual report, in the annual printed report of the Town, an aggre- gate list of all unpaid tax levies, and the year in which such assessments were laid.", or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Collector of Taxes.) Voted: (125 in favor; 1 opposed.) To amend Section 1, of Chapter 6, of the By-laws of the Town of Watertown, by striking out said Sec- tion 1, and substituting in place thereof, the following: Chapter 6, Section 1: The Collector shall append to his annual report, in the annual printed report of the Town, an aggregate list of all unpaid tax levies, and the year in which such assessments were laid. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) for office assistance in the office of the Collector of Taxes, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Collector of Taxes.) Voted: That the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) be and is hereby appropriated for office assistance in the Office of the Collector of Taxes, said amount to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. Article 15. To see whether the Town will vote to change and amend the By-laws by abolishing the Playground Commission and transferring all of its duties and powers to the Park Commission, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Commissioners.) Voted: To amend Article 15, to read as follows: Article 15: To see whether the Town will vote to abolish the Play- ground Commission and transfer all of its duties and powers to the Park Commission, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Commissioners.) Voted: That the Town abolish the Playground Commission and transfer all of its duties and powers to the Park Commission. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) from the material fund of the Water Department appropriation to the labor fund of the same, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Water Commission.) Voted: That the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200) be and is hereby appropriated for the Water Maintenance Labor Account, said sum to be provided by transfer from the Water Maintenance Materials Account. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to ratifly the action of the Selectmen in granting an easement over the rear portion of the Old Town Hall site, so called, or take any action relating thereto. 81 Voted: That the action of the Selectmen in granting to Herman Dana, et al, a right of way from Church Street to land of said Dana's i in and over a strip of land fifteen (15') feet in width across the rear of the Old Town Hall Site so-called be, and the same hereby is ratified and confirmed. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to take any further action relative to the disposition of the Old Town Hall site, so-called, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the offer of ($30,600) Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Dollars received at the sale by public auction of the Old Town Hall Site, so-called, be accepted and that the Selectmen be authorized to execute and deliver to the purchaser a good and sufficient deed of the same, and also such other instruments, if any, in writing as they deem necessary to vest title to the same in said purchaser, and that the Selectmen be authorized to pay out of the said sum the expenses incurred in the sale of this property. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to change and amend the present Zoning By-Laws by altering the Zoning Map of Watertown dated 1935, changing certain property on Spring Street, now in District 2, General Residence District, to District 5, Light Industrial District, as follows: Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the premises at land for- merly of John Clark but now of the Fitchburg Division of the Boston &Maine Railroad Company.and thence running northerly on said Spring Street, about Ninety (90) feet to a passageway ten (10) feet wide between these premises and land now or formerly of Artemas Rogers, which passageway leads from Spring Street to the Meeting House; thence westerly bounded northerly by said passageway about two hundred (200) feet to a corner, ten feet southerly of the southwesterly corner of said Rogers land; thence Southerly in a straight line about ninety (90) feet to land of the Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad Com- pany; thence easterly about two hundred (200) feet to the point of be- ginning. (Request of Leroy S. Eaton and others.) The following report was submitted by the Planning Board in regard to Article 19. Sept. 19, 1939 To the Honorable Town Meeting: Subject: Amendment to Zoning By-Law (Article 19) Pursuant to petition, presented to this Board by Leroy S. Eaton and others, an advertised Public Hearing was held at the Administration Building on Aug. 24, 1939. As there were no objectors whatever and the abutting property owners were 100% in favor of this amendment to the by-law, the Planning Board after due consideration voted unanimously to recommend the amendment to the Town Meeting. In the unanimous opinion of the Board it will be to the best interest of the Town as a whole to change the zoning of the area described from District 2 (two), General Residence to District 5 (five) light in- dustrial, and we respectfully request that you so vote. WATERTOWN PLANNING BOARD JOHN H. DARDIS, Chairman." Unanimously Voted: That the Town change and amend the present Zoning By-laws by altering the Zoning Map of Watertown dated 1935, changing certain property on Spring Street, now in District 2, General Residence District, to District 5, Light Industrial District, as follows: 82 Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the premises at land for- merly of John Clark but now of the Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad Company, and thence running northerly on said Spring Street, about Ninety (90) feet to a passageway ten (10) feet wide between these premises and land now or formerly of Artemas Rogers, which passageway leads from Spring Street to the Meeting House; thence westerly bounded northerly by said passageway about two hun- dred (200) feet to a corner, ten feet southerly of the southwesterly corner of said Rogers land; thence Southerly in a straight line about ninety (90) feet to land of the Fitchburg Division of the Boston & Maine Railroad Company; thence easterly about two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning. (Request of Leroy S. Eaton and others.) Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-five Dollars and Sixty-nine cents ($2,335.69) to be used for the purpose of employing seven additional men, from November 1, 1939 in the Fire Department, said additional men to be used to elimate the so called "long day on" or twenty-four hour tour of duty, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of members of Fire Department and others.) Voted: That the Selectmen shall and hereby are authorized to in- crease the permanent personnel of the Fire Department by the appoint- ment of seven (7) additional men for the purpose of reducing the hours of employment in the Fire Department and placing its members on the so-called Elimination System and the sum of Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-five Dollars and Sixty-nine cents ($2,335.69) be and hereby is appropriated for the salaries of said seven additional men from November 1, 1939, and this sum shall be levied against the polls and estates of the current year. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to petition the legislature of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts for a referendum at the next annual Town election of the question of a change of government in the Town of Watertown and the adoption of a city charter, or take any action relating thereto. (Re- quest of Richard F. Lopez, Sr., and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 31, Sec. 103, and the acts of the legislature in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and, if adopted to fix the salary of the purchasing agent, or take any action relating thereto. (Re- quest of Richard F. Lopez, Sr., and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salaries of the members of the Board of Selectmen to Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500) per year for the Chairman of the Board and Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200) per ,year for each of the other members of the Board, or take any action relating thereto. *Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr., and others.) Motion Failed For Want of a Second: That the Town vote to in- crease the salaries of the members of the Board of Selectmen to Fif- teen Hundred Dollars ($1500) per year for the Chairman of the Board and Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200) per year for each of the other members of the Board. No action. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote that the Town Meeting members will be seated in town meetings in accordance with and in 83 numerical order of the precincts which they represent, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: That the Town Meeting members be seated in town meet- ings in accordance with and in numerical order of the precincts which they represent. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, a sum of money sufficient to pay the expenses of constructing a swimming pool and designate the location thereof on some vacant land centrally situated and now owned by the Town, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to sell at private sale to any person or persons whatso- ever, any and all parcels of idle property now owned by the Town, and specify the selling price thereof, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to the Chief of Police of the Town of Watertown sole and exclusive authority and power to ap- point subordinate officers of the Watertown police force and thereby remove the government of the police force from politics, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Motion Defeated: That the Town vote to the Chief of Police of the Town of Watertown sole and exclusive authority and power to ap- point subordinate officers of the Watertown police force. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to create the position of Commissioner of Public Safety and specify how such office shall be filled together with the amount of salary per annum of the incumbent thereof and place such position under civil service with supervision over the police and fire department of the Town, or take any action re- lating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote that the report and recom- mendations of the Bingham Associates be made public and open to the inspection of the citizens of the Town on the completion of the survey in which said associates are employed by the Town, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: That the report and recommendations of the Bingham Associates be made public and open to the inspection of the citizens of the Town on the completion of the survey. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote that a committee be ap- pointed to investigate the activities of the Bingham Associates with respect to surveys made by them in other towns and cities of the Com- monwealth, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to request the legislature of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts to amend the present Town Meeting Act so that the mem- bers of the Finance Committee except the Chairman thereof shall have the right to vote at the Town meetings, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, 'Sr, and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. 84 Article 32. To see if the Town will vote that the membership of the Board of Health of the Town shall be made up of one doctor and two other persons not physicians, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote that the membership of the School Committee shall be made up persons who are not teachers in the public schools of the town, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr. and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 34. To see if the Town will vote that no person elected as a town meeting member, and who accepts such office, shall be employed by the Town in any capacity during the term of such office, or take any action relating thereto. (Richard R. Lopez, Sr., and others). Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. Article 35. To see if the Town will vote that all automobiles and trucks owned by the Town be insured against personal injury and property damage caused by the operation thereof and appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, such money as may be necessary to pay the premium on such insurance policies, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Richard F. Lopez, Sr., and others.) Voted: To Indefinitely Postpone. VOTED: Final Adjournment at 11.15 P. M. there being no further business to come before the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Septmber 27, 1939. At a meeting of the Emergency Finance Board of the Common- wealth, held on the 27th day of September. 1939, a majority of said Board being present, the following vote was unanimously passed: Voted: To approve the borrowing by the Treasurer of the Town of Watertown of the sum of Seventy Three Thousand Dollars ($73,000.00) under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 464 of the Acts of 1939. The proceeds of this loan are to be used to meet so much of the Town's share of the deficit in the amounts assessed upon it for State Tax purposes in 1938. The Term of the loan is not to exceed five (5) years. EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD by: George E. Dalrymple, Chairman William B. Coy Daniel F. Doherty William E. Hurley Theodore N. Waddell September 27, 1939. At a meeting of the Emergency Finance Board of the Common- wealth, held on the 27th day of September, 1939, a majority of said Board being present, the following vote was unanimously passed: Voted: To approve the borrowing by the Treasurer of the Town of Watertown of the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of 85 the Acts of 1939. The proceeds of this loan are to be used to meet the appropriation made for Materials and Expenses of W.P.A. Projects. The term of the loan is fixed at ten (10) years. EMERGENCY FINANCE BOARD by: George E. Dalrymple, Chairman William B. Coy Daniel F. Doherty William E. Hurley Theodore N. Waddell Notices of the approval of the foregoing votes by the Emergency Finance Board were received by the Town Clerk September 28, 1939. PLANNING BOARD APPOINTMENT Alexander Astorian of 35 Boylston Street, appointed October 27, 1939 to fill vacancy caused by the resignation October 17, 1939 of J. Clifford McGann as a member of the Planning Board. Record of Special Town Meeting December 12, 1939 Meeting was called to order at 8.00 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number present at time of calling meeting to order: 141. Number present at meeting as reported by Checkers' records: 185. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Notices were received from the Chairmen of Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 respectively, of the election of Joseph C. Kelley, 26 Melendy Avenue, to fill vacancy in Precinct One, caused by the removal from the precinct of Joseph Ford, in the 1941 term. Donald D. Wright, 127 Barnard Avenue, to fill vacancy in Precinct Four, 1942 term, caused by the resignation of Clarence Reynolds. Edmund P. Hickey, 9 Thurston Road, to fill vacancy in 1940 term, Precinct Five, caused by the removal from Precinct of John J. Keefe. William J. Coumans, 67 Marion Road, to fill vacancy in 1941 term, Precinct Seven, caused by the removal from the precinct of Joseph E. Hyde. George J. Gaffney, 8 Theurer Park, to fill vacancy in 1940 Term, and William H. Regan, 40 Bacon Street, to fill vacancy in 1941 term, caused by the removal from the precinct of Edmund P. Hickey in the 1941 term, and the removal from the Town of George McManus in the 1940 term, in Precinct Eight. Guy P. Clark, 34 Waverley Avenue, to. fill vacancy in the 1941 term, caused by the resignation of Raymond Shriver, and Joseph F. Nolan, 32 Elmwood Avenue, to fill vacancy in the 1940 term, caused by the removal from the precinct of Henry McGrady, in Precinct Nine. Martin J. Reid, 23 Chapman Street, to fill vacancy in the 1940 term, Precinct Ten, caused by the appointment of Chester H. Parker to the Finance Committee. (The foregoing members were duly sworn by Town Clerk, George B. Wellman). 86 Article 1. To hear the report of any committee heretofore ap- pointed and act thereon. On motion made by Chairman Wilfred J. Paquet of the Finance Committee, and duly seconded, it was Unanimously Voted: That the Town Meeting Members stand in silent tribute to the memory of Thomas F. Tierney, a well-known and active citizen, who passed away on Monday, December 11. Town Counsel John A. Murray, as a member of the Building By- Law Committee, submitted a report, which is duly filed in the Book of Reports, Town Clerk's Office, and in substance is the same as Article 27, of this Warrant. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, the necessary sums of money for the use of the various Town departments for the balance of the current year, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the use of the following departments, and that the money be provided by transfer from certain accounts in accordance with the following schedule: From To Highway Department, Chapter 90, 1938 $750.00 Street Lights $750.00 Health, Contagious Diseases 50.00 Dog Officer Cont. 50.00 Interest Account 55.00 Town Hall Cont. 55.00 Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the I reasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1st, 1940, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1940, or take any action relating thereto. Unanimously Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money on and after January 1, 1940, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, and to issue the note or notes of the Town therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under the vote to be paid from the revenue of the f nancial year beginning January 1, 1940. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow under the authority of, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939, the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.) for the purpose of paying for materials or other expenses in connection with the Works Progress Administration projects, or its successors thereto. or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44.0()0.) be and is hereby appropriated for Works Progress Administration Proj- ects, said sum to be provided by transfer from the Excess and De- ficiency Account, to be apportioned as follows: Thirty-four Thousand Dollars ($34,000.) for WPA Materials, Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.) for WPA Expenses, and Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.) for additional Materials for the new Municipal Garage. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800.) for the use of the Ashes and Paper account of the Highway Department, or take any action relating thereto. 87 Voted: That the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the Ashes and Paper Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Highway Stable Mainte- nance Account to the Ashes and Paper Account. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($12,600.) to purchase six (6) motor sidewalk plows to be used in the Highway Department, or take any action relating thereto. On recommendation of the Finance Committee it was Voted: That the sum of Twenty-one Hundred Dollars ($2100.) be and is hereby appropriated to purchase one (1) motor sidewalk plow, said amount to be provided by transfer from Overlay Reserve to High- way Department, Motor Sidewalk Plow. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.) for the use of the Drainage Account of the Highway Department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1,250.) be and is hereby appropriated for the Perry Street Drain Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from Highway Depart- ment, Chapter 90, 1938 account, to Perry Street Drain Account. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.) for the use of the Department of Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid for the balance of the current year, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($2,250.) be and is hereby appropriated for the Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid account, and that the money be provided by transfer from the following accounts: Interest Account $1,900.00 State Aid Account 250.00 Soldiers' Relief, Office Expense 100.00 Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Sixty Dollars ($60.) for the use of the Cemetery Labor account in the Health Department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Sixty Dollars ($60.) be and is hereby appropriated for the Cemetery Labor Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Health Contagious Account. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200.) for the replacement of two 1936 Plymouth Sedans in the Health Department, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Health Department). Voted: That the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200.) be and is hereby appropriated for the purchase of two new automobiles in the Health Department, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Health Contagious Disease Account. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) for the use of the Workmen's Compensation Department for the balance of the current year, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 88 be and is hereby appropriated for the Workmen's Compensation Ac- count, said amount to be provided by transfer as follows: Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) from the Interst Account, and Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) from the Overlay Reserve Account. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Eight Hundred Eighty Dollars ($880.00) to make certain changes in traffic signal equipment at the intersection of School and Mt. Auburn Streets in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Public Works of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: "No appropriation." Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for the purpose of helping to defray expenses incidental to the entertainment of the Warren, Ohio Post Veterans of Foreign Wars band at the time of the National Encampment of the Veterans of For- eign Wars, held in Boston during the current year, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Burnham-Manning Post 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars). Voted: That the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of helping to defray expenses incidental to the entertainment by Burnham-Manning Post 1105, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars of the Warren, Ohio Post Veterans of Foreign Wars band at the time of the National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, held in Boston during the current year, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Pension Account, and to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($650.00) for the use of the Administration Building account, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Two Hundred and Seventy-five Dollars ($275.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the Town Hall Lighting Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Interest Account. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for General Control in the School Department, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of School Department). Voted: That the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the School, General Control (Telephone Ac- count), said amount to be provided by transfer from the School Instruction Salaries Account. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the use of the Eye Glass account, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the use of the Eye Glass for School Children Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the School Instruction Account. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, real estate of the Town not being used at present for any municipal purpose, other than property ac- 89 quired by foreclosure of tax titles, for a price not less than a value set upon it by the Board of Assessors, or take any action relating thereto. Unanimously Voted: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell. in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, real estate of the Town not being used at present for any municipal purpose, other than property ac- quired by foreclosure of tax titles, for a price not less than a value set upon it by the Board of Assessors. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of Riverside Street to Mayhew Road, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, and Historical Society of Watertown, and others). Voted: To dismiss Article 18, from the Warrant. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote that the delta in Water- town Square be named Columbus Delta, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Henry L. Morley, and others). On standing vote, 85 in favor, and 59 opposed, it was Voted: That the delta in Watertown Square be named Columbus Delta. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Four Hundred Forty Dollars ($440.00) for the use of the Town Clerk's department to defray the expense of this Special Town Meeting, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Four Hundred and Sixty-five Dollars t$465.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the Town Clerk's Contin- gent Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the School Instruction Salaries Account. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Two Hundred Dollars $200.00) for the use of the Labor account of the Park Department, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Park commission). Voted: That the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the Park Labor Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the School Instruction Salaries Account. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Sixty-six Dollars and Thirty cents ($66.30) to be used by the Town Treasurer to purchase a De- positors' Forgery Bond, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That the sum of Sixty-six Dollars and Thirty cents ($66.30) be and is hereby appropriated for the Treasurer's Contingent Account, said amount to be provided by transfer from the Interest Account. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Four Hundred Twenty-five Dollars ($425.00) to be used to complete the installation of the heating system at Victory Field, or taken any action relating thereto. (Request of Park Commissioners). Voted: "No appropriation." Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-five Dollars ($265.00) for the salary account of the Chief, a Captain, a 90 Lieutenant, and two Sergeants, in the Police department, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: "No appropriation." Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to empower the Selectmen to take whatever steps necessary to obtain the land at the rear of the Watertown depot, so-called, for a pubic parking space and to appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for that purpose, or take any action relating thereto. Voted: That a committee of Five (5) be appointed by the Mod- erator to make a study of matters contained in Article 25, and report back to the March 1940 Town Meeting. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By-Law, or take any action relating thereto, to wit: No owner or tenant of an estate abutting on a sidewalk shall place or suffer to remain for more than three hours between sunrise and sunset any snow upon such sidewalk, or any ice upon such sidewalk unless such ice is made even and covered with sand, sawdust, or ashes to prevent slipping, nor shall any person place any ice or snow in a street outside of the sidewalk unless the same is made even at the time of placing. Any violation of the foregoing by-law shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Dollars ($5.00) for each offense. Voted: To dismiss Article 26. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present Building By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by repealing and striking out the said present and existing Building By-Laws and adopt- ing and substituting in place thereof the following, as the Building By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown, or take any action relating thereto: UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That the following corrections of errors in printing be made in the following sections as printed in Article 27 of the Warrant 1. Under Section 1, paragraph "L." add the word "Tenement" to the second and third dennitions, so as to read "Tenement or Apartment" in second definition and "Tene- ment or Apartment House" in third definition. 2. Under Section 4 re-letter the last four paragraphs so as to read ­K.-L.-M.-N." 3. Under Section 7, paragraph "F." line 1 insert the words "in width" after the words "26 reet" so as to read as follows: "F. Rafters. For buildings over 14 feet and under 26 feet in width, rafters shall be not less than 211 x 6" spaced not more than 20 inches on centers." 4. Under Section 7, paragraph "J." line 9 change the word "an" to "than" so as to make the sentence beginning on line 8, paragraph "J." read: "Roof planking shall be not less than 1 :t't" tongued and grooved or splined planking covered with approved non-combustible roofing." 5. Under Section 8, paragraph "C." line 14 change the sign beside the figure "2" to read feet instead of inches and in line 15 drop the letters "es" on the word `inch" so that the particular division of this paragraph shall read: "Every dwelling shall provide for each apartment a suitable flue for gas ranges and gas water heaters. These flues may be of 4" cast iron soil pipe or 41, galvanized screw pipe. They shall extend 2' above the roof and be fitted with rain canopy. They shall be culpped into cellar with 11, inch pipe fitted with cap at lower end." 6. Under Section 10, paragraph "Q." line 5 drop the letter "s" on the word "floor" and combine the latter with the next word "beams" so that the last sentence in that para- graph will read as follows: 91 '"rerra cotta, concrete, or metal slabs, or templates of approved size and thickness shall be placed under all floorbeams and girders to properly distribute the loads." 7. Under Section 14, paragraph "A." line 6, add the words "or more than two stories high" after the word "tenements" so that the paragraph will read as follows: "All tenement houses thereafter erected of more than four tenements or more than two stories high, if of second class construction, shall have not more than 3000 sq. ft. of door area between fire walls." 3. Under Section 14, paragraph "L." line 10 interchange the words "feet" and "square" alter the word "six" so that the last sentence in this paragraph shall read as follows: "At least one such window in rooms other than bath rooms and water closets shall be not less than six square feet in area between the stop beads." 9. Under Section 15, paragraph "D." line 3, add the word "not" before the word "more" so that the last sentence of paragraph D will read as follows: "The maximum height above roof shall be not more than 25 feet." UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: That Section 14, paragraph "Z." be hereby amended by adding thereto the following provision: **nor shall any story above the second story of any wooden tenement house now in existence be rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for house-keeping, nor shall it be intended. arranged, or designed to be occupied for house-keeping nor shall any pro- vision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above the second story and any such tenement which is now being occupied or operated in violation of this section may be made to conform to such by-law." ARTICLE 27 Notice to Citizens The proposed Building By-Law as printed in the original warrant, under Article 27, is hereby deleted from the Annual Town Report, as an economy measure. The proposed By-Law is incorporated in the warrant of December 12. 1939. and is part of the official Town Clerk's record, Volume 22. The actual Building By-Law and the vote adopting said Building By-Law follows:— UNANIMOUSLY VOTED: Tliat the present Building By-law of the Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown be and is hereby amended by repealing and striking out the said present"and existing Building By-law and by adopting and substituting in place thereof the following as the Building By-law of the Town: SECTION 1 A. Title & Scope. This By-Law shall be known and cited as the Building Law. The Provisions of this by-law shall apply to all buildings or structures erected or altered in the Town of Watertown except such matters as are provided for by the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. B. Administration. There shall be an Inspector of Buildings appointed by the Selectmen, who shall administer this By-Law, and who shall have the power to establish rules and regulations for the carrying out of all its provisions. His salary shall be regu- lated by vote of the selectmen. He shall be either an Architect, Civil Engineer, or a Builder in charge of construction for at least five years immediately prior to his appoint- ment. C. Duties of Inspector of Buildings. He shall keep a record of all business of the department which record shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Selectmen and he shall submit to them an annual report of such business. He shall grant permits for new construction & alterations after determining by investigation of the plans and premises that they comply with these regulations. He shall inspect all buildings in course of erection, alteration, or repair, as often as practicable, and issue permit of occupancy when all requirements have been met. He shall have the right to insist that a competent superintendent, or foreman, be in charge of construction at all times and where structural concrete is being used to 92 appoint an inspector who shall report daily to the Inspector of Buildings. The expense of said Inspector to be borne by the owner or contractor. The Inspector of Buildings may so far as is necessary for the performance of his duties enter any building or premises within the Town at any reasonable hour. D. Filing Plans. Before any work is begun on the construction, alteration, or demolition of any building, wail, fire escape, or other structure, and before any building is moved to a different location the owner or lessee or agent of either or the architect or builder employed by the owner or lessee in connection with the proposed work shall file with the Inspector of Buildings on forms supplied by him an application for a permit together with such plans, details, specifications, computations, and record of test borings as the Inspector may require. The application shall be accompanied by a plot plan showing the exact location of :he new structure and all existing structures that are to remain, and any structures within 8 feet of the line on adjoining lots. The Inspector may further require a statement in writing sworn to before a notary public or justice of the peace giving the full name and residence of each of the owners of the structures or premises concerned, and certifying to any other material facts con- tained in the application. E. Permits. The Inspector shall within a reasonable time approve or reject any application or plan submitted. If approved he shall promptly issue a permit therefor. He shall not issue a permit for a building which comes under the regulations of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until a certificate of approval has been obtained from the Department of Public Safety. All permits shall be void if work is not started within six months of date of permit or if work is discontinued for over six months. The Inspector may revoke any permit obtained under false statements and shall revoke any permit where these regulations are being violated. The permit card issued by the Building Department shall be conspicuously displayed on the premises and shall not be removed until the building is completed. One copy of the plans approved and stamped by the Building Inspector shall be kept on the work at all times. The person in charge of the work shall give notice to the Inspector when any part of the work is ready for inspection. No foundation is to be started until the Inspector has approved the soil on which it is to be laid. No lathing or sheathing is to be done until the Building Inspector has given approval. No newly constructed or altered building is to be occupied until a permit of occu- pancy has been issued by the Inspector of Buildings. F. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation guilty of a violation of any provision of these By-Laws or who after twenty-four hours notice from the Inspector of Buildings shall continue to violate any provision of these By-Laws shall be liable to a fine of not more than One Hundred dollars for each offence to be paid into the treasury of the Town of Watertown. G. Board of Appeals. The Present Board of Appeals under the Zoning Law shall constitute a Board of Appeals. In case the owner of a building or his authorized agent is dissatisfied with any decision of the Inspector of Buildings, and shall file with said Inspector an objection in writing, the matter shall be referred at once to the Board of Appeals who within ten days from said reference shall hear the parties and after taking such expert opinion as they deem necessary, give their decision. In case the decision of the Inspector is affirmed the expense of such expert opinion shall be paid to the Town Treasurer by the applicant. Otherwise it shall be borne by the Town. H. Validity. The invalidity of any section or provision of these By-Laws shall not effect the validity of any other section or provision. No mistake or neglect of duty on the part of the Inspector of Buildings shall legalize any violation of the provisions of these By-laws. 93 I. The Inspector of Buildings may in the name of the Town take such measures as the public safety requires to carry these By-Laws and every section thereof into erect, and any expense incurred in so doing may be recovered by the Town from the owner of the defective or condemned property. J. Additions and alterations to an existing building shall comply with the provi- sions of these By-Laws, and if alterations or reconstruction of an existing building exceed fifty per cent of its last assessed value the entire building shall be made to con- form to the requirements of this By-law. Fees K. Any person applying for a building permit shall at the time of filing an appli- cation pay a fee as follows: For new buildings (other than private garages) costing $5000. or less $5.00 New buildings, additions and alterations costing more than $5000. 1.0000 per M Private Garages 2.1.00 Additions and alterations under $300. 3.00 Additions and alterations $300.-$1000. 00 Additions and alterations $1000.-$5000. 5.00 Demolitions 50 Signs 2.00 Moving buildings Buildings owned by the Town of Watertown, the County of Middlesex, the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, and the United States shall be exempt from paying any fee. Where work for which permit is required has been started without obtaining a per- mit the above fees shall be doubled, but the payment of such a fee shall not affect the penalty for violation prescribed in paragraph F. of section 1. Definitions L. Alterations. A change in the use, location, or structural arrangement of a build- ing. 'Tenement or Apartment. That part of a building used or designed to be used as the residence of one family. Tenement or Apartment House. Any building occupied or designed for the use of more than two families. ' Approved. Approved by the Building Inspector. Ashlar. A thin finished facing of a masonry wall. Basement. A story partly but not more than 50% below finished grade. Bearing Wall or Partition. Walls or partitions supporting loads other than their own weight. Cellar. A story of which more than 500/'o is below finished grade. Court. An open unoccupied space other than a yard on the same lot with a build- ing. Curtain walls. A non bearing wall between columns or piers unsupported by gird- ers or beams. Existing. Existing at the date of passage of this By-law. Family. One or more persons living independently. Fire door. An assembly of door, frame and sill which will resist fire test for at least one hour without serious deterioration. Fire Wall. A solid masonry wall at least 12" thick, with limited openings protected by fire doors, extending at least two feet above the roof, and Sashed with metal. Foundation. That part of a wall, pier or column below the level of the grade. Footing. The lowest part of the foundation, or the part having direct bearing on the soil. Girder. A beam supporting other beams or joists. Habitable Room. A room occupied by one or more persons for living, eating or sleeping. First Class Construction. Buildings constructed of fireproof material throughout except that wood may be used for under and upper floors with the necessary screeds im- 94 bedded in concrete without any air-space between concrete and boarding, window and door frames, sashes, doors, isolated furrings imbedded in mortar, and interior finish. Second Class Construction. Buildings with external walls of fireproof material but which do not meet all the requirements of first class construction. Third Class Construction. Buildings whose exterior walls are constructed in whole or in part of wood. Slow Burning Construction. Buildings constructed of masonry walls and heavy timber with no concealed spaces. Business Building. A building occupied for the transaction of business, the rendering of professional service; the display and sale of goods; the supplying of food, or drink; such as an office building, store, restaurant, laboratory, etc. SECTION 2 Class of Construction Required A. Ist Class. All buildings hereafter erected or altered so as to be used as a theatre, school, hospital, detention building, foundry, or where inflammable materials or explosives are stored or used in manufacturing shall be of first class construction. B. Mill or slow burning construction. All buildings hereafter erected to be used as lactones, if two or more stories in height, shall be of first class or slow burning construction. C. 2nd Class. All buildings other than one or two-family dwellings, club houses not over two stories high or private garages hereafter erected shall be of first or second class construction. This restriction shall not apply to small storage or other small buildings located out- side the thickly settled portions of the town, or on the rear of a house lot, which does not in the opinion of the Inspector of Buildings constitue a fire menace. Materials All Materials shall be of such quality as to insure ample safety and security to life, limb and neighboring property and to fulfill the requirements of these By-laws. The Inspector of Buildings shall have the right to reject all materials which in his judgment are unsuitable, and may require tests to be made by the architect, builder owner or other interested persons. Any test thus required shall be made under the supervision or direction of the Inspector and at the expense of the owner. Lumber. Lumber shall be sound, and free from shakes, large or loose knots, or any defect that might impair its strength or durability. Brick. Brick may be of burnt clay, sand, lime, or cement. They shall be hard and strong and of a quality satisfactory to the Inspector of Buildings. They shall have an average ultimate compressive strength of three thousand pounds per sq. inch. Not more than 15% shall be bats or broken brick. Sand. Sand shall be clean, course, sharp, grit sand, free from loam or other injurious foreign matter. Lime. Lime shall be free from ashes, clinkers, and other foreign material and shall not be air-slaked. Portland Cement. Portland cement shall conform to the Standard Specifications for Portland cement of the American Society for Testing Materials. Gravel and Stone. Gravel and Stone shall be clean hard and durable and of suitable size for its purpose. Run of bank gravel shall only be used on approval of the Inspector. Cinders composed of hard clean vitrous clinkers, free from ashes and partly burned coal may be used on minor work with the approval of the Inspector. The Inspector of Buildings may from time to time file with the Board of Appeals a request for their approval of equivalent methods of construction or of substitute materials, and upon approval by a majority of the Board such methods or materials may be consid- ered as being in conformity with this By-law. 93 SECTION 4 General Provisions A. No wooden building except private garages shall be built or placed within 6 feet of an adjoining lot line unless the complete external wall next said line shall be built of masonry at least 8" thick. Private garages not over 1 V,- stories in height located on the extreme rear of a lot may be placed not less than 3 feet from a lot line, except where the rear line of the lot forms the side line of an adjoining lot, in which case the distance shall be 6 feet. B. No part of any building except cornices at least 12 feet above the side-walk shall project over any public way. All Buildings shall be provided with leaders sufficient to prevent the flow of roof water over the adjoining property or over a sidewalk. No roof shall be constructed as to discharge snow or ice on the public way. C. The maximum floor area between fire walls shall be in second class buildings 8000 feet and in third class buildings 5000 feet. If buildings are equipped with approved sprinkler system these areas may be increased 100101b. D. For height regulations see zoning law. E. Basement ceilings in all buildings except one and two family dwellings shall be plastered on wire lath. F. No second hand structural materials shall be used without the approval of the Inspector of Buildings. G. Every water closet compartment shall have proper ventilation to the outer air and proper means of lighting at night. H. All two family dwellings hereafter erected, and all two family houses in which alterations are made above the second floor, shall have front and rear stairways from the first floor to the highest occupied floor. The front stairway shall be not less than 36" inches in clear width and the rear stairway not less than 32,, inches. I. All buildings shall have a cellar not less than 6 feet clear between floors timbers and cellar floor extending the full size of main building. J. In all stores there shall be placed in the floor, at a central location and unob- structed by fixtures, an opening between first floor and basement not less than 10" x 10" covered with %1" glass. K. Skylights. All skylights hereafter placed in any building shall have framework and sashes of metal. Except as hereinafter provided all skylights shall be glazed with wired glass, or plain glass may be used it not less than three sixteenths of an inch thick and protected above by wire screens, but no plain glass shall be used in buildings of a public character over any passageway or room of public resort unless wire screens are placed beneath skylight. L. Shafts. No wired glass shall be placed in a skylight at the top of enclosures for elevators, stairways, dumb waiters, vent and light shafts or over a theatre stage. All such skylights shall be glazed with thin glass and shall be protected by galvanized wire screens. The mesh of such screens shall not exceed one inch and the wire shall not be less than No. 12 gage. All screens shall have substantial metal supports and shall be placed at least six inches above skylight and project six inches beyond edges of skylights. M. Roof exits. Every building except detached dwellings shall have in its roof, readily accessable from top hallway, a door or scuttle not less than two feet by three feet in area. Scuttles or doors shall be hinged so as to be easily opened, and may have hooks or bolts on inside, but shall not have Key locks. N. Demolition of Buildings. In the demolition of buildings one story at a time begin- ning at the top shall be completely removed. No wall, chimney, or other heavy piece of construction shall be allowed to fall in mass on a floor. Proper chutes shall be provided and sufficient sprinkling done to keep down the dust. Where construction or demolition work is carried on near a public way enclosures satisfactory to the Inspector of Buildings shall be provided to protect the public from falling materials, and those enclosures if pro- jecting on a public way shall be kept properly lighted during the hours of darkness. 96 SECTION 5 Light and Ventilation A. Every habitable room shall have one or more windows opening on a street or court. The minimum area of such a window shall be not less than 1/10 the floor area of the room and at least 30% of the window shall be ventilating. B. Every bath room and water closet compartment shall be ventilated by a window at least 6 sq. ft. in area, ventilating at least 30% opening on a street or court; or by an air shaft or mechanical ventilating system satisfactory to the Inspector of Buildings. C. Every bath room and toilet compartment shall have proper means of lighting at night. D. Rooms used for mercantile, manufacturing, or storage purposes shall be ventilated by windows or mechanical ventilation according to generally accepted good practice. Lighting and ventilation in public buildings shall be governed by State regulations. Privacy E. In every dwelling hereafter erected access to all living rooms and bed rooms and to at least one water closet compartment shall be provided without passing through any bed room. SECTION 6 Exits and Stairways A. Every building hereafter erected shall have sufficient means of egress in case of fire. In addition to the provision of statute and of State and Metropolitan regulations, the District Police regulations and Fire Prevention Commissioners regulations, the require- ments of this section shall apply to all buildings except one and two family houses, tene- ment houses, stables and barns. B. Whenever dimensions of exits are proportioned to the number of occupants the Inspector shall determine the probable number of such occupants. Every floor above the first shall have at least two exits (not including elevators) leading directly or indirectly to the street, placed as far apart as practicable. The Inspector may require exits to be lighted adequately by artificial light and to be marked by a sign and a red light. At ieast one stairway shall continue to the roof if flat. C. Required stairways except when serving less than 150 persons shall be at least 3 ft. 6 inches in clear width. There shall be not more than 15 nor less than 3 risers between landings. There shall be no winders. Risers shall be not over 8" and treads not less than y., exclusive of nosings. There shall be hand rails on at least one side, and if over 4 ft. wide there shall be hand rails on both sides. Landings shall be not less in either dimen- sion than the width of the stairs. D. Corridors connecting stairways with exit doors shall have a clear width of not less than the aggregate required widths of stairways served thereby. E. Every room having an area exceeding one thousand sq. ft., or occupied by more than seventy-five persons, shall have at least two exits, remote from each other. leading to the street or court. Boiler rooms for high pressure boilers shall have two exits. F. All stairs in buildings required to be of first class construction, shall have stairs, stair landings, and floors inside the enclosure of metal or masonry. Hand rails may be of wood. U. In proportioning the width of exits, 24 inches shall be allowed for each 100 persons. Doors shall open outward and shall in no case be less than 3 ft. 6 inches. H. Enclosures. All required stairways shall be enclosed as follows: Buildings having an assembly hall or lodge room. All basement stairs enclosed, if hall is above first floor one stairway to hall enclosed. Manufacturing and Storage Buildings. Three or more stories all stairways enclosed. Theatres and schools. According to State regulations. Business Buildings. Three to five stories; Two stairways enclosed. Other Buildings than above. Subject to ruling of Inspector of Buildings. 97 I. The construction of required enclosures shall be as follows; For first and second class buildings, 8" brick or concrete walls; 41, masonry walls with cement plaster both sides supported at each floor; 2" metal and plaster solid partitions. For business buildings and buildings of third class construction, the enclosure may be of 4" studs firestopped at each floor and plastered both sides with cement mortar on wire lath. J. All doors in enclosures shall be self closing fire doors. All windows shall be sta- tionary fire windows. SECTION 7 Frame Construction A. Framing. Frame buildings shall be constructed with sills, posts, girts, floor joists, studs and rafters, all of which timbers shall be of suitable size, properly framed and braced. All members shall be solid timber except plates and partition caps which may be built up of two pieces. All timbers shall be of first quality. All frame buildings having more than one hundred sq. feet of floor area shall have all sills including porch sills not less than 4,,x 611. Porch sills shall be supported by iron columns or masonry piers and where connected to main building shall have sufficient bear- ing on foundation wall or be hung in metal stirrups. Porch girts shall be framed into main building; square butting against boarding with- out direct support is not allowed. Main and porch posts shall be not less than 4" x 6". Plates and bearing partition caps shall be not less than 4" x 4". Posts and girts shall be mortised, tenoned, and pinned. Sills shall be connected by halved joints. Main girders supporting floor joists or carrying partitions shall be not less than 6" x 8" supported at intervals of not more than 7' by approved iron columns or masonry piers. Greater spans may be permitted by the Inspector of Buildings if the girder is of suffi- cient size and properly supported. B. Joists. Floor joists shall be of sufficient size to conform to the requirements of Floor Loads in this section. They shall be doubled under partitions. Headers shall be floor joists doubled and if over 6' in Iength shall be hung in stirrups. All roof timbers shall be of sufficient size to conform to the requirements for Roof Loads in this section. Floor and roof timbers shall be bridged in every 8' feet of their length with not less than 1" x 2" bridging. Where floors or roof timbers rest on top of steel beams they shall be secured to beam by bolting a nailing strip to the beam and nailing timbers to the strip. Floor and roof timbers shall bear at least 4" on girder, partition cap, plate or masonry wall. When bearing on masonry wall they shall be firecut 4" inches in their depth and tied to wall at least every 8 feet with hooked wall anchors, and spiked together at ends so as to form continuous ties across the building. Timbers running parallel to walls shall be tied in every 8 feet of their length with an anchor extending over and secured to at least two timbers. Where timbers enter party walls there shall be at least 4" inches of masonry between the ends of all timbers. All cutting of floor or roof timbers for the passage of pipes shall be on the upper side and in no case shall exceed 2 inches in depth or be more than two feet from a bearing unless by consent of Inspector of Buildings. C. Nailing. All timbering not mortised and tenoned together shall be thoroughly spiked or nailed. All boarding shall have at least two nails at each bearing. D. Studding. All studs in outside walls and carrying partitions shall be not less than 2" x 4" spaced not more than 16 inches on centers and shall rest directly on gird- ers or sill. Where studs are of a greater length than 10 feet their size shall be gov- erned by the stresses involved. In buildings where the height of the posts is 14 ft. or less a 1" x 6" ledger board let into the studs may be used in place of girts. E. Wall Plates. Wall plates shall be anchored to masonry walls in every 6 ft. of their length by 'J-- bolts imbedded into the wall at least 2 feet, with washers on lower end. 98 F. Rafters. For buildings over 14 feet and under 26 feet in width, rafters shall be not less than 2" x V" spaced not more than 20 inches on centers. For buildings over 26 feet in width rafters shall be not less than 2" x 8" spaced 20 inches on centers. G. Columns: No isolated wood column shall have a greater unstayed length than thirty times its least dimension. H. Stucco. Frame buildings to be finished in stucco on outside shall be sheathed with not less than % inch boarding covered with waterproof paper and lathed with gal- vanized or zinc coated lath. I. Veneer. When frame buildings are covered with masonry veneer they shall be sheathed back of veneer with not less than :Y4 inch boarding. Veneer shall rest directly on foundation walls and shall be tied to framework with galvanized metal ties at inter- vals of not more than 24 inches horizontally nor more than 18 inches vertically. The height of masonry veneer shall not exceed thirty feet. J. Mill or slow burning construction shall allow no concealed or hollow spaces. Floor and roof timbers shall be proportioned to safely carry the loads intended, but in no case shall be less than 6" in any dimension. They shall rest on bearing plates in walls, on steel or iron column caps, in stirrups, or on top of girders. They shall be con- nected at wall bearing with suitable self releasing anchors, and at joints with joint bolts or timber dogs so as to form continuous ties across building. Columns shall rest on iron or steel capitals. They shall be not less than 8" in any dlmenslon for floors, and not less than 6,, in any dimension for roofs. Roof planking shall be not less than 1 ci" tongued and grooved or splined planking, covered with approved non-combustible roofing. Floors shall be not less than 2 -%" tongued and grooved or splined planking. Lamin- ated floors consisting of planks not less than 4" wide set on edge close together and spiked at intervals of 1811, with joints broken so that no continuous line will occur across the floor, may be used. K. Allowable working stresses for timber. Unit stress in lbs. per sq. inch. BENDING SHEARING COMPRESSION Parallel Perpen- Parallel Columns Columns Fibre to dicular to under 15 over 15 Timber Stress Grain to Grain Grain Diameters Diameters Long leaf pine 1,500 180 260 1,300 980 1,300 1_ L 60 D Douglas fir 1,200 150 200 1,200 900 1,200 l— -L 60 D Short leaf pine 1,100 170 170 1,100 830 1,300 l— 1' 60 D White Pine 900 100 150 1,000 750 1,000 l— L 60 D Spruce 1,000 150 180 1,000 830 1,000 l— L 60 D White Oak 1,000 210 450 1,300 980 1,300 ' L 60 D Chestnut 1,000 150 250 1,300 980 1,000 1— -L D Loads L. The weights of various materials shall be assumed as follows: Pounds Per Cubic foot Birch . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . ... . .. . .. . . ... . ... . . . . .... . ... . .. . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . 42 Brickwork . ... . ... . . .. . ... . ... . .. . ... . ... . ... . .. . . .. . .. . . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . . . 120 Cinder filling, cement coated . . .. . ... .. .. . ... . ... . . .. . ... . .. . .... . . . . . ... . ... . . 72 Concrete, Cinder, Structural . . ... ... . ... . ... .... . ... ... . . .. . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . . 108 Concrete, Stone .. . .... .... ... . ... .... ... . ... . ... . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .... ... . .. . . . . 144 Granite .. . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . . . ..... ... . ... . ... ... . ....... . ... . ... . . .. . .. 168 Limestone . ... . ... . ... . ... . . .. . ... ... . ... . ... . ... .... . .. . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . .. 150 Maple . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... ... .... ... .... . ... . ... . ... . .. . .... . ... .. .. . .. 42 99 Marble . . .. . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 168 Oak . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . . . ... . .. ...... . ... . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . 48 Pine, yellow . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .... . ... . . .. . ....... . . ... . ... . . 42 Sandstone . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . ... . ... . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . 144 Spruce .. .. . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . ... .... . . . . . ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . ... . . ... . .. . . 30 Terra Gotta, architectural, voids unfilled . . . . ... . ... ... .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . 72 Terra Gotta, architectural voids filled ..... . ... . .. . . . ... . .. . . . 120 Plastering on metal lath, exclusive of furring, per sq. ft. . . .... .. . ... . . .. . . . ... . 8 Tar Gravel roofing . . . . . .. . ... . . . .. . .. . . .... ... . ... . .... . . .. . ... . .. . . . ... . .. . . . 7 Floor Loads M. Minimum Requirements. Every permit shall state the purpose for which the building is to be used, and all floors and stairs shall be of sufficient strength to bear safely the weight to be imposed thereon in addition to the dead load, but shall support a minimum uniformly distributed live load per square foot as specified in the following table: Class of Building Pounds per Square foot Armories, Assembly halls, and Gymnasiums . .. . ... . ... . ... . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . 100 Fire houses: Apparatus floors . . ... . . .. . ... ... . . .... . .. . .... . ... . ... . .. .. .... . ... . . . . . . . 150 Residence and stable floors .. . ... ..... . ... ..... ... . .. . . ... . . ... . .. . . . ... . . 50 Garages, private, not more than two cars . . ... .... . ... . ... . .... . ... . .. . . . .. . . . 75 Garages, public . . .. . . . .. . .... . . . . . . .. . ... . .... .... . . ... ... . .. .. . ... . ... . . .. .. . 150 Grandstands .... . ... . .. . . .. 100 Hotels, Lodging Houses, Boarding houses, Clubs, Convents, Hospitals, Asylums, and Detention buildings: Public portions .. . ... . .... . . .. . ... . .. . . .. . . .. .. .... . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . ... . 100 Residence portions .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . .. . . . .. . ... . .. .. . ... . .. . . . ... . . . . . .... . . 50 Manufacturing: Heavy .. . ... .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .... . . ... .... . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . 250 Light .. . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . .. . . ... . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 125 Office Buildings: Firstfloors . . . ... . .. . . ... .. ... . ... . . .. . ... . ... . . . .. .. . . . . .. . ... . .. .. . ... . .. 125 Allother floors .. . ... . . . .. . . .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . 60 Public Buildings: Public portion .. . . ... . .. . . .... . ... . .... ... . .. . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . 100 Officeportion .... ... . ... . .... ..... ... . .. . . ... . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . 75 Residence Buildings, including porches ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. 50 Schools and Colleges: Assembly Halls 100 Class rooms, never to be used as assembly halls 50 Sidewalks . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . . . . .. .. . ... . ... . ... . .... . ... . . . . . ... . ... . . .. . . . .. 250 Or 8,000 pounds concentrated, whichever gives greatest moment or shear. Stables, public or mercantile: Street entrance floors ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. ... . . . .. . ... . .. . . . .. . . ... .. . . . . ... . . . 150 Feedroom . . ... . ... . . ... . .. . . ... .. ... ... ..... . .... ... . .... .... . ... . ..... . 150 Carriage room .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . ... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... ... . ... . .. .. . . . . . .... ... 50 Stallroom . . ... . .... .. .. . .. . .... . ... .... . .... . ... . ... . ... .... . . . . . . .. .. ... 50 Stairs, corridors, and fire escapes from armories, assembly halls, and gym- nasiums ... . .. . . . . .. . ... ... .. .... . ... .... . ... . ..... ....... .... . .... . . .. . . . . 100 Stairs, corridors, and fire escapes except from armories, assembly halls, and gymnasiums .... . ... . .. .. ... . ... .. . .. . ... . ... . ... .... . .... ... . . ... . . .... ... 75 Storage, heavy . . ... . . .. . . . . . . ... .. .. . ... . ... . .. . . ... . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. 250 Light . . ... . . .. . . . .. . ... . ... . ..... ... . .. . ... . . ... . ... . .... . . ... ... . ... . . . .. 125 Stores, retail .. . .... . .... ... . .. .. .. . . . ... . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . .. 100 Wholesale . . ... . ... . . ... . ... . . .. . .. .. . ... . ... . ... . ... . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. 250 100 N. Special Loads. The Building Inspector may require design for heavier loads than the above minimum values if in his judgment the purpose of the building or vibrating machinery requires it. For buildings and structures not in the above table, the Building Inspector shall establish minimum live loads. Not withstanding the load specified in the tables, for floors in residence buildings, the floor timbers shall in order to avoid deflection and give proper stiffness be limited in span length to twenty times their depth 16" on centers. O. Roof and Wind Loads. Roofs should be designed to safely support the following minimum live loads; the vertical and wind loads being assumed to act either together or separately. Pitch of roof Vertical lead per Wind load at right per foot Horizontal sq. ft. angles to one slope 4" or less . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . ... .. 40 lbs. 4" to 8 . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. .... ... . . 30 lbs. 10 lbs. 8" to 1211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . .. .. 20 lbs. 20 lbs. More than 12" . . . ... . .. . ... . . .. . .. . . . . . . 10 lbs. 30 lbs. All buildings shall be calculated to resist a pressure per sq. ft. on an;; vertical Sur- face as follows: To 40 ft. in height, 10 lbs. 40 ft. to 65 ft. in height, 20 lbs. The Inspector of Buildings may require a building to be designed for greater pres- sures than those in the table if in his judgment the exposure of the building requires it. If the resisting moments of the materials of construction are not sufficient to resist the moment of distortion due to wind pressure without exceeding the stresses allowed in this By-law, additional bracing shall be introduced to supply the deficiency. P. Roof Coverings. All buildings required to be of first or second class construction shall have roof covering which shall rank as class A or B of the Underwriters Labora- tories. All Buildings allowed to be of third class construction shall have roof covering at least equal to class C of the Underwriters Laboratories. Existing wood shingled roofs may be repaired to an extent not exceeding 10% of the superficial area in any one year. Load Requirements Limits Every plank, slab and arch, and every floor beam carrying two hundred square feet of floor or less, shall be of sufficient strength to bear safely the combined dead and live load supported by it, but the floor live loads may be reduced for other parts of the struc- ture as follows; (a) Live load reductions. In all buildings except armories, garages, gymnasiums, storage buildings, wholesale stores, and assembly halls, for all flat slabs over two hundred square feet in area, reinforced in two or more directions, and for all floor beams, girders, or trusses carrying over two hundred square feet of floor, ten per cent reduction. (b) For the same, but carrying over three hundred square feet of floor, fifteen per cent reduction. (c) For the same, but carrying over four hundred square feet of floor, twenty-five per cent reduction. (d) These reductions shall not be made if the member carries more than one floor and therefor has its live load reduced according to the table below. (e) In public garages, for all flat slabs of over three hundred square feet area rein- forced in more than one direction, and for all floor beams, girders, and t;-risses, carrying over three hundred square feet of floor, and for all columns, walls, piers, and foundations, twenty-five per cent reduction. (f) In all buildings except storage buildings, wholesale stores, and public garages, for all columns, girders, trusses, walls, piers, and foundations, the total live loads may be re- duced as follows; Carrying one floor. . . . . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... .. . . ... . .. . . ... . ... . .. . . .. . . .No reduction Carrying two floors. ... . .... .... ........... .... .... ... .... . .... .. . . .10 per cent reduction Carrying three floors. . . .... .. . .... . ...... . ........ ... . .... . .. . ... . .20 per cent reduction 101 Carrying four floors.. .. .. . . ... . . . ... . ... . ... . .... . .... .... . . ... . . . .30 per cent reduction Carrying five floors. . . . . . . .. .... . . .. . .. .. . .... ... . . .... .. . . . . . . . . . . .40 per cent reduction SECTION 8 A. Fire Prevention. No smoke pipe shall project through any external wall or win- dow. Where smoke pipes pass through a wooden wall or partition they shall be protected by at least 6 inches of masonry, or an approved double metal collar with a ventilated air space and metal flange so arranged that no wood work shall be within 4" of outside pipe. Smoke pipes shall not be placed closer than 12" to floor beams or other wood work unless saki wood work is protected by metal lath and plaster, or an approved metal shield in which case they shall not be closer than 6". No furnace or boiler shall be set upon a wooden floor or under a public way. Tops of all heating boilers or furnaces shall be at least 12" below ceiling. In all buildings except one and two family houses or stores, all boilers shall be in a separate room with fireproof walls and floor and with ceiling either fireproof or protected with at least :Y.& inches wire lath and plaster. Doors to boiler rooms shall be fire doors with a metal frame and threshold. B. Unsafe Chimneys. If any chimney, flue or heating apparatus shall in the opinion of the Inspector of Buildings be unsafe, he shall at once notify the owner, agent, or other party having an interest in the premises who upon receiving such notice shall at once make the same safe to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Buildings. C. Chimneys and Flues. Chimneys shall have a solid foundation sufficient to sup- port their weight without settlement. The walls of all chimneys where wood, coal, oil or gas is used for fuel shall be built of brick or concrete 4" thick with terra cotta lining not less than % inches thick or stone 8" thick with similar lining, or of brick or concrete 8" thick. Flue lining shall extend from below the lowest inlet to the extreme top of chimney. Where a chimney passes through a wood floor it shall be held central in an opening two inches larger all around than the chimney by means of a brick header projecting at each corner against the side of the opening. Metal smoke stacks may be built outside of a building of iron or steel plate not less than 3/16 inches in thickness and spark arrester shall be maintained on top. It shall be properly supported and stayed and any part of the stack that might become heated above 8000 Farenheit shall be lined with fire brick. Every dwelling shall provide for each apartment a suitable flue for gas ranges and gas water heaters. These flues may be of 41, cast iron soil pipe or 41, galvanized screw pipe. They shall extend 2 feet above the roof and be fitted with rain canopy. They shall be dripped into cellar with 11 i inch pipe fitted with cap at lower end. Brick chimneys shall be plastered on outside surface from basement to under side of roof boarding. The exposed portion of all brick chimneys shall be built of hard burnt brick laid in cement mortar. All chimneys shall be carried to a height not lower than the ridge, and not less than 3 feet above the highest point of contact with a combustible roof. They shall in all cases be high enough to protect the adjoining property. The Inspec- tor of Buildings may modify the height regulations where no loss of fire protection or draft would occur. The minimum area inside of flue linings for the various heating devices shall be as follows: For Stearn or hot water heating boilers, warm air furnaces, incinerators, not less than seventy five square inches. For fireplaces not less than one tenth the area of the fireplace opening but never less than seventy five inches. For stoves, ranges, and other room heaters not less than 50 inches. Every fireplace shall have a separate flue. D. Fireplaces. The walls of all fireplaces shall be at least 8" thick. The brickwork sbove the opening shall be supported by iron or steel lintels. Hearths shall be supported by trimmer arches not less than 41, thick. These arches and hearth shall extend at least 18" in front and 12" at each end beyond fireplace opening. Forms must be removed from under the trimmer arches. Horizontal flues shall be made up of a cast or wrought iron pipe not less than 6" 102 diameter, in one continuous length, and protected on outside by brickwork or concrete at least 4" thick. E. Hot air pipes. All horizontal hot air pipes shall be at least 6" below any wood ceiling, or floor timbers, unless such ceiling or timber is protected by metal lath and plaster or a metal shield with air space, or the pipe covered with heavy asbestos paper in which case distance may be 3 inches. All vertical hot air pipes entering wood partitions, or other wood enclosures within eight feet of a furnace, and all hot air pipes exposed in closets shall be covered with asbestos paper 1/161, thick weighing 30 lbs per 100 ft. properly secured to pipe. Hot air pipes passing through wood partitions shall have a sleeve with one inch air space between. F. Hot Air Registers. Every hot air register box place in a floor or partition shall be set in a non-combustible border at least 11�," in width, shall be made of tin plate properly fitted to the border, and shall be at all points at least one inch away from any woodwork. All woodwork within 1'ia11 of the register box shall be covered with metal, provided, however, that if double boxes are used satisfactory to the Inspector of Buildings the border may be omitted. There shall be one register without valves or louvres in every furnace installation. G. Steam Pipes. Every steam pipe and fitting not insulated shall be placed at least one inch from all combustible material unless such combustible material is protected by an incombustible shield, in which case the distance shall be not less than one quarter inch. H. Hot water Pipes. No hot water pipes or fittings shall be placed in contact with combustible material. I. Pipe covering. Every pipe or duct used to convey warm or hot air and all steam and hot water pipe covering shall consist of incombustible materials only. Every ventilating flue shall be constructed of or lined with incombustible material. J. Fire-stopping. Non-fireproof buildings shall be fire-stopped with approved incombustible material in such manner as to prevent any draught from one story to another or between the vertical spaces in walls and the horizontal spaces between floor timbers. The space between furrings on brick walls shall be filled flush to a height of 6" above the floor. The space between studs of partitions and walls where they rest on girders, partition caps, or sills, shall at each floor be filled the full width of the studding to a height of 2" above the rough floor. Spaces around chimneys and pipes shall be completely stopped at each floor. Each stairway shall be stopped once in its length, and blocked where the stringer connects with the side walls. K. Furnaces and Boilers. The ceiling over all furnaces and boilers unless of fireproof construction shall for a space of 1' feet larger on all sides than the furnace or boiler be protected by wire lath and hard plaster, or an approved metal shield with one inch air space. No furnace or heating boiler shall be placed so as to be within 18" at sides or back or five feet at front of a combustible partition unless the partition is protected with wire lath and hard plaster or metal in which case the distance may be 12" on sides and five feet in front. Boilers carrying a pressure of over 15 lbs if covered with inches of approved incombustible material may be placed as above. If not so covered the distance at sides shall be not less than 4 feet for unprotected partitions and 2 feet for protected partitions. 6toves and ranges shall be placed far enough from all woodwork as to be safe, or the woodwork protected in a manner satisfactory to the Inspector of Buildings. All ash receptacles shall be of fireproof material. L. Partitions in Store Buildings. All buildings intended to be used as stores if built in blocks of two or more, shall have, separating each store basement from the adjoining basement, fireproof partitions. From the first floor to the underside of the roof boarding the stud partitions shall be nogged with brick, gypsum, or other approved incombustible material. M. Incinerators. Incinerators in which no fuel except normal refuse is used shall have the enclosing walls of the combustion chamber constructed of clay or shale brick work not less than 4" thick when the horizontal grate area does not exceed nine sq. ft. 103 and not less than 8" thick when the grate area exceeds nine sq. ft. and in each case a lining of fire brick not less than four inches thick. The combustion chamber shall be located in a fireproof room used for no other purpose, or in a boiler room. Flues for non fuel fired incinerators having a grate area of less than 9 sq. feet Shari consist of not less than four inches of clay brick work with a flue lining. Flues of non fuel fired incinerators with a grate area of more than nine sq. feet shall consist of not less than four inch brick work with a lining of fire brick not less than four inches thick extending from the top of the combustion chamber to a height of thirty feet, and from that point with clay brick to the top. Fuel fired incinerators shall come under special requirements according to conditions governing individual cases. SECTION 9 A. Piles. Wooden piles shall be of approved timber, sound and straight, free from short bends. A line drawn from the center of the tip to the center of the butt shall be within the body of the pile at all points, the tip shall not be less than 6" and the butt not less than 10". The method of driving shall be such as not to impair their strength. They shall be cut off to sound wood and at a grade to be at all times below water level. If possible piles shall be driven to refusal in which case the maximum load carried shall be of not more than 500 Ibs per sq. in. of cross section at middle of pile, but in no case shall exceed 15 tons. Piles driven through loose or wet soil to refusal shall be computed as columns unsupported laterally. When not driven to refusal the maximum loading of a pile shall be determined by the following formula but shall in no case exceed 12 tons. L_2 W H —P + 1 In which L is allowable load in lbs W is weight of hammer in lbs H fall of hammer in feet P average penetration under last 3 blows in inches. The test shall be inade after pile has been driven to a point where successive blows produce decreasing penetration and shall be made in the presence of an inspector appointed by the Inspector of Buildings at the expense of owner or contractor. Piles shall be spaced not less than 24" on centers. Light wooden buildings may be supported by a single row of piles, but all first and second class buildings shall have at least two rows. Under 3rd class buildings piles may be capped with timber properly joined and secured to piles and at least 6" thick, such capping shall be below water level. B. Concrete Piles. Pre-cast concrete piles shall be properly designed and reinforced to permit handling and driving without injury. The amount of longitudinal reinforce- ment employed shall be not less than two nor more than four per cent with bands or hoops not less than %" in diameter and spaced not further apart than 10". They shall be thoroughly cured before driving. The diameter or lateral dimension for such piles shall be not less than 81, at the point and not less than ill, in average. The length shall not exceed thirty times the average diameter when driven through material having little lateral bracing value to ledge or hard pan or when imbedment in approved soil is less than one twelfth its length. It shall not exceed forty times the average diameter in any case. Concrete for such piles shall not be poorer than one part cement, two parts sand and four parts screened gravel or broken stone. When driven to ledge or hard pan the maximum loading shall not exceed 500 lbs per sq. in. on the concrete as the average cross section and 8000 lbs on the longitudinal reinforcement. Proper care must be used in driving. Similar piles may be cast in place provided that proper precautions are taken to exclude any foreign matter and to insure full size and shape. No value shall be given the shell as reinforcement and the sustaining power shall be computed as 500 lbs per sq. in. of average cross section of concrete. No concrete pile shall be loaded in excess of thirty tons. The Inspector of Buildings may require a load test on all piles not driven 104 to ledge or hard pan in order to determine their sustaining power. All piles supporting masonry walls shall be capped with concrete or granite. If concrete is used the cap shall be at least 16" thick above pile and the tops of piles shall be imbedded in concrete to a depth of 6". If granite is used the cap shall be at least 121, thick and shall completely cover at least three piles. SECTION 10 Masonry Construction A. Foundations. Every building shall have foundation walls of concrete, brick, stone, or concrete blocks, proportioned to safely support all live, dead, and wind loads but in no case less than 121, for concrete or brick, and not less than 161, for stone. Frame build- ings used for other than dwelling purposes may be supported on masonry piers if satis- factory to the Inspector of Buildings. All foundations shall rest on solid ground, properly driven piles, or a properly designed concrete mat or grillage; they shall extend at least 4' below the finished grade line. Underpinning not over 6' in height under 3rd class buildings may be 8" thick. All footings shall be of sufficient width and thickness to safely support all loads and resist all stresses without exceeding the allowable carrying capacity of the soil on which they are laid. Wall footings shall have a minimum depth of 8" and pier footings a minimum depth of 12". No pier footing shall have less bearing than 2 sq. ft. All concrete foundations and footings shall have forms for both sides of wall. All hollow block foundation walls shall have a concrete footing, except when laid on solid ledge. All masonry below grade shall be laid in cement mortar and above grade in not poorer than cement lime mortar. No isolated pier shall be of greater unstayed height than twelve times its least dimensions. In designing footings where no tests of soil have been made the following values for bearing shall not be exceeded. Sustaining value of Soil. Tons per sq.ft. Ordinary or soft clay protected against lateral displacement. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dry clay or fine sand. .... . .. . ... .. . . .... .. . ... . ... . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . ... . 3 Coarse sand and hard clay.. . .... . ... ... . ... . .. . ... . ... . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . ... . 4 Gravel . ... . . . . . .. . ... . .. . . ... ... . ... . .... .. .... .. . .. .. . ... ... . ... . .. . . .. . . 6 Hard pan and shale . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . ... . 10 Solidledge. . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . ... . . .. ... . .. . ... . . . . .. . . .. . . ... . .. . . 100 B. Masonry. No masonry or concrete work shall be carried on when the temperature is below 28 degrees Fahrenheit unless proper facilities for heating and covering are provided to prevent freezing. No masonry shall be built on frozen material. No recess or chase shall be made in an exterior or party wall so as to leave the thickness at the back less than 8". No masonry shall rest on or be supported by wood except piles. No woodwork shall be within 1" of any chimney. No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall nor be hung from a wall less than 12" thick. Bricks shall be thoroughly wet just previous to being laid except in freezing weather when they shall be thoroughly dry. C. Masonry Walls and Piers. All masonry walls shall be laid with full mortar joints and kept thoroughly flushed up as wall is carried up. Masonry walls and piers shall be built to a line and carried up plumb. Walls other than party or fire walls may be constructed of piers or buttresses with curtain walls between, properly bonded to piers but in no case less than 8" in thickness. No wall of any building shall be carried more than two stories in advance of other walls of the building except those supported independently by girders or beams at each floor. Masonry at all angles shall be properly bonded or thoroughly tied together in every five feet of its height with painted steel or iron ties 2" x ;'g inches, three ft. long, imbedded into cross wall half the thickness of wall. Piers shall be built of stone, hard brick laid in cement mortar, or concrete. Piers supporting any beam, girder, arch, lintel, or column, shall have a cap or castiron plate 105 sufficient to effectively distribute the loads they support. No pier shall have an unsup- ported height of more than twelve times its least dimension. No timber except the ends of floor timbers and mailing blocks not more than 8" long spaced not closer than 24" shall be placed in any masonry wall. D. Masonry Arches. All openings in masonry walls shall have properly built arches or lintels of masonry or metal with not less than five inches bearing at each end. Bearing plates and tie rods shall be provided where necessary. E. Stone Masonry. Workmanship. No stone shall be laid in a wall in any other position than its natural bed. Stones shall be firmly bedded in mortar with all spaces and joints thoroughly filled. No stone shall be used that does not bond or extend into the wall at least six inches. Bond. All stone walls twenty-four inches or less in thickness shall have at least one header extending through the wall in every three feet in height from the bottom of the wall and in every three feet in length and, if over twenty-four inches thick shall have one header for every six superficial feet on both sides of the wall, laid on top of each other to bond together and running into the wall at least two feet. All headers shall be at least twelve inches in width and eight inches thick and consist of sound flat stones. F. Limitations. Walls built of squared stone with dressed level beds shall have a thickness not less than that required for brick walls under similar conditions. Walls built of rubble stone shall be 4" thicker, and in no case less than 18 inches. G. Hollow Block Masonry. Hollow building blocks either of well burned terra cotter with at least shells and webs, or of Portland cement concrete, may be used for walls except fire and party walls exceeding three stories or forty feet in height, provided that such blocks meet the test requirements of this By-law and are not stressed beyond the limits prescribed. The minimum thickness for such walls shall be as required for brick walls. All building blocks shall be laid in cement mortar. Furrings. When hollow blocks of any kind are used as furring for walls they shall not be included in the measurement of the thickness of such walls. Hollow Brick. The inside four inches of walls may be built of hard-burned hollow brick properly tied and bonded into walls. H. Ashlar. Stone, architectural terra cotta, or other approved material used for facing a building and known as ashlar, shall not be less than four inches thick and be thoroughly anchored to the backing. Ashlar shall not be considered in determining the thickness of a wall unless it is at least 4" thick and well bonded to backing with alternate stones of eight inch thickness. I. Where brick walls are called for by this By-law, concrete or other equally satisfactory material may be used. The top story walls when called for to be 12" thick may with the approval of the Inspector of Buildings be reduced to 8". J. Bonding. All brickwork shall be laid in one of the following Bonds; English or Modified English bond having at least every eighth course a full header course. Flemish Bond. Having at least every fourth course of full headers alternating with stretchers. Running Bond. Having at least every eighth course a full headed course. K. Mortars. Cement mortar shall consist of one part Portland cement and not more than three parts sand to which may be added hydrated lime in an amount not to exceed 10% of the amount of cement. Cement or lime mortar shall consist of two parts cement one part lime and not more than nine parts sand. Lime and Cement Mortar shall consist of one part cement two parts lime and not more than nine parts sand. Lime Mortar shall consist of one part lime to not more than four parts sand. Mortar shall be used immediately after mixing. No retempered mortar shall be used. Cement Mortars shall be used for the following masonry construction: 1—Foundation walls and footings of first and second class buildings. ,9 Bearing walls of first class buildings. 3—Rubble stone walls. 4—Hollow building block walls. 106 5—Walls faced with ashlar but back of ashlar may be parged with lime mortar to prevent discoloration. 6—Isolated piers. 7—Panel or enclosure walls. 8—Parapet walls. 9—Exposed part of chimneys. 10—Linings of existing walls. it—Fire walls. Cement Lime Mortar or cement mortar shall be used in the following masonry con- struction: 1—Bearing walls of second class buildings. 2—Foundation walls and basement walls and footings of third class buildings. Lime Mortar may be used in other masonry construction if approved by Inspector of Buildings. M. Concrete Blocks and Cast Stone. Concrete blocks shall be 28 days old before using. They shall have developed an average compressive strength of 1000 lbs per sq. inch of gross cross section, and shall not fall below 700 lbs per sq. inch in any test, using six specimens. The working stress on such blocks shall not exceed 100 lbs per sq. in. gross cross section. Cast Stone. Portland cement cast stone may be used as a substitute for natural stone. Such cast stone shall have a crushing strength of not less than two thousand (2,000) pounds per sq. inch, and an absorption of not more than four (4) per cent. Proper re-inforcement must be provided, and provision made for anchoring each stone. N. Wall Thickness. Wall thickness above foundation. General requirements. The thickness of masonry walls in buildings hereafter erected or altered shall in all cases, irrespective of any other requirements of this section, be sufficient to keep the stresses in the masonry within the working stresses prescribed by this By-Law. In all cases, the wall thicknesses herein specified shall be applied to the nearest tier of beams to the height specified. In determining thickness of walls, story heights shall be computed at not exceeding twelve feet. The unsupported height of any wall or part thereof shall not exceed twenty times the thickness of such unsupported part, unless reinforced by adequate cross walls, buttresses, or columns. Residence Building requirements. For the purpose of this section the term residence buildings shall include the following type of structures: Apartments, asylums, club houses, convents, dormitories, dwellings, hospitals, hotels, laboratories, lodging houses, parish buildings, studios, tenements, and accessory buildings, and garages of not over four cars capacity. Thickness of walls shall not be less than that called for in the following tables: When built of brick or Concrete. For Dwellings only with wooden beams spanning not more than 20 feet. Party walls, fire walls, or walls carrying floor beams both sides. Exterior Walls, Stories Basement 1 2 3 Basement 1 2 3 1- Story building 12 8 12 12 2- Story building 12 8 8 12 12 12 21h-Story building 12 8 8 12 12 12 3- Story building 12 12 8 a 12 12 12 12 For all other types of Residence Buildings. Stories Basement 1 2 3 4 5 1-Story building 12 8 2-Story building 12 12 12 3-Story building 12 12 12 12 4-Story building 16 12 12 12 12 5-Story building 16 16 12 12 12 12 107 Public and business building requirements. The term public and business buildings shall include all other buildings not used solely for residential purposes, among which are armories, churches, factories, garages for more than four cars, libraries, light and power houses, markets, municipal buildings, museums, railroad buildings, schools, stables, stores, and warehouses. Thickness of walls shall not be less than that called for in the following table: When built of brick or concrete. Stories Basement 1 2 3 4 5 1-Story building 12 12 2-Story building 12 12 12 3-Story building 16 12 12 12 4-Story building 16 16 12 12 12 5-Story building 16 16 16 12 12 12 Special thickness of Walls required or allowed. When span is over twenty-five feet. When the clear span between bearing walls is over twenty-five feet, such walls shall be increased four inches in thickness for every twelve and one-half feet or part thereof that said span is over twenty-five feet, or shall have in lieu thereof such piers or buttresses and curtain walls as in the judgment of the Inspector of Buildings may be necessary. When over one hundred feet long between cross-walls. Walls over one hundred feet long between cross-walls or proper piers or buttresses shall be increased in thickness over the minimum requirements at least four inches for every one hundred feet or part thereof over one hundred feet in length. O. Horizontal cell blocks. The use of horizontal cell blocks shall require the entire height of the section of wall affected to be designed for a capacity not exceeding fifty pounds working strength per gross square inch. P. Hollow terra cotta blocks. Hollow terra cotta blocks used in exterior walls shall be extra hard burned and glazed, or veneered with brick, architectural terra cotta, or stone, or covered on the exposed surface with at least three quarters of an inch of Portland cement stucco, and shall be well scored, grooved, or roughened to retain the coating. The stucco shall not be considered as a part of the required thickness of the wall. When walls of hollow building blocks are veneered with brick, the facing shall be bonded to the backing with headers every eighth course of the brickwork, or with approved metal ties at the rate of one tie for each two square feet of veneered surface. Blocks shall be so laid that the shells and webs shall be superposed upon those of the adjacent blocks below. Q. Top courses of walls. Where walls of hollow building blocks laid with cells ver- tical are decreased in thickness, the blocks in the top course of the thicker wall shall be filled solidly with concrete or covered with slabs of hard burned terra cotta or con- crete at least one inch in thickness. Terra cotta, concrete, or metal slabs, or templates of approved size and thickness shall be placed under all floorbeams and girders to properly distribute the loads. R. Floors and Roofs. Filling. The filling between steel floor and roof beams shall consist of arches or slabs of brick, terra cotta, or concrete, or of such other material as may be approved by the Inspector of Buildings. S. Brick Arches. Brick arches shall be of a thickness of not less than four inches for spans of five feet or less, and not less than eight inches for spans exceeding five feet. They shall be built of good hard common or hollow brick laid to a line and properly bonded. Each longitudinal line of brick shall break joints with the adjoining line. The arches shall spring from suitable skewbacks and shall be properly keyed. The rise shall be not less than one inch for each foot of span. The joints shall be filled solid with cement mortar. T. Terra Cotta. Terra cotta used in floor and roof filling shall have shell and web thickness not less than five-eighths of an inch. The interior vertical and horizontal webs of arch blocks shall be not more than four inches apart. Skewbacks shall be of such form as to accurately fit the beams and properly receive the thrust of the arch. 108 U. Segmental Terra Cotta Arches. Segmental blocks shall be not less than 1',z inches deep for each foot of span between steel beams unless reinforced with steel. Blocks shall be laid in cement mortar and properly keyed. V. Strength of Terra Cotta Arches. Terra Cotta filling shall be so designed that it will safely sustain the superimposed loads by increasing so far as may be necessary the depth and the thickness of the shells and webs of the blocks. When such fillin— is reinforced by wire, fabric, steel rods, or other steel shapes, thoroughly imbedded in Portland cement mortar and bonded to the Terra Cotta, the strength of the construction may be determined by accepted engineering formula. For the purpose of this section, the working stresses in pounds per square inch shall be taken as 500 for terra cotta in com- pression, 16,000 for steel in tension and 100 for bond between steel and mortar and between terra cotta and mortar. Flat Terra. Cotta Arches. Flat arch blocks shall be not less than 1%• inches deep for each foot of span between steel beams unless re-inforced with steel, Blocks shall be laid in cement mortar and properly keyed. W. Concrete Floor Arches. Where concrete is used as floor filling it shall be in accordance to the requirements called for in section 11 of this by-law. Re-inforcing metal shall be placed so that the center is at least one inch and all parts at least three-quarters of an inch above the bottom of the slab. Concrete segmental arches shall be at least four inches thick with a rise of not less than one inch per foot of span. Flat concrete slabs shall be at least four inches thick. X. Steel Beams. The span of any floor filling shall not exceed eight feet except where re-inforced concrete or re-inforced concrete with terra cotta is used. Beams shall be tied together with steel tie rods of proper size, spacing, and location, except when floor filling is re-inforced slabs with re-inforcing materials continuous over the supports or securely attached to same. Y. Top Filling. The space between floor filling and flooring shall be filled with concrete or other non-combustible material approved by the Inspector of Buildings. No combustible material shall be used except sleepers embedded in the filling. Where wooden flooring is used there shall be no air space between the boards and the filling. Z. Compressive stresses in Masonry. The following table gives the maximum allow- able stresses for masonry in lbs. per sq. inch: Granite with dressed beds, load in cement mortar 800 lbs. Marble with dressed beds, load in cement mortar 600 lbs. Limestone with dressed beds, load in cement mortar 600 lbs. Sandstone with dressed beds, load in cement mortar 400 lbs. Brick work laid in cement mortar .... . . .. . ... . .. . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . 250 lbs. Brick work laid in cement & lime mortar . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . . .. ... 200 lbs. Brick work laid in lime & cement mortal. . ... . ... . ... . .. .. . ... . ... . . . .. . ... . .. 160 lbs. Brick work laid in lime mortar . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . .. . . ... . . ... . . .. . . ... . .. 110 lbs. Coursed granite rubble laid in cement mortar . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ..... .. . .... . .. 200 lbs. Ordinary rubble laid in cement mortar . .. . ... . . ... ... . .... . .. . . ... . ... . . ... . .. 120 lbs. Ordinary rubble laid in cement lime mortar .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. . .. . . .. 100 lbs. Ordinary rubble laid in lime cement mortal. .. . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . ... .... .. . 80 lbs. Ordinary rubble laid in lime mortar .. ..... ... . .... ... . ... . . .. . . ... . . . .. . ... . .. 60 lbs. Concrete blocks . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . .... .. 100 lbs. TerraCotta tile . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . .. . . . .. . . . . . . ... . .. . . ... . ..... . 250 lbs. Cinder blocks . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ... . . . . . ... . .. . . ... . .... .... . ... . .. . . . ... . . . 100 lbs. SECTION 11 Concrete A. Plain Concrete shall be an approved mixture of Portland cement, coarse and fine aggregate, and water. Reinforced Concrete is concrete in which metal is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. B. Each of the ingredients shall be measured separately by volume, the unit of measure for concrete ingredients shall be the cubic foot. 109 One bag of cement weighing 94 lbs. shall be considered as one cubic foot. Only suf- ficient water to allow of proper distribution shall be used, the ingredients shall be mixed for not less than one minute after all are placed in mixer. No mixture poorer than one part cement to seven and one half parts properly proportioned aggregate shall be used nor shall the compression test on any concrete fall below 1500 lbs. per sq. inch, except for fire stopping. C. Concrete aggregates shall consist of natural sands, gravels, crushed rock or fur- nace slag, and shall meet the approval of the Inspector of Buildings. They shall be clean, sharp and free from injurious foreign matter. The maximum size of coarse aggre- gate shall be not more than 1/5 the minimum thickness of the member nor more than 3/4 the minimum spacing between reinforcing bars. Portland Cement shall conform to the standard specifications for Po:tland Cement of the American Society for Testing Materials. D. Concrete shall be handled from the mixer to the place of final deposit as rapidly as possible and in such manner as to prevent separation of the ingredients. In no case shall concrete which has attained its initial set be used. All reinforcement shall be secured in place and the concrete well compacted around it. All water shall be removed from excavations before depositing the concrete. Walls and columns shall be poured two hours in advance of the beams or slabs which they support. Floor and roof slabs shall be poured to full thickness at one pouring. The minimum thickness shall be in roofs 1/40 and in floors 1/32 the distance center to center of columns. In stopping work, care shall be taken to see that stops are made at the point of low shear. E. The minimum clear distance between parallel bars shall be one and one half diameters, between bars and face of concrete one inch, and between bars and earth or water three inches. Main reinforcement in structural slabs shall be spaced not more than 2yr times the thickness of the slab. F. The tensile and compressive stress in steel reinforcing shall not exceed 16,000 lbs. per sq. inch in rods, and 20,000 Ibs. in drawn wire and other approved cold stretched fabric. G. The following table gives the assumed compressive strength per sq. inch to be used as a basis of design. 1-3 1-4'rs 1-6 1-71=s Stone Concrete 3200 2800 2200 1800 Cinder or slag Concrete 1000 875 750 625 H. The modulus of elasticity of concrete shall be taken as 1/30 that of steel for cinder concrete with a compressive strength of 1000 lbs. per sq. inch or less. 1/15 that of steel for stone concrete with a compressive strength of 2200 lbs. per sq. inch or less. 1/12 that of steel for stone concrete with a compressive strength between 2200 and 2900 lbs. per sq. inch. 1/10 that of steel for stone concrete with a compressive strength of 2300 lbs. per sq. inch or more, the strength in all cases being that fixed by this By-law. I. Basis for design. Calculations shall be made with reference to :working stresses and safe loads rather than with reference to ultimate strength and ultimate loads and ;hall be based on the following assumption. A plane section before bending remains plane after bending. The modulus of elasticity of concrete in compression within the usual limits of work- ing stresses is constant. The distribution of compressive stresses in beams therefor is rectilinear. The tensile strength of the concrete in direct resistance to bending is neglected. Under compressive stresses the two materials are stressed in proportion to their modulus of elasticity. Initial stress in the reinforcement due to contraction or expansion in the concrete is neglected. 110 SECTION 12 Steel Construction A. Steel for all structural work shall conform to the requirements of the standard specifications for structural steel for buildings of the American Society for Testing Mate- rials as from time to time revised. B. Stresses for Steel. The working stresses in lbs per sq. inch in steel shall be taken as follows: Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . ... . . .. . . . .. . ... . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . 18,000 Bending when top flange is stayed laterally at a distance not greater than 20 times the width of flange ... . ... .. .. . ... . .. .. . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18,000 Bearing Pins and shop rivets . . 24,000 Bearing Field Rivets ... . .. . .... . ... . ... . .... .... . . .. . ... . .. .. .. . . . .. . . . .. 20,000 Bearing Bolts .. . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . .. . . ........ . ... . ... . ... . .. .. .. .. . . . . ... 16,000 Shearing gross section of web, pins and rivets . . . .. . ... . . .. . . ... . .. . . . . . . 12,000 Shearing Bolts .... . . ... . . .. . ... . ... . .... .... .. .. .... .. .. . ... . ... . ... . . ... 10,000 Compression Short lengths .. . ... . .. . . . . . .. 18,000 C. Steel Compression members shall not have a greater value of L over R than 160 for main members and 200 for bracing members, nor shall have any metal less in thickness than vs inch. For centrally loaded compression members the safe load in lbs per sq. inch shall be as follows: L Length in inches R Least radius of gyration 70 or less 15,000 120 or less 9,000 80 or less 13,500 130 or less 8,000 90 or less 12,000 140 or less 7,000 100 or less 11,000 150 or less 6,000 110 or less 10,000 160 or less 5,000 D. Where beams or girders are not stayed laterally at distances not exceeding 20 times their width of flange, the stress on bending shall be reduced 180 lbs for each width over 20. E. Connections shall be designed to develop the full strength of the member under the conditions of leading even though the computed stress is less. F. Beams and Channels. Beams and channels acting as skewbacks for arches shall be designed to resist the lateral thrusts in addition to their vertical loads, and tie rods not less than •1" in diameter shall be placed as near the line of the thrust as practicable, and spaced not more than eight times the depth of the beam nor more than eight feet apart. G. When beams or channels are used in pairs they shall be connected with steel or iron separators near each end and at each concentrated load and at intervals of not more than five feet elsewhere, and beams 12" or more in depth if connected with bolt separators shall have two bolts for each separator. H. Plate Girders. Plate girder webs shall have a thickness of not less than 1/120 of the distance between flange angles and in no case less than 1 Where the depth of the web is more than 60 times its thickness, stiffeners properly fitted at ends shall be provided at intervals not exceeding 120 times the thickness of the web. They shall also be placed over supports and under concentrated loads. Stiffeners shall have sufficient value as columns and be connected with a sufficient number of rivets to transmit the stress to the web. The pitch of rivets in stiffeners shall not exceed 611. I. The shearing working stress in the gross section of webs of built up girders and rolled shapes shall vary with the ratio of the unsupported distance between flanges or ill stiffeners, which ever is less, and the thickness of the web, at a uniform rate from 10,000 when the ratio is 50, to 3000 when the ratio is 160. J. Beams or girders resting on a wall or pier shall be properly anchored thereto and shall rest on plates or shoes of cast iron or steel of sufficient area to distribute the load to the masonry. K. Steel columns shall have their ends machine faced and brought in to actual contact at both splice and base connections. Column bases shall be planed and set level. No part of a steel column shall be less than '/,. in. in thickness. L. Riveting. In skeleton construction and in all buildings exceeding forty-five fL in height, column connections and connections of beams or girders to columns shall be riveted. In all types of construction, trusses, splices in girders, column splices and con- nections subject to impact or reversal of stress shall be riveted. The pitch of rivets shall be governed by good practice. The minimum distance of a rivet from a rolled edge shall be 1" and from sheared edge 11411. M. Trusses. Trusses shall be designed so that the stresses in each member may be calculated with reasonable accuracy by statical methods. The center of gravity lines of members meeting at a joint shall if possible intersect at a point, eccentricity due to a non fulfillment of this rule shall be allowed for in the computations. The center of gravity of a group of rivets connecting one member to another shall in general lie as nearly as practicable in the center of gravity line of the member. Trusses shall be properly braced. N. Steel Joists. Steel joists shall be spaced not more than 24" on center and shall have tension bridging of not less than 12 guage wire in every six feet of their length, holding top and bottom of joints taut. Joists shall have at least 4" of bearing on masonry walls and at least 21,::" on steel members. No splicing shall be allowed and joists shall be kept free from lateral bends. O. Cast iron shall conform to the specifications for Medium Gray Iron castings of the American Society for Testing Materials as from time to time revised. Cast iron colurnns shall not be used in structural frames of buildings whose height excells twice the least width of base. Cast iron columns shall be faced at end to a true surface perpendicular to the axis to give full bearing for the cross section of the column. All hollow cast iron columns except when open at both ends shall have two holes drilled within 12- of center of length to exhibit thickness of shell. Further test holes may be required by the Inspector of Buildings. The thickness of such shells shall be not less than -�i of an inch. Cast Iron Bases or shoes shall be planed on top and if resting on steel member shall be planed top and bottom. The thickness shall be not less than one inch. The inclination of the outer edge of the ribs with the horizontal shall be not less than forty-five degrees. When a side of a bed plate exceeds three feet in length a reinforcing flange at least three inches high shall be provided along such edge of plate. Cast Iron Lintels shall be not less than :%" in thickness and shall not be used for spans exceeding six feet. Cast Iron Columns shall not have a greater value of L over R than seventy nor a smaller outside diameter than six inches, nor a greater unsupported length than twenty- four times their least dimension, provided that columns supporting roof loads only may have a value of L over R not greater than ninety-six and an unsupported length of not more than thirty times the least lateral dimension or diameter. Working stress for centrally loaded columns Working Stress L over R 10. 20. 30. 40. 50. Stress per square inch 8,600 8,200 7,800 7,400 7,000 L over R 60. 70. 80. 90. 96. Stress per square inch 6,600 6,200 3,800 5,400 5,160 112 SECTION 13 Protection of Structural Members A. Fireproofing Materials. Flanges. The bottom flanges of all rolled steel floor beams and girders carrying masonry walls, and all exposed portions of such beams below the floor construction shall be entirely encased with not less than two inches of hard- burnt clay, porous terra cotta or other fireproof materials allowed to be used for the filling between the beams under the provision of section 10-y. Such encasing material to be properly secured to the beams. On beams, girders and trusses carrying floors or roofs but no masonry walls, this thickness shall be not less than one and one-half inches. B. Columns. All cast iron, or rolled steel columns, carrying masonry walls including the lugs and brackets on same shall be protected with not less than four inches of fire- proof material in close contact with the metal and securely attached thereto. The extreme outer edge of flanges may project to within 1% inches of the surface of the fireproofing. C. On columns carrying fireproof floors and roofs but no masonry walls, the metal shall be protected with not less than three inches of fireproof materials, or 1% inches over the flanges. Columns and beams not carrying masonry in mill construction buildings and in part of other second and third class buildings which, in the opinion of the Inspector of Build- ings, would create a menace in case of fire, shall be protected with not less than one inch of cement plaster on metal lath. D. On lugs, brackets, braces and similar minor construction members and beyond the tips of rivets, the thickness of fireproofing may be reduced to three-quarters of an inch. E. About isolated columns on the exterior of buildings, the thickness of protection may be reduced to one inch, when this protective material is covered with an outer shell of cast iron or steel; provided, that for isolated columns on the exterior of one-story buildings fire protection may be omitted. F. When not required. The above requirements for fireproofing shall not apply in the following cases: Structural steel in ordinary or frame buildings which, in the opinion of the Inspector of Buildings, would if unprotected be the cause of no more hazard than wood. Structural metal which faces on enclosed spaces that are strutted up or hung down from floors or roofs and where the tops, bottoms and walls or partitions of such spaces are protected against fire on the outer side, as required by this code. Lintels under stone, brick or tile. unless over ten feet span. Buildings built in whole or in part of a better class construction than is required by this code shall be required to have only such protection for structural metal as would be required in a building of the type that would be.allowed in the given case. Metal work in a non-bearing partition, and for furrings and metal used only to support finish or equipment, and for metal stair construction, suspension rods for bal- conies, steel work of theatre stage, fly galleries and rigging lofts. Metal, other than columns, carrying no other loads than ceilings, or Fuspended bal- conies not over eight feet wide. When a suspended ceiling is used it shall be of metal lath and plaster with hanging rods, ties, stiffening, and the like, of metal. SECTION 14 Tenement Houses A. All tenement houses hereafter erected shall be of first or second class construc- tion except that a tenement house of not more than four tenements, if not more than two stories high, may be of third class construction, with an 8" party wall isolating each set of two apartments. Second Class apartment houses. All tenement houses thereafter erected of more than four tenements or more than two stories high, if of second class construction, shall have not more than 3000 sq. ft. of floor area between fire walls. These walls shall be at least 12" thick and shall extend from basement to a height 2 ft. above the roof. 113 They shall be unpierced for their entire height except that in the basement small openings for pipes with metal collars on both sides of wall and one doorway not over 3' x 7' protected on both sides of wall by automatic fire doors are permitted. All floor bearing supports shall be of fire proof construction. All stairways to basement shall be of fireproof construction and enclosed in masonry walls 12" thick with automatic closing fire doors. All stairs above the first floor shall be of fireproof construction enclosed in masonry walls at least 8" thick. The floors and walls of the front and rear entrance halls shall be of fireproof con- struction. The front entrance hall in all 1st. and 2nd. class apartment houses up to the stair enclosure shall be not less than 7 ft. in clear width and the front stairways and landings skull be not less than 3' 6" least horizontal dimension. Rear stairways and landings shall be not less than 3' 0" in least horizontal dimen- sion. All walls and ceilings including basement, except when of fireproof construction, shall be plastered on metal lath. All doors from stairways and hallways to apartments shall be self closing fire doors. Where the first story of an apartment building is used for mercantile purposes said first story and basement shall be of first class construction or plastered on metal latb and equipped with automatic sprinklers. Existing buildings of third class construction located in a district zoned to allow apartment houses may be converted into not more than four apartments provided each apartment has front and rear exits to the highest occupied floor. The use of the third floor shall be limited to not more than two rooms with each of the second floor apart- ments for bedrooms only. Each set of two apartments shall be separated from the other in a manner satisfac- tory to the Inspector of Buildings. Yards B. Behind every tenement house except those on corner lots there shall be a yard extending across the entire width of the lot and at every point open from the ground to the sky unobstructed. Every part of the yard shall be accessible to a public way and shall be directly accessible from every other part thereof. The depth of the yard shall be measured from the extreme rear of the house to the rear line of the lot. If the tenement house is three stories or less in height, the depth of the yard, in the case of other than corner lots, shall be at least twelve feet and shall be increased in depth one foot for every additional story in height of the building above three stories, and the depth of the yard in the rear of the corner lots shall be at least ten feet with an increase of one foot for each additional story. Courts C. Cuter Courts. Where one side of an outer court is situated on the lot line, the azdth of the said court, measured from the lot line to the opposite wall of the building for tenement houses three stories in height shall not be less than 6 feet in any part and the depth of said court not more than six times its width, and such width shall be increased six inches throughout the entire height of said building for every additional story in height. Where an outer court is situated between wings or parts of the same building or between different buildings on the same lot, the width of the court, measured from wall to wall for tenement houses three stories in height, shall not be less than 10 feet in any part and the depth of said court not more than three times its width and such width shall be increased one foot throughout the entire height of said building for every additional story in height. Wherever an outer court changes its initial horizontal direction so as not to receive direct light from the street or yard, the length of such portion of said court shall never exceed the width of said portion, and no windows except window of water closet compartments, bath rooms, or halls shall open upon any offset or recess less than ten feet in width. D. Inner Courts. Where one side of an inner court is situated on the lot line, the width of the said court, measured from lot line to the opposite wall of the building for 114 tenement houses three stories in height, shall not be less than ten feet in any part, and its other horizontal dimensions shall be not less than sixteen feet in any part, and for each additional story in height of the said building such width shall increase one foot throughout the entire height of said court and the other horizontal dimensions shall be increased two feet throughout the entire height of said court. Where an inner court is not situated upon the lot line but is enclosed on all four sides, the least horizontal dimension of the said court for tenement houses three stories in height shall not be less than twenty feet, and for every story increase in height of said building the said court shall be increased two feet in each horizontal direction throughout the entire height of said court. Every inner court shall be provided with an intake connecting with the street or yard at least three feet wide and seven feet high with open grille doors containing at least fifteen square feet of unobstructed openings. The intake shall have fire walls satisfactory to the Building Inspector. E. Courts open at top. No court of a tenement house shall be covered by a roof or skylight, but every court shall be at every point open from the ground to the sky unobstructed. F. Buildings on same lot with Tenement Houses. If any building, except a one story garage of first class construction, is hereafter placed on the same lot with a tenement house, there shall always be maintained between the building an unoccupied space extending upward from the ground and extending across the entire width of the lot, not less than twenty-four feet in depth. Where either building exceeds three stories in height, the depth of the open space shall be increased two feet for each story above three stories. No building of any kind, except a garage as above specified, shall hereafter be placed upon the same lot with a tenement house so as to decrease the minimum size of courts or yards as hereinbefore prescribed. If any tenement house is hereafter erected upon any lot upon which there is already another building, it shall comply with all the provisions of this section, and in addition the space between the building and the tenement house shall be of the size and arranged in the manner prescribed in this section, the height of the highest building on the lot to regulate the dimensions. G. Yards not fronting on streets, etc. When a tenement house does not front upon a street, a public alley, or a passageway, not less than fifteen feet wide, the requirements of this section as to yards shall apply to the front as well as to the rear of such tenement house. The yard behind one tenement house shall not be deemed to satisfy in whole or in part the requirements of a yard in front of another tenement house. H. Angles in Courts. Nothing contained in the foregoing section concerning courts shall be construed as preventing windows at the angles of said courts provided that the running length of the wall containing such windows does not exceed six feet. I. Permanency of yards and courts. No tenement house shall be hereafter enlarged or its lot so diminished, and no building of any kind shall be hereafter so placed upon the same lot with a tenement house, as to decrease the minimum depth of yards or the minimum size of courts or yards required by this section for tenement houses hereafter erected. J. Rear Tenements. No building hereafter erected, converted, or placed shall be used as a tenement house unless it faces on a public street or has the use of a way or place not less than forty feet wide leading to a public street. K. Frontage on Street. Every tenement house shall have an unobstructed frontage upon a street, not less than twenty feet wide. No tenement house and no other building shall hereafter be erected, enlarged or placed on the same lot with a tenement house in such a manner that any tenement house shall be left without an unobstructed frontage upon a street, less than twenty feet wide. L. In every tenement house hereafter erected every room, including water closet compartments and bath rooms, shall have at least one window opening directly upon the street or upon a yard or court of the dimensions specified and the window shall be located as properly to light all parts of the room. In every tenement house hereafter erected the total window area in each roost including water closet compartments and bath rooms, shall be at least one-tenth of the 115 -superficial area of the room, and the top of at least one window shall be not more than .eight inches below the ceiling, and the upper half of it shall be made so as to open the full width. At least one such window in rooms other than bath rooms and water closets shall be not less than six square feet in area between the stop beads. M. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be in each apartment at least one room containing not less than one hundred and twenty square feet of floor area. All rooms shall be in every part not less than seven feet six inches from the finished floor to the finished ceiling, except that an attic room need be seven feet six inches high in but one-half of its area. Alcove rooms shall be considered a portion of the room from which they open. N. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be adequate chimneys run- ning through every floor for properly venting all gas appliances. O. In every tenement house hereafter erected, in each apartment access to every living room and bedroom, and to at least one water closet compartment, shall be had without passing through a bedroom or bathroom. P. In every tenement house hereafter erected every public hall extending more than twenty feet from a stair hall shall have at each story at least one window opening directly from the street or upon a yard or court of the dimensions specified. Such windows shall be at the end of said hall with the plane of the window at right angles to the hall's axis. Any part of a public hall which is in any way shut off from the other part of the hall shall be deemed a separate hall within the meaning of this section. Q. One at least of the windows provided to light each public hall or part thereof shall be at least two feet six inches wide and five feet high, measured between stop beads, and the top of the window shall be not more than eight inches below the ceiling. In every such tenement house there shall be in the roof, directly over each stair well, a ridge ventilator having a minimum opening of forty square inches and with movable louvres. R. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be provided for each store at least one window to light and ventilate each stair hall, which shall be at least two feet six inches wide and five feet high measured between the stop and the beads, provided, however, that no windows shall be required when there shall be, within the space enclosed by the stairways and its landings from the second floor upwards, an open well for light and ventilation whose least dimension shall be 3 feet for a three-story building, and one foot additional for each additional story and with a skylight directly over the well with an area equal to the area of the well, but not less than 20 sq. ft. in any case. Such skylights shall have ridge ventilators of not less than 40 square inches, or shall have louvres giving a clear area of 40 square inches. Glazing at the entrance of at least 5 square feet shall be considered adequate for the lighting of the entrance hall between the entrance stairs. A sash door shall be deemed the equivalent of the window specified in this paragraph and the two foregoing paragraphs, provided that each door contains the amount of glazed surface prescribed for such windows. S. Sanitation. In tenement houses hereafter erected or converted or altered for such use, no room in the cellar or in the basement with floors below the level of the ground shall be constructed, altered, converted, or occupied for living purposes without a written permit from the board of health, such rooms shall be at least eight feet six inches high in every part from the floor to the ceiling, and shall have a window or windows opening upon the street or upon a yard, court, or area at least five feet wide. The total area of windows in such rooms shall be at least one eighth of the superficial area of the room and each window shall be made to open at least one-half its full area, and the top of each window shall be within six inches of the ceiling. The ceiling of such room shall be at least four feet six inches above the surface of the street or ground outside or adjoining the same. In such basement or cellar there shall be provided a water supply and water closet accommodations. T. Every tenement house hereafter erected shall have the walls below the ground level, and the cellar floor damp proof. All cellars and basements in such tenement houses 116 shall be properly lighted and ventilated in all their parts to the satisfaction of the board of health. In every tenement house hereafter erected, under any part of which there is no cellar, the first or ground floor shall be at least two feet above the ground beneath and that adjacent thereto, and the space beneath such floor shall be kept free and clear, and shall be enclosed to prevent the accumulation of rubbish, but provided with ample ventilation and adequate drainage. In every tenement house hereafter erected all courts, areas and yards, shall be prop- erly graded and drained; and when necessary in order to keep such premises in a sanitary condition such courts, areas or yards, or such part thereof as the board of health shall order, shall be properly concreted. U. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be provided in each apart- ment a proper sink with running water. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be within each apartment a separate watercloset, located in a bathroom or in a separate compartment. Each such water closet shall be completely separated from every other water closet. Said compart- ment shall be not less than three feet wide, and shall be enclosed with plastered partitions which will extend to the ceiling. Every such compartment shall have a window opening directly upon the street or upon a yard or court of the minimum size prescribed by this section. Every water closet compartment hereafter placed in any tenement house shall be provided with proper means of lighting the same at night. The floor of every such water closet compartment shall be made waterproof with asphalt, tile stone, or some other non- absorbing waterproof material; and such waterproofing shall extend at least six inches above the floor so that the floor can be washed or flushed out without leaking. If the water closet is in the bathroom, it shall be sufficient to waterproof the floor directly be- neath the future and extending one foot beyond it in each direction. No drip trays shall be permitted. No watercloset fixtures shall be enclosed with any wood work. No water closet shall be placed in the cellar. V. In every tenement house hereafter erected no plumbing fixtures shall be enclosed with woodwork. All plumbing pipes shall be exposed except as otherwise permitted by the board of health. Whenever plumbing or other pipes pass through the floors or partitions the opening around such pipes shall be sealed or made air tight with plaster or other incombustible materials, so as to prevent the passage of air or the spread of fire from one floor to another or from room to room. All plumbing work shall be sanitary in every par- ticular and except as otherwise specified in this code, shall be in accordance with all plumbing regulations. Pan and long hopper closets shall not be used. In every tenement house hereafter erected all sinks and water closets shall be provided with an adequate supply of running water at all times as approved by the board of health. No privy or privy vaults shall be permitted on the same lot with one tenement house hereafter erected. No cesspool shall be permitted in the cellar or court of any tenement house hereafter erected, nor within 15 feet of any wall of said tenement house. Every tenement house hereafter erected on a street in which there is a public sewer, or in which a public sewer shall hereafter be placed shall be connected therein. W. All tenement houses hereafter erected shall have at least two independent flights of stairs with separate entrances leading from the entrance floor to the top story, said flights of stairs being at two points as far apart as is possible in the opinion of the Building Inspector and one of said flights shall connect with the roof. Said stairs shall be directly accessible from each apartment. All stairs and balconies and all public halls shall be at least three feet wide in the clear. Winders shall not be permitted in any staircase. All stairways shall be left entirely open beneath same without closets or similar en- closed spaces. X. Cellar Entrance. In every tenement house hereafter erected there shall be an entrance to the cellar or other lowest story from the outside of the building. 117 Y. Every tenement house hereafter erected shall have the roof in all parts and the sides of all dormer windows covered with incombustible material satisfactory to the Build- ing Inspector. Z. In no wooden tenement house hereafter erected shall any story or part thereof above the second story be rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for house-keeping, nor shall it be intended, arranged or designed to be occupied for house-keeping, nor shall any provision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above the second story, nor shall any story above the second story of any wooden tenement house now in existence be rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for house-keeping, nor shall it be intended, arranged, or designed to be occupied for house-keeping, nor shall any provision be made for cooking nor shall any cooking be done above the second story and any such tenement which is now being occupied or operated in violation of this section may be made to con- form to such by-law. SECTION 15 A. No person shall place or maintain any sign, advertising device, clock, awning, marquee, post or other structure (except public lamp posts, posts used for municipal pur- poses and U.S. mail boxes) projecting more than 61, into or placed on or over a public highway in the Town of Watertown without a permit therefor issued by the Board of Selectmen, and upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by such board. B. All signs, advertising devices, clocks, marquees, and other structures authorized by the Board of Selectmen shall be subject to the requirements of the Inspector of Build- ings as to their construction and supports. The wiring of such device or structure shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector of Poles and Wires. C. No sign, advertising device, clock, or other structure shall project into a Public Way more than two-thirds the width of the sidewalk, nor shall it be placed less than 8 feet above the sidewalk. D. Roof signs shall be set back from edge of roof at least 5 feet and shall have at least 5 feet clearance between bottom of sign and roof. The maximum height above roof shall be not more than 25 feet. E. A Marquee shall have the lowest part thereof not less than 8 feet above the sidewalk and shall be without posts or supports placed in the sidewalk. It shall be made of metal with wired glass covering having a minimum thickness of % of an inch and shall be provided with gutters and spouts of sufficient size drained toward the building to prevent the dripping of water on the sidewalk. F. No awning which is constructed to roll over a frame work of iron or other material or to fold close to or against a building shall be erected or maintained over a highway unless its lowest part is at least 7 feet above the sidewalk. G. Every person maintaining under a permit as aforesaid any sign, advertising device, clock, awning, marquee, post or other structure overhanging a public way which extends onto the public highway more than 6" shall file at the office of the Town Clerk a surety bond from an approved company in the amount of $5,000. to protect the Town from suit, litigation, or claim arising from the use of such device or structure. H. Any person who places or maintains a sign, advertising device, clock, awning, mar- quee, post or other structure contrary to the foregoing rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ($20.00) for each day during which the same is so placed or maintained after five days' notice to remove the same has been given by the Board of Selectmen or by a Police Officer of the Town of Watertown. Voted: Final Adjournment at 10:20 P.M. there being no further business to come before the meeting. Attest: GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. 118 1939 Attendance Record of Town Meeting Members P—Present A—Absent R—Resigned —Removed —Deceased E—Expired /—Office Abolished BY VIRTUE OF OFFICE N .N, ,�-�i Cq :+ V � "a M A John P. Gallagher, 16 Hawthorne St. P P P P P Charles P. Colligan, 5 Royal St. P P P P P Bernard S. McHugh, 19 Emerson Rd. P P P P P W. W. Norcross, Jr., 39 Spruce St. P P P P P James H. Sheridan, 75 Robbins Rd. P P A P P John J. Kennedy, 153 Common St. P P A P P John A. Murray, 25 Shattuck Rd. P P P P P John M. Russell, 96 Robbins Rd. P P P P P John C. Ford, 24 Church St. P P P A P George B. Wellman, 128 Barnard Ave. P P P P P John R. Ford, 46 Eliot St. A A P P A Dr. Guy C. Pesce, 316 Mt. Auburn St. P A A A A Donald J. MacDonald, 537 Main St. P P A P A Alice D. Sullivan, 122 Russell Ave. P P P P P John J. Curran, 826 Mt. Auburn St. P P P P P Thomas F. Vahey, 20 Franklin St. P P P P P 'Guy P. Clark, 34 Waverley Ave. — — P P / Leo P. Landry, 72 Bradford Rd. A P A P A ,,*John H. Dardis, 26 Hawthorne St. — — — P P John Lester Briggs, 125 Winsor Ave. P P P R FINANCE COMMITTEE Leland C. Bixby, 109 Barnard Ave. P A A A A Aram Brazilian, 88 Winsor Ave. P P P A P Albert Brogle, 38 Harnden Ave. P P P P P Dr. Pericles Canzanelli, 12 Palfrey St. A A A A P Matthew W. J. Carley, 48 Evans St. P P A P P Daniel J. Murphy, 35 Channing Rd. A A A A A Wilfred J. Paquet, 95 Spruce St. P P P P P James N. Barrett, 24 Hall Ave. P A A A A Louis N. Cousbelis, 746 Mt. Auburn 'St. P A A A A William H. Donald, 144 Riverside St. A P A A A Artin Papazian, 49 Melendy Ave. P P P P A Robert J. Plunkett, 10 Hovey St. P P P A A Sebastian Tangusso, 92 Bellevue Rd. P A A P P Chester A. Parker, 17 Gleason St. — — — A A Francis C. Brown, 198 Bellevue Rd. — — — P A Carl W. Johnson, 72 Winsor Ave. P P P P P Harry J. Landen, 72 Standish Rd. — — — P P Roy C. Papalia, 191 Summer St. — — — P P 119 Clark B. Partridge, 75 Commonwealth Rd. P P P P P Edward W. Supple, 12 Sheldon Rd. — — — P P Edward C. Webster, 124 Marshall St. A A P A P Martin J. Reid, 23 Chapman St. A A A — E John J. McLauthlin, 51 Green 'St. P P P — E Andrew T. Johnson, 115 Marshall St. A A A — E John A. Colbert, 14 Appleton Ter. P P P — E Harold S. Tuck, 42 Barnard Ave. P A P R Appointed Chairman Playground Commission "Appointed Chairman Planning Board in place of John Lester Briggs, resigned. PRECINCT ONE Frank J. Argento, 57 Elm St. P P P P P Lawrence Arone, 6 Keith St. A A A A A James J. Bagnall, 15 Kimball Rd. A P A P A Frank Cerrati, 139 Grove St. P P P P P Alfred M. Davenport, 88 Grove St. P P A A A Edward L. Farrell, 155 Hillside Rd. P A A P A Isabel M. Fitzmaurice, 135 Templeton Pkwy. A A A P A William F. J. Mahoney, 20 Bostonia Ave. A A A P A °Domenic Pallone, 110 Elm St. — — — P P Louis Mastrangelo, 120 Belmont St. P A A t Henry Brown, 11 Edgecliffe Rd. P P P P A Patrick J. Curley, 19 Francis St. A P P A P John T. Dorney, 137 Hillside Rd. P A P P P Joseph H. Ford, 36 Francis St. P P P P Wallace E. McCarthy, 32 Maplewood St. P P P P P William D. Murphy, 52 Prentiss 'St. A A A A A Michael J. Powers, 29 Brimmer St. A A A A A Antonio Toscano, 23 Brimmer St. A A A A A Alfred Natale, 41 Berkeley St. P P A P P r***Kelly, Joseph C., 26 Melendy Ave. — — — — P John Anestis, IM Coolidge Hill Rd. P P P P A John P. Brennan, 41 Elton Ave. P P P P P Paul C. Diliberto, 823 Mt. Auburn St. P A A P A Jos. T. Fitzpatrick, 28 Melendy Ave. P A A P P Edward C. Kenney, 23 Irma Ave. P P A P P Thomas P. Morley, 23 Irma Ave. P A P P P Charles P. Pelkey, 9 Edgecliffe Rd. P P P A A Michael Sperguiro, 29 Coolidge Hill Rd. P P A P A Albert Valentino, 19 French Ter. P P A P P PRECINCT TWO Charles T. Burke. 76 Spruce St. A P P A P Franklin W. Fairbanks, 44 Spruce St. P P P P A Walter L. Fallon, 6 Porter St. P A A A A Owen Hannan, 67 Hazel St. P P P P P William P. Oates, 39 Hazel St. P P P P A Michael J. McEnaney, 113 Boylston St. P A A A A ;Suran M. Ohanian, 33 Melendy Ave. — — — P A Alice Ryan, 39 Hazel St. P P P P P Charlotte Whittemore, 11 Fairfield St. P P A P P Joseph P. Murray, 149 Spruce St. P P P t Timothy Clifford, 36 Hosmer St. A A A A A 120 Julia Coffey, 7 Dexter Ave. A P A P P John Driscoll, 86 Spruce St. P P A A A Katherine T. McCarthy, 81 Dexter Ave. P P P P P James McLauthlin, 35 Hosmer St. P P P P P John J. Murphy, 17 Fairfield St. P P A P A -'**Ellen A. Nielsen, 34 Dartmouth St. — — — P P Edward A. Oates, 37 Hazel St. P P P P P M. Frank Sullivan, 29 Dartmouth St. P P P P P James E. Ford, 11 Melendy Ave. P P P John Christopher, 178 Boylston St. P P P P P James Donovan, 11-a Fairfield St. P P P P P Peter H. Duffy, 5 Arthur Ter. P P A P P James J. Higgins, 25 Dartmouth St. A A P P P Ellen M. McDonald, 12 Dartmouth St. P A A P P Mary B. Moran, 41 Fairfield St. P A A P P Esther T. Oates, 37 Hazel St. P P A A P John P. Oates, 14 Dartmouth St. P P P P P John O'Driscoll, 41 Fairfield St. P A A A A °Elected by T. M. M. to fill vacancy caused by removal of L. Mastran- gelo fronn Precinct. "Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal of Jos. F. Mur- ray from Precinct. �:=•°Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal of James E. Ford from Precinct. °,""Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal of Joseph H. Ford from Precinct. PRECINCT THREE William R. Beale, 38 Carver Rd. A P P P P Eugene B. Brooks, 97 Langdon Ave. P P P A A Percy C. Campbell, 330 School St. P P P P A Charles Eaton, 144 Winsor Ave. P P P P A Lewis G. Manchester, 197 Maplewood St. P P A A P Kenneth L. Pike, 73 Winsor Ave. P P P P P Abraham Saunders, 93 Langdon Ave. P A A A A Stuart T. Shears, 104 Langdon Ave. P A P P A Bernard E. Tombrink. 96 Langdon Ave. P A P P A William Bell, 17 Appleton St. P P P P P Erving N. Buffuni, 33 Hillside Rd. P P P P P James M. Cox, 158 Winsor Ave. A A A A A Elizabeth A. Creamer, 113 Winsor Ave. P A A A A George E. Dodge, 112 Langdon Ave. P P P A P Herbert W. Howard, 20 Carver Rd. E. P P P A P Rodney G. Page, 366 School St. P A P A P Albert L. Partridge, 54 Langdon Ave. P P A P A Joseph A. Wheelock, 41 Rangeley Rd. P P P P P Elmer H. Comey. 23 Carver Rd. P P A P A John M. Edgecomb, 102 Winsor Ave. P P P A P Edward J. Flaherty, 101 Winsor Ave. P P P P P Ernest K. Ingalls, 30 Adams Ave. P A P A A Albert T. MacKay, 116 Langdon Ave. P P P P P Eric H. Norrby, 9 Langdon Ave. P P P P P Leverett L. Preble. Jr., 22 Clyde Rd. P P P P P *Guy M. Setliff, 151 Maplewood St. — — — P A Charles L. Sheldon, 311 School St. P P P A A 121 PRECINCT FOUR J. Robert Ayers, 207 Common St. A R — — — Alma G. Bowen, 265 Mt. Auburn St. P P P A P Edward C. Camp, 25 Garfield St. P P P P P Kenneth H. Erskine, 91 Common St. P P P P P James G. Grower, 30 Barnard Ave, A P P P A William H. Ili$e. 99 Bailey Rd. A A A P P Eric L. Johnson, 87 Barnard Ave. P P P P P "Walter H. MacIntosh, 102 Robbins Rd. — — P A A Earle L. Reed, 18 Robbins Rd. P P P P P Zlelvin V. Weldon, 41 Columbia St. P P A P A Fred L. Ayers, 207 Common St. A P R Virgil C. Brink, 34 Bailey Rd. P P A A P **Walter R. Catton, 486 Belmont St. — — P A P Lester Cooch, 99 Robbins Rd. A P A P P Frank A. Gray, 20 Lincoln St. P P P P A s's*Catherine A. Harcourt, 247 Mt. Auburn St. — — P A P Ray V. Richardson, 25 Robbins Rd. P P A P P Ernest M. Small, 42 Walnut St. P P P P A Walter C. Stone. 19 Stoneleigh Rd. P P P P P Earle S. Tyler, 232 Bellevue Rd. A A P P P Frederick F. Hale, 69 Bailey Rd. P R H. Herbert Applin, 31 Barnard Ave. P P P P P John E. Buddington, 70 Lincoln St. P P P P P Frank D. Emery, 9 Franklin St. P P P A P Edward P. Furber, 11 Bates Rd. P P P P P William H. Lucas. 31 Otis St. P P A P P Clarence G. Reynolds, 17 Bates Rd. P P P A Samuel K. Tarbell, 18 Avon Rd. P P P P P .t!rss*Harold S. Tuck, 42 Barnard Ave. — — — P P L. Bennett Turner, 33 Robbins Rd. P P P P P Benjamin T. Loring, 186 Mt. Auburn St. P P A 1. =ss**#Donald D. Wright, 127 Barnard Ave, P Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by appointment of Clark B. Partridge to Finance Committee. °Elected to fill vacancy caused by removal from town of Robert Ayers. --*Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Frederick F. Hale. --***Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Fred L. Ayers. Elected by T. M.M. to fill vacancy caused by death of Benjamin T. Loring. 1:,`Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from Town of Clarence G. Reynolds. PRECINCT FIVE Albert B. Colligan, 49 Mt. Auburn St. A P A P A Joseph Donnelly, 19 Pequossette St. P A A A A Harold A. Godwin, 120 Riverside St. P P P P P Mary V. Hughes, 11 Royal St. P P A P A John J. Keefe, 14 Irving Pk. P P P P t Stephen M. Milmore, Jr., 98 Irving St. P A A P A Ambrose P. Vahey, 104 Riverside St. P A A P A James J. Vahey, 104 Riverside St. P P P A P 122 Ralph H. Worcester, 43 Phillips St. P P P A P 44Edmund P. Hickey, 9 Thurston Rd. P Edward K. Bacon, 16 Royal St. P P P P P Charles O. Chase, 6 Patten St. P P A P P John A. Collins. 43 Paul St. P P P A A Walter H. Gregg, 12 Riverside St. P A A A A John J. Hopkins, 12 Frank St. P P P P P Edward J. Maloney, 19 Alfred Rd. P P P P P Henry L. Morley, 115 No. Beacon St. P P P P p Albert E. Norbury, 29 Paul St. P A A A A Martin L. Vahey, 104 Riverside St. P P P A P Francis M. Andrews, 103 Beechwood Ave. P P P P A Edward E. Bruce, 26 Phillips St. P P P A a John J. Colligan, 5 Royal St. P P A P P Effie Comstock, 103 No. Beacon St. P P A A A J. Joseph Cunniff, 11 Thurston Rd. A P A P P Gabriel Farrell, 175 No. Beacon St, P P A P A Edward C. Hall, 65 Mt. Auburn St. P P P P P Andrew E. McDermott, 40 Royal St. P P P P P J. Arthur Smith, 69 Pequossette St. P P P P P PRECINCT SIX Robert W. Baird, 152 Orchard St. A A A A A Andrew D. Bradford, 144 Lovell Rd. P P P P P Charles W. Bramhall, 28 Hall Ave. P P P P P Evans K. Dexter, 101 Lovell Rd. P P A A P William H. Eckert, 12 Hall Ave. P P P P P Stuart J. Fay, 11 Locke St. A P A A A Walter P. Gilbert, 134 Standish Rd. P P A P P Edward F. Gillis, 176 Lovell Rd. P P A A P William Parsons, 14 Carleton Ter. P P A A P Frederick Bell, 20 Fitchburg St. P P P P P Charles Jewell Brown, 211 Orchard St. P P P P P John F. Craig, 37 Lowell Ave. P P P A P Arthur I. Davis, 89 Lowell Ave. P P P P P Grace E. Johnson, 162 Common St. P A A P P Daniel S. MacKay, 164 Lovell Rd. P P A P A 'Norman D. MacKay, 166 Worcester St. — — — P P William A. Sheridan, 153 Bellevue Rd. A P A P :1 George H. White, 59 Wilson Ave. A A P A A Gardner F. Packard. 148 Lovell Rd. A P A Russell Cook, 186 Common St. P A A A P Arthur T. Derry, 172 Standish Rd. A P P P P John H. Holt, 116 Poplar 'St. P P P P P Everett Kelley, 92 Poplar St. P P A P P John A. MacRury. 63 Orchard St. P P P P P Elijah B. Robertson, 59 Hovey St. P P P A P Waldron Smith, 167 Lovell Rd. P P P P P James Thomson, Jr., 11 Lovell Rd. P P P A P John B. Whelan, 179 Waverley Ave. P P A P P Elected by T.M. M. to fill vacancy caused by the death of Gardner F. Packard. 'Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from precinct of John J. Keefe. 123 PRECINCT SEVEN Harold C. Everett, 114 Marshall St. P P A P P Pierce L. Fish, 78 Marshall St. P P P A P Ethel H. Gibson, 25 Marion Rd. P A P P P Arthur F. Gray, 20 Fayette St. P P P P P Joseph M. Kelley, 98 Mt. Auburn St. P P A P P Elias A. Perkins; 91 Church St. P P P P P Frances M. Savage, 142 Palfrey St. P P P A A Harry A. Smith. 52 Oliver St. P P A P P Frank S. Whitcomb, 2 Oliver St. P P A P A Harold B. Blazo, 68 Marshall St. P P , — — *John M. Day, 13 Oliver St. — — P P A William M. Holmes, 62 Katherine Rd. P P P A A Perry B. Howard, 31 Katherine Rd. P A P P P Homer F. Hunt, 42 Oliver St. P P A A P Joseph Hyde, 66 Marshall St. P P A P t **Charles A. Kerr, 130 Marshall St. — — — P A B. Fay McGlauflin, 36 Katharine Rd. P P P P P George E. Quimby, 119 Church St. P P P P P Ronald M. Stone, 56 Marion Rd. A P P A A Roy C. Papalia, 191 Summer St. P P P — —" ***William J. Coumans, 67 Marion Rd. P Robert F. Field, 104 Church St. A A P P P William B. Harvey, 106 Mt. Auburn St. P P P P A Jarvis B. Keene, 40 Fayette St. P P P P P Sylvester M. Loring. 125 Summer St. P P P P A Lester E. Markham, 9 Fayette 'St. P P P P P Julia A. Paine, 170 Palfrey St. P A P A A Ralph F. Perry, 125 Summer St. P P P P P G. Frederick Robinson, 106 Mt. Auburn St. P P P P P Edward F. Wright, 44 Fayette St. P P P P P PRECINCT EIGHT Joseph W. Andrews, 134 Main St. P P A P A James M. Clancy, 53 Boyd St. P A A A A George W. Coleman, 28 Green St. A A A A A Maurice H. Costello, 29 Boyd St. P P P P P Edmund P. Hickey, 4 Melville Ter. P P P P Thomas F. Joyce. 23 Boyd St. P P P P P James P. O'Donnell, 12 Bacon St. A A A A A William H. Thomas, 73 Galen St. P P P P P Leo F. Walsh. 63 Union 'St. A A A A A _.*...George J. Gaffney, 8 Theurer Pk. P Patrick D. Cahill, 49 Myrtle St. P P A A P Daniel J. Clifford, 22 Myrtle St. A P P P A Edward E. Dyer, 62 Capitol St. A P A P A Raymond J. Ford, 61 Green St. P P P A A John F. Lyons, 48 Maple St. P P A P P Joseph F. McElroy, 33 Green St. P A A P A George McManus, 43 Morse St. P P P A William J. Shields, 81 Galen St. P P P P P James F. Walsh, 12 Green St. P P A A P *****William Regan, 48 Bacon St. P William J. Barry, 9 Maple St. P P P P P Michael F. Casey, 83 Pleasant St. P P A A A Thomas J. Coen, 9 Green St. Ter. P P A A P 124 Denis A. Devaney, 72 Green St. A P A A Joseph M. Donnelly, 32 Eliot St. A P A P A Patrick B. Ford, 46 Eliot St. A A A P P Francis A. Kelly, 48 Maple St. p p A p s Michael B. Oates, 55 Union St. p p p p z Francis H. Quinlan, 68 Green St. p A p p p *Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by death of Harold M. Blazo. **Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by appointment of Roy C. Papalia to Finance Committee. �"Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from precinct of Joseph Hyde 'k "Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from precinct of Edmund P. Hickey. *****Elected by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from Town of George McManus. PRECINCT NINE Louis J. Brogle, 11 Hillside St. p A p p Fred W. Bray, 164 Waverley Ave. P A P A A Giovanni Carbone, 26 Gertrude St. P A A A _a. Roscoe F. Daughters, 15 Knowles Rd. p p p A p M. Frances McDonough, 28 Whitcomb St. P A P A A John J. Mahoney, 28 Whitcomb St. A P P A A Henry T. McGrady, 29 Harrington St. P P A P Joseph G. Perkins, 158 Sycamore St. A P P A Gertrude E. Rooney, 167 Highland Ave. A A A A A ***Guy Clark, 34 Waverley Ave. James F. Brennan, 55 Grandview Ave. P p A A *Franklin C. Bronson, 15 Brookline St. -- — p A Guy P. Clark, 34 Waverley Ave. A p _ _ _ John C. DeLaney, 897 Belmont St. A P P A A Angus Fraser, 240 Sycamore St. p p p p P John B. Hauswirth, 298 Waverley Ave. p p p p p James J. O'Connell, 26 Westminster Ave. A A p p Leonard Owen, 254 Sycamore St. p p A p ; Francis J. Sheridan, 30 Gertrude St. A p p A , Raymond H. Shriver, 155 Highland Ave. P p p A p ****Joseph F. Nolan, 32 Elmwood Ave. n James F. Ahearn, 32 Waverley Ave. P A p A Mary Clark, 34 Waverley Ave. p p p p P Frederick R. Coolidge, 1043 Belmont St. P p p p p John W. Little, 1039 Belmont St. A p p p John T. MacKay, 247 Sycamore St. p p p p Edward Nolan, 32 Elmwood Ave. p p A p P Maurice H. O'Connell, 20 Westminster Ave. P P p p A Joseph E. Ransom, 164 Edenfield Ave. P p p p p Anthony Tocci, 242 Waverley Ave. A P A A PRECINCT TEN Joseph G. Cannon, 27 Gilbert St. A p A p James Connors, 89 Rutland St. p p p p Thomas Connors, 98 Rutland St. p p p p P George Hanley, 37 Prescott St. p p A q _ Anna V. Hughes, 12 Morton St. p p p p 125 Edward P. Martin, 683 Blain St. P P A A A Lucy A. Menton, 669 Main St. P P A P P Caleb S. Newell, 32 Stuart St. A P A P A ; 'Chester H. Parker, 17 Gleason St. P A P — — :%****Martin J. Reed, 23 Chapman St. P Henry Allen, 33 Olcott St. P P A A A Wm. J. Brosnahan, 587 Maui St. P P P P P Vincent A. Drosdick, 479 Main St. A A P P A Joseph Dwyer, 62 Stuart St. P P P P P David E. Fitzgerald, 34 Olcott St. P P A P A Joseph M. Hughes, 10 Morton St. P P P P P James F. Keating, 491 Main St. P P P P P Patrick A. Menton, 669 Blain St. P P P P P Kenneth S. Newell, 66 'Stuart St. A P A A A John R. Burke, 51 Olney St. P P P P A Joseph W. Burke, 51 Olney St. P P P P P Joseph L. Doherty, 667 Main St. P P P P A Elmer E. Erickson, 24 Stuart St. P P P P P Marion C. Healy, 35 Purvis St. P P P P P Anna 12. Keating, 491 Main St. P P P A A Richard M. Kelly, Jr., 567 Main St. P P P P P Fred E. Lindahl, 20 Prescott St. A P A A A Chester A. Parkhurst, 8 Purvis St. P P A P P *Elected to fill vacancy caused by the appointment of Guy Clark as Chairman of Playground Commission. ,Appointed to Finance Committee. **Appointed by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by removal from pre- cinct of Henry T. McGrady. *' Appointed by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Raymond Shriver. Appointed by T.M.M. to fill vacancy caused by appointment of Chester H. Parker to Finance Committee. WATERTOWN MASSACHUSETTS �I00LS PUBLIC SC The One Hundred and Second Annual Report OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE Fifty-ninth Annual Report OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 1939 128 SCHOOL COMMITTEE ALICE D. SULLIVAN, Chairncan Term Expires 1944 FRANCIS RYAN, Secretary Term Expires 1941 G. JOHN GREGORY Term Expires 1940 PATRICK A. MENTON Term Expires 1940 HELEN REGAN Term Expires 1941 ROSCOE DAUGHTERS Term Expires 1942 EARL S. TYLER Term Expires 1942 FRANCIS A. KELLY Superintendent of Schools Office, Administration Building OFFICE HOURS 3.30 to 5.00 P. M., Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday Watertown, Mass., January 4, 1940. In School Committee: Voted: That the report of the Superinten- dent of Schools be accepted and adopted as the annual report of the School Committee of the Town. FRANCIS RYAN, Secretary. IN MEI-VIORIAi1I WALTER L. PUTNAM September 9, 1908 — July 7, 1939 DR. BENJAMIN T. LORING September 1, 1918 — July 29, 1939 129 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Chairman and Members of the Watertown School Committee: I have the honor to submit herewith my first annual report of the schools of Watertown, which t_s the fifty-ninth in the series of annual reports of the Superintendent of the Watertown Public Schools. In this report I shall outline in detail the achievements and accom- plishments made in organization, administration and supervision during the past year, together with other important phases of the Public Schools of Watertown. The appendix to this report includes the financial state- ment for the fiscal year of nineteen hundred thirty nine and statistical data taken from the School Returns of the State Department of Edu- cation. The school committee and the citizens of a community have the right to look to the superintendent of schools for educational leadership. The people of a community elect school committee members to have control of the schools much in the sense as private corporations elect a board of directors. In this capacity they formulate and adopt policies and place the execution of the policies adopted in the hands of the superintendent of schools. Thus, one of the most important duties of the superintendent is that of studying the educational movements in the state and the nation so that he may initiate policies for his particular community in relation to the educational demands of the times, and to present them for the approval or rejection of the school committee. I have been greatly encouraged not only by the unanimous approval given by the School Committee members to the several policies presented for their consideration, but also by the enthusiasm and spirit with which the Directors. Principals and Teachers have cooperated in the admin- istration and organization of these policies. New Courses of Study Since May of this year, eight committees made up of ninety mem- bers of our teaching personnel have been working on new courses of study. Committees on English, mathematics, and social studies for grades seven to twelve inclusive; and committees on English, arithmetic, social studies, health and science, and penmanship for grades one to six inclusive. In order that we may eventually have coordination and continuity of teaching and subject matter, teachers from the lower grades have been placed on the upper grade committees and vice versa. Each committee is working under the direction of one of our school principals who in turn has selected a chairman for his group. Reports of progress from each committee are made by the principals to a "Steering Committee" made up of the Principals, the Director of Guid- ance and the Superintendent of Schools. Some of the committees have already sought the advice and direction of outside experts in their fields. One of the important aims of these committees is to develop courses which will best fit the needs of our Watertown children, rather than to imitate courses developed by other school systems. The fact that the teachers who are to apply these courses have a voice in their development should tend to have them operate more effec- tively. Teacher participation in these committees stimulates professional study of the problems, which will produce better teaching and more learning by the pupils. Penmanship Course Adopted Although it will be several months before most of the committees complete their courses, the penmanship committee has already made 130 its recommendation which has been approved by the Steering Com- mittee and adopted by your School Committee. Handwriting for Expression, edited by Lucretia Cavanah and Alonzo F. Myers and published by the American Book Company, has been adopted for grades one to six. The books have been purchased and the course will begin during the month of January. Regulations Relative to the Appointment of Teachers Throughout the nation there has been a steady decrease in the number of pupils in the kindergarten and first six grades, to which Watertown has not been an exception. Although six elementary teach- ers resigned in June but three new appointments were made. In order to control the number of regular appointed teachers in the elementary grades and thus prevent if possible, an excess of grade teachers some time in the future, the following policy was adopted by your School Committee. "That hereafter appointment of regular teachers in Grades One to Six shall be on the basis of thirty-five pupils per teacher." "That one full-time teacher be appointed in the Kindergarten for an enrollment up to fifty pupils. If there is an excess of ten pupils, one half-time substitute teacher may be assigned; and if there is an excess of twenty-five pupils, one full-time substitute teacher may be assigned. When the enrollment exceeds eighty pupils, two full-time per- manent teachers may be appointed." Whenever, for the proper running of a school or for some special reason, more teachers are needed than allowed by this regulation, these new teachers shall be employed as substitutes as long as the condition warrants their retention in the system. The appointment of inexperienced teachers in the High School has placed a great handicap on many of these new teachers at the outset of their careers, and in many instances has lowered the standards of teaching and caused disciplinary problems. In order to improve the situation at the High School the following regulation was adopted by your Committee. "That at least two year's successful experience, or one year's suc- cessful experience and a master's degree, shall be required for the appointment of a regular teacher in the Senior High School. It is the opinion of the Committee that promotions should be made from the Junior High Schools to the Senior High School when possible." The four teachers appointed to the high school this year have had from two to eight years teaching experience, the average being five and one half years. Three of the four have master's degrees. Administration and Guidance Office Created at the Senior High School A study of the teaching program at the Senior High School sub- mitted to me in January 1939 revealed that there were thirteen teachers who had from 4 to 22 periods, or an average of 10 per week, assigned for duties other than teaching regular classes. There seemed to be an over-lapping of duties and many opportunities for confusion on the part of the pupils, who had several counselors and a different class adviser each year. There were many titles such as educational ad- viser, college adviser, senior class adviser, junior class adviser, middler class adviser, guidance counselors, sub-master, dean of girls and supply officer, all with offices or meeting places scattered throughout the build- ing. Also, there was a definite lack of supervision of instruction on the part of the principal. After several conferences with the High School Principal and the 131 Director of Guidance a modified form of the so called House Plan was decided upon and we called it the Class Plan. Under the Class Plan in Watertown we have one central office in Room 107, adjacent to the Principal's office with connecting doors, as the headquarters for the administrative and guidance officers. These officers are Mr. Donald T. Robinson, sub-master in charge of Seniors, Miss Edith Jacobs, master's assistant in charge of Grade Eleven, and Mr. Harold S. Kenney, sub-master in charge of Grade Ten. Cooperating with these three and giving two periods a day to guidance counseling are Miss Sara Abbott and Miss Rose Smith for the Senior Class, Mr. George Grimes for Grade Eleven, and Miss Madeleine O'Brien for Grade Ten. The sub- masters and master's assistant were chosen by a competitive rating in which fifteen members of our teaching staff were candidates. The guidance counselors were chosen on the recommendation of the Director of Guidance and the High School Principal. At least one counselor was chosen from each of the following courses offered at the High School: College, Commercial, Industrial Arts and General. Thus in this group we have counselors who in time should become experts in their particular field as well as generalists in all phases of guidance. The sub-masters and master's assistants are known as Class Mas- ters and the others as Class Counselors. The most important feature of the plan is that the Class Master and Counselors will continue with the Class to which they have been assigned until graduation. For example, those in charge of Grade Ten will continue with that group for three years. Those in charge of the Senior Class will take over the incoming class in Grade Ten next September. Thus over a period of three years a valuable service will be given to the pupils of the School by a closer check-up, better individual advisory work, a clearer knowledge of the individual needs, abilities and capacities of the pupils gained by this constant contact of pupil and counselor and the keeping of personnel records for each student. Guidance Guidance has always been identified with good teaching because guidance is essentially a teaching process. Needless to say, guidance. work of a kind has been exercised in Watertown schools in past years. However, there was much lacking and the formal organizing of the school to assure the performance of this vital educational function for all students was essential. This has been progressing during the year but it is a slow process, involving definite planning for diagnosing and counseling students and for assisting them in the formulation of goals that will enable them to make wise choices, adjustments, and interpretations in connection with critical life situations. It means the establishment of a service that arises out of the interests, needs and purposes of students, and is continuous through all grades and for all youth. Provisions must be made for all phases of individual study, including physical, mental, emotional, social, recreational, educational, and vocational. Much progress has been made during the year for creating such a definite guidance service in all our schools. In some instances it meant a complete reorganization to eliminate the overlapping of func- tions and to prevent the duplication of work. This was particularly true in the Senior High School where the reorganization, which has been explained above, was quite far reaching. Although this plan for reorganizing the Senior High School is by no means completely worked out, it represents a beginning in the solution of a difficult school problem. 132 In the junior high schools the course in guidance problems, which was offered last year one period per week to the seventh and eighth grade students, has been enriched and is now given two periods per week to all students, taught by the guidance counselors. In the West Junior High School the counselors are Miss Edythe Hutchinson and Miss Mildred Morse and in the East Junior High School, Miss Ana- stasia McMullen and Mrs. Anna Kemp. The counselors are also responsible for following up the discussions of group problems with individual conferences which assist the student in developing his purposes and goals, and help materially in diagnosing individual needs and in making necessary adjustments. The counselors also keep cumulative personnel records for each student. Follow-Up of Graduates An attempt was made last Spring to conduct a follow-up survey of the graduates of the Class of 1938 of the Senior High School. The purpose of this study was to begin a series of continuous surveys con- cerned with gathering, compiling and utilizing information on the occupational status and activities of our graduates. Such information should be valuable in making efficient curriculum revision and occupa- tional adjustment of youth leaving school. The survey was made by means of a letter and post card question- naire sent to each of the 352 graduates. Although much benefit was derived from this study, the data accumulated cannot be considered conclusive because of the numbers answering. They do show trends, however. The results follow: At the time the data were compiled 130 of the 352 graduates had answered the questionnaire. Of these, 74 were attending some typo. of school or college, 334 were regularly employed, 5 had part-time employment, and 17 were unemployed. Placement Service Positions were found for many of the graduates who reported that they were out of work and plans were formulated for establishing a regular placement service for the students graduating in 1939. Letters were mailed to the business and industrial firms in and around Wa- tertown telling them of our plans for inaugurating this service and many have already taken advantage of it. This is not an employment bureau but a supplementary service of the schools operated from the office of the department of measure- ment and guidance. Information is on file concerning the training, personality, and character, scholastic record, and general aptitude test records of each applicant. To date 42 former students have been placed in positions through this office and scores of others have been counseled and advised on seeking employment. This represents a good start and with increased cooperation from those seeking em- ployees a regular employment bureau should result. Such a bureau would require a coordinator to keep in constant touch with business and industry to find positions for our former students. Under the present set up the contact is largely dependent on the initiative of the employer. Measurement The testing program, planned to assist in analyzing individual students—their aptitudes and needs—and in evaluating the instruc- tional service of different grades has continued to develop. The plan inaugurated early in the year of testing the mental aptitude of all our students and the achievement in subject matter at different grade levels was continued through the year. 133 General mental ability tests were administered in the Spring to the students of Grades IX through XII. This completed that phase of the program started the previous Fall. Now the status of the mental aptitude of all our grades for I-XII has been determined, and the results, which were consistently uniform for each grade, show that the intellectual quality of Watertown students is better than the average for the country. It is unnecessary to retest mental aptitude each year, except in special cases. This Fall only pupils of Grade I and new students entering our schools from other communities were tested. It seems that the best policy for administering tests of this type is at intenals of two or three years. When started in Grade I, as at present, a con- tinuous record of mental aptitude over a period of years will result. This should be of tremendous value in making a continuing appraisal of a student's attainment in terms of his ability to attain. Achievement tests of subject matter were administered in May and June in Grades I, V. and VI of the elementary schools, Grade IX of the junior high schools, and Grades X-XII of the senior high school. In Grade I tests of Number Work and of Reading, involving word picture, word recognition, and word meaning tests were given. The results as a whole were satisfactory and for the most part were above the national normal. In Grades V and VI the subjects tested were Reading, Vocabulary, Arithmetic Fundamentals, Arithmetic Problems, English and Spelling. The results in Grade V were satisfactory except in Arithmetic Funda- mentals and Problems, while in Grade VI, although some improvement has been shown over the previous year's testing, the results are still considerably below standard, especially in Reading and Arithmetic Problems. (See charts in Appendix.) In Grades IX-XII Reading tests were administered to test rate and comprehension, directed reading, poetry comprehension, word mean- ing, sentence meaning, paragraph meaning and locating of information. In general the results indicate that our pupils read about as well as the total population on which norms for the test were based. Mani specific weaknesses were revealed, however, which are in need of attention, especially in poetry comprehension, paragraph comprehension, and the location of information. Individual Tests—This year an attempt was made to regulate, as scientifically as possible, the entrance of pupils to Grade I. Pupils are admitted to Kindergarten who are five years old on the opening day of school and may be admitted, if room permits, down to the age of four and one half years. Those completing Kindergarten satis- factorily are then advanced to Grade I. The children between the ages of five and one half and six years, who did not go to Kinder- garten, create a serious problem each year. Is it for the best interests of the individual child to place him in Kindergarten or in Grade I? This year an attempt was made to solve this problem by administering individual tests. These were given by the Director of Measurement and Guidance. Over fifty children were tested and those whose mental ages were found to be six years six months or higher were recommended for first grade work. Some twenty children were advanced to Grade I by these recommendations. This solution of the problem should prove satisfactory for all con- cerned because the children who moved on to Grade I are two or more months above the average mental age for that grade and consequently should do creditable work. The children continuing in the Kinder- 134 garter should profit from this year of pre-school training and next year be better equipped for Grade I work because they will be closer to the average mental age for the grade and in a number of instances will be above it. Music In June, Miss Rena Bisbee, Supervisor of Music, resigned to be married. Miss Bisbee had rendered excellent service during her tenure of office and her resignation was received with regrets by your School Committee and her fellow-workers in the system. Mr. Arnold Chick, who for eight years had been the director of the high school band, was promoted to the position of Supervisor of In- strumental Music, and Mrs. Jessie Drew, who for fifteen years had assisted Miss Bisbee, was promoted to the position of Supervisor of Choral Music. Both of these supervisors are well known in their respective fields and have gone about their new duties with added enthusiasm. Since September Mr. Chick has made a start toward the organi- zation of a junior high school band. Weekly rehearsals are held at both junior high schools. Although the sections are incomplete, we hope that through music instrument classes in the schools to make progress so that both junior high schools may have a balanced band within a few years. When the Columbia Survey was made in 1931 it was pointed out that but one half a unit of work was offered in music at the Senior High School while the average for fifteen other communities was four and one half units. This situation was continued until September at which time choral work was offered as an elective in Grade Ten. The interest and response of the pupils for this work has been so encour- aging that plans are being made to offer music appreciation and choral practice as elective subjects in Grades Eleven and Twelve next Sept- ember. Resignation From Service There were a number of resignations and withdrawals from service during the year 1939, as shown in Table IX of the Appendix of this report. The deaths of Mr. Walter L. Putnam and Dr. Benjamin T. Loring were particularly regrettable. Mr. Putnam had served as Prin- cipal of the Hosmer School since September 1908 and since 1923 as Principal of the East Junior High School, being the first principal appointed to that school. The passing of Dr. Loring on July 27 after seventeen years as school physician was also deeply mourned. Their inspiration and service will live for many years. Two teachers retired from service—Miss Agnes Semple and Mrs. Rena Randlett. Both served faithfully and efficiently, Miss Semple for thirty five ,years as commercial teacher and department head, and Mrs. Randlett for seventeen years as teacher of art. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the principals, teachers, supervisors, janitors and other employees who have labored so diligently for the educational welfare of the children of Watertown. I also wish to thank the members of the other town departments and the citizens who have cooperated with the School Department during the past year. Lastly, I wish to express a word of appreciation to the members of the School Committee for their helpful assistance and support in the formulation of progressive educational policies. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS A. KELLY, January 4, 1940. Superintendent of Schools. 135 APPENDIX Chart 1—Median Grade Level Scores on Standardized Achievement Tests for Watertown Pupils in Grade V, May 1939. Chart 2—Median Grade Level Scores on Standardized Achievement Tests for Watertown Pupils in Grade VI, May 1939. Table I—Financial Statement for Fiscal Year Ending December 1939. Table II—Money Received into the Town Treasury as a result of School Department Operation. Table III—General Statistics December 1939. Table IV—Attendance Data for the Year Ending June 23, 1939. Table V—Membership in the Day Schools, by Grades, October 1, 1937, 1938, 1939. Table VI—Estimated Value of Public School Property, July 1, 1939. Table VII—Evening School Enrollment by Subjects, November 1939. Table VIII—Professional Training of Teaching Force, January 1, 1939. Table IX—Resignations during 1939. Table X—Report of School Nurses and School Physicians. Graduation Exercises, June 1939 136 I I2 Ito -- u _ z � -d! _ \ / \ / bD d / S 2 o � u - - = o �kg k k o4a ?�� k W > cs $ / Z: ® 7t \ ocs 7 � \ _ . Cd g \ ■ E/ — § \ \ i Ja § / / \ E2 .0 � E i \ \ k/ Cd / \ kk R IN R f * a | | 2 a U m o In m c a a n § g £ / 2 � oc ■ 2 0 \� 2 c � ko�2 � � k d � § / c § § a0e G 5 § § / k / bD L42 \ 0 q � § ) o « o e k 4 2 P _/ % / \ , t / _ ca k Cd % 2 b 2 S \ / k k < 2 !a: R � — — W ® o � � § too k � � Q • . Cd ■ \ g k% c � o � Bz G2 § � W - � B � Z Q � 0 � e � QQ do . uo q � g 2 % ■ � . to $ � kcu f n R @ L r m ° § U to 1�0 to co k � �% 7 « ' D 2 2 | Q § / § § \ / cs P4 \ 2 U M Q v q \ Cd \ \ / k © bD & / Cd / k co \ � \ \ 138 STATISTICAL DATA Table I. Financial Statement for Fiscal Year ending December 31, 1939 Appropriated by Town Meeting .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . $590,350.00 Transferred to other Departments by Town Meeting .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . ... . ... . ... . .. . . . .. . 590.00 Total available . .. . . .. . . ... . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . $589,760.00 Expended . . . ... ... . . .. . ... . ... . ... . . .. . .. . . . . . . $587,722.49 Balance unexpended . . . . . . ... . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . 2,037.51 $589,760.00 Itemized Expenditures General Control . . . . . . . ... . ... . .. . . $14,636.35 Instruction . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 481,128.14 Operation ... . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . .. . 61,466.96 Maintenance . .... . . . . . ... . ... .... . 6,499.18 New Equipment . . . ... ... . . ... .... . 492.15 Miscellaneous . . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . 6,187.49 Evening School .. . . .. . . . .. . ... .... . 3,194.67 Trade Schools . . . . . . . . . ... . ... .. .. . 11,998.15 Transportation .. . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . 2,119.40 Total Expended .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $587,722.49 TABLE II. MONEY RECEIVED INTO THE TOWN TREASURY AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL DEPART31ENT OPERATION. (This money is not expended for Schools) A. Tuition: Continuation and Trade School Reim- bursements . .. . .... ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . $6,336.41 Massachusetts Training School . . . . . . . .. . 72.34 Non-resident Pupil . . ... . ... . .. . . .. . . . .. . 94.80 Sight-Saving Class Non-resident pupils. . 191.10 State Wards . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . 1,553.72 Trade School Refund ... . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . 69.48 $8.317.85 B. State Reimbursements: Americanization ... .. .... ... .. .. . ... . ... . $218.05 General School Fund ... . ... .. . . . .. . . . .. . 49,576.78 Sight-saving Class . .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . 500.00 $50,294.83 C. 111iscellancous Receipts: Evening School . . . .. . .... ... . ... . ... . . ... $139.66 Hall Rental . .. . . ... . ... . ... .. ... ... . .. . . 466.00 Lost books, broken windows, etc. . ... . ... . 6.64 Senior High School; lost books, chemistry breakage, stamps, etc. . ... . .. . . ... .... . 88.58 $ 700.88 Total . . . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . .. . .. . . ... . $59,313.56 139 TABLE III. GENERAL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1939 Number school buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Senior High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Junior High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Elementary Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Grand Men Women Total Total Principals Senior High School ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Junior High Schools . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Elementary Schools . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . 5 5 8 Directors: Manual Training . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 1 1 Physical Education .. . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Guidance . .. . . . . ... . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . 1 1 3 Supervisors: Household Arts & Cafeterias . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Music (full time) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Music (part time) .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 Physical Education (girls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Drawing . . .... ... ... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 7 Special Teachers: Special Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 6 Speech correction . .. . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Librarian .. . . . . . .............. . .. . . . . . 1 1 Sight Saving Class ... . .... .... ..... . .. 1 1 ManualTraining .... . . ... ...... .... . . . 2 2 Physical Education (elementary) . . . . . . 1 1 12 Teachers: Senior High School . . . ... .. ... . .... . .. 20 29 49 Junior High Schools . ..... . ............ 21 43 64 Elementary Schools . .......... . . . .. . . . 109 109 222 Home Instruction: Teachers (part time) . . . 3 3 3 Evening School: Principal . . .... . .. ... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Teachers . . .... . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7 12 Americanization: Teachers . . . . . . . . ..... . .. 1 3 4 17 Total number of different teachers . .... . . ... . . .. . . . . . . 272 General Control: Superintendent ... ..... .. ......... . ... 1 1 Attendance Officers ... ... . .... .. . . . . . . 2 2 Secretary to Superintendent ... . .. . . . . . 1 1 Assistant Secretaries . .... . .... . . . . . . . . . 2 2 6 Clerks: Senior High School . .... . ..... . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Junior High School ... . ..... . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Elementary Schools . .. .. .... . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 7 Miscellaneous: Nurses .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Physicians i part time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 6 140 Custodian and Janitorial service: Custodian .. . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 1 1 Janitors . .. . . . ... . .. . . . ... . . . .. . . ... . .. 14 14 Matrons 7 7 22 Total number of different persons em- ployed by the School Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 TABLE IV. ATTENDANCE DATA FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 23, 1939 Average Percent Number of Average Daily of Pupils Enrolled Member- Attend- Attend- School Boys Girls Total ship ante ante Senior High . . . . . . . .. 706 705 1411 1335 1261 94.4 East Junior High . . .. 386 431 817 786 755 96.0 'Vest Junior High . . . 446 430 876 859 812 94.4 Browne . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 249 239 488 469 431 91.8 Coolidge . . . . . . .. . . . . . 341 297 638 625 582 93.1 Hosmer . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 427 443 870 837 777 92.8 Lowell School ... . . . . 353 305 658 641 588 91.7 Marshall Spring .. . .. 163 139 302 291 268 92.7 Parker .. . . .. . . . ... . . . 123 148 271 260 238 91.5 Francis-Phillips ... . .. 293 255 548 531 484 91.1 TOTALS . .. . . .. . 3487 3392 6879 6634 6196 93.4 TABLE V. MEMBERSHIP IN THE DAY SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, OCTOBER 1. 1937, 1938, 1939 Elementary Schools 1937 1938 1939 Kindergarten . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 393 403 377 Class for children 3 or more years men- tally retarded ... . .. .. . ... . .. . . . . . 81 72 84 Sight Saving Class . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . .. 8 8 11 Grade 1 . .. . .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 598 537 503 Grade 2 . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 556 571 497 Grade 3 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 573 545 544 Grade 4 ... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 532 519 539 Grade 5 . .. . .... . ... . . .... ... . . . . .. . .. 565 537 502 Grade 6 . .. . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 565 524 515 Total in elementary schools . . . . . .. . .. 3871 3716 3572 Junior High Schools Grade 7 ... . . . .. . . ... . .... . .... . ... . .. 570 569 554 Grade 8 ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. 576 535 560 Grade 9 . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . ... . .. 521 574 551 Total in junior high schools .. . .... .. 1667 1678 1665 141 Senior High School Grade 10 .... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . 465 550 576 Grade 11 . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 427 432 452 Grade 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 364 401 375 Postgraduates . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 41 21 Total in senior high school . . . . . . . . . . . 1269 1424 1424 Grand Total . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . 6807 6818 6661 TABLE VI. ESTI151ATED VALUE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY, JULY 1, 1939 Junior Senior Schools Elementary High High Total Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,825.00 $50,000.00 $34,000.00 $233,825.00 Buildings . . . . . . .. . .. . . 1,148,672.00 490,111.00 533,940.00 2,172,723.00 Equipment . . . . .. . . . . . . 125,691.39 76,316.67 113,539.90 315,547.96 (Furniture, apparatus, libraries, etc.) Total estimated value .. $1,424.188.39 $616,427.67 $6811.479.90$2,722,095.96 TABLE VII. EVENING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY SUBJECTS NOVEMBER 1939 Arithmetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Bookkeeping .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 English . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Italian . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . 19 Lip Reading . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 8 Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Public Speaking . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Shorthand . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 31 Typewriting . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 107 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 323 Americanization Classes .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . 106 Total number pupils enrolled in Evening School classes . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . .. . . . 429 142 tr. .� t- OO LO 'W to m M Ocq :.r y O :r C7 tr9 O Qt Cd cu e H � x � o (12a z rly U CJ N ti� LO N ri 1-1 to U W Q r H W b0 y H iti � w � O O N N z ,; a P4 z y y d o H rw-1 co N 0) N N -04 cq o ^ �. in O 94 D, 4-4 r+ O C O y O COl.C> N M O — G O O C) Cdcd O C.' ° y p.j Cd d � cd 00d) w � y � F, 4-4 b C'3C's cc U E� �°+ � �� � o � M Et x �. 143 w cd v �� odC6CdldoS """ � Cd �' CIS cdCdadCd o3 03 cd .rN MCMto C` rC � � O . rL MN aONtiri .-� rti � NM CO .� '�NM ~ Mrs M O M —4 p tD w tD � w wtD tD tD'� O tD aba ) cd ¢3 cd C d °-«' t w C*03r 0 w O 1., L. 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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSES AND SCHOOL PHYSICIANS School Nurses: Pupils inspected for symptoms of communicable disease, in- fected scalps, and skin eruptions .. . .. . . .. ... ... . ..... ... 15,362 First Aid treatment given to pupils for minor cuts, bruises and wounds . ..... ... . ... . .... . .. . . . ... .... . . . . . ............. 2,146 Home visits to parents and guardians to promote better health ofthe pupil .... .. . .. . .... . ... . ... . . ... . .. . . .... . .... . ... 1.188 Case histories obtained for State clinics . . . . . . . . . .. . . .... . . .. 62 Visits made to the various schools assigned to each nurse ... 1,378 Assisted pupils to be x-rayed by the Middlesex Tuberculis Clinic .. . ... . .. . . . . .. . . ... . . .. . .. ... .. . . .. . . .. .. . .. .. . ... 55 Assisted pupils examined by the Middlesex Tuberculis Clinic 57 Assisted in giving the audiometer tests of hearing to pupils in Grades III through VI .... . .... ........ . .. ... .... ... . . .. . 2,299 Number of pupils found to have defective hearing ... . . . . . .... 58 Number of pupils found to have defective eyesight . . . .. . ... .. 179 Number of parents or guardians notified of same ... . ... . . . . . 236 School Physicians: Number of pupils examined during 1939 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.620 Number of defects: Enlarged tonsils ... . .... . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . 555 Organic heart disease .. . ... ..... . . . . . . . . 87 Functional murmurs .... .. .. . .... . .. . . . . . 98 Postural ... . ......... ... . .... ..... ... . . . . 183 Poor nutrition . . . ... ..... ....... .. . ... . .. 113 Daily visits to schools Number of examinations made during daily visits, in addition to routine examinations, and classified as follows: 954 Accidents . . .... ... .... ... . . . .... .. . .. ... 41 Chicken pox ......... ... .... . ......... ... 14 Eczema . ............. ... . ......... . .. .... 20 Impetigo . . . ... . ........ ........ . .... .... 86 Measles ... . .. . . .... .... ... .. ... . .. . . . ... 1 Mumps .... .... ..... .... . ... ..... . ... . . .. 3 Ringworm . .. ... .... .... . ........ . . . . . . . . 14 Tonsillitis .. . ... ........ . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28 Scabies ... . .. .. . ........ . .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . 19 Commoncolds . . ....... . .. . ..... .... . . .. 103 Miscellaneous . . ... ..... . ... . ... ..... . . .. 625 Sanitary inspection"chools inspected during the year and recommen- dations made where necessary. Physician in attendance at all football games. 145 GRADUATION EXERCISES The Senior High School Watertown, Massachusetts TERRACE LAWN Thursday, June 8, 1939 7.00 P. M. PROGRAM PROCESSIONAL—Victory Field March Malcolm F. Willoughby W. H. S. 115 High School Orchestra and Band INVOCATION—The Reverend David D. Ryan, D.D. SENIOR CHORUS—Our Heritage Gibb Class of 1939 SALUTATORY—Elaine Fuller Lawrence PIANO SOLO—Rondo Capriccioso Mendelssohn Margret Sylva Kurkjian '39 LSSAY—A New Democracy James Allen Haertlein '39 SENIOR DOUBLE QUARTET—Carmencita Ricgger ESSAY—America, Beware of Dictators James J. Smith '39 GRADUATION ADDRESS—Dr. Edward A. Sullivan President State Teachers' College, Salem, Mass. PRESENTATION OF CLASS GIFT Stephen F. Sawyer, Chairman, Gift Committee ACCEPTANCE FOR THE CLASS Stuart C. Newell, President, Class of 1939 ACCEPTANCE FOR THE SCHOOL George Yankowski, President, Class of 1940 VALEDICTORY—Aurora C. Pane PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mrs. Alice D. Sullivan, Chairman of School Committee Assisted by Mr. Francis A. Kelly, Superintendent of Schools SENIOR CHORUS—Land of Hope and Glory Elgar Class of 1939 BENEDICTION—Reverend Ernest S. Meredith RECESSIONAL—Flying Colors Lauren.dean High School Orchestra and Band 146 CLASS OF 1939 V*Constance Elaine Adams Claire Marie Burke Nancy Agahigian *Frederick H. Busby, Jr. Nubar Akillian Robert Haviland Butler Donald R. Alexander Julia Caccavaro *Rose Marie Alexander Guy Cailo Louis M. Allegro, Jr. Mary Caldaroni *Genevieve Frances Anastasi I[Concetta Calisi Jack Edward Andrew Mary Louise Calnan :Mary Elizabeth Andrew Margaret Marie Capone Fred Antinarelli Phokion Caras Natalie Antriasian 11*Virginia Lorraine Carbee Joseph Arone Carmella Carlo Vincent James Arone *Marie Virginia Carlson Michael Malcolm Arslanian Margaret Frances Carney Mildred Asadoorlan Margaret Mary Carroll John Astor Anthony C. Caruso *Helen W. Avgis Janet Casey *Mary Alice Bagdasarian Emily Mabel Cashin Earle E. Bagnall Winifred Nerene Cassidy John William Bagnall Margaret M. Caterina Charles Arthur Banks Kathleen Esther Chaisson Sara Frances Baratta Helen Mary Chandler **Harry Barberian Lvdia Abbie Chase *Marguerite Catherine Barberkm Evelyn M. Chevoor Gloria Nancy Barbuto Alfred Raymond Chevrette Oliver W. Barchard Jr. John Chicos Irene Edith Barrett !'*Charles L. Chiotelis Frank P. Basile Betty Chosse Helen Bazarian Rita Ciarla *Ruth Virginia Bazley Henry Burton Clay Eunice Hall Beckman Paul H. Coleman *Kenneth Frederick Bell *Howard W. Comey Lister Benjamin James Francis Conley George Alfred Bennett *Marjorie Marie Considine *Marianne Beryl Berg Marion Veronica Corcoran 1:*Helen Eleanor Berger Francis P. Cornetta Gardner L. Bickford Isabel Ruth Crawford Cynthia Ann Blazo Marjorie Theresa Crosby Kevin D. Bloomer Lois Arlene Cunio *Eleanor E. Boudreau Esther Louise Cunniff Leonard William Bowler James A. Curry *Thomas Francis Boylan Philip Cameron Dacey Peter A. Brackett 9*Phyllis Danner Eleanor J. Brandolino *Betty Mary Davis Albert P. Brogle, Jr. Paul Joseph Dee *Richard Burr Bronson Paul DeFanti Barbara Ann Brown Dominic J. DeFelice Florence Estella Brown John Delianedis Katherine A. Brown Virginia. Delmage Pauline Olive Brown Jean Denmtt Ruth Grace Brown Helen Dorothy Dickhaut Vernon Merrill Brown Ralph DiCori *Eleanor Elizabeth Bruckner Gloria Virginia DiLucci Betty Marion Bryant *Aldo DiMaselo Earle Bubier Frank DiPace Edith Buda Virginia Una DiPietro 147 Elizabeth Dixie Dodge ;:Alice Margaret Hayden Ruth A. Dolbier Marjorie Ruth Haynes Leonard Francis Donnelly Robert John Healy Paul William Donnelly Mary Elizabeth Hegger Eileen A. Donovan Edith Grace Hertach Dorothy Dow Robert James Hicks John P. Doyle *Doris Gertrude Hill Joseph Leonard Drummey *Rowland Emerson Hill George L. Duncan Anne Patricia Hogan Dorothea G. Durkin Elwyn H. Holman William A. Eagleson, Jr. Winifred Earle Hopwood *Ernest Lord Earle, Jr. Edward Hough Albert Charles English Lloyd George Howell Dorothy Bernice Everton Florence Marjorie Hull Barbara Louise Ewart Jacqueline Jane Hullihen Catherine Falco Frances Mary Humphreys Grace Marjorie Fall Margaret A. Hunkiar 'Rita Mary Fallon *Frank Stewart Jackson Emma Fantasia Virginia Josephine Jacques Viola June Farese Carl Frederick Jenkins Margaret C. Farnham Lawrence Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Sylvia Lois Fenwick *John W. Jermyn Raymond Ferraro Lorna Jeanne Johnstone George Henry Alfred Fisher Harry Jurjurian *Alice Katherine Fisk Rose Kachagian John L. Fitzpatrick Elizabeth V. Kaloost.ian Eben T. Francis Zaven Kaprielian Everett Clayton Freeman Margaret Karagosian Nicholas Fucile Ruth Edna Karcher Helen Marjorie Gaidys Rose Kasabian Beatrice Mary Gallagher Louise Kazarosian Joseph Adrian Gately Marjorie Brown Keefe John James Geary Matthew Sutcliffe Keefe -Helen Gegerias Dick Kehyaian Athena Esthel George Andrew F. Keith Edmund H. Gibson Charles Ralph Keith Catherine E. Gifford Ellen Frances Keohane Concetta Joan Giglio Oscar Khederian Joseph L. Giovanangelo Vahan Dikran Khorigian Charles A. Goodrow Margaret Lillian Kiley Phyllis E. Gordon William Laurence Kilfoye Kenneth Gorman Philip Lester King, Jr. Casper Michael Goshgarian Charles Francis Kirby, Jr. Kathleen A. Grafton John Alfred Kirker Ann Guidrey Louise Margaret Kline Sara Gullotti Effie Constance Kondis Robert Wallace Gundersen "Margaret Sylva Kurkjian Philip Edward Gustafson Robert E. Ladd *James Allen Haertlein Elizabeth Joan Lama Norina Theresa Halpin Gertrude M. Landry George Hamilton Marion Dorothy Larson Barbara Marie Hanley Ursula Marie Laughren Elenore B. Hanson *1 Elaine Fuller Lawrence Philip Thomas Hart Ruth Mary Leah :'RRobert E. Hartenstein Joseph A. Leary Lilian M. Hawes Mary Elizabeth Leary Mary Susan Hawkins William C. Lee 148 Fred Godfrey Lepera Grace Diana Nakashian Florence Eva Lesanto Helen Mary Nardone Marion Helena Lesanto Marjorie Jean Neilson :-Marion Edna LeShane Ethel Agnes Nelson Morton A. Levine Stuart Cutler Newell Pauline Lindsey Marion Nobile Maxine Margaret M. Longley Doris Elaine Norrby Ruth Marie Looney ''Mary Madeline North Joseph T. Luppino *James Francis O'Brien Doris Maybelle MacArthur Ella Marie O'Connell Roland Wray MaCCurdy Margaret Ellen O'Donnell Catherine Mary MacDonald Mary Clair O'Donnell Grace Elizabeth MacDonald John P. O'Halloran Marion Elizabeth MacDonald John Ohannesian Seron Dunn MacDonald Kari Louise Olsen Virginia Frances MacDougall Dora L. Palladino *Georgean Marguerite MacDow Vt-Aurora C. Pane Alice Machaelian Mary Nancy Paone Nancy Dickson Mackay *Annette Blanche Paquette Betty Harrison Mackie Allen M. Parlee Mary Grace Maffucci Mary Elaine Parquette "Richard Mann Magoun Americo Francis Parrella "Helen Teresa Maher Edith Viola Parsons Alfred J. J. Mann Elvira Jeanne Pascuzzi Rose Mary Manoogian Catherine Ann Perkins Rose Marsoubian George Alonzo Perkins Helen Elizabeth Martin John E. Perkins Anthony Paul Martino Richard A. Perkins Raffaela Margaret Martino Nellie E. Piantedosi Gennaro Martocchio Barbara Claire Porteus John Masoian Rita Ann Prendergast Barbara Lee Matthews °Josephine Ann Pugliese George Edwin Mattison .-Dorothy June Pulsifer *Virginia P. Mazmanian :`John Francis Quirk "Julia Elizabeth McCurdy Norma Louise Quirk :John J. McDonnell Marian Elizabeth Ramhofer Robert J. McElroy Robert Charles Ramsey Barbara A. 11dcEnaney Paul Murray Read Francis J. McHugh Rachel Reed *Robert William McKay Robert Edward Reilly Margaret Elizabeth Meehan Earl Francis Rice, Jr. Thomas Francis Meehan Ruth Elizabeth Richards Helen Melick Virginia Adeline Robbins Mildred C. Mercurio Arthur Lawrence Robinson *Mary Millian Edwlfi M. Robinson Edmond W. Mitchell Donald A. Ross Marjorie Agnes Molito Mary Elizabeth Rowe Mary Hazel Mooney Gildo E. Russo Mervin Mooney "Ines Sacco Harry Mooradian :::Ashur Richard Safer Richard Harrington Morgan Alice C. Sahagian Thomas Joseph Mullin Evelyn L. Sahatjian John Garrett Mulvahill r*Jeanne Marie St. Sauveur Joseph Athur Mulvaney, Jr. T11*Varoujan Samuelian Richard Joseph Murdock Burton K. Saulnier =Rose Musserian R*Stephen Frederic Sawyer Charles Sahag Nahabedian 'Priscilla Scott 149 John Warburton Secord Irene Elizabeth Toland John Goodrow Sheehan Mary Topalian William James Sheils Joseph F. Torchio Marjorie Anne Sheridan Virginia Dolores Trapasso Nancy Evelyn Simms Demetrios P. Treblas :tWarren Harry Sjostedt Samuel Tungrian, Jr. Edna May Skinner 'I°Anna Louise Tuscher David A. Sleeper Antonetta Rachel Josephine Uva Edward J. Sliney Alexander Francis Valente James J. Smith Antoinette Marie Valente —Pauline Theresa Smith Aram Vanetzian Evelyn V. Smyly Madeline Eva Vaughan Jessie Alma Stacey °Erasmia Veligrakis *Norma Margaret Starbird Barbara Frances Verdi Daniel Donabed Stephen Goren Vosgerchian Frank Philip Stevens "Susan Vosgerchian Marion Gertrude Stiles Gladys Eleanor Walston Angeline Dolores Stiriti Frank Milton Ward Francis Gordon Sullivan 4°A. Leighton Watts, Jr. "James David Sullivan Walter Daniel Weir Loretta May Sullivan Mchard V. Wheeler Virginia Margaret Sullivan J. Raymond Whelan ''Ruth Natalie Sweet Marjorie Gertrude Whelan June Taylor Catherine Anne Whitney Margaret Elizabeth Teletchea *Marion Emily Wilcomb Monfreto M. Testa Eleanore Anne Willey "Elizabeth Teresa Tevlin Melen Elizabeth Wilson SUPPLEMENTARY LIST—DIPLOMAS RECEIVED FEB. 1, 1939 Francis Farrell Ralph W. Kearns Ann Iannille Pauline McKeon Helen Halpin Vivian Mills Myrl Tucker National Honor Society S Members of Cum Laude Society Neither absent nor tardy for 3 years Neither absent nor tardy for 6 years 150 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES 1939-1940 DONALD J. MacDONALD, Chairman CHARLES T. BURKE, Secretary REV. EDWARD C. CAMP JOHN A. COLLINS AIRS. BERNICE I. CAMPBELL MRS. FRANCES SAVAGE Librarian LYDIA W. MASTERS Assistant Librarian ELEANOR L. MOORE Library Stall as of January 1940 M. ELSA BLAZO Assistant, East Branch BEATRICE C. COLLINS Librarian, East Branch MINNIE C. COURTNEY Assistant, Main Library NATALIE DUNBAR Junior Assistant, East Branch MARY V. HARNEY Junior Assistant, East Branch ROSE M. KELLEY Chi.ldren's Librarian HELEN M. LEE Assistant, Main Library ETHELYN LEVERICH Assistant, Main Library MARY McNALLY Assistant, East Branch ESTHER E. MADDEN Librarian, North Branch DORIS G. MARTIN Librarian, West Branch CHARLOTTE A. NORTON Assistant, North Branch HELEN E. SMITH Assistant, East Branch ALMA M. SULLIVAN Assistant, Main Library ANNE M. TRACEY Junior Assistant, Main Library MARY E. YORK Assistant, Main Library- Part-time N,"orkers DORIS A1. BERRY DOROTHY BRESNAHAN GERALDINE MOLITO Janitors JOHN CANNON East Branch RICHARD LeSHANE West Branch BERNARD MANNIX Main Library CHARLES POLLOCK North Branch 151 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, WATERTOWN To the Citizens of Watertown: Herein is contained the report of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library, Watertown, Mass.; for a more detailed account one is referred to the report of the Librarian, Miss Lydia W. Masters. During the year 1939 two assistants left the service of the Town, and the Trustees appointed two young ladies, graduates of Simmons College, with the approval of the Civil Service Board. In the latter part of the year the survey of the libraries was under- taken by the mandate of the Town Meeting members under "The Bingham Survey Associates" and it is the sincere hope that the findings of the "Bingham Associates" will be read by every voter in the Town, and that the Town Meeting members will concur in granting a larger sum of money for the use of the libraries of this Town. Many, many thanks are extended to the Watertown Council No. 155, Knights of Columbus for their kind gifts of books, and the magazines, Catholic Action, America and Columbia to the Library. In closing may I extend on behalf of the Trustees our sincerest thanks to Miss Masters and her assistants for their splendid co-operation throughout the year, and personally to the other trustees for their un- selfish accomplishments. Respectfuly submitted, DONALD J. MacDONALD, Chairman, Board of Trustees. REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN To the Trustees of the Watertown Free Public Library, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have the honor of submitting to you the seventy-second annual report of this library. A survey was made of all departments of the Town by vote of the town meeting. The survey of the Library appears by itself and as we have just received a copy of it I hope I will be par- doned if I make a number of references to it and also make my report brief that more time may be given to this survey. It states that,—"the circulation record is enviable. While the majority of Massachusetts libraries have been steadily dropping circula- tion since the resumption of employment in industry, Watertown had a peak circulation in 1938 with 1939 bidding fair to equal it." This is not quite true as our peak year was 1933 when so many people were without work. That year it reached 420,859 but in 1932, 1938 and 1939 nearly 413,000 books were circulated. In 1939 the circulation was 412,812 volumes, just 27 less than in 1938 but 15,839 more than in 1937. We are interested, of course, in the circulation figures as they are the only tangible records that we can use to show whether the use of the Library is going up or down but the reference work, helping the student with reading problems and finding the answer to a difficult question, gives far greater satisfaction to the library staff than mere circulation statistics which include the ephemeral as well as the serious 152 books. At this point it is well to note that the percentage of fiction circulated has steadily decreased. In 1919 it was 67.1 percent of the total circulation, in 1929 it was 63.79 percent, while in 1939 it was but 61.3 percent of the total. This may be because non-fiction is now written in a more appealing style but we feel that more people are turning to the Library for information. It is difficult to gauge reading trends but during the year more books on the social sciences, fine arts, music and biography were borrowed than during the previous year. The circulation in the different libraries was as follows: Main Library ......... . .... . .. 152,342 East Branch . ..... . .... .. ... .. 145,445 North Branch ... . ..... ..... . .. 53,562 West Branch .. .... ... ...... . .. 21,461 Schools ...... ......... . ... . . .. 40,002 The adult circulation increased at both the Main Library and the West Branch. The Survey states that "the three branches are carrying the circulation load". This is more true of the work with children than with adults. The Main Library, quite naturally, does a much larger adult non-fiction circulation than any of the branches and having the main reference collection the larger part of the adult reference work is done there while the reference wort: with the juniors is heaviest at the East Branch. During the year 3,781 volumes were purchased, of which 2,311 were adult books and 1,470 for the junior and juvenile departments. Of the adult books 871 were new titles, an increase of 49 over 1938. Of these 525 were non-fiction. The Survey points out that "for a library of Watertown's calibre" the appropriation for books is too low. This is shown also with comparative statistics of nine of the surrounding cities and towns. The same is true of the amount spent for binding. The cost of binding increased somewhat in 1939 and will probably run higher in 1940. There were 1,699 books rebound. Many of the recommendations of the Survey are in line with recom- mendations which I have made in the past. There is a definite need for the furniture items mentioned. With a moderate appropriation for this item each year the furniture requirements mentioned in the Survey can be added gradually. The insulation of the roof of the East Branch has been brought to the attention of the Town before and I trust that this can be done soon. I am convinced that, in line with the Survey recommendation, an oil burner at the East Branch would have many advantages over heating with coal, especially in the spring and fall. The space occupied by the coal bins could be used to advantage as storage space for screens and folding chairs, thereby allowing the storage room to be made into a stack and work room for the children's department. We have advocated the remodeling of the North Branch for some years without success. Our plans included an oil burner. A burner would be especially desirable at this branch as we have a part-time janitor and it is difficult to regulate the heater early in the morning and have the branch comfortable all day. In the fall the staff often suffer from too high a temperature. There are many windows in this branch and we could take advantage of the heat of the sun. I have hesitated to recommend an oil burner because of the old style piping. The Survey calls attention to the fact that both rooms are heated, while but one is used. This building was erected in 1882 and the steam pipes are in the partitions separatifig the two rooms, with no way of controlling the heat. 153 I feel sure that the cost of a burner would be saved in three years in the fuel bill. I agree with the Survey that the door at the West Branch is too heavy for children of the lower grades, who are the largest users of that branch. This door and its check have given us trouble in the last months of the year. It has been repaired for the present, but the problem of a new door should be given consideration. In June Miss Alma M. Sullivan, Simmons 1939, was appointed as assistant in the children's room at the Main Library and Miss Charlotte A. Norton, Simmons 1939, was appointed assistant in charge of the work with young people at the North Branch. Again the Library has lost some of the outstanding members of its staff. Miss Ruth C. White, the Children's Librarian since 1937, re- signed as she was to be married. Miss White was appointed to the staff in 1930 and did excellent work with the young people at the East Branch before being appointed as head of the children's department. Miss Rose M. Kelley, assistant in the children's room, was appointed to succeed her. Our East Branch librarian, Miss Corinne Mead, resigned as of January first to accept an appointment as librarian of the Winchester Public Library. Miss Mead joined our staff in October 1927 as children's librarian at the East Branch, and in 1930 was made its librarian. To her more than to anyone else is due the credit of making the East Branch Library a real community centre and although she will be missed by the library patrons and her associates, all will agree that she has earned this larger opportunity. Miss Beatrice C. Collins, Simmons 1934, who has been a member of the staff at the Main Library since 1935, was appointed to succeed Miss Mead. We have been fortunate in the calibre of our staff and I am glad to commend their spirit and their work. I wish also to express mf appreciation of your co-operation. To those who have presented the Library with books, magazines or flowers and to those who have loaned books or exhibits we again express our thanks. Respectfully submitted, LYDIA W. MASTERS. Librarian 154 APPENDIX A CIRCULATION STATISTICS Circulation b Clasp Per- t' Adults Junior Juvenile Totals centage Periodicals .. .. . . .. . . .... . ... . . 10,591 5,698 8,279 24,568 5.96 Philosophy, religion and folklore 2,910 200 4,829" 7,939 1.92 Biography . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 7,161 2,521 3,270 12,952 3.13 History .. . . . ... . .... . . .. . . . .. . 3,823 841 6,033 10,697 2.59 Geography . .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . 6,233 951 9,420 16,604 4.02 Social sciences . . . . . .. . .. . . .. ... 6,241 624 1,406 8,271 2.01 Natural science and medicine . . 3,643 1,098 7,990 12,731 3.08 Useful arts . . ... . . .. . . . .. ...... 4,603 1,156 3,463 9,222 2.23 Recreative arts . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . .. 1,549 429 1,097 3,075 .75 Music . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 1,432 141 1,075 2,648 .64 Fine arts 2,538 118 674 3,330 .81 Language and literature . . ... . . 10,700 1,324 33,655-1'- 45,679 11.06 Books in foreign languages ... . 2,026 2,026 .49 Fiction . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .... . .. . . .155,527 40,004 57,539 : 253,070 61.31 218,977 55,105 138,730 412,812 100.00 `'Of these 2,492 were folklore. 1 Of these 19,937 were readers. : Of these 11,543 were picture books. Main Library .. . ... . . . . .. . .. . . .101,729 18,239 32,374 152,342 East Branch . .. . . .. . . . .. . . ... . . 79,886 23,457 42,102 145,445 North Branch . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . 30,065 9,258 14,239 53,562 West Branch . . . . .. . ... . . . .. . . . 7,213 4,151 10,097 21,461 Schools ... . . . . . .. . . .... . . . . .. . . 84 39,918 40,002 218,977 55.105 138,730 412,812 APPENDIX 11 American Library Association Form of U71iform Statistics Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 1939 Name of the Library. . .... . ... . . . . .Free Public Library of Town . . . ... . ..... .. . . . .... . .. . . .. ..Watertown, Massachusetts Name of Librarian... . .. . . . ... . . . . .Lydia W. Masters Date of founding. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . .. ..1868 Population served. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .35,827 (Mass. census); 34,913 (U.S. Assessed valuation.................census) Library appropriation per capita. ..$51,026,270 Terms of use... . ... ...............$1.07 Number of agencies. .. .... .........Free for lending and reference Number of clays open during theMain Library; branches 3; schools year . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . .. . .11; rooms 66 Hours for lending 302 Main Library. .... . ... . . ... . .... .72 (10 mos.); 66 (2 mos.) East Branch. . .... . .. .. . ... . .... .52 (10 lnos.; 46 (2 mos.) North Branch. .... . ... . . . . . . ... . .30 West Branch. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . .20 155 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts Town appropriation . . ..... ... . . . . . . . ... ...... ... . . ... . . . . . $38,625.00 Expenditures Books and periodicals . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . *$4,696.28 Binding . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1,303.74 Salaries: Library service . . . . ... . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 23,843.21 Janitor service . .. . ... . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,263.00 Heat, light, water .. ... .... ...... ... . . ... . ... . . . . .. . .... . . . . 2,436.69 Building maintenance and repairs .. . ... . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . 1,045.72 Supplies ... . . .... . ... . .... . . .... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . 792.10 Other maintenance ... .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,050.39 Total expenditures . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,431.13 Balance returned to the Town .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • . • . • • . 193.87 $38,625.00 Book fines returned to the Town . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1,254.10 *See also amounts expended from Funds INCOME FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS Balance Balance Amount Jan. 1. Jan.1,1939 Received Total Expended 1940 Barry Fund . ... . . . . . . .. $37.96 $30.89 $68.85 $28.75 $40.10 Mead Fund .... .. .. . .. 163.66 94.82 258.48 92.38 166.10 Pierce Fund ... . .. .. . . . 255.41 37.94 293.35 15.00 278.35 Pratt Fund . .. ... .. . . .. 00.00 375.00 375.00 375.00 00.00 BOOK STOCK Adult Juvenile Total Number of volumes at the beginning of the year 68,216 17,231 85,447 Volumes added during the year. . . . . . . . 2,311 1,470 3,781 Gifts and exchanges, including above... 189 Number of volumes lost and withdrawn during the year 970 646 1,616 Total number at the end of the year. .. 69.557 18,055 87,612 Number of periodicals and newspapers currently received. . . . . .. . .. . . .Titles 190 Copies 298 156 USE Adult Juvenile Total Number of fiction lent for home use: Main Library . ... . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. 67,659 28.975 96,634 East Branch .. . . .. . . ... ... ... ... . . . 57,763 36,004 93,767 North Branch . .. . . .. . .. ... . . ... . . . 24,087 13,568 37,655 West Branch . . . .. . ... . . .. .. . ... . .. 6,018 7,441 13,459 Schools . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . ... . .. 4 11,555 11,559 Percent of fiction of total volumes lent 61.3 Total number of volumes lent for home use: Main Library . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . .. 101,729 50,613 152,342 East Branch .. . . . .... . .... . . . . . ... 79,886 65,559 145,445 North Branch . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . 30,065 23,497 53,562 West Branch . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . 7,213 14,248 21,461 Schools 84 39,918 40,002 Total number of volumes circulated. . . . 218,977 193,835 412,812 Loss in circulation from that of 1938. . . . .... 27 Percent of increase over that of 1929. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36.3 Circulation per capita . . .. . . . 11.52 Expenditures per capita. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . .093 Number of pictures lent for home and school use. . . . .. . . . . . . 2,860 Interlibrary loan: Volumes borrowed 116 Volumes loaned REGISTRATION Adult Juvenile Total Number of borrowers registered during the year 2,330 1,503 3,833 Total number of registered borrowers. . 6,941 4,964 11.905 STAFF Number of staff, library service (reckoning part-time service to make whole units) ... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . ... . .. .. . . . . 17.5 Janitor service . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 2.5 157 REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT December 31, 1939. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: The report of the Superintendent of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1939, is herewith submitted: I had a careful inspection made of all Town trees, as well as those on private property, for the infestation of the Gypsy, Browntail and Satin Moths, and the Cottony Maple Scale, and work of suppressing these pests was carried on again very thoroughly this year. Where the egg clusters of the Gypsy Moth were found they were treated with creosote, followed by spraying when the foliage came out in the spring. All parts of trees infested by the Browntail Moth were cut out and burned. Also expensive spraying was necessary for the Elm Leaf Beetle and the Tent Caterpillar. Considerable pruning was required again this year to eliminate the spread of the Elm Bark Beetle, and we are constantly on the alert to prevent the invasion of the Dutch Elm disease. Everything possible is being done to check the spread of the Elm Leaf Beetle and Aphis. I found the Oriental Hag Moth very prevalent in the east end of the Town, and also in various other parts of the Town, and as this moth can only be effectively treated by spraying we will need to do considerable more spraying this coming spring than heretofore, and purchase more poison for this work. The Moth Department was helped again this year by the extension of the W.P.A. Moth Project, which furnished work for the unemployed. These men assisted in the work of destroying the egg clusters, thereby covering considerably more area than could otherwise have been done by the regular men employed in this Department. Too much stress cannot be put on the matter of spraying our trees, and to keep them in good condition for the coming year they will need extensive spraying for scale, disease, and leaf eating pests which are so harmful to our shade trees. Fall and winter work is essential but it must be followed by spraying so that we may not lose the benefit derived from the work of previous years. Respectfully submitted, JOHN C. FORD, Superintendent of Moth Department. REPORT OF TREE WARDEN December 31, 1939. To the Citizens of Watertown: I herewith submit the annual report of the Tree Warden for the year ending December 31, 1939. The trees throughout the Town have had a general pruning this past year, and some of the old decayed trees, which might prove a menace to public safety, were removed. These trees should be replaced by new ones this coming spring. Practically all the trees in the Town were sprayed by the Moth Department, and everything possible was done to help exterminate the 158 Gypsy Moth, the Satin Moth, the Elm Leaf Beetle, Elm Bark Beetle and Aphis, which each year cause so much damage to the shade trees. Wherever the Edison wires or the Telephone wires came in contact with the trees, the attention of the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company was called to the fact, and prompt attention was given to their wires, and I am pleased to report that they co-operated with the Tree Department in every way. We set out 210 new maple trees this year, many of which were re- placements. These new trees were supplied with tree food, and tree guards were placed around them for protection. At the present time we are unable to meet the requests of the citi- zens of the Town for new trees to be set out in front of their properties, or on streets where now there are very few or practically no trees; and to replace some of those lost in the hurricane of September 1938. To purchase, plant and properly care for 200 trees I would recom- mend an appropriation of $2000.00, as all newly planted trees should have the necessary tree food and tree guards—and with the limited appropriation for new trees this work cannot be done efficiently. The Tree Department was helped again this year by the Federal W.P.A. Tree Trimming Project, which furnished work for the unem- ployed. They assisted in the removal of the old and decayed trees, and in the general pruning, trimming, bolting and cabling. I wish to extend my thanks to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, to the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone & Tele- graph Company for the cordial co-operation given me in the work of the Tree Department during the year. JOHN C. FORD. Tree Warden. REPORT OF WIRE DEPARTMENT December 31, 1939. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: The annual report of the Wire Department for the year ending December 31, 1939, is herewith submitted: Because I was appointed Inspector of Poles and Wires September 8. of the current year, this report necessarily covers the work of the Department previous to my tenure of office and under the supervision of my predecessor, Patrick J. Vahey, who retired September 1. I wish to compliment Mr. Vahey for the excellent condition in which I found his department. I found upon tests of all Fire Alarm Boxes, Police Boxes, Primary and Secondary Fire Alarm Circuits, opera- tion and maintenance of Signal Room, and examination of overhead and underground circuits outside, the efficient and conscientious effort of many years of supervision. His retirement has been well earned and the Town of Watertown has lost the services of a faithful depart- ment head. In order to better acquaint the townspeople with the work of this department I am enumerating some of its duties. It is important to keep in mind that the department operates and maintains the nerve centre of our Public Safety Agencies, keeping in operation at all times 115 Fire Alarm Boxes, 37 Police Boxes, plus the maintenance of hun- dreds of miles of overhead and underground wires connected to this 159 apparatus; the failure of any of this equipment might mean thousands of dollars lost by fire or burgarlies, the notice and quick action of which is dependent on the proper operation of our system. The supervision and maintenance of all Traffic Signals, Police Station and Fire Station registers; 53 tappers in firemen's homes, and the anticipated installa- tion of thirteen more this year, plus the addition of two Fire Alarm Boxes. The maintenance of over $60,000.00 worth of equipment in our Fire Alarm Signal Room; supervision of all poles and wires installed in the Town by the Edison Company, the Telephone Company, and by the Boston Elevated Railway. The inspection of all wiring and fixtures in- stalled in residences, stores, factories and business houses, and the supervision and authority over all street lights in operation on our streets. The Inspector is further responsible for the spending of appropria- tions granted by the Town to his department and the responsible head of personnel in Signal Room, Wiring Crew and Office. The personnel of the Wire Division is on call 24 hours a day, in- cluding Sundays and holidays, for which the men receive no extra compensation or time off. Many emergencies demand immediate atten- tion in order to keep all agencies of the Public Safety departments of the Town in efficient operation. I wish to endorse the recommendation of Mr. Vahey in the effort to eliminate from our system some of the older type of Fire Alarm Boxes annually to finally bring about a complete three-fold system, and again to give notice of an underground cable which runs from a point on Main Street to a point on Taylor Street which is showing signs of deterioration and which should be renewed in the near future. I also recommend the placing of our aerial construction under- ground on Mt. Auburn Street from Upland Road to the Cambridge line; on Common Street and on Arsenal Street, as soon as the Town feels it can afford the work. The Inspector's car is of 1934 vintage and becoming very costly to maintain. I, therefore, recommend the purchase of a new car. During the past year in addition to the maintenance already out- lined 813 permits for wiring in dwellings and industrial plants were issued, necessitating over 3200 inspections, due to many incorrectly or hazardous installations, requiring re-inspections. This department in- sists on inspecting all commercial establishments where premises have been vacated before current can be turned on for a new tenant; this is done because when moving out tenants often times disconnect elec- tricial equipment owned or leased by them and leaving wires in condi- tion that needs correction. The amount received for inspections during 1939 amoturted to Four hundred six dollars fifth cents ($406.50), which has been paid to the Town Treasurer. While I have not asked for funds to do all the construction I have recommended, as I feel that further study should be made on some of these projects, I have asked for appropriations in the budget for the following new construction: To wire and purchase two new Fire Alarm Boxes: Wire for 13 new tappers for firemen, and Equip seven old Fire Alarm Boxes with "quick action doors." I feel a survey should be made of all street lighting to see if a more even distribution might be effected. Plans of all street lights in the Town are now on rile in this de- partment, and the extra work of indexing them by a card system will be undertaken as soon as it is possible to do so. 160 Since my taking office I have supervised the electrical construction in the new Town Garage, spending on an average of four hours daily on the job, saving the Town the services of a paid supervisor at a possible salary of $50.00 weekly. I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Select- men for their co-operation during the year. Acknowledgments are made to the various Town Department heads, to the Gamewell Com- pany, the Boston Edison Company, the New England Telephone & Tele- graph Company, and the entire personnel of my own department for the courtesies and co-operation shown me during the year. Respectfully submitted, LEO P. LANDRY, Inspector of Wires. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS December 31, 1939 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Inspector of Buildings for the year ending December 31, 1939. The permits issued were as follows: 14 one-family houses at a probable cost of $62,600.00 13 two-family houses " " 109,000.00 150 additions and alterations " 80,730.00 21 private garages " 7,675.00 3 factories " 34,000.00 1 storage building 8,500.00 4 service stations " " 17,700.00 1 church " 80,000.00 1 municipal garage 150,000.00 1 stable 150.00 3 office buildings " 650.00 Total $551,005.00 5 razings 4 fireworks stands 8 signs and awnings Total 229 All of the above buildings were inspected frequently during the course of their construction, and made to conform to our regulations. In several cases variations of the Zoning By-Laws were granted by the Board of Appeals in order to relieve hardship on the owners. After investigation by this department many requests for permits had to be refused for non-compliance with our regulations. There seems to be an increasing demand for apartment buildings, particularly the four-apartment house, and with our new Building Law, and the abolition of the Tenement Act, I believe some very desirable buildings would be erected and a substantial tax revenue derived. I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the Town Departments for their courtesy and co-operation during the year. ELIAS A. PERKINS, Inspector of Buildings. 161 REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentletnen I herewith submit the following report of work done by this depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1939. Works Progress Administration During the year under the Works Progress Administration, and under the direction of John P. Gallagher, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, as spotisor, twenty (20) projects were prepared, plans esti- mated and final reports made. These included projects for sidewalks, street resurfacing, grading, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, retaining wall, maintenance of Public Buildings. Recreation, Sewer and Drain Survey (continuation), Soldier's Relief Records (continuation), Police Records (continuation), Household Aide. Building Inspectors Records, Sewing Project and Municipal Garage. Breakdowns and requisitions for Federal materials were prepared for construction projects. The Parker School retaining wall, grading of the Parker School Playground and grading and construction of Irving Park were completed. A chain link fence was erected at the Arlington Street Playground. Construction at the Browne School of walks, drives, drainage and gen- eral grading are nearly completed and will be completed in the spring. The Parker School grounds were partially graded and loamed and will be completed in the spring. For construction of sidewalks, sewers, drains and resurfacing of streets, see schedules. The Sewer and Drain Survey is now in operation. Work on Ridge- lawn Cemetery Survey and Zoning Map we hope will be completed within the coming year. Lines, grades and necessary surveys are fur- nished all W.P.A. construction projects by this department. Assessors' Plans The .usual amount of work has been done in revising the plans of the Assessor's Department and for all departments using the same. Plans show each parcel of land, all buildings, area, lot and house num- bers. There were two hundred and twenty-nine (229) permits issued for dwellings, mercantile buildings, garages, alterations and removals which have been located on the ground and placed on plans. Miscellaneous Surveys, plans and reports have been prepared for the Board of Selectmen, Town Counsel and Police Department, and the usual amount of time spent in the Courts in connection with suits against the Town of Watertown. 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P.A. Length Street From To in Feet Cross St. At Police Station 190 Dexter Ave. Mt. Auburn St. School St. 2,800 FiSeld St. Irving St. Dead End 500 Franklin St. Mt. Auburn St. Walnut St. 1,385 Irving Park North Irving St. Royal St. 285 Irving Park South Irving St. Royal St. 285 Ladd St. No. Beacon St. Riverside St. 525 Main St. At Browne School 548 Palfrey St. Spring St. Forest St. 2,745 Patten St. Arsenal St. Mt. Auburn St. 610 Total 9.873 W.P.A. Special Length Street From To in Feet Palfrey St. Mt. Auburn St. Spring St. 510 Public Streets Resurfaced During 1939 By Highway Department Length Street From To in Feet Bellevue Rd. Common St. Bailey Rd. 1,450 Bigelow Ave. Mt. Auburn St. Short St. 781 Church St. Main St. B. & M. R. R. 225 Common St. Columbia St. Belmont St. 3,430 Everett Ave. East Palfrey St. North 600 Jackson Rd. Morse St. Town Line 520 Marion Rd. At Victory Field 200 Russell Ave. Broadway Bellevue Rd. 1,853 Short St. Bigelow Ave. Elton Ave. 115 Spruce St. School St. Lincoln St. 1,720 Total 10,894 List of Granolithic Sidewalks Constructed During 1939 By Highway Dept. Length in Sq. Ft. Sq.>~t. Street Feet 4" 6" Adams Avenue Sidewalk repairs Beacon Park 637 2,445 763 Bellevue Road 160 600 73 Carver Road Sidewalk repairs --- Carver Road East Sidewalk repairs Charming Road Sidewalk repairs Church Street 162 334 Clyde Road 182 808 163 Common Street Sidewalk repairs Commonwealth Road 401 1,413 828 Emerson Road Sidewalk repairs Flint Road Sidewalk repairs Hillside Road Sidewalk repairs 164 Langdon Avenue Sidewalk repairs Lexington Street Sidewalk repairs Longfellow Road Sidewalk repairs Lovell Road 262 898 511 Main Street Sidewalk repairs Maplewood Street 149 402 282 Merrill Road Sidewalk repairs Mt. Auburn Street Sidewalk repairs School Street 475 2,085 595 Standish Road Sidewalk repairs Sunnybank Road Sidewalk repairs Westland Road 115 435 90 Totals 2,543 Feet 9,920 sq.ft. 3,305 sq.ft. List of Granolithic Sidewalks Constructed During 1939 By W� P.A. Length in Sq. Ft. Sq.Ft. Street Feet 4" 6" Barnard Avenue 161 745 96 Dexter Avenue 76 376 Locke Street 72 288 North Irving Park 62 265 75 Palfrey Street 98 640 64 Royal Street 12 48 Totals 465 Feet 2,362 sq.ft. 235 sq.ft. List of Asphalt Sidewalks Constructed During 1939 By The W.P.A. Length in Sq. Ft. Sq.Ft. Street Feet 2" 3" Adams Avenue 286 1,352 134 Alfred Road 746 3,033 1.297 Arsenal Street 4,175 22,682 306 Bailey Road 216 1,025 120 Belmont Street 518 2,886 666 Bellevue Road 1,250 6,034 691 Bigelow Avenue 1.366 11,875 454 Boyd Street 45 225 Bradford Road 228 612 399 Bridge Street 1,050 4,672 1,230 Chestnut Street 386 1,681 453 Coolidge Hill Road 1.559 7.241 1.249 Common Street 712 3,441 126 Cottage Street 1,365 5,815 1,306 Dexter Avenue 453 4,029 154 Edenfield Avenue 512 2,263 560 Edgecliffe Road 574 2,860 483 Everett Avenue 229 1,253 225 Fifield Street 476 2,095 570 Forest Street 2,415 11,741 1,594 Frank Street 176 554 273 Hall Avenue 237 1,099 238 Hardy Avenue 256 1,126 99 165 Harnden Avenue 330 1.490 296 Hazel Street 1,602 7,446 2,208 Irving Park 831 4,629 Louise Street 573 2,493 498 Lowell Avenue 54 321 102 Morse Street 243 1.498 205 No. Park Street 552 2,848 299 Orchard Street 3,925 21,663 3,223 Palfrey Street 4,788 21,969 4,315 Patten Street 832 3,971 66 Pleasant Street 2,366 11.283 2,995 Priest Road 672 2,466 946 Riverside Street 173 816 176 Royal Street 616 2,340 813 School Street 470 1,983 322 Short Street 111 927 So. Irving Park 253 1,155 241 South Park Street 572 2,823 341 Sunset Road 136 680 Thurston Road 425 2,082 94 Walnut Street 3,323 14,094 4,598 Warwick Road 700 3,384 548 Watertown Street 2,587 11,676 3,790 Waverley Avenue 1,543 7,306 1,105 Totals 46,907 Feet 230,937 sq. ft. 39,808 sq.ft. or 8.88 miles Drainage Built During 1939 By W.P.A. No. of Length Size No.of C.B. Street Fee: In. M.H. Conn_ Bartlett Street 407 12 3 8 Belmont Street 1.150 12 11 8 Everett Avenue 814 12, 3 10 Fletcher Terrace 30 12 - 2 Forest Street 385 12 2 5 Harrinoton Street 523 12 3 9 Highland Avenue 650 12 2 10 *Main Street (rear of Browne School) 460 12 1 - Malden Street 56 12 - 2 Marlboro Terrace 31 12 - - Palfrey Street 271 24 7 18 281 18 352 15 357 12 Patten Street 419 12 2 3 Quincy Street 304 12 2 4 Springfield Street 446 12 3 7 Waverley Ave. (at Marshall Spring School) 173 12 2 4 Winter Street (Church St. to Summer St.) 730 12 6 10 Totals 7,839 47 100 Relaid 166 Drainage Built During 1939 By The Highway Department No. o t Length Size No.of C. B. IFZ Street Feet In. M.H. Conn. Channing Road (at Bellevue Road.) — — — 1 ;Church St. (at Palfrey St.) 88 10 — — Dexter Avenue — — 1 — *Franklin Street 272 12 — — Irving St. (at Irving Park) — — — 3 Malden Street 135 10 1 2 *Main Street 439 15 — — Perry Street 186 15 2 — *Springfield St. (at Worcester Street) 92 12 — — Spruce Street — — — 2 Totals 1,212 4 8 ° Relaid Curbing Laid During 1939 By W. P.A. Radius Straight Corner Blocks Street Feet Feet Each Belmont Street — 12 — Bigelow Avenue 16 231 — Boyd Street 19 12 — Bridge Street — 16 1 Chestnut Street — 44 1 Dexter Avenue 80 24 2 *Dexter Avenue 250 1,250 — Everett Avenue East 72 24 — Fifleld Street 23 12 — Forest Street 134 54 — Hall Avenue 29 12 — Hazel Street 108 24 — Louise Street 19 — — Morse Street 38 24 — Orchard Street — — 5 Palfrey Street 134 530 6 *Palfrey Street — 140 2 Patten Street 24 24 — Royal Street 51 12 — Walnut Street 75 12 — Watertown Street — — 1 Whitney Street 28 16 — Totals 1.100 2.473 18 * reset Curbing Laid During 1939 By Highway Department Radius Straight Corner Blocks Street Feet Feet Each Bartlett Street 132 36 — Chestnut Street — 196 4 Church Street 43 — — 167 -'Church Street 138 — 1 Everett Avenue 48 39 — Forest Street 216 66 1 Marion Road 24 12 — "Marion Road 30 6 — Quincy Street 80 12 — Springfield Street 144 22 1 Totals 855 389 7 .r reset Sewers Relaid During 1939 By W. P. A. Length Size No. of Street Fect In. M. Ii. Carroll Street 1.170 8 — Cottage Street 344 8 — Forest Street 600 8 — Franklin Street 767 8 — French Street 600 8 — Hardy Avenue 600 8 — Hall Avenue 906 8 — Harnden Avenue 181 8 — Hazel Street 590 8 1 Middle Street 310 8 — Olcott Street 877 8 — Palfrey Street 1,650 8 — Prescott Street 720 8 — Totals 9,315 1 Sewers Built During 1939 By Highway Department Length Size No.of Street Feet In. f. H. *Cottage Lane 215 8 — Harnden Avenue 223 8 — `'Hearn Street 243 8 — Hillside Road — — 1 Marlboro Terrace 24 8 — Malden Street 65 6 1 *Prescott Street 27 8 — Palfrey Street 95 8 1 Quincy Street 50 8 1 *Sawin Street 267 8 — *Spring Court 226 8 — Westminster Avenue 187 8 1 Totals 1.622 5 relaid Private Sewer Connection During 1939 Number of Sewer connections located. . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . 37 Total length of Sewer connections located. .. . . .... . . . . . .1,749 lineal feet The sewer system of Watertown is now sixty-four and twenty-five hundredths (64.25) miles long, and has six thousand two hundred twenty-four (6,224) sewer connections. 168 lilscellaneous Data-1940 Area of Town. . . ... .Land 2,598.43 Acres Water 66.15 Acres Total . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .2,664.58 Acres or. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .4.163 sq. miles Extent of Town, North and South. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . .1.84 miles Extent of Town, East and West. ... . . . . .. .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.81 mi'.28 Area of Public Grounds. . . . . .. . . . ... . . .... . . . . ... . . .. . .about 137 acres Area of Metropolitan Park Land. . .. . . . .. .. . . . .... . . . .. .about 81 acres Area of U. S. Government Land. .... . . . . . . .. . ... . .. . . . . .about 100 acres Length of State Roads (Main St., Bridge to Waltham Line) . . .0.83 miles Length of Metropolitan Park Roadways: Charles River Road Nonantum Road 1.74 miles North Beacon St. (School St. to Bridge) Elevation at Main St. and Merchants Row. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 19.19 feet Elevation at Main St. and Waltham Line. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.00 feet Elevation at Sycamore St. at Belmont Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.18 feet Elevation at Church St. and Marion Road. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.35 feet Elevation at Common St. at Locke Street. .. .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . .201.73 feet Elevation at Belmont St. near Mt. Auburn St.. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . 44.90 feet Elevation at Arsenal St. and Charles River Road. . ... . . . . . . . . . 21.60 feet Elevation at Arsenal St. and Beechwood Avenue.. . . . . . . . .. . . . 44.05 feet Elevation at Galen St. and Williams St. (Newton Line) . . . . . . 51.53 feet Total Number of Plans on File in Engineering Dept... . . . . . . .about 14,000 Total number of index cards in Engineering Dept.... . . . . . . .about 6.000 Respectfully submitted, OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer. 169 .O tf� titi OL t�C) MO .-4 if, -14 C� ir_ N c1 Mc7 MN i+ OOO C)Q m0) OO M m01) m 00 m z O c L c v M cc ei m 0-4U m 00 C: � w r U O O O O O O O O C O O O O O O M O C� Sa 'Q 00 -4 OONOOComC O Lo OL-- OO .r M MLnM M -V cq w 4 N O C� M C� O �MC� OV to , a L6C� W h P. 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During the year one hundred and nineteen house connections were renewed due to old age and ground conditions, and this condition will increase as years pass along. Eighteen hundred and ninety-five feet of main pipe was laid in construction and reconstruction. The different sizes laid were: 313 ft. 2" cement lined; 740 ft. 6" cast iron cement lined; 652 ft. 8" cement lined, and 190 ft. of 10" cast iron cement lined making a total of 1895 ft. Of this amount 652 ft. of 8" pipe was laid on Warren St. between Brookline St. and the Waltham line. A W.P.A. project. Three hydrants were badly broken and were of no further use to the Department. No evidence could be found as to who the person was causing the damage. Six new hydrants were added to the System and a control valve installed on each hydrant branch from the Main pipe in the street. The number of meters changed was 1,099 and many of these caused a great deal of night work due to over twenty years service, and which were equipped with Anti Frost bottom casings, which simply gave away, summer as well as winter. We recommend that the old meter bottoms be replaced as speedily as possible before any more cellars are flooded and cause large damage. The light pick-up truck purchased in 1939 for emergency, complaints and other troubles has proven very satisfactory. Forty-nine new supplies were laid into new houses, a difference of 23 over last year, and it seems probable that the same total and perhaps more can be expected in 1940. The Water Board recommends that the same program as last year be followed in regard to renewal of mains, and dead ends, be continued. Many complaints are received constantly of dirty water owing to this trouble and the complaints in every case are justified as the Department is unable to stop the trouble even with constant flushing. The Commissioners hope that the Selectmen will see their way clear to see that the Streets to be built or resurfaced will be prepared by the Water Department in its work, as it does seem too bad to have to dig up streets after just being repaired. This has occurred year after year, and it seems in 1939 more than ever. The Report of the Bingham Survey was received and the members of the Water Board are giving it careful consideration. Many of the recommendations are already in force and working well. The part-time clerk has been of very valuable help in all branches of office work and we hope a full time clerk can be had this year. Our total receipts for the year were $198,081.81, which is considerably larger than the amount for the previous year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. FORD, Chairman, JOSEPH W. BURKE, Secretary, EDWARD C. HALL. 183 REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT The forty-third annual report of the Water Department for year ending December 31, 1939, is respectfully submitted. The transactions relating to this department are as follows: Receipts Appropriation for Maintenance $40,000.00 Labor $32,000.00 ' Materials 8,000.00 Appropriation for Office 1,800.00 Appropriation for Vacations 1,261.36 Appropriation for New Truck 685.00 Appropriation for Clerks 2,400.00 Appropriation for Extra Clerk Hire 500.00 Appropriation for Superintendent 3,200.00 $49.846.36 Expenditures Maintenance Account $39.992.41 Labor $33,192.60 Materials 6.799.81 Office Account 1,799.88 Vacation Account 1,261.36 New Truck Account 658.45 Salary of Clerks 2,400.00 Extra Clerk Hire Account 500.00 Salary of Superintendent 3,200.00 Balance of Maintenance Account 7.59 Balance of Office Account .12 Balance of New Truck Account 26.55 $49,846.36 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Board of Water Commissioners: Gentlemen: In accordance with the usual custom I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1939. The extension and renewal of mains for the past year has been as follows: Length Size Bradshaw Street 130 feet 6-inch Capitol Street Extension 132 feet 2-inch Gill Road 373 feet 6-inch Highland Avenue 45 feet 8-inch Main Street & Westminster Avenue 181 feet 2-inch Quincy Street 32 feet 2-inch 184 Quincy Street 6 feet 6-inch Quincy Street 190 feet 10-inch Warren Street 14 feet 6-inch Warren Street 575 feet 8-inch Westminster Avenue 217 feet 6-inch Total 1,895 feet Total number of feet laid on construction 1,895 feet. Expenditures For Maintenance of Meters $15,659.53 For Maintenance of Mains 6,962.26 For Maintenance of Services 12,356.57 For Maintenance of Repair Shop 460.14 For Maintenance of Hydrants 2,075.68 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 1 307.17 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 2 487.67 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 3 883.22 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 4 386.53 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 5 312.49 Maintaining Air Compressor 101.15 $39,992.41 For Vacations $1.261.36 Salary of Superintendent 3,200.00 Salary of Clerks 2,400.00 Maintenance of Office 1,799.88 For New Truck 658.45 For Extra Clerk Hire 500.00 $9,819.69 $49,812.10 Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. RUNDLETT, Superintendent. Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Estimated total population to date, 38,500. 2. Estimated population on lines of pipe, 38,500. 3. Estimated population supplied, 38,500. 4. Total consumption for the year, 855,695,000 gallons. 5. Passed through the meters, 701,670,000 gallons. 6. Percentage of consumption metered, 82. 7. Average daily consumption, 2,344,400 gallons. 8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 64. 9. Gallons per day to each consumer, 64. 185 Statistics to Distribution System MAINS 1. Kind of pipe, cement and cast-iron. 2. Sizes, 16-inch to 2-inch. 3. Extended, 1,895 feet during year. 4. Total now in use, 72.92 miles. 5. Number of hydrants added during year, 6. 6. Number of hydrants now in use, 748. 7. Number of stop gates added during the year, 17. 8. Number of stop gates now in use, 1323. 9. Range of pressure on mains, 115 lbs. to 30 lbs. SERVICES 10. Kind of pipe, wrought iron, cement-lined, cast iron, copper tubing. 11. Sizes, three quarter-inch to 10-inch. 12. Extended, 1,958 feet. 13. Total now in use, 22,753.77 miles. 14. Number of service tops added during the year, 49. 15. Percentage of services metered, 100. 186 REPORT OF PLAYGROUND COMMISSION To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Watertown, Mass. We respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Playground Com- mission for the year 1939. The playgrounds under the supervision of Francis X. Mooney, Superintendent; Francis W. Ryan, Assistant Superintendent and Eliza- beth D. Schriver, Supervisor of girls' work, opened the season on July 10, and closed on August 25. In an effort to furnish employment for as many of the applicants as possible, the Commission had the instructors work on a part time schedule. The commissioners were fully cognizant that such a schedule was not an ideal one, but felt that the opportunity to furnish some employment for such a large number of instructors warranted such. Soft-ball replaced base-ball on some of the smaller playgrounds. The reason for this change was principally for safety. The limited play area made it imperative to exert such precaution to protect the smaller children from injuries. Soft-ball also proved to be more economical. Horse-shoe pitching furnished much interest for boys and several tour- naments were conducted during the season. Checkers, track work and handicraft completed most of the* boys' activities. The girls were mostly interested in sewing, embroidery, handicraft and folk dancing. Several of the playgrounds conducted hikes and beach outings and these special days added joy to vacation time. Doll carriage parades and Freak Days added interest and amuse- ment on several occasions. Sprinklers attacked to hydrants proved a source of real enjoyment and comfort for hundreds of children during the hot weather. At the Lowell Playground, the children had permission to use the School shower baths. The boys were guests of the Boston Bees Baseball Club while Pittsburg was in Town. This was the first occasion for many of the boys to attend a major league game. A day long to be remembered by Watertown children will be Norum- bega Day. The children brought lunches and were transported to and from the Park in Busses. Free merry-go-round rides were offered and all amusements were at half price for the day. Lunch time found groups under the trees along the river bank, or on the many benches about the park. An instructors outing was held at Stow Golf Club where the various instructors had the opportunity of getting acquainted. Golf, Tennis, Swimming and other sports were enjoyed. At dinner, plans for exhi- bition day were discussed. The Annual Exhibition was held at Victory Field on August 23. We were favored with good weather and an enjoyable program of sports held youthful interest. The exhibits of handicraft showed that instruc- tors and children had spent many interesting hours at such work. A check-up of playground equipment has revealed a real need for apparatus. Many of the swings used had been repaired and would be in a dangerous condition for another year. There are but two See-Saw Boards for the entire Town. Some of the slides are in need of repair and these just about complete the Playground Equipment. The super- 187 visors visited playgrounds in neighboring cities and towns and found them far better equipped. There are many Watertown children who spend the entire School vacation at home. For these children our playgrounds should present an appeal, so as to furnish healthful and safe recreation. A welI- equipped playground is the greatest aid in keeping children off the streets. In closing we wish to extend our appreciation to our judges on Exhibition Day, the Park Dept., and the Water Dept., also to the Town Officials for their helpfulness in making our season a success. Respectfully submitted, GUY P. CLARK, Chairman. REPORT OF TOWN VETERINARIAN December 31, 1939. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: My annual report as Town Veterinarian and Inspector of Animals is respectfully submitted for the year ending December 31st, 1939. During the year 1939 a total of 305 visits were made investigating dog bite cases. In most instances these were cases of Watertown people having been bitten but they also involved cases where a Watertown licensed or owned dog had bitten a person or persons in neighboring communities. In all cases the dog is ordered restrained for the two weeks period as required by law. When any suspicion of rabies or other transmissable disease exists a strict quarantine is instituted and the animal observed at frequent intervals so that the Board of Health and the attending physician can be informed and if necessary start any preventive measures which might be indicated. No case of rabies was found in the Town during 1939 which makes the second consecutive year in which this freedom from rabies has prevailed. While this dreaded malady has been much less prevalent throughout the Commonwealth it has shown up in some of the neigh- boring towns and continuance of control measures are most essential. Inspection of all properties in the Town on which farm animals are kept has been carried out and certification of health and sanitary conditions made to the State Division of Livestock Disease Control, a copy being furnished the owners. No infectious disease was found and all cattle in the Town have been tested for tuberculosis in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Twenty-five visits have been made to the Town barn to treat horses either owned by the Town or in its custody. In carrying out the duties of my office I have- received and have appreciated full co-operation from all Town Officials and Employees. Respectfully submitted, H. W. JAKEMAN, V.M.D., Town Veterinarian and Inspector of Animals. 188 REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Gentlemen:— The following report relating to work done and money expended for the year ending December 31, 1939 is respectfully submitted: Highway Construction Receipts Appropriation $35,000.00 Expenditures Street Cost Bellevue Rd.—From Common St. to Bailey Rd. $4,392.01 Bigelow Ave.—From Mt. Auburn St. to Short St. Short St.—From Bigelow Ave. to Elton Ave. 4,242.43 Church St. Widening—From Main St. to B. & M. R. R. 1,704.28 Everett Ave.—From Palfrey St. to North 3,032.89 Jackson Rd.—Morse St. to Town Line 3,689.82 Marion Rd.—At Victory Field 2,428.96 Mt. Auburn St. Repairs 918.68 Russell Ave.—From Broadway to Bellevue Rd. 7,782.96 Spruce St.—From School St. to Lincoln St. 6,805.35 Balance $34,997.38 2.62 $35,000.00 The following streets were resurfaced out of our Highway Con- struction appropriation; Bellevue Road, Bigelow Avenue, Short Street. Everett Avenue, Marion Road, Russell Avenue and Spruce Streets. These streets were in a dangerous condition owing to the crown of the roadways. This has now been eliminated by raising the gutters, and we feel sure that we will get many years of service from said streets. Jackson Road—For many years we have received numerous com- plaints about the condition of Jackson Road. The City of Newton built their portion of the street. After Jackson Road had been de- clared a public way by the Selectmen, this department was authorized to construct same from the Newton Line to Morse Street, which we have done. Also a drain and the necessary catch basins were installed. Church Street Widening—After the old Town Hall had been re- moved and before the sale of land had taken place there was a widen- ing line placed on Church Street. The Highway Department removed the curbing and reset it to the established line, and the additional space is now used for parallel parking. Common St. Receipts Appropriation $15,000.00 Expenditures Street Cost Common St.—From Columbia St. to Belmont St. $14,999.79 Balance .21 $15,000.00 189 At our Annual Town Meeting held in March of 1939 the Town appropriated $17,284.75 for Chapter 90 work. but after the Legislature met there was no money available for Chapter 90 work1. Common Street was in a condition which needed immediate atten- tion, therefore, as this appropriation of $17,284.75, the Town's share toward Chapter 90 work was available, at a later Town Meeting held in September of 1939 the Town appropriated $15,000.00 to resurface the concrete part of Common Street. We were able to do that portion of Common Street and extend the same to Columbia Street, and we recommend that that small portion left unfinished and Spring Street be completed this year to Watertown Square. Chapter 500 Receipts Balance of 1938 State Contribution $2.581.94 Expenditures Street Cost Bacon St.—From Main St. to Pleasant St. $2,569.07 Balance 12.87 $2,581.94 Highway Maintenance Receipts Appropriation $60.000.00 General Maintenance Blacksmith and helper $1,742.59 Cleaning catch basins and drains 12,665.45 Cleaning town yard 100.83 Fence repairs 329.79 Grading borders 603.71 Lanternmen 803.89 Mechanics 3,910.60 Mowing borders 119.90 Night garage keepers 2,128.02 Painting streets 289.76 Patching streets 8.594.51 Park Dept. Trucking 5.45 Post Santa 76.31 Repairs to Brick Pillar on Templeton Parkway 72.05 Street Cleaning 9,818.93 Street and Traffic Signs, also repairing and painting street and traffic signs 4,154.84 Trucking skating rink (School Dept.) 2725 Traffic beacon Cor. Arlington and Mt. Auburn St. installed 442.85 Watchman 174.40 $46.061.13 190 Equipment :Maintenance Equipment repairs and supplies $549.55 Expressing and freight 13.70 Fuel Oil 252.66 Coal 149.47 Hardware supplies 652.96 Incidentals 5.00 Lighting garage 223.02 Painting and repairing snow plows 22.71 Roller repairs 428.88 Tractor repairs 391 A5 $2,689.40 Auto & Truck Maintenance Auto and Truck Repairs and Supplies $8,517.22 Garage rent 2,526.00 Insurance 196.70 $11,239.92 Summary General Maintenance $46,061.13 Equipment Maintenance 2,689.40 Auto and Truck Maintenance 11,239.92 Balance $59,990.45 9.55 $60,000.00 Snow & Ice Receipts Appropriation $19,000.00 Snow Emergency authorized by Selectmen 1,274.70 $20,274.70 Expenditures _ Snow payrolls $12,614.63 Sanding payrolls 5,583.91 Sand 1,414.80 Supplies and repairs 331.79 Trucking 329.57 $20,274.70 Highway Stable Receipts Appropriation $8,000.00 Transferred at Town Meeting 1,800.00 $6.200.00 191 Expenditures Blacksmith and helpers $1.737.18 Blacksmith and stable supplies 284.73 Cleaning stable yard 199.49 Grain 489.41 Hay and straw 687.32 Lighting stable 99.41 Repairs to harnesses, straps, etc. 127.35 Nightmen 1,084.55 Stablemen 1.488.84 $6,198.28 Balance 1.72 S6,200.00 Highway Vacations Receipts Appropriation $8,474.80 Expenditures Vacations to Employees $8,387.70 Balance 87.10 $8,474.80 Highway Superintendent Receipts Appropriation S3,600.00 Expenditures Salary of Supt. of Highways $3.600.00 Highway Clerks Receipts Appropriation $2,900.00 Expenditures Salary of Chief Clerk $1.600.00 Salary of Senior Clerk 1,300.00 $2,900.00 Highway Office Receipts Appropriation $400.00 Expenditures office supplies $238.42 Printing 137.00 Typewriter repairs and supplies 17.20 $392.62 Balance 7.38 $400.00 192 Patching W.P.A. Ditches Receipts Appropriation $5,000.00 Expenditures Patching W.P.A. Ditches $4,999.47 Balance .53 $5,000.R) Highway Truck Receipts Appropriation $700.00 Expenditures Ford truck $700.00 Highway—Sidewalk Tractor Plow Receipts Appropriation $2,100.00 Expenditures Sidewalk Cletrac Tractor $2,095.00 Cape 4.50 Balance $2,099.50 .50 $2.100.00 Ashes & Paper Receipts Appropriation $28,900.00 Transferred at Town Meeting $1,800.00 $30,700.00 Expenditures Cleaning dumps $2,081.16 Collecting 27,075.11 Gasoline and Motor Oils 1,019.46 Garage rent 500.00 Supplies 19.81 $30,695.54 Balance 4.46 $30,700.00 Garbage Receipts Appropriation $26,200.00 Expenditures Collecting $24,449.59 Gasoline and Motor Oils 1,074.91 Garage rent 550.00 Supplies 119.44 Balance $26,193.94 6.06 $26.200.00 193 Dust Laying Receipts Appropriation $3,000.00 Expenditures Pay Rolls, Cleaning and Oiling Streets $2.604.03 Road Oils 282.37 Sand 110.60 $2,997.00 Balance 3.00 $3,000.00 Drainage Receipts Appropriation $6,000.00 Expenditures Cleaning and repairing drains $945.08 Cor. Bellevue and Channing Road repairs 111.73 Church St. Repairs at Palfrey Street 179.38 Drain Easement 12.00 Dexter Avenue Repairs 140.87 Franklin Street Drain relaid 544.15 Forest Street Cor. Palfrey Street (W. P. A.) 65.40 Irving Street Repairs 511.23 Malden Street 1,107.41 Maple Street Repairs 52.40 Palfrey Street Repairs 83.88 Main Street drain relaid 2,225.92 Springfield Street at Worcester Street relaid 118.35 $5,997.80 Balance 220 $6,000.00 Perry Street Drain Receipts Appropriation $1,250.00 Expenditures Perry Street $1,168.15 Balance 81.85 $1,250.00 194 OMOCpco CON p NMODWtoN mm Q d O 4 C6 tD L-Z t6 CA 6 .�.� MC MtDMM N t— o rn d!O d• L tO cV N �n E-1 t+9 dW 'V " 'W N C17 6F� vi- O N p tAcm O C--OOi O B U7 Lo Cd .-�N .i N N O N d C, o cd U] U Q z U M p O C� "ttRN N N ,p OMuntGCC 1-4 ce WNMd� �O Cd U r cd n d � p cs cd O cd /1 can O,O d cdO J y w as U Cd'Cf > su 4 ay cd pW d� u �, WRI � W WC� �•. w U d � �. CJ •.. f'. a-j p > ca Cd y N cz s. Cd O nor 0 �4.1 1.] -a � � U Tr O �. O n�i 4l O d (Q w tC Q. 4.'.)U1V4-1 2ul 4 sW tom. ODD i2 > > > to ,� cc cd �ww �w O C: < a O waawa � .S c O P4 U ai pq " � ' 0 '1.' U ty � � > 4� Q)�� Q) +3 tU. w s.,. 195 Sidewalks Receipts Appropriation $2,000.00 Expenditures Granolithic walks and repairs $983.00 Grading borders 738.50 Grading walks 32.70 Setting and removing curbing 281.48 Tar walks repaired 59.82 $1,995.50 Balance 4.50 $2,000.00 Sidewalk 'Maintenance Receipts Appropriation $10,000.00 Expenditures Granolithic walks repaired $9,997.96 Balance 2.04 $10,000.00 The Town Meeting voted us an appropriation of $10,000.000 to replace certain slabs in sidewalks which were dangerous, and for which we felt the Town would be liable in case of an accident. Some of these slabs were remedied by chipping off the edges, but the most of this work were broken and cracked slabs which we had to replace on the following streets: Adams Avenue Langdon Avenue Beacon Park Lexington Street Bellevue Road Longfellow Road Carver Road Lovell Road Carver Road East Main Street Channing Road Maplewood Street Church Street Merrill Road f Clyde Road Mt. Auburn Street Common Street School Street Commonwealth Road Standish Road Emerson Road Sunnybank Road Flint Road Westland Road Hillside Road Sewer Construction Receipts Appropriation $6,000.00 Expenditures Cottage Lane $899.36 Hearn Street 926.64 Harnden Avenue 378.93 Hillside Road 44.98 196 Palfrey Street 111.64 Marlboro Terrace 49.05 Malden Street 779.40 Prescott Street near Main Street 89.89 Quincy Street 26.93 Sawin Street 1,139.14 Spring Court 760.82 Westminster Avenue 792.80 $5,999.58 Balance .42 $6,000.00 Sewer Short Extensions Receipts Appropriation $1,000.00 Expenditures Harnden Avenue $306.59 Palfrey Street 493.99 Quincy Street 171.25 Springfield Street 28.16 $999.99 Balance .01 $1,000.00 Sewer Maintenance Receipts Appropriations $12,000.00 Expenditures Labor Stock Total Cleaning Siphons $151.38 $60.00 $211.38 House connections 1,963.17 352.39 2,315.56 Relaying connections 226.22 99.97 326.19 Stoppages and flushings 8,599.91 149.04 8,748.95 Sealing manholes 396.08 396.08 $11,336.76 $661.40 $11,998.16 Balance 1.84 $12,000.00 I wish to take this opportunity to thank all Town Departments and Officials, particularly the Board of Selectmen and employees of the Highway Department for their co-operation in the administration of this department during the past year. Respectfully submitted, PIERCE P. CONDON, Supt. of Highways. 197 REPORT OF SOLDIERS' RELIEF AGENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: The following is the report of the Soldiers' Relief Department for the year ending December 31, 1939: Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid Appropriated. . . . . .. . .$45,000 State Aid Appropriated. . .. ... . . .... . .. . . . . . ... .. . . ... . . 1,500 During the year 1939 this department aided 170 cases which rep- resented 605 dependents or an approximate cost of $264.76 per case and $74.38 per person, an increase of 9 cases over last year. Cost per case in 1938 was approximately $363.35 and $75.98 per person showing a decrease of expenditures in the amount of $1.60 per person or $98.59 per case for the year 1939. We closed the year with 112 active cases. This department uncovered 2 unworthy cases and relief was imme- diately suspended. One case was handed to the Town Counsel for prosecution and partial refund was made to the Town. In another case, which was aided by the department, the matter of reimbursement was placed in the hands of the Town Counsel. Veterans who were well and able to work were placed in the dif- ferent Town departments whenever it was possible to furnish the men needed. However, not many needy veterans could or can be put to work as most of them are disabled and in poor health. During the year, 80 veterans applied and received W.P.A. work thus lessening our case load. In most of these cases, it has been necessary to extend sup- plementary Soldiers' Relief. Hospitalization and medical care for the veteran and his dependents has increased considerably over last year. This has been anticipated and it is only reasonable to assume that this type of care will continue on the increase as the veteran advances in years. Expenditures for the department are on the upward trend due to the fact of advancing age of the veteran, technological unemployment preference for younger men in private industry. The veteran, there- fore, finds it difficult to procure employment in private concerns. I would like to take this opportunity to thank your Honorable Board, the Town Counsel, Richard R. Flynn, Commissioner of State and Pensions and his staff, also the various veterans' organizations and their auxiliaries for their cooperation and support in my endeavor to deal fairly with both the veterans and the tax-payers. Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON, Agent. REPORT OF WELFARE DEPARTMENT AGENT OUTSIDE AID To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: January 11, 1940 Gentlemen: The money expended for the Outside Aid Department for the past year shows a decrease from the 1938 budget of $15,395.45. This can be attributed mostly to the increase of private employment and to improved 198 methods of check-up on new applicants as well as clearing up old cases. The case load in January was 341. There was a drop in comparison to the previous year at the rate of 20% through September but only a slight decrease for the remainder of the year. 831 cases were aided during the year which represented a total of 3,228 dependents. The expenditures during the first 4 months of 1939 showed a decrease of 25% under same period in 1938. In May, there was a force reduction in the W.P.A. There was also a further reduction in July of 46 and in August 138, due to the new rule put into effect by the Work Progress Administration in Washington, making it mandatory, regard- less of need, that all persons employed on W.P.A. for a period of 18 months be suspended for at least 30 days, subject to re-investigation and re-certification by the Welfare Certifying office. There were 182 cases transferred from welfare rolls to W.P.A. during the year and if it had not been for quota reduction and the new ruling of 18 months ineligi- bility, whereby approximately 50% of the above cases dropped from W.P.A. came back on welfare and continued to receive relief until they were reinstated on W.P.A., the welfare expenditures would have been lower. Labor Savings The Welfare Department continued the policy of making recipients work out their relief but not assigning a man for more than three days for one week so that all recipients would be free to look for private employment and also to accept part-time work. Gratuitous labor fur- nished by the Welfare Department to the various Town Departments totaled 61,790 hours. Administration Schools Park Dept. Libraries Bldg. 27,670 hrs 3,072 hrs. 2,698 hrs. 2,456 hrs. Town Barn Police Station Commodities Stations 9,080 hrs. 2,520 hrs. 14,024 hrs. The C.C.C. program was carried out as usual under the direction of the Welfare Department. Watertown's quota was 67 showing an increase of 36 over preceding year's quota. Applicants, whose families were on welfare or W.P.A. were given preference and the allotment remained the same, $22.00 per month. This amount is paid directly to the families and relieves the Welfare Department from paying any rent in these cases. During the past year, a total of $7,208.88 was paid to other cities and towns for welfare aid rendered to people in their municipalities and having a Watertown welfare settlement, this department having no con- trol over this. The amount received from other cities and towns totaled $10,059.15. The amount refunded to the Town from the State in unsettled cases for $35,540.97. The total amount of reimbursements to the Town for the past year was $45,890.24. These amounts collected go directly into Treasury Receipts, the department receiving no credit for same, leaving a net cost of approximately $134,147.05. The department received a total of $290.12 for reimbursements by welfare recipients. This included 5 cases, two of which paid back vol- untarily, one on demand by the department and two cases, where it was mandatory upon the Welfare Department to pay for children boarded in the Mass. State Hospital School, were referred to the Town Counsel for collection and the Treasurer is now receiving weekly installment pay- ments on same that will eventually total $901.95. 199 The policy of the Town, during the depression years up to 1937, was to make a settlement with cities of Boston and Newton every second year and in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $20,000. This money was received by the department through a separate appropriation not included in the yearly budget. We have changed to the `pay as you go policy' (paying each year) and in this way, there are no large amounts of unpaid bills carrying into succeeding years so that we have a more complete picture each year of the actual welfare cost. The distribution of the Federal food commodities and clothing, as set up by the Works Progress Administration, cost the Welfare Depart- ment $3,675.35. This money was expended for trucking food commodities and clothing from W.P.A. warehouse in Cambridge. Watertown's share of rental of this warehouse and our assessment on cost of overhead for clerks, field men, etc., furnished by the W.P.A. at distribution centers in the various municipalities in our district, and while the different relief agencies, such as the W.P.A., welfare. Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and Soldiers' Relief were included in the benefits by this program, the Welfare Department paid the bills. In estimating the cost of running the department for 1940, we must base our estimates on the appropriation and expenditure of 1939 with whatever information we can obtain relative to the W.P.A. program for 1940 together with the outlook for both business and private employ- ment. Since conditions are so changeable, I recommend that the budget be made up of two appropriations and that the initial one be the same as 1939, the balance required to complete the year can be adequately planned in September or October. In order to provide better investigation of new applications, to make more frequent and detailed home visits and to provide a closer check-up on expenditures and reports of visitors, I recommend the addition of three permanent employees, an Intake Clerk, a Jr. Visitor and a Sten- ographer. The department takes this opportunity to thank the Board of Public Welfare who gave generous attention in the weekly conferences to the many difficult problems of this department, the Town Physicians, Town Counsel and the Police Department for their splendid cooperation shown when rendering advice and service to the department during the past year. Respectfully submitted, AUGUSTINE A. FOLEY, Agent. BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: January 15, 1940. Gentlemen: The following report is respectfully- submitted regarding the work completed in the Old Age Assistance Department for the year ending December 31, 1939. This department is pleased to report that the case load increase for 1939 has been considerably lower than the previous year. This, in my opinion, is due to the improvement in employment conditions both in 200 private industry and W.P.A. projects and also to the careful supervision and investigation of new applications and re-investigation of old cases. It is evident, in comparing our figures for 1938 with those of 1939, that if this condition still prevails and with careful watch and scrutiny of all new cases we will undoubtedly have no greater increase in 1940 than we had this year. At the beginning of 1939 we had three hundred and twenty-four active cases. During the year we added one hundred and thirty-three new cases; eleven transfer cases from other Cities and Towns; eight re-opened cases; making a total of one hundred and fifty-two cases added. During the year 1938 this department aided three hundred and ninety-seven cases spending $90,973.86, the per capita being $229.15. In 1939 the department aided four hundred and seventy-six cases spending $121.957.07, the per capita being $256.21. This shows that irrespective of the decrease in new cases during 1939 the per capita shows an increase of $27.06. The reason for this being that the department had a tremen- dous increase in the cost of doctor, hospital and nursing care, medicine and burials. The department has spent $2,631.00 for doctor's care; $2,849.52 for hospital care; $352.77 for nursing care; $355.51 for medicine; $750.00 for burials; making a total expenditure of $6,938.80. This amount as com- pared with the expenditure in 1938 shows an increase of $4,930.52. How- ever, according to the viewpoint of the various experts in the field of Social Service these items will continue to run at a high rate due to the fact that our recipients are getting older and more infirm as time goes on. If this amount were to be deducted from the total expenditures of the year and the per capita taken from this point it would make our per capita only $12.48 over that of last year. During 1939, I may add, a large percentage of our new cases were married people maintaining their own homes and consequently we had to arrange their budgets accordingly. If all these things were taken into consideration I believe we would find that our per capita is actually no greater than that of 1938. At the present time Watertown has a five per cent lower per capita than other Cities and Towns in the Com- monwealth. Expenditures for 1939 Town Federal Total Monthly pay rolls $70,957.88 $50,999.19 $121,957.07 January 1st, pay roll 1,668.92 4,599.34 6,268.26 $72,626.80 $55,598.53 $128,225.33 Year Aided Expended Per Capita 1939 476 $121,957.07 $256.21 1938 397 90,973.86 229.15 This shows an increase of $27.06 per capita during 1939 which is due to an increase in the expenditures for hospital, doctor and nursing care, medicine and burials. The total amount spent during 1939 being $6.938.80. 201 ✓] r- O t- N N O d+ M r t- r: N r t' t- CO oo CO L- to O r- Cc CD U '!t CL' V L U M T co W N m dt M t• O L co O d! O CV = M N 00 to to - ! CM O M CD W M M M 00 CV M 00 CD to O t(j t0 O 00 N 00 t[) CO M to Ci 'I `0! 00 00 CM di CA .-+ CD N N Cl Cj N N N N CT7 N N M N r m 00 t- sN 00 CM M to CO O N Cv [� O d' C! N CD N .-! a; N t -! p ci r- r- to of c0 r- r- r- r: t- = C N N N N N N N N CV N Cl N (v a N CU r' ?9 eN O 1-4 M W CD N Q r- r- a� v' er LO to CD tO tO CO t- CO O O CM N CV N N N N N N N Cl N N M J .0 .r -3t .%4 w to t` tCJ to 00 to O N to '4; tb to " N N CM N r- CV tfi ,ti @9 N t� 00 CO U-; 00 O C� O 'W to O -'4 M --4 M 00 W O N .~�. 00 00 C> O Co, O M d: r: cM N tD to tD tD r- r- r- L- r- N 00 00 00 rW �; v N mr O CO -4 N O r• t` CO -4 10 Cd CQ It d; Iq to -! L7 Lq CD CD 00 tD U co C N co co M N N co m N M co A y Oa O tU dt N -4 CV N N 00 O CM CO M -4 CO M 4 N M M M V. to d' CD N co 00 .Oti U M M M M M M M M M M M M M +� d- M N 00 r- 0 tO tO CO L N .-! O CO t'- O .-r to 00 CO 00 L N -4 CV to -4 r- .-I 9 to 10 CO p CO -4 M 00 M O t0 t• O CO 1-4 r N N d! "t! v C� N C? L- -! 00 C) O CA (m tM O O O m O O .-t O cz Lt cc M r F. f2 � � .ai p CS C�J CJ 202 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN This department has aided eighty-two families with three hundred and forty-five individuals during the past year. The total expenditure was $59,084.95, the cost per case being $720.54, per person $171.26. During the year 1938 sixty-six families with two hundred and seventy-eight individuals were aided at an expenditure of $47,780.15. The cost in 1938 was $723.94 per case and $171.51 per person. This shows a reduction in 1939 of $3.40 per case and 25c per person. The ratio of Watertown is 9% higher per case than other Cities and Towns. This is due to the fact that I believe it is to our advantage to uphold the recommendations made by the State Department of Public Welfare relative to compiling budgets for the recipients of this type of aid. I lay this to the fact that the State Department has in its employ a staff of dietitians, economist and doctors whose knowledge of such matters is beyond dispute. They have stressed the point that if the proper care and nourishment is not given to recipients of this type of aid that the cost would be much greater in the future than it is at the present time. As a result of many surveys made throughout the country it has been determined that the cause of tuberculosis, rickets, rheumatic conditions, anemia, etc., among our indigent class is due to improper nourishment, clothing and heating facilities. The Federal Government reimburses one-third up to $18.00 for the first child and one-third up to $12.00 for each additional child in a family. The State Department reimburses one-third of the total amount of assistance given to each family. It is, therefore, to the advantage of the Town to give assistance under this Statute, wherever possible, rather than through the General Welfare Department. The personnel of this department wishes to extend its thanks to the various other employes of the Town for their co-operation and help during the past year. Expenditures for 1939 Town Federal Total Monthly pay rolls $49,224.75 $9,860.20 $59,084.95 January 1st. pay roll 2,828.98 2,828.98 $49,224.75 $12,689.18 $61,913.93 —Aided— —Per Capita— Year Cases Persons Expended Case Person 1938 66 278 47,780.15 723.94 171.51 1939 82 345 $59,084.95 $720.54 $171.26 This shows a reduction of $3.40 per case and 25c per person during the year 1939. 203 tr ci cz -4 r-I y U c� Y. t'S U M 'dI co to to m co ti OR CO 11 N O to co m -4 CA N N M m rt N w -4 to O O O co O to to d& L Co O to W �i +� to to O M M M O M O O N O O O CD O M Co N C� M ff9 OO q t: to w M CO P- V M t- ti CV CO :r a zOO to O O t--4 O .-1 M to t0 O F� M y to to to to to to tf) to to to tO tli W A ►"'� CA CA ulj tq C- N tD r C- O x t8' iS' o � ooC; ocortoc- +41 N N W .-t to U'j .-4 CV .-i " tO tp 0 0 w M v to to to r .+ N O oci N r-I CO cq. to cri O r--t dt M 'Qt E O m M M m M M M w v Vt dt W W � . A w r O .4 to -4 M N W x N M r CO to t» Cq Ci N t q 'tt; A U to M M M N M M to :. tR O A � � t N -4 M to to tC ao N eN N M to Q *4 � .-co co to cc co co to U N C� N O 00 G7 tO m r-I M CD r .� t: r to CM OO .� N O uq to O G? '°+ .-i tD C N Cp tit cD M N r CO r CA dt CA dt t-t O C) N r .-I to .-t O to to to r- G7_ M O N M V N dt e}t tr to t6 to Ifj !R cd .r M Q c V 'Q CU ci U cd p z+ .. = a v O U ovi p-3 G4 :4 < � h h � U Z A Q 204 Administration Again may I stress the importance of proper equipment and person- nel in both the Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children departments. As can readily be seen by the foregoing reports the case load will continually show an upward trend. It is my opinion that if we are to maintain a low per capita it will be necessary to increase the per- sonnel of the department to the extent of one intake clerk and one finale visitor. With these additional employees I am sure that the Town would benefit financially and the recipients would receive better care. Also, due to the re-organization of the State Department of Public Welfare, it will be difficult for this department to operate efficiently because of the additional work we must do to meet its demands unless we have addi- tional help. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH F. MURRAY, Supervisor. REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my report for the period beginning January 1st, 1939 and ending December 31st, 1939. During this period I made 1044 examinations, consultations and visits to homes, this including Outside Aid, Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance. Approximately 60 office examinations were made to workers of the various Town departments. Most valuable assistance has been given me by the Police Depart- ment in the transportation of patients to the various hospitals by ambu- lance and cruising cars. In conclusion, I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen and also the various department heads for their co-operation. Respectfully, P. CANZANELLI, M.D., Town Physician. REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Watertown, Mass. Report of the Town Physician for 1939 Dear Sirs: During the year of 1939, there were 948 visits and examinations in the various departments of the town, including the welfare, aid to de- pendent children, old age assistance, injuries to town employees and police station calls. May I express my thanks to the Board of Selectmen and the various departments and officials for their co-operation in all matters that required it and also to the Police and Fire Departments for their aid in a great many instances. Respectfully submitted, EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D., Town Physician. 205 REPORT OF THE INFIRMARY DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Public Welfare: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Keeper of the Infirmary for the year ending December 31, 1939. The total number of inmates have been twenty-seven which in- cludes re-admissions. Two have been removed to another place of support, eight have secured employment, three were transferred to the Cambridge Hospital; one of these was later transferred to the Westboro State Hospital and has since died. There were eleven inmates at the close of the year; the average number has been ten. The general health of the inmates has been very good, considering their ages and general physical condition; several are chronic cases, which must be expected. All inmates have been males, as has been the case in recent years. General repairs were made to the interior and the exterior of the building this past year. General repairs were made to the tool room door and the entire garage door had to be rebuilt, being in a serious condition from weathering. Some steps were made, and repairs were made to both the front and rear porches. Some screens were re-covered and a few window shades were replaced and repainted by several of our own inmates. This coming year it will be necessary to repair many of the walls and ceilings, for large cracks are appearing and will soon be in a dan- gerous condition, increasingly more to repair. I am still asking for a security fence. We are having the same trouble with children and grown-ups going through the grounds both day and night. Several new houses have recently been built making a still harder job in caring for the grounds. I wish to thank the visitors who made gifts to the inmates and who have donated reading matter from time to time. I wish to thank the Civic Federation through Mrs. Markham, and the Watertown Emblem Club for their generous gifts at Christmas, which brought much happiness to all the inmates. I wish to thank our Town Physician, Dr. Eugene S. Gorman, who has attended to all who have been ill. Gifts of reading matter are always acceptable; visitors are always welcome during reasonable hours. In closing, I wish to thank your board for your kind and careful attention. GEORGE H. WHITE. Keeper of Infirmary. REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD To the Citizens of Watertown: The Watertown Planning Board respectfully submits its report for the year 1939: There were two changes in the personnel of the Planning Board in 1939: On August 21, 1939, Chairman J. Lester Briggs, resigned and in 206 joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen on September 8, 1939, Henry A. Rattigan was elected to fill the vacancy. At the next meeting of the Planning Board, John H. Dardis was elected Chairman for the remainder of the term. On October 17, 1939, J. Clifford McGann resigned and in joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen on October 27, 1939, Alexander Astorian was elected to fill the vacancy. At the March Town Meeting, the petition of residents of an area situated in the southerly side of Main Street, in West Watertown, for a change of Zone, from No. 5-Light Industrial to No. 2-General Resi- dence District, and which change had been recommended by the Plan- ning Board, was granted. The Planning Board heard a petition for a change of Zone from No. 2-General Residence to No. 5-Light Industrial District, of an area adjacent to the Boston & Maine Railroad property on the west side of Spring Street for a distance of about 90 feet. The Board held a public hearing on this petition at which there was no opposi- tion. At the following Town Meeting the Board recommended this change, as it believes this area in question is only suitable for light manufacturing purposes. The Town Meeting sustained the recom- mendation of the Board, and the change was made. The Planning Board is deeply concerned with the excessive speed of automobiles in Watertown, particularly on Main, Arsenal, Mount Auburn and North Beacon Streets. To a large extent we believe this is a result of traffic laws in the City of Waltham, which strictly limits the speed of automobiles to 25 and 30 miles per hour. Many motorists, aware of these laws, endeavor to make up for lost time and speed through Watertown, jeopardizing the lives and safety of our inhabi- tants. This is not intended as any criticism of our neighboring City of Waltham. It has been conclusively proven that Towns and Cities, with speed limits of 25 and 30 miles per hour, have greatly reduced the number of accidents on their highways. It would be wise for us now to stop this growing danger to our families and children by adopting similar laws. The Planning Board would be amiss in its duty, if we did not once again stress the serious need of the Town for a new Postoffice. Anyone who had business there during the Christmas Season appreciates the lack of facilities and accommodations—never mind considering the fact that it is an eye-sore. We look forward to greatly improved constructions and housing conditions in the Town as a result of the new Building Laws and their proper enforcement. The Planning Board acknowledges with deep appreciation the heartiest co-operation of Mr. Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, his staff and the other Town Departments. Respectfully submitted, JOHN H. DARDIS. Cha.innan, GEORGE E. LeFAVOR, Secretary HENRY A. RATTIGAN, CHARLES P. EATON, ALEXANDER ASTORIAN. 207 FIRE DEPARTMENT To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:— Gentlemen:— I hereby submit the following report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1939. The membership of the Department has been increased during the year in accordance with action of the Town Meeting, eliminating what was known as "The long day on," or 24 hours continuous duty, reducing the average tour of duty from 84 hours to a fraction more than 67 hours per week, affecting all men in the department, except the Chief. This system of working hours is on trial for a period of 90 days. The total membership is now 59, an increase of 10 men classified as follows: One (1) permanent Chief; three (3) permanent captains; four (4) perma- nent lieutenants; one (1) call captain; one (1) call Lieutenant; one (1) mechanician; forty-eight (48) permanent ladder and hosemen. Alarms and Losses The total number of alarms for 1939 was 516, an increase of 86 over 1938. Of these 382 were still alarms and 134 were bell alarms, sounded from street boxes or sent out from Fire Alarm Headquarters on notifica- tion of fire. False alarms received totaled 23, an increase of 1 over 1938. Our record of false alarms continues to be low in comparison with total of all alarms received. Insurance Values Losses Insurance Paid Buildings $297,750.00 $26,817.90 $263,600.00 $26,717.90 Contents 102,935.00 14,415.54 70,700.00 13,925.54 $400,685.00 $41,233.44 $334,300.00 $40,643.44 Automobiles $200.00 $100.00 Losses show a slight increase over 1938 which is in proportion with the increase of alarms. The home as usual is a leader in fires and largest losses; we find that with the use of oil for heating and cooking, the usual place for disposal of rubbish, this material is allowed to accumulate to such an extent that fire is bound to follow. Fire Prevention inspection by members of the department off duty in groups is continued. With the co-operation of the building inspector, continued progress was made during the year in the removal of hazardous or dilapidated buildings. Apparatus and Equipment Engine 3 has been in service 20 years and should be replaced at once as recommended by National Board Survey in 1937. I recommend an appropriation sufficient to replace this engine during the coming year. Fire Hose supply on hand is not sufficient for a complete re-load after fires. Should reloading be necessary it must be done with wet hose, 208 which is one of the best known methods for the destruction of hose. I recommend an appropriation for the purchase of at least 2000 ft. of 21,'-"" hose and 500 ft. of 1 1,_" hose. The resuscitator purchased during the year has proven its value. There is no doubt we have been able to render service with this machine that has been appreciated, and assisted in saving or prolonging life because of it. I recommend an appropriation for the purchase of a resuscitator for the East End of the Town. The lighting unit purchased during the year has been of great assistance at night fires, and I recommend a second one be purchased for use at the East End. Ernest B. Ford Ernest B. Ford, appointed a Call Substitute member February 5. 1915; permanent member July 7, 1930; passed away on January 2, 1939 as a result of injuries received in the performance of duty during the hurricane of Sept. 21, 1938. Mr. Ford was a veteran of the World War, Past Commander of Post =99 of the American Legion. In the death of Mr. Ford the Town has lost one of its most valued employees, and the Community a citizen whose frank, sincere and open conduct in all the relations of life made him a useful and effective influence for good. His public service, beyond the line of duty as a fireman, is a monument to his memory. Ward H. Lane Ward H. Lane was appointed a Call-Man July 3, 1907. On June 8. 1914 he was appointed a permanent member and was retired because of injuries received in the performance of duty on February 27, 1930. Mr. Lane passed away on February 6, 1939, in the house in which he was born at Gloucester, Mass. I repeat my recommendation of the past two years and urge that a survey be made of all buildings owned by the Town, especially the Infirmary and School Buildings for the purpose of installing automatic sprinklers with sprinkler alarm to Fire Headquarters. This recom- mendation is for the purpose of better safeguarding the lives of persons involved, as it is the best known method of fire extinguishment, together with a reduction of insurance rates that will pay the entire cost of installation in a surprisingly short time and is a reasonable guarantee against possible destruction by fire of buildings involved. There is no cost for the survey. It is worth every consideration and I trust it will be made. In behalf of the members of the department I thank your Honorable Board for your co-operation during the year. To the members of the department I extend my sincere thanks. You have responded to many hours of extra duty and have faithfully ren- dered service expected, with the result that our fire losses continue low. Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. O'HEARN, Chief, Fire Department. 209 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the year 1939, is respectfully submitted. Sealing Fees $401.38 Adjusting Charges 6.68 Total $408.06 Scales Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Platforms, over 10,000 lbs — 12 — — Platform, 5,000 to 10,000 lbs — 10 — 2 Platform, 100 to 5,000 lbs 1 95 — 11 Counter, 100 lbs or over — 26 — 3 Counter, under 100 lbs 1 127 2 9 Spring, 100 lbs or over — 22 — 1 Spring, under 100 Ibs 1 169 — 29 Computing, under 100 lbs 1 107 — it Person Weigher ("slot) — 25 — 1 Prescription — 19 — — Weights Avoirdupois 16 671 — 10 Apothecary — 234 — 4 Metric — 66 — — Volumetric 1lieasures Liquid Measures — 207 — 5 Liquid Measures, over 1 Gal. — 40 — — Oil Jars — 19 — — Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices Gasoline Pumps 1 3 3 — Stops on Pumps 1 99 — — Gasoline Meter Systems 8 219 — 5 Oil Pumps — 11 5 — Tank Truck Meter Systems — 38 — 2 Bulk Station Meter Systems — 12 — — Grease Measuring Devices — 101 6 3 210 Linear `leasures Yard Sticks — 20 — 2 Cloth Measuring Devices — 9 — — Taxi Meters — 5 — — Totals 30 2366 16 99 Trial Weighings Total No. Number Incorrect Tested Correct Under Over Beans 38 25 13 — Bread 179 132 3 44 Butter 123 117 — 6 Coal (in paper bags) 205 36 94 75 Coal (in transit) 9 1 4 4 Confectionery 87 82 2 3 Dry Commodities 93 73 19 1 Dry Goods 62 62 — — Flour 39 27 7 5 Lard 20 16 — 4 Liquid Commodities 11 4 7 — Meats and Provisions 61 48 12 1 Potatoes 142 66 59 17 Fruits and Vegetables 57 33 21 3 Totals 1126 722 241 163 Inspections Peddler's Licenses 29 Coal Certificates 8 Marking of: Bread 185 Food Packages 609 Coal (in paper bags) 205 Transient Vendor 1 Clinical Thermometers 33 Peddler's Scales 8 Oil Jars 38 Tests Retest of Gasoline Devices 17 Oil Meter Systems 10 Miscellaneous 72 Respectfully, VICTOR M. ANDERSON, Sealer of Weights and Measures. 211 REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown, Massachusetts Gentlemen: In accordance with the law and By-laws of the Town of Watertown. I submit herewith my second annual report to you for the year ending December 31, 1939. Upon my assumption of office in 1938 there were turned over to me by my predecessor a total of ninety-six cases. During 1938 there was a tremendous increase in the number of cases in my office in which the Town was involved, so that on December 31, 1938 there were pending in my office two hundred sixty-five cases. During the course of 1939 a number of cases were disposed of by settlement, trial or disclaimer of liability. Notwithstanding this fact, on December 31, 1939, there were pending in my office three hundred nine cases, or a net increase of forty-four cases, bearing in mind the fact that of the three hundred nine cases ninety-nine of them were cases that arose in the current year. It is my opinion that it is not advisable for the Town of Watertown to continue to operate its Law Department as it has in the past. I recommend that a sufficient amount of money be appropriated by the Town to enable the Town Counsel to employ clerical assistance and assistance for legal research and preparation of cases for trial. From January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939 there were an additional number of ninety-nine cases added to those on hand, nineteen of which were claims for personal injuries caused by alleged defects in various highways in the Town, and thirty-one of which were claims for personal injuries and property damage arising from other than defects. Included also in that number were thirty-two appeals to the Appellate Tax Board because of the denial on the part of the Assessors to grant requests for the abatement of taxes. The remaining cases were those which were deemed necessary, by the various departments affected, to have the Town Counsel handle the matter so that the interests of the Town might not be jeopardized. CASES PENDING IN COURT Tort 1. James Caruso (Watertown) v. Donegan—Middlesex Superior Court. 2. Florence Connelly v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 3. John J. Dwyer v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 3. Katherine B. Gould v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 5. Owen Hannon (Watertown) v. J. P. Condon Corp.—Middlesex Su- perior Court. 6. James Kennedy v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. (Bill of Exceptions.) 7. Giles A. Laughrea v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 8. Irene Laughrea v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 9. Richard Lopez v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 10. Edward Quinn (Watertown) v. Donegan—Middlesex Superior Court. 11. Anna Scheirer v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 12. Anne Sefton v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 212 13. Frank Spakowski v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 14. Andrew Sullivan v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 15. Town of Watertown v. John C. Carter—Middlesex Superior Court. Contract 16. City of Boston v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 17. City of Boston v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 18. Kent Co., Inc. v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 19. Town of Norwood v. Town of Watertown—Norfolk Superior Court. 20. Town of Saugus v. Town of Watertown—Essex Superior Court. 21. City of Somerville v. Town of Watertown—Middlesex Superior Court. 22. Town of Watertown v. City of Boston—Middlesex Superior Court. 23. Town of Watertown v. John Forde—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 24. Town of Watertown v. M. Shamgochian—Sec. Dist. Ct, of E. Mid. 25. City of Worcester v. Town of Watertown—Worcester Superior Court. In connection with the contract action of Town of Watertown v. John Forde, listed as pending in court, it is to be noted that although the case is on the docket of the court, an agreement was made with the defendant for weekly payments on account until the full amount of the claim, which is $332.00, is paid. The sum of $103.50 has been collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer as of December 31, 1939. CASES PENDING BEFORE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD The following cases were deemed of sufficient importance to be tried by the Town Counsel rather than by the Workman's Compensation Agent: 1. James Caruso v. Town of Watertown. 2. Owen Hannon v. Town of Watertown. 3. Joseph Mazzeo v. Town of Watertown. 4. John Palotta v. Town of Watertown. 5. Edward Quinn v. Town of Watertown. 6. Pasquale Rannesi v. Town of Watertown. In the cases numbered 1, 2 and 5 the employee was injured by a third person while working for the Town. In each case the Town of Watertown paid compensation and has brought suit, as permitted by statute, against the person causing the injuries, which are now pending in the several courts of the Commonwealth. There has been a sub- stantial offer made to the Town to settle the cases of Edward Quinn and James Caruso, which when settled, will result in the Town's being reimbursed for all monies expended. With reference to the claim of John Palotta v. Town of Watertown which was pending in the Suffolk Superior Court in the beginning of 1939, and is now listed as pending before the Industrial Accident Board, after a hearing before said board on a discontinuance of compensation, a decision was rendered in favor of the Town. A claim for review before the full Board was filed by the employee, which is still pending. CASES PENDING BEFORE APPELLATE TAX BOARD There are fifty-one cases now pending before the Appellate Tax Board as a result of the Board of Assessors in the Town denying appli- cations for abatement of taxes in whole or in part. 213 CASES TRIED BY TOWN COUNSEL 1. Rose Ajemian v. Gorman, et ali (Health Dept.)—Supreme Judicial Court (Auditor). 2. Fred W. Bodge v. Gorman, et ali (Health Dept.)—Supreme Judicial Court (Auditor). 3. Michael Casey v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 4. Pauline Dunne v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 5. Anna Hulten v. Town of Watertown—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 6. Agnes Kirkor v. Gorman, et ali (Health Dept.)—Supreme Judicial Court (Auditor). 7. Joseph Mazzeo v. Town of Watertown—Industrial Accident Board. 8. Town of Watertown v. Aiello, et Tr.—District Court of Newton. 9. Town of Watertown v. Albert B. Goodrow—Sec. Dist. Ct. of E. Mid. 10. Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 11. Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 12. The Estates Corp. v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 13. The Estates Corp. v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 14. Real Properties, Inc. v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 15. Cinter Churakian v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 16. Daisy G. Potter v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 17. Daisy G. Potter v. Board of Assessors—Appellate Tax Board. 18. Drew et ali, Petitioners v. County Commissioners of Middlesex County—Middlesex Superior Court. 19. Drew, Admx., Petitioner v. County Commissioners of Middlesex County—Middlesex Superior Court. In the cases of Ajemian, Bodge and Kirkor v. Gorman, et ali, as members of the Health Department, the cases were tried before an auditor appointed by the Supreme Court, whose findings of fact were distinctly favorable to the Town. By agreement with opposing counsel, these cases were to await a decision from the full bench of the Supreme Court on a case involving the City of Brockton, in which the facts were almost identical. The decision of the Supreme Court was thereafter rendered in favor of the City of Brockton, and therefore the same de- cision would be rendered in the Town of Watertown cases. Negotiations are in process to have the plaintiffs withdraw their petitions against the Town officials involved, thereby closing these three cases. The case of Casey v. Town of Watertown involved the question of Mr. Casey's right to compensation for certain services rendered. The Town Counsel gave a legal opinion to the Selectmen that Mr. Casey was entitled to receive the money claimed by him. Other officials of the Town, however, disagreed with the ruling of the Town Counsel, as a result of which the case was submitted to the court for a court opinion. The court's opinion substantiated the opinion rendered by the Town Counsel. In the case of Dunne v. Town of Watertown there was an agree- ment for judgment entered for the Town. This case involved serious injuries and because of the facts involved, $150. was paid to the plaintiff towards her medical expenses. The claim for damages was in the sum of $4000. It is to be noted that in this group of cases there is listed the case of Town of Watertown v. Aiello, et Tr. This was an action brought against a recipient of soldier's relief to recover back money which, it was alleged, he fraudulently secured from the Town. The Town suc- ceeded in securing a partial reimbursement of the money paid by virtue of an attachment made on funds due the defendant from the Metro- 214 politan Life Insurance Company. An agreement for judgment for the amount of the claim was entered in behalf of the Town upon an agree- ment made with counsel for the defendant. In the case of Town of Watertown v. Goodrow judgment was entered by the court in favor of the Town in the sum of $560.23, on which weekly payments are being made on account. With reference to the cases of Daisy G. Potter v. Board of Assessors it is to be noted that one of these cases was included in the 1938 report. made by me, as being one of the cases tried that year. The trial on these cases was commenced in 1938 but was not concluded until 1939, being cases involving an allegation on the part of the Appellant that the property in question was over-assessed a total of a quarter of a million dollars. A decision was rendered by the Appellate Tax Board favorable to the Town. In connection with the cases of Drew, et ali, and Drew, Admx., Petitioners against the Middlesex County Commissioners, these were claims for land damage alleged to have been sustained to the property of the Petitioners as a result of the widening of Arlington Street. The Town was required to defend the Commissioners and pay any damages in the event of a judgment in favor of the Petitioners. After a trial, however, the cases against the Commissioners were dismissed. The remaining cases were all terminated in favor of the Town. There have been fourteen cases in which the Town of Watertown has been served with trustee writs, and in all of which cases the proper pleadings were prepared and filed in the court from which the writs issued. CASES SETTLED BEFORE TRIAL 1. John Adoorian v. Town of Watertown. 2. Lucile Argento v. Town of Watertown. 3. Kenneth Branchaud v. Town of Watertown. 4. Margaret Ducharme v. Town of Watertown. (Settled during trial.) 5. Augustus Foley v. Town of Watertown. 6. Roger Manning v. Town of Watertown. 7. Susan & Henry S. Maynard v. Town of Watertown. 8. Dorothy McKeon v. Town of Watertown. 9. Vivian Morrison v. Town of Watertown. 10. Rosa Muscara v. Town of Watertown. 11. Arthur Pollard v. Town of Watertown. 12. Quinlan v. Town of Watertown (Death Claim). 13. Angelina Raymond v. Town of Watertown. 14. Owen S. Teletchea v. Town of Watertown. 15. Nyle VanAlstine v. Town of Watertown—Moran. 16. Town of Watertown v. Columbia Cornice Co. (Browne School.) 17. Town of Watertown v. Estate of James Finley. 18. Town of Watertown v. Wellesley Farms. 19. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 20. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 21. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 22. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 23. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 24. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 25. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 26. Boston Safe Dep. & Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 27. Cambridgeport Savings Bank v. Board of Assessors. 28. Ann E. Chamberlain v. Board of Assessors. 215 29. Ann E. Chamberlain v. Board of Assessors. 30. Ann E. Chamberlain v. Board of Assessors. 31. Helen C. Davis v. Board of Assessors. 32. Vivian E. Equilez v. Board of Assessors. 33. Exchange Trust Co. v. Board of Assessors. 34. Green Meadow Dairy Inc., v. Board of Assessors. 35. Everett B. Rich v. Board of Assessors. 36. Trapelo Road Mtge. Loan Co. v. Board of Assessors. 37. Workingmen's Co-op. Bank v. Board of Assessors. 38. Workingmen's Co-op. Bank v. Board of Assessors. 39. Workingmen's Co-op. Bank v. Board of Assessors. 40. Workingmen's Co-op. Bank v. Board of Assessors. 41. Ruth B. Wylie v. Board of Assessors. In each case in this group in which claim was being made against the Town of Watertown, settlement was made at a figure distinctly to the advantage of the Town. In the case of the Town of Watertown v. Columbia Cornice Co., which was a claim brought against the sub-contractors who constructed the roof of the Browne School, the defendant repaired the roof at a cost of $1500., without any cost to the Town. In the case of the Town of Watertown v. Estate of James Finley, the deceased had been a recipient of an old age pension and died as a result of an accident. Out of the proceeds recovered from the accident case, the Town was reimbursed in the amount of $100. The case of Town of Watertown v. Wellesley Farms involved damage to a tree caused by a vehicle owned by the defendant. The case was settled for the value of the tree. In every claim of any nature against the Town of Watertown there has been a prompt investigation made. If the case involved an alleged defect in the highway or a vehicle owned by the Town, Lieutenant Joseph J. Reilly assisted me. May I say at this time that he is a valuable assistant to this Department. In addition to the foregoing I have attended to the many other duties incidental to the office of Town Counsel, such as attending the Special and Regular meetings of your Honorable Board, preparing the articles for the Town Meeting warrants, preparing and supervising the execution of contracts wherein the Town had an interest, attending special meetings of other boards of the Town, conferring with Town officials at their homes and my home. I have rendered innumerable legal opinions to the various Departments of the Town, as well as at the town meetings, and have drawn bonds and mortgages for the Department of Old Age Pensions. I have also appeared before the Civil Service Commission on innumerable occasions on both formal and informal hearings and conferences, and have represented the Town's interests before legislative committees, the Department of Public Works, and officials of other cities and towns wherein some matter involving the Town of Watertown was in issue. I have defended Town employees personally when involved in legal difficulties arising out of the course of their employment. I wish to express my deep appreciation to all the officials and em- ployees of the Town for the kind assistance and co-operation given me during the year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. MURRAY. Town Counsel. 216 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS The Board of Assessors respectfully submits herewith its annual report for the year 1939. The total valuation for 1939 is $51,026,270.00 of which $47,774,760.00 was on real estate and, $3,251,510.00 was on personal property. This represents a net decrease of taxable property as compared with the pre- vious year of $500,750.00. This decrease is due to adjustments of assess- ments on real estate and to the loss of taxable personal property result- ing from removal from the Town or to the legislative enactments of recent years which have tended to place certain classes of personal property beyond local taxation. There was also a net increase of appro- priations for this year in the sum of $34,056.87 over 1938 which, together with the decrease in taxable property resulted in an increase in the tax rate of $1.00, making the present rate $35.00 per thousand. There was a considerable number of cases brought before the Appellate Tax Board during the past year and of those tried, all termi- nated favorable for the Town. We again call to the attention of the taxpayers, that applications for abatement of real and personal taxes must be filed in the office of the Board of Assessors on or before October first of the year in which the tax is assessed; also to the necessity of filing with the Board the "Form of List" which should be in our hands not later than January 31st, and which aids the Assessors in levying a fair assessment on the taxpayer. The following is a list of State and County Taxes and valuations for the year 1939. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. CURRAN, Chairman JAMES J. VAHEY, Secretary EDWARD F. WRIGHT Appropriations Special Town Meeting 3-27-39 $90,000.00 (W.P.A. Materials $75,000 and expenses $15,000) Annual Town Meeting 3-27-39 $2,038,609.41 Less Chap. 90 Construction Approp. 17,284.75 $2,021,324.66 Transfer Article 5 3,810.44 Special Town Meeting 6-12-39 75,000.00 (Municipal Garage) Transfer—fence at Ridgelawn Cemetery 2,400.00 Appropriations on polls and estates 18,400.00 Special Town Meeting 9-19-39 General appropriations on Polls and estates 15,310.00 Article 9 10,000.00 Article 10 500.00 Article 11 400.00 Article 14 100.00 Article 20 2,335.69 Transfers—General 1,024.00 Transfers under Article 4 15,000.00 Transfers under Article 5 9,000.00 217 Transfers under Article 6 35,000.00 Transfers under Article 16 1,200.00 W. P. A. Article 3 (Borrowed) 50,000.00 Special Town Meeting October 24, 1938 Transfers 99,751A0 85,000.00 W. P. A. Borrowed Total appropriations $2,535,555.79 State and County Taxes State Tax $147,060.00 County Tax 70,220.24 Charles River Basin Loan Fund 5,936.53 Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund 23,238.19 Metropolitan Planning Division 336.67 Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund Series 2 2,432.00 Metropolitan Parks Loan, Nantasket 1,577.46 Wellington Bridge, Maintenance 48.10 Metropolitan Sewerage Loan Sinking Fund S. System 43,590.28 Metropolitan Water Loan Sinking Fund 86,858.76 Abatement of Smoke Nuisance 574.05 Auditing Municipal Accounts 19.43 Veteran's Exemption 162.03 Boston Metropolitan District Expenses 116.70 Boston Elevated Railway Deficiency 33,946.35 Boston Metropolitan District Kenmore Sq. Deficiency 1,357.85 Underestimates of 1938 County Tax 116.58 State Tax 73,530.00 Veteran's Exemption 15.97 Boston Metropolitan District Expenses .02 West Roxbury—Brookline Highway .38 Total Appropriations and State and County Taxes $3,026,693.35 Executions $4,087.60 Snow Removal. 1938 5,237.69 Overlay, 1934 24.83 Overlay, 1935 659.98 Overlay, 1936 619.41 Overlay, 1937 240.78 $3,037,563.67 Estimated Receipts—State Ree'd from State—Chapter 500, Acts 1939 $72,352.92 Income Tax 141,586.08 Corporation Tax 63,181.80 Overestimates of 1938 Charles River Basin Loan Fund 263.11 Met. Parks Loan Sinking Fund 1,016.10 Met. Planning Division 31.29 Met. Parks Loan Sink. Fund Ser. 2. .01 Met. Parks Loan Fund, Nantasket Maintenance 3.30 Wellington Bridge, Maintenance 7.49 :Viet. Sewerage Loan Sinking Fund South System 2,203.51 2539 Met. Water Loan Sinking Fund 1,325.39 218 Abatement of Smoke Nuisance 5.52 Boston Elevated Ry. Deficiency 114.05 Boston Met. Dist. Kenmore Sq. Deficiency 1.56 Land Takings—Revere Highway 274.86 $282,366.99 Estimated Receipts—Local Poll Taxes $21,408.00 Motor Excise Tax 60,000.00 Licenses 28,000.00 Fines and forfeits 1,000.00 Special Assessment 15,000.00 Protections of persons and property 1,000.00 General Government 5,000.00 Health and Sanitation 12,500.00 Charities 85,000.00 Soldier's Benefits 1,800.00 Schools 7,000.00 Libraries 1,000.00 Public Service 185,000.00 Cemeteries 4,000.00 Interest on Taxes 25,000.00 Miscellaneous 2,000.00 Total Estimated Receipts $737,074.99 Available Funds Proceeds of Loan under Chapter 72. Acts of 1939 (W. P. A. Materials and Expenses) $90,000.00 Transfers, Article 5 3,810.44 Proceeds of loan under Chapter 72, Acts of 1939 (Municipal Garage) 75,000.00 Available funds—fence at Ridgelawn Cemetery 2,400.00 Transfers, September 19, 1939 1,024.00 Article No. 3, Borrowed 50,000.00 Article No. 7, Borrowed 73,000.00 Transfers, Article No. 4 15,000.00 Transfers, Article No. 5 9,000.00 Transfers, Article No. 6 35,000.00 Transfers, Article No. 16 1,200.00 Transfers, October 24, 1938 99,751.00 Proceeds of loan under Chapter 58, Acts of 1939 85,000.00 Total Appropriations $1,277,260.43 $3,037,563.67 Less: Estimated receipts and available funds 1,277,260.43 Overlay $1,760,30324 25,616.21 Real Estate Valuation $47,774,760.00 $1,785,919.45 Personal Property Valuation 3,251,510.00 $51,026,270.00 $51,026,270.00 Valuation at $35.00 per thousand $1,785,919.43 219 Valuations Buildings exclusive of land $38,310,725.00 Land exclusive of buildings 9,464,035.00 $47,774,760.00 Personal Estate 3,251,510.00 Total Valuation $51,026,270.00 Decrease in valuation of real estate $56,250.00 Decrease in valuation of personal estate 444,500.00 Total decrease in valuation $500,750.00 Total Poll Abatements For the year 1936 $78.00 For the year 1937 714.00 For the year 1938 922.00 For the year 1939 866.00 $2,580.00 Total Abatements on Real and Personal Property For the year 1935 $632.93 For the year 1936 1,055.45 For the year 1937 4,989.26 For the year 1938 11,130.29 For the year 1939 14,277.75 $32,085.68 Total Abatements of Moth Charge For the year 1938 1.25 For the year 1939 1.00 $2.25 Total Abatements on Apportioned Street and Sidewalk Assessments and Interest For the year 1936 $8.18 For the year 1937 7.43 For the year 1938 57.95 For the year 1939 50.83 $124.39 Motor Vehicle Excise Total valuation of motor vehicle excise for the year 1939 $2,469,880.00 Total Abatements on 31otor Vehicle Excise For the year 1938 $136.45 For the year 1939 5,763.18 $5,899.63 220 REPORT OF SPONSOWS AGENT WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report of work done under Works Progress Administration for the year ending December 31, 1939. The following is a report of the number of people employed on Works Progress Administration during the year ending December 31, 1939: Month No. Employed Month No. Employed January 882 July 710 February 853 August 646 March 905 September 585 April 772 October 649 May 753 November 624 June 717 December 705 These workers were employed on Projects which were written up under the direction of the Sponsor, John P. Gallagher and the Town Engineer, Otis D. Allen. W.P.A. MUNICIPAL GARAGE There are ninety-nine persons working on this Project. This project, under the Sponsorship of Mr. John P. Gallagher, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, is progressing rapidly. This project, when finished, I feel every citizen of the town will be proud of and that too much praise cannot be given to the workmanship put into this building by the men working on it under the leadership of the superintendent, Martin Reid, who is doing a very splendid job, with the assistance of the Federal Supervisor, John Gagnon. I also, at this time, want to thank Colonel John J. McDonough, New England Administrator; Thomas B. Hamilton for his assistance on the plans of this building: Massa- chusetts Works Administrator, Dennis W. Delaney; John J. Fitzgerald, Acting Director-Division of Operations; Walter Como, Area Supervisor; Frank J. Leary, Chief Zone Engineer and Charles V. McGuerty, Field Engineer. WHITE COLLAR PROJECTS IN OPERATION FROM JANUARY 1, 1939 TO DECEMBER 31, 1939 State-wide (a) Music Project Five persons receiving a musical training which the town pays $3.00 a month per person towards their music. (b) Perkins Institution Nine Watertown persons employed on the Braille System. (a) Nursery Schools Five Watertown women employed in Parker and Coolidge Schools taking care of undernourished children under 5 years of age at a cost to 221 the town of an average of $40.00 per month for an average of 44 persons per month. (d) The Commissary has seven Watertown persons employed in charge of distributing food and clothing. (e) W.P.A. Federal Watertown Arsenal There are 82 persons from Watertown employed in Manual and Office work at no cost to the town. White Collar Projects—Local (a) Transcribe Town Records Transcribing and cross indexing town records from the years 1792 to 1936. These records are printed at town's expense to conform to existing printed records of the town froin the date of incorporation, 1630 to 1792. There are five persons working on this project. (b) Household Aid Furnishing free home assistance and care of children in the homes of the needy where the housewife herself is totally or partially inca- pacitated, because of ill health or confinement. There are eight persons working on this project. (c) Survey of Public Buildings To obtain all information and actual measurements necessary to draw plans of these Public Buildings. The plans are to replace original plans which are missing and will be filed in the office of Building Inspector to be used when contemplating repairs or improvements. There are thirteen persons on this project. (d) Building Inspector Transcribe and file card records of building permits 1918 to 1938. One person working on this project. (e) Police Records To prepare, transcribe and file a new set of records for Watertown Police Department. Records include master arrest cards for the period 1905 to 1916; complaint cards 1921 to 1928; Rogue's gallery; directory of store owners; finger print records; case and history files and warrant, records. There are nine persons working on this project. (f) Soldiers' Relief Records Transcribe catalogue, cross index and summarize records in Soldiers' Relief Department. This work has never been organized previously in this fashion. (Finished.) (9) Tax Titles To abstract and search the assessments of all parcels of property of the Town of Watertown for the purpose of determining the correct owner of each parcel, and to enable a re-assessment where found de- fective and to cure defects in any tax titles held by the Town of Water- town. There are eleven persons on this project. (h) Recreation The Works Progress Administration Project through its Supervisor, John Udell, increased its activities during the year, so that now the following branches are conducted under trained leadership. There are nineteen persons on this project. 222 Boxing Dramatics Leather Craft Chess Game Room Tap Dancing Checkers Baseball Woodcraft-Whittling Crocheting Gymnasium Metalcrafts Sewing Hobby Clubs Golf School Knitting Fun Club (Music) Softball Children from the ages of nine to sixteen may attend the daily schools, which are held from 4.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. and adults, sixteen and over from 6.00 P.M. to 10.30 P.M. The West and East Junior High Schools are the Indoor Centers. The Golf Activity is held at the Grant School. The Playgrounds used for summer activities are Bemis, West- minster, Saltonstall and East Junior. (i) Sewing The Works Progress Administration Sewing Project employed on an average of sixty-five women during the year. These women made clothing for the needy, such as dresses, men's and boys' jackets, shirts, pajamas, underwear, etc. These were distributed through the Commis- saries at Grant School and East End Commissary. Commodities The following is the value of commodities furnished free by the Federal Government and distributed in the Town of Watertown from Jan. 1, 1939 to Dec. 31, 1939. The Town of Watertown paid for the transportation of food and clothing from the Government Depots and stood for the cost of rental of East Commissary. Rent, light and heat and light and heat for Grant School; also for the cost of paper bags, wrapping papers, twines, etc., for both locations, and paid their propor- tionate cost of Main Warehouse in the District which is located on Concord Ave., Cambridge. Commodities Received Food $52,342.05 Clothing 15,711.00 Federal Clothing 2,384.25 $70,437.30 Butter The Federal Government furnished butter at a cost to the Town of .01 per 1b which was distributed to Welfare, Soldiers Relief, Old Age, and W.P.A. cases. This was paid for by the Welfare Department. Milk Milk was received from the Federal Government at a cost of .05 a qt. to W.P.A. workers, which they paid for themselves. National Youth Administration—Boys Painting Work done under boys between 18 and 24 years of age are as follows: Painting Street Signs; Sickness Signs; Danger Signs; Traffic Signs; Town Trucks; White Lines for Road Traffic; Parking Area on Street; Making Horses; Tool boxes; Lintels, and Danger Signs. There is an average of 32 boys on this project. National Youth Administration—Girls Sewing These girls are taught to sew on women's and children's garments. These garments go to the commissary to be distributed to needy cases. There is an average of 31 girls on this project. 223 National Youth Administration—Girls Office These girls are given a chance to get actual experience in office work. They are placed in different offices in the Administration Building and W.P.A. Office. There is an average of 13 girls on this project. Tree Surgical Work Our workers inspected all the trees in the town repairing and giving such surgical treatment as needed. A great number of the trees needed this attention, due to the ravages of the hurricane of September 1938. Browntail and Moth Control The trees were gone over and checked up for browntail and Gypsy Moths under the Supervisor, Mr. John Ford and Charles J. Brown. I wish to extend my thanks at this time to the Board of Selectmen, The Honorable David I. Walsh. The Honorable Henry C. Lodge, Town Engineer Otis D. Allen and to all of the Executive Staff at both the Boston and Medford Works Progress Administration Offices for their kind co-operation during this year. LIST OF MANUAL LABOR PROJECTS FROM JANUARY 1, 1939 TO DECEMBER 31, 1939 Parks and Playgrounds Rubble Masonry Retaining Wall finished—Parker School Play- ground. Grading, loaming and seeding Parker School Playground. Erection of fence and back-stop Arlington St. Playground, also water drain put in for bubbler fountain. Bituminous concrete driveway around front entrance of Browne School; sidewalk around Browne School; Seeding and grading front lawn Parker School; Grading back area of Parker School; Seeding and loaming Irving Park; Drains put in drive- ways Marshall and West Junior High Schools. Improve Public Buildings Old Police Station, Main Street, renovated and put into condition for Fire Department Fire Alarm Signal Room—interior painted through- out. Grant School painted inside and new gutters put on. Marshall Spring School—interior painted, all exterior wood and iron work. In- stalled four new double doors at Main entrances. Removed slate and installed two new flashings on two main air ducts. Installed new copper gutters and water spouts around entire building. Hosmer School painted entire inside of building. There are twenty-five persons on this project. Resurfacing of Streets-10,383 Feet The following streets resurfaced with bituminous concrete: Dexter Ave. South Irving Park Franklin St. Ladd St. Patten St. Police Station Driveway North Irving Park Fifield St. Palfrey St. from Spring to Forest Survey of Sewers and Drains This project is for the purpose of making an engineering survey of underground structures and the preparation of maps of existing sewers and drain system showing horizontal and vertical location uses, and physical characteristics. Completed work will be used for future planning and extensions. There are nine persons on this project. 224 Relaying of Sewers (9315 Ft.-1 new manhole) Following Street had 6" sewer pipe removed and replaced with V pipe and ditches resurfaced with bituminous concrete:— Palfrey St. Harnden Ave. Forest St. Carroll St. Middle St. Hall Ave. French 'St. Hardy Ave. Prescott St. Cottage St. Olcott St. Franklin St. Hazel St. (46,907 Linear Feet or 8.88 Miles) Curbing for same 2,473 ft. of straight 1,100 ft. of radius curb 18 corner blocks Arsenal St. Lowell Ave. Adams Ave. North & South Park Bigelow Ave. Orchard St. Bradford Rd. No. 33 to No. 47 Riverside St. Belmont St. No. 28 to No. 34 School St.—Arsenal to N. Beacon Bridge St. Thurston Rd. Chestnut St. Watertown St. Common St. Waverley Ave. Coolidge Hill Rd. Bellevue Rd. Cottage St. Frank St. Dexter Ave. Walnut St. Fifield St. Hardy Ave. Forest St. Locke St. Hall Ave. Merrill Rd. Harnden Ave. Palfrey St. Hazel St. Patten St. Irving Park North Priest Rd. Irving Park South Warwick Rd. Louise St. Pleasant St. Belmont St.—Whitney to Waverley Ave. New Drains (7839 Ft. Pipe, 47 Manholes, 100 Catch Basins) Palfrey St. Bartlett Ave. Quincy St. Everett Ave. Springfield St. Patten St. New Water Pipe Laid Warren St.—from Brookline St. to Waltham Line. JOHN P. OATES, Sponsors' Agent. 225 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE Watertown, Mass., Dec. 31, 1939. The Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: In compliance with the By-Laws of the Town, I have the honor to submit the Annual Report of the Police Department of the Town of Watertown for the year ending December 31, 1939, together with recom- mendations for the ensuing year. ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT Chief John F. Milmore Captain James P. Burke Lieutenants Joseph J. Reilly Edward A. Murray James M. Igoe John J. Igoe Sergeants Andrew J. Donnelly Edmund H. Norton Thomas W. Devaney Francis A. Nally Joseph P. Stead Walter F. Flaherty Patrolmen John F. Gleason George M. Clinton Arthur F. Perkins James P. Shea Lawrence C. Hanley William W. Carnes Stewart E. Savage James J. Burke James M. Reilly John P. Long Thomas J. Cullen Charles E. Shea Joseph F. Loughlin Harold M. Parker Joseph A. Walsh Joseph C. Harrington George J. Farrell William J. Shea Edward P. Murphy Francis A. Garafalo Edward J. Boyle Stephen F. Lyons Joseph H. Gilfoil Andrew A. Borden William IT. Munhall Richard T. Ryan Russell J. Kimball Lawrence J. Gleason John A. Higgins Herbert A. MacDonald John A. McGeever John A. Walsh John J. Hanlon Richard H. Keefe John J. Reilly, Jr. Wagonman-Janitor Thomas Ryder Wagonmen-Clerks Thomas P. Sheridan Michael F. Casey Clerk of Department Edmund P. Hickey 226 ARRESTS Total number 1236 Males 1171 Females 65 Foreign born 250 CAUSES OF ARRESTS Adultery 7 Assault and Battery 33 Breaking and Entering 33 Conspiracy to Steal 2 Contributing to Delinquency of Child 1 Disorderly House 3 Disturbance of the Peace 13 Drunkenness 373 Escaped Inmate 2 Evading Taxi Fare 1 Forgery and Larceny by Check 14 Fornication 10 Gaming 20 Gambling in Public Place 7 Being Present at Gambling 3 Breaking Glass 6 Illegitimacy 3 Indecent Assault 2 Indecent Exposure 1 Larceny 41 Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation 4 Lewd and Lascivious Person 7 Loitering 2 Lottery Tickets in Possession 3 Neglect of Children 6 Non-Support of Minor Child 14 Non-Support of Wife and Minor Children 29 Operating Lodging House without License 1 Peddling without License 2 Promoting a Lottery 1 Runaway 4 School Offender 1 Refusing to Stop for Police Officer 3 Robbery, Armed 4 Safe Keeping 67 Selling Leased Property 1 Stubborn Child 2 Suspicious Person 23 Throwing Glass in Street 1 Trespassing 3 Unnatural Act 2 Vagrancy 6 Violation of Probation 22 Warrant 6 Willful and Malicious Destruction 12 Tampering with Gas Meter 1 Keeping and Exposing Liquor for Illegal Sale 8 Maintaining Liquor Nuisance 3 Illegal Sale of Liquor 8 821 r 227 VALUATION OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED-1939 Valuation of property reported stolen $17,254.00 Valuation of property recovered 13,460.39 Valuation of property reed for out of town depts. 8,758.19 WORK OF SIGNAL SYSTEM Day on Duty Calls 37896 Night on Duty Calls 53684 Telephone calls—day and night 9849 Radio Calls 3089 MISCELLANEOUS Accidents, other than automobile 12 Automobile Accidents 477 Autos Stolen in Watertown 27 Animals Found 7. Animals Lost 5 Articles Lost 40 Articles Found 54 Are Lights Reported Out 119 Breaking and Entering Cases 51 Breaking and Entering Attempts 6 Bicycles Stolen 19 Bicycles Recovered 18 Cases Investigated 4569 Children Reported Lost 27 Children Found 39 Deaths Reported 13 Defective Streets and Sidewalks 65 Dogs Found 77 Dogs Reported Lost 154 Dog Cases Investigated 274 Doors and Windows found Open and Secured 392 Fires Discovered by Officers 8 Glass Broken 126 Houses Reported Closed 195 Incandescent Lights Reported Out 605 Larceny Cases 69 Manslaughter 7 Officers Delivering Messages 387 Persons Reported Missing 50 Robbery Cases 2 Revolver, license issued to carry 65 Sick and Injured Assisted 201 Suicides 3 Wires Defective and Falling 12 Summonses Served for out of town departments 794 MOTOR VEHICLES Runs made by Ambulance 301 Miles run by Ambulance 1,604 Miles run by cruiser cars 134,249 Miles run by motorcycles 3,129 228 CHANGES On May 11. 1939, Patrolman Henry L. Welsh passed away after intermittent sicknesses of several months. On May 22, 1939, Patrolman John J. Reilly, Jr., was appointed in his place. On August 8, 1939, Lieut. James P. Burke was named Captain under a temporary appointment. On August 8, 1939, Sergt. John J. Igoe was named Lieutenant and Patrolman Francis A. Nally was named Sergeant. On August 11, 1939, Patrolman Walter F. Flaherty was named Sergeant. CRIME The number of breaks reported for the year 1939 is fifty-one, or four more than reported in 1938, and a word of explanation would be pertinent in this respect; up to November 1, 1939, only 35 breaks had been reported and it seemed as if we were well on our way to establish a record. However, during the months of November and December, Watertown, as well as several other surrounding cities and towns, was beset with an epidemic of breaks with the result that we totaled four more than in 1938. Your Honorable Board can well understand that it would not be expedient for me to divulge the methods used in attempt- ing to cope with this situation (unless by private report) but suffice to say that no efforts are being spared, night and day, to capture the perpetrators. As you will note, there were 34 arrests for breaking and entering as against 23 in 1938. In 1937 there were 15 reports of robbery while armed and in 1938 it was decreased to 4. It is a pleasure to report in 1939 that but two of these crimes were committed and it affords a greater pleasure to state that after diligent efforts on the part of this Department, the criminals committing these robberies are behind prison walls. The number of larcenies reported is also less than in 1938, there being 70 in 1939 and 78 in 1938. Very little of value has been taken in most of these cases but nevertheless they count as a larceny and must therefore be reported. LIQUOR LAWS The licensed liquor establishments, on the whole were conducted in accordance with the law, and the rules and regulations concerning the same. During the year, six raids were made upon establishments selling liquor illegally, and in every instance, the violator was found guilty and fines imposed. Arrests for drunkenness show a decrease over last year, the number being 373 as against 405 in 1938. REMARKS During the year 1939 a Reserve Police Force of 12 men was appoint- ed by your Honorable Board and they have been given instruction and examination by Lieut. Edw. A. Murray in the fundamentals of police work so that when appointed to the regular force they will not be with- out the necessary rudiments of police work. At the last Town Meeting an appropriation of $200.00 was made for the services of a Ballistics Advisor in the person of John E. Heffernan, Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve. Although instruction had been going 229 on for some years previous, it was increased during the past year with the result that practically every officer has a marksman's rating, several have sharpshooter's rating and a few have become proficient as experts. The constant practice in the use of firearms has resulted in the Water- town Police Pistol Team winning first place in its class in the N. E. Police Revolver League matches in December. CONDUCT OF OFFICERS On the whole, the conduct of the officers has been good. During the year, it was necessary to punish three of the officers for infractions of the rules and regulations governing the Police Department. TRAFFIC The Traffic Department is under the direction of Lieut. Joseph J. Reilly. During the year investigation showed that there were several sec- tions in the town where traffic signs should be placed, but there was no appropriation available for this purpose. It is hoped that a sum may be appropriated in the year 1940 so that necessary signs may be pur- chased. Streets were painted at various intersections, cross-walks, center lines, near schools and at some of the bad curves in the roadways within the town. There is no question but what the painting of the streets with warning signs is a great aid to the motorist as well as a first class safety measure for the walking public. It was found that some traffic lights were not operating in accord- ance with the permits issued by the State Department of Public Works. In co-operation with a representative from that Department and the Inspector of Poles & Wires, a careful check was made on all traffic lights, and where it was found they were not operating in accordance with the permit, corrections were made where possible, and appropriations requested in other cases in order to make the necessary alterations so that the light may legally conform to the standard required. RECORDS All records of operators involved in accidents, spots where accidents occur, together with a short history, and violations as turned in by the various officers, have been card indexed and properly kept. All accidents are analyzed in every particular, and a monthly report made to the National Safety Council, Inc. ACCIDENTS The records show 477 accidents for the year 1939. They are divided as follows: Fatals 7, Personal Injury 240 and property damage 231. Three hundred and twelve persons of all ages were injured in acci- dents during the year. Seven persons were killed by automobile during the year. Of this number, six were pedestrians, and one was the operator of a truck who 230 fell from the same while it was in motion. Of the six pedestrians, none was killed at an intersection. The operator of an automobile involved in an accident, however slight, and whether there is personal injury or not, is required to make a report of the accident. The total of 477 woud be considerably reduced should the number of minor accidents be deducted. However, I believe it is good practice to have all accidents reported, as it gives us the true facts as to where all the "hits" are taking place. Each accident is carefully investigated, and where there is found to be a violation of the law, a complaint is sought in court and the offender prosecuted. The following tabulations outline what has been accomplished in the apprehension and prosecution of violators of the motor vehicle laws during the year 1939. Allowing person to operate who had no legal right 2 Cutting through funeral 1 Cutting out of line 1 Defiance corner law 13 Defective brakes and equipment 6 Fail to stop at through way 88 Fail to slow at intersection 99 Fail to stop at signal of officer 8 Giving false name and address in application for registration 1 Failing to report an accident 2 Going away and not making self known after causing in- jury to person 3 Going away and not making self known after causing in- jury to property 13 Hogging street 10 Larceny of auto 9 Leaving motor running unattended 1 Manslaughter 6 Operating to left of centre of way 7 Operating without inspection certificate 49 Operating negligently so that the lives and safety of the public might be endangered 28 Operating after right was suspended 2 Operating under influence of liquor 28 Overspeeding 301 Operating without a license 16 Operating after suspension of license 3 Operating and not displaying proper lights 4 Operating and not having license in possession 5 Operating and not having registration in possession 6 Operating unregistered car 1 Operating uninsured car 1 Obstructing traffic 1 Passing vehicle on right 3 Passing red light 280 Passing to left of street car 19 Passing within 8 feet of street car which had stopped to allow passengers to board or alight 6 231 RECOMMENDATIONS The two Ford Cruisers in use for the past year should be replaced. The cars have been in constant use, day and night, and will not give efficient service for another year. I recommend that they be replaced. The Plymouth Sedan is now two years old and in the interests of economy and efficiency, I recommend that it be replaced. The four motorcycles have been in use since their purchase in May of 1934 and can no longer render efficient service. I recommend that the four motorcycles be turned in and three motorcycles purchased. Watertown is now about the only community of its size without the services of a two-way radio. In the interests of efficiency, crime detec- tion and crime prevention, I recommend the installation of a two-way radio. I recommend the appointment of four additional patrolmen as I feel that the present number of patrolmen is insufficient to properly police the town and to protect the lives and property of its citizens. I feel that with four more patrolmen, this could be efficiently done. In conclusion, I extend my thanks to the Justices of the Superior and District Courts, the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Town Officers, and private citizens who co-operated with this Department during the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. MILMORE, Chief of Police. 232 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS To the Annual Town Meeting, 1939, Monday Evening, March 27, 7.00 P. M. FINANCE COMMITTEE WILFRED J. PAQUET, Chairman 95 Spruce Street Middlesex 1076 Hubbard 1320 EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Secretary 124 Marshall Street Middlesex 3391 Terms Expiring in 1939 JOHN A. COLBERT 14 Appleton Terrace ANDREW T. JOHNSON 115 Marshall Street CARL W. JOHNSON 72 Winsor Avenue JOHN J. McLAUTHLIN 51 Green Street CLARK PARTRIDGE 75 Commonwealth Road MARTIN J. REID 23 Chapman Street EDWARD C. WE13STER 124 Marshall Street Terms Expiring in 1940 LELAND BIXBY 109 Barnard Avenue ARAM BRAZILIAN 88 Winsor Avenue ALBERT BROGLE 38 Harnden Avenue DR. PERICLES CANZANELLI 300 Mt. Auburn Street MATTHEW W.J. CARLEY 48 Evans Street DANIEL J. MURPHY 35 Channing Road WILFRED J. PAQUET 95 Spruce Street Terms Expiring in 1941 JAMES N. BARRETT 24 Hall Avenue LOUIS N. COUSBELLS 746 Mt. Auburn Street WILLIAM H. DONALD 114 Riverside Street ARTIN PAPAZIAN 49 Melendy Avenue ROBERT J. PLUNKETT 10 Hovey Street SEBASTIAN TANGUSSO 92 Bellevue Road HAROLD S. TUCK 42 Barnard Avenue 233 Report of the Finance Committee To the Citizens of Watertown: The Finance Committee submits this Report containing its recom- mendations to the Town Meeting on the various items appearing in the Budget and on those articles in the Warrant requesting an appropriation of money. It is the opinion of the Committee that the amount recom- mended herein, if wisely expended, will enable the several Departments to operate efficiently for the ensuing year. The Committee has spent considerable time in hearing the requests for appropriations and the result of its deliberations constitutes the judgment and study of the entire Committee and they are passed on to the Citizens of the Town to vote intelligently on the appropriations to be made. TAXES. The amount asked for in the Budget and the Town War- rant totals $2,518,450.35, but your Committee feels that its recommenda- tions totaling $2,114,190.72 is sufficient to conduct the business of the Town in a proper, safe and reasonable manner. The taxpayer is being hard-pressed on all sides by increased expenditures and appropriations must be reduced in order to gain relief from an already too high tax rate. The Town Meeting Members decide the actual appropriations and it is their responsibility if increases are voted which are not necessary. In the year 1938, the total expenditures by the Town amounted to $2,329,950.26. Some of these expenditures will appear on the tax levy for the year 1939 and will be considered in the tax rate as finally fixed. The expenditures for several Departments in 1938 exceeded those of prior years and many new permanent employes were added to the Town pay- roll and this item alone will cause an increase in the tax rate for the present year. There will be an increase in the State and County taxes and it is not improbable that even with the reductions recommended by this Committee the tax rate for the year 1939 will be at least $3.50 higher than last year. There are some items in the Budget which are fixed and impossible to change but many others can be regulated by the Town Meeting, and the Finance Committee serves notice that unless a strict economy program is followed in the appropriations for this year the tax rate will rise to a new high. Many citizens are complaining of the high cost of conducting the Town business and they cannot afford to pay any increase. It is time that those responsible for this high cost gave the taxpayer some relief. SALARIES. The question of salaries is always a disturbing one and it was not an easy matter for your Committee to vote against all increase in salary for the year 1939. We realized the Special Committee, appoint- ed to study the salaries of Clerks in 1937, set maximum salaries for these positions and last year the Town voted to grant step-rate increases. The vote of the 1938 Town Meeting does not control the present meeting and there is no definite commitment on the part of the Town to pay these increased salaries. There is still a business depression and your Commit- tee felt, under the circumstances, there should be no salary increases this year, no matter how meritorious the case might be. People em- ployed in private industry are still working at less wages than many- Town employes and in all fairness the Town employes should be willing to forego increases this year and help to keep the expenditures as low as possible. In certain cases the Town has a definite contract with its em- ployes to pay increases and we recommend only such increases as were required by law, but the Committee was still opposed to the principle of granting these increases. RELIEF COSTS. In the year 1938 several thousand dollars were spent in Watertown under the direction of WPA. It was expected that 334 our Welfare rolls would be greatly reduced, but unfortunately that did not occur. Welfare costs increased and it was apparent to your Com- mittee, in its investigations, that several people were employed on WPA who should have given way to those people in the Town who had actual need for help. Some worthwhile projects have been handled by the WPA and considerable amounts of money paid to our citizens but the real purpose of the WPA Program is not being fully complied with. Employment should be given to those actually in need and thus bring about a reduction in our other relief costs. If we are going to increase our expenditures under WPA and at the same time increase welfare costs, there seems no justification at all for the continued spending of large sums for WPA expenses and materials. The claim is always made that unless all these people are employed on WPA, they will be on Wel- fare but that is not true and the sooner those entitled to work are given it. the better off the entire community will be. This year we have rec- ommended the borrowing of $90,000.00 for WPA but recommend that only $15,000.00 be used for expenses. We found that in the year 1938 over $40,000.00 was spent for administration and expenses for WPA and this appeared to be entirely out of line. We believe in providing more materials and less supervisors who receive high wages for little or no work because the results seemingly obtained are not commensurate with the money spent. The amount we recommend will probably not be suffi- cient for the WPA needs but we believe it is wise to go until the Fall on this appropriation and find out where we are heading before we continue to borrow more money. Five years ago we borrowed $50,000.00 for ERA work and were afraid to face it on the tax rate, but this year we are paying off over $60,000.00 for this type of borrowing and have approxi- mately $300,000.00 still outstanding. Last year there was also an increase in expenditures for Soldiers' Relief and Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children. These appropriations have been steadily increasing and apparently will con- tinue to do so, but we believe that better supervision of these Depart- ments and more complete investigation of the recipients will be produc- tive of some good results. The Selectmen now recommend that the administration of Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children be separated from the present Welfare Department and be placed under a new supervisor. We oppose this recommendation because it involves the spending of an additional $3,500.00 yearly and will place two additional people on the Town payroll. Improved administration of the Relief Agencies by those responsible for their proper conduct would eliminate considerable waste and cause a reduction in this ever-growing item in our Town expenditures. We have made recommendations for these Departments but it is impossible to figure out if they are sufficient and there may be need for an additional sum later in the year. PUBLIC WORKS. The Departments under this heading spend several thousand dollars annually and the demand for employment in them is great and we find many unnecessary employes had been added to the payroll when Civil Service became effective last May. Many people seem to feel that once employed in Civil Service they are safe and will be permanently employed, but the Town Meeting can control this situation very readily by its appropriations. The job may exist but unless money is appropriated to pay the employe, the Town is not responsible and we have recommended a reduction in the Budget of several Departments as a means to eliminate many unnecessary employes. The Highway Department now employs 149 men and this number should be reduced because several are not needed and the cost of maintaining it, as well as the amount for vacations and pensions, will thereby be 235 reduced. We have made such recommendations to run the Highway Department as we felt were necessary, and while it cannot continue to employ the same number of men for the entire year, we do feel that the highways can be maintained properly with the amount that we recom- mend. The several Departments of the Town cannot be operated solely for the purpose of providing employment for persons. We realize the desire of these people to be employed but the Town cannot afford to stand the expense of unnecessary employes that exists in many Depart- ments. We believe, if the appropriations for these Departments are ma- terially reduced, it will assist in keeping their expenditures within bounds. CONCLUSION. This Report does not make a specific comment about every Department but the needs for all have been studied. The amounts we have recommended signify our attitude on the several articles appearing in the Budget and the Warrant. Many recommendations to conduct the Town on a more business-like basis could be made but it has been the experience of your Chairman that the Department Heads pay little or no attention to any recommendations by any Committee. The only effective way to bring these people into line and control the expenditures in their Department is to cut down their Budget. Many of them seem to feel they can have all the money they want to run their Department and are independent of anyone else and any suggestion to economize is a direct insult. We have seen the results of unwise group voting at the Town Meeting yearly, but if the taxpayers are satisfied with that sort of government, they must pay the bills. We believe extreme care should be used in electing Town Meeting Members to vote on the expenditures made by the Town. Watertown has enjoyed a good financial reputation and does so at the present time but there must be a halt called on useless and unnecessary expenditures if we are to main- tain our position. Our citizens complain about the increase in taxes and their inability to meet them and yet they do nothing about attempt- ing to control the expenditures of the Town. You have in your hands the right and the opportunity to control the expenditures of funds and we recommend strongly that you follow the recommendations made by this Committee for your own benefit. This Committee is interested in the proper expenditure of Town funds and in making this Report they have acted with the best interests of the Town in mind. The Finance Committee feels that an investigation of all the De- partments of the Town would result in real benefit to the Department Heads and to the citizens. There is need for coordination of several of the Departments and a proper survey would undoubtedly show an over- lapping of work by different Departments and a resultant high cost and useless expenditure of funds. Such a survey would not be too expensive and it is the recommendation of this Committee that an appropriation be made for this purpose. This Report ends my term as Chairman of this Committee and eight years as a member of it. Due to the pressure of other matters, I find it necessary to resign after the Town Meeting. I want to thank the Committee members for their support and for their attendance at the Meetings and for their work on the Sub-Committees. They have all performed nobly and I appreciate their co-operation. It has been a pleasure to work with the men who make up the Finance Committee and I hope the Town also appreciates their helpful services. Respectfully submitted, WILFRED J. PAQUET, Chairman. 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Year Total Expenditures Town Debt 1910 676,377.48 790,225.00 1911 811,158.18 761,625.00 1912 800,488.71 766,225.00 1913 795,500.10 802,225.00 1914 884,248.80 767,525.00 1915 978,082.53 775,725.00 1916 1,010,473.76 807,925.00 1917 1,165,912.95 809,500.00 1918 1,116,816.30 767,500.00 1919 1,525,651.33 1,003,000.00 1920 1,788,282.40 1,087,000.00 1921 2,083,986.77 1,319,000.00 1922 2,037,672.76 1,238,500.00 1923 2,144,143.57 1,183,500.00 1924 2,571,082.55 1,679,000.00 1925 3,015,407.96 1,914,000.00 1926 3,010,470.05 2,079,500.00 1927 3,384,965.67 2,023,000.00 1928 3,378,589.10 2,172,000.00 1929 4,011,343.85 2,171,500.00 1930 3,903,795.26 1,982,000.00 1931 4,282,947.52 1,947,000.00 1932 4,923,029.72 1,742,000.00 1933 4,171,875.82 1,499,000.00 1934 3,908,434.08 1,482,000.00 1935 3,804,109.55 1,477,700.00 1936 3,743,934.34 1,291,000.00 1937 3,668,053.63 1,153,000.00 1938 3,750,895,75 1,102,000.00 1939 3,770,835.31 1,201,500.00 The indebtedness of the Town, and the accounts on which it was incurred, is as follows: Sewers and drains $46,000.00 Schools 438,000.00 Streets and Betterments 22,500.00 Athletic Field 1,000.00 Playground 1,000.00 Water 4.000.00 Land Taking 4,000.00 Police Station 27,000.00 Administration Building 120,000.00 Library Addition 14,000.00 Municipal Relief 451,000.00 State Tax Refunding 73.000.00 $1,201,500.00 251 The indebtedness of the Town inatures as follows: Year Town Debt 1940 $231,500.00 1941 200,000.00 1942 167,000.00 1943 148,000.00 1944 142,000.00 1945 67,000.00 1946 59,000.00 1947 58,000.00 1948 58,000.00 1949 42,000.00 1950 18,000.00 1951 11.000.00 $1,201,500.00 Financial Statement Total Debt, December 31, 1939 $1,201,500.00 OUTSIDE High School Chap. No. 372 Acts 1923 $150,000.00 Playground 1,000.00 West Watertown School Chap. 27 Acts 1921 24,000.00 Drainage P.W.A. Chap. No. 366 Acts 1933 6,000.00 School P.W.A. Chap. 366. Acts 1933 55,000.00 Library Add. P.W.A. Chap. No. 366 Acts 1933 14,000.00 Municipal Rel. P.W.A. Chap. No. 188 Acts 1935 10,000.00 School P.W.A. Chap. No. 404 Acts 1935 78,000.00 Police Station P.W.A. Chap. No. 404 Acts 1935 27,000.00 Municipal Rel. W.P.A. Chap. No. 80 Acts 1936 20,000.00 Municipal Rel. W.P.A. Chap. No. 107 Acts 1937 24,000.00 Municipal Rel. W.P.A. Chap. No. 107 Acts 1937 30,000.00 Municipal Rel. W.P.A. Chap. No. 58 Acts 1938 76,000.00 Municipal Rel. W.P.A. Chap. No. 58 Acts 1938 76,000.00 Water 4,000.00 Municipal Rel. W. P.A. Chap. No. 72 Acts 1939 90.000.00 Municipal Relief (Garage) W.P.A. Chap. 72 Acts 1939 75,000.00 Municipal Relief W.P.A. Chap. 72 Acts 1939 50,000.00 State Tat Refunding Loan Chap. 464 Acts 1939 73,000.00 General Debt Outside Debt Limit $883,000.00 General Debt Inside Debt Limit 318,500.00 $1,201,500.00 Valuations 1937 $53,747,985,00 Valuations 1938 53,801,280.00 Valuations 1939 53,496,150.00$161,045,415.00 252 Abatements 1937 $785,935.00 Abatements 1938 961,110.00 Abatements 1939 568,470.00 $2,315,515.00 3)158,729,900.00 $52,909,966.00 3% 1,587,299.00 318,500.00 Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1940 $1,268.799.00 Insurance National Fire Insurance Co. 20,000.00 Sept. 1, 1940 Aetna Insurance Co. 20,000.00 " Home Insurance Company 38 500.00 " Boston Insurance Company 20,000.00 Penn Fire Insurance Co. 57,225.00 " Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. 20,000.00 Mercantile Insurance of America 20,000.00 Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. 42,000.00 " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 26,000.00 Hartford Fire Insurance Co. 20,000.00 Agricultural Insurance Co. 50,725.00 Springfield Fire & Marine 244,000.00 " American Insurance Co. 35,000.00 1941 Boston Insurance Co. 18,000.00 Queens Insurance Co. of America 33,000.00 " •` Springfield Fire & Marine 10,000.00 " Queens Insurance Co. of America 35,000.00 " Queens Insurance Co. of America 10,000.00 Home Insurance Co. 29,000.00 " American National Fire Insurance Co. 20,000.00 " Queens Insurance Co. of America 20,000.00 " Millers National Insurance Co. 36,000.00 Travelers Fire Insurance Co. 33,000.00 " Home Insurance Co. 48,000.00 " Pacific Fire Insurance Co. 33,000.00 Boston Insurance Company 22,000.00 " National Liberty Insurance Co. of Ameeica 22,000.00 " Standard Fire Insurance Co. 10,000.00 " Rhode Island Insurance Co. 25,000.00 " Boston Insurance Co. 20,000.00 Penn Fire Insurance Co. 10,000.00 Boston Insurance Co. 10,000.00 Firemens Fund Insurance Co. 20,000.00 North America Ins. of No. America 53,000.00 " Penn Fire Insurance Co. 25,000.00 " Springfield & Marine Co. 15,000.00 Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 90,000.00 1942 Penn Fire Insurance Co. 36,000.00 •• Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 168,000.00 " Star Insurance Co. of America 143,000.00 •` Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co. 74,000.00 ` Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 389,679.00 1943 National Fire Insurance Co. 485,870.00 2,556,999.00 253 The several sums of money turned over to me for the perpetual care of lots in the Cemeteries have been deposited in the Watertown Savings Bank and are as follows: Balance, December 31, 1938 54,261.35 Interest for the year 1939 1,649.55 55,910.90 1938 Interest withdrawn 1,591.35 54,319.55 Names and amounts collected since last report. W. G. Rockwell (Emma Holland) 15.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Rose Gaprisian) 15.00 Charlotte B. Morse 37.50 Hovanessian & Johnson (Leo Kervorkian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Melkon Atanian) 37.50 Howard L. Cedergren (Nettie Cedergren) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Helen Ajamian) 30.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Harry Hamperian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Alexander Koyamjian) 37.50 Hovanessian & Johnson (Mariana Jonigian) 50.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Surpoohie Proodian) 30.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Hagop Pamigian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Agatha Bescia) 15.00 Robert Mcf. Brown (Beatrice Ashworth) 37.50 Hovanessian & Johnson (Margaret Geyikian) 15.00 Delphine B. Julius 15.00 George H. Gregg & Son (Elmer Sorenson) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Karnig Jivelgian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Olga Nahigian) 37.50 W.G. Rockwell (Mary Krabee) 37.50 Short & Williamson (Effie E. Thompson) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Samuel B. Smith) 37.50 Albert Rohrbacker 50.00 Thos. H. & Catherine Barnhill 37.50 W. G. Rockwell (Harold Blazo) 50.00 Mrs. Venetia Allen 50.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Rose Bedrosian) 37.50 Hovanessian & Johnson (Karian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Armening Manoogian) 15.00 Ralph Owen 37.50 Michael J. & Adele Long 37.50 Winthrop G. Rockwell (Mary Hamilton) 7.50 Vahan Kasabian 50.00 Louise Faulkner 15.00 Wm. & Thomas Axel & Mary Larsen 85.00 Wm. E. Thomas (Gwendolyn Westgate) 15.00 Henry M. Doherty (Miriam Topoozian) 30.00 W. G. Rockwell (C. Connors) 15.00 Lorella M. Loring 37.50 Daniel J. Roberts 30.00 Gertrude M. King 37.50 Minnie E. Holly 50.00 C. & M. L. Thompson 15.00 W. G. Rockwell (Bertram G. Purchase) 50.00 254 Short & Williamson (Mary E. Jenner) 15.00 Gustave G. Goede (Bertha E. Goede) 37.50 Herbert & Ella Smith 65.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Stephen Konchajian) 15.00 George Hoffman 30.00 Jennie Ewin 15.00 Charles B. Watson (Mila Gallison) 15.00 Izolee Gardiner (Alice Kennison) 15.00 Wm. J. Penwarden 45.00 Frank Manzelli 37.50 W. G. Rockwell (Gordon Scott) 37.50 Hovenessian & Johnson (Harry Roubian) 50.00 Wm. R. Miller (G. Plaisted) 15.00 Henry Doherty (Ida May Binks) 30.00 Short & Williamson (John Otto Elo) 15.00 J.S. Waterman (Emma Crossland) 37.50 Hovanessian & Johnson (Alexian) 15.00 Hovanessian & Johnson (Albrecht) 15.00 $1,825.00 54,319.55 $56,144.55 The following is a list of all money and securities placed in my charge, by virtue of any gift, devise, bequest or deposit. The Martha Sanger bequest deposited in the Watertown Savings Bank Balance December 31, 1938 $802.40 Interest for year 1939 24.24 Balance December 30, 1939 $826.64 Templeton Fund $2,500 which is represented by two $1,000 4Q1c first mortgage Bonds, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad and an account in the Watertown Savings Bank. I have also in my charge the following accounts of the Public Library not direct bequests to the Town: Benjamin Hosmer Pierce Fund represented by deposit in the Water- town Savings Bank, including interest $1,278.35. Barry Fund deposit in Watertown Savings Bank, including interest $1,040.10. Mary D. Emerson Fund, deposit in Watertown Savings Bank, includ- ing interest $3,166.10. Bonds belonging to the Trustees of the Asa Pratt Bequest, amount- ing to $2,000. Receipts and Expenditures Balance January 1, 1939 $180,693.42 1939 Receipts 3,914,445A4 $4,095,138.86 1939 Paid Treasury Warrants 3,770,835.31 Balance, December 30, 1939 $324,303.55 Approved: W. W. NORCROSS, Jr. Auditor. 255 0 0 U U t/. .+ co cz w AV z w tr L U ED +� A - Zi f VI V44 r W VI . . 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The various funds in charge of the Town Treasurer belonging to the Trustees of the Public Library have been examined and found correct. I have certified the cash of the Town Treasurer and Tax Collector and found it correct. Periodical examinations of the Tax Collector's Outstanding Ac- counts have been made and checked against the Controlling Account In my office. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, Jr., Auditor. Watertown, Mass. February 21, 1940. Then personally appeared the foregoing subscriber, W. W. Norcross, Jr., who made oath that the foregoing statements subscribed by him are true. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Justice of the Peace. Receipts Taxes Real Estate and Personal 1938 $313,737.25 1939 1,390,727.72 Polls 1937 14.00 1938 150.00 1939 19,286.00 Motor Excise 1935 22.48 1936 10.68 1937 334.03 1938 2,201.61 1939 64,185.78 From State— Corporation Tax 54,837.93 Income tax 136,073.96 $1,981,581.44 265 Special Assessments Moth $465.75 Sidewalk Added to tax bill 3,625.44 Paid in advance 144.41 Streets Added to tax bill 10,246.92 Paid in advance 398.96 $14,881.48 Tax Titles $150,234.45 Accounts Receivable Dog Officer $111.00 Weights & Measures 71.27 Health 8,694.74 Sewers 38.92 Public Welfare 83,719.61 School 1,251.90 Cemetery 5,502.42 Water Rates 196,529.17 Water charges 1,563.14 $297,482.17 Federal Aid for Welfare $67,176.75 State & County Aid for Highways 934.83 Chapter =232 Acts 1939 72,352.92 $140,464.50 Loans Temporary—Anticipation of Revenue $900,000.00 Betterment Streets 22,500.00 W.P.A. Materials & Expenses 140,000.00 W.P.A. Garage 75,000.00 State Tax Deficit 73,000.00 Premium on loans 2,795.72 $1,213,295.72 Interest Taxes $9,364.77 Special Assessments Sidewalks 685.25 Streets 1,456.73 Paid in advance 7.20 Tax Titles 9,990.12 Accrued on bonds 334.22 Trust Funds Cemetery—Perpetual Care Fund 1,591.35 Potter Memorial Gate Fund 10.05 Library Trust Funds 511.13 $23.950.82 Dog Fund $2,327.00 Sewer Deposits 2,482.00 Sale of Town Hall Site 28,882.68 266 Miscellaneous Collector-statements $201.00 Costs 2,400.05 Conscience Fund 50.00 Engineering Department, Damage to auto 5.00 Fire Department-firework permits 12.50 Junk 6.50 Miscellaneous 1.25 Fire Loss 125.00 Health-licenses 422.00 Dental clinic 131.85 Plumbing permits 604.00 Highway-Garbage 4,050.00 Infirmary, Sale of produce 58.40 Insurance, refund 11.93 Mass., Commonwealth of Refund on boulevard tax $4.32 Burial of Soldiers 100.00 State Aid 1,320.00 Military Aid 862.50 Middlesex County, Dog licenses 1,601.79 Moth Department, sale of sprayer 25.00 Mother's Aid 5.00 Old Age Assistance 242.00 Outside Aid 466.11 Playground, Sale of float, etc. 125.00 Poles & Wires, permits 406.50 Police, Court fines 1,411.z4 Revolver permits 39.00 Hackney licenses 31.00 Public Library, fines 1,251.75 Old books and papers 2.35 School, Americanization 218.05 Evening 139.66 Industrial 6,336.41 Tuition 1,553.72 Trade 69.48 Mass. Training School 72.34 Lost Books, etc. 95.22 Selectmen, fees and licenses 29,361.08 Soldiers Relief 18.00 Tax Title Releases 763.00 State Aid 10.00 Town Clerk, fees and licenses 2,075.24 Tree Warden, Damage to tree 15.00 Water Department, junk 7.18 Weights & Measures, fees 317.68 State licenses 25.00 $57,054.10 Refunds Fire-Contingent $7.38 Health-Contagious 14.00 Public Welfare--Contingent .45 Outside Aid 415.65 Aid to Dependent Children 234.76 Old Age Assistance 657.16 267 Soldiers Rel. & Mil. Aid 459.32 Contingent 5.00 W.P.A. Garage 15.00 Interest .36 $1,809.08 $3,914,445.44 Cash on hand, January 1, 1939 180,693.42 $4,095,138.86 Payments Moderator $100.00 Selectmen's Dept. Selectmen's Salaries 1,500.00 Clerk's Salary 500.00 Contingent 489.87 Auditor's Dept. Auditor's Salary 3,300.00 Clerk's Salary 1,300.00 Contingent 664.48 Treasurer's Dept. Treasurer's Salary 3,500.00 1st Clerk 1,500.00 2nd Clerk 1,050.00 Contingent 1,36630 Tax Title Foreclosures 20.00 Collector's Dept. Collector's Salary 3,300.00 1st Clerk 1,600.00 2nd Clerk 1,250.00 3rd Clerk 1,100.00 Office Assistance 100.00 Contingent 1,483.03 Tax Sale Advertising 384.50 Recording Deeds 214.22 Assessors' Dept. Assessors' Salaries 4,100.00 1st Clerk 1,400.00 2nd Clerk 1,350.00 3rd Clerk 1,200.00 Contingent 2,099.80 Board of Tax Appeals 182.90 Finance Committee 5,625.59 Legal Services Salary of Town Counsel 2,000.00 Contingent 1,469.36 Tax Title Releases 762.00 Town Clerk's Dept. Town Clerk's Salary 3,500.00 1st Clerk 1,400.00 2nd Clerk 1,300.00 3rd Clerk 1,036.00 Contingent 1,765.00 Binding Old Records 84.30 268 Engineering Department Salaries 15,200.00 Contingent 985.90 Election Expense 3,604.86 Registrar of Voters 400.00 Permanent Assistant Registrar 601.37 Listing Board 1,541.87 Printing Voting Lists 598.00 Town Hall Dept. Salary of Janitor 1,600.00 Assistant Janitor 1,400.00 Telephone Operator 1,200.00 Fuel 987.20 Light 1,426.13 Contingent 1,061.93 Telephone—Mid. 8200 2,122.86 Planning Board 62.82 Protection of Persons and Property Police Dept. Chief $3,200.00 Lieutenants 10,400.00 Sergeants 12,250.00 Patrolmen 81,195.68 Additional salaries 397.55 Reserve Force 3,300.00 Janitor and Wagonman 1,825.00 Clerk and Wagonman-1st half 1,825.00 Clerk and Wagonman-2nd half 1,600.00 Civilian Clerk 1,700.00 Teletype 580.00 Ballistics Advisor 200.00 Contingent 5,959.40 Broadcasting Fee 300.00 Replace Autos 900.00 Uniforms 1,459.25 Fire Department Chief 3,200.00 Captains 7,800.00 Lieutenants 9,800.00 Mechanician 2,400.00 Permanent Men 83,192.61 Additional Men 1,150.70 Call Men 310.00 Contingent 5,472.34 Uniforms 1,499.86 Fire Helmets 199.86 New Tires 499.82 Lighting Unit 474.87 Inhalator 400.00 Inspector of Buildings Department Salary of Inspector 2,600.00 Clerk 250.00 Contingent 49.61 Transportation 200.00 269 Weights and Measures Department Salary of Sealer 1,800.00 Contingent 349.58 Moth Department Salary of Superintendent 800.00 Clerk 475.00 Maintenance 1,999.92 Elm Leaf Beetle, etc. 599.96 Tree Warden Department Salary of Tree Warden 1,000.00 Clerk 200.00 Maintenance 4,999.89 New Trees 999.90 Poles and Wires Department Salary of Inspector 3,138.63 Clerk 475.00 Maintenance 9,559.51 Signal Room Maintenance 691.39 Signal Room Salaries 6,257.14 Dog Officer Salary 50.00 Contingent 347.80 Health and Sanitation Health Department Salary of Agent $2,500.00 Milk Inspector 700.00 Salary of Clerk 1,200.00 Nurses 3,000.00 Contagious Diseases 17,343.34 Contingent 1,075.03 New Autos 1,136.05 Baby Clinic 425.00 Dental Clinic 2,450.02 Inspector of Cattle 600.00 Inspector of Plumbing Salary of Inspector 2,500.00 Contingent 47.31 Sewer Department Construction 5,999.58 Short Extensions 999.99 Maintenance 11,998.16 Drainage 5,997.80 Perry Street Drain 1,168.15 Highway and Bridges Highway Department Salary of Superintendent $3,600.00 1st Clerk 1,600.00 2nd Clerk 1,300.00 Office Expense 392.62 Construction 34,997.38 270 Chapter 90-1938 126.13 Chapter 500—Acts 1938 2,569.07 Common Street 14,999.79 Betterments 22,223.68 Maintenance 59,990.45 Snow Removal 20,274.70 Patching W.P.A. Ditches 4,999.47 Stable Maintenance 6,198.28 Vacations 8,387.70 One Ton Truck 700.00 Motor Sidewalk Plow 2,099.50 Ashes and Papers 30,695.54 Garbage Collection 26,193.94 Dust Laying 2,997.00 Street Lights 45,749.85 Traffic Lights, Mt. Auburn and Arlington Sts. 1,582.00 Sidewalks 1,995.50 Sidewalk Maintenance 9,997.96 Charities and Soldiers Benefits Public Welfare Department Salary of Agent $2,000.00 Senior Investigator 2,100.00 Chief Clerk 1,250.00 Interviewer—Clerk 1,075.00 Senior Clerk 1,000.00 Junior Investigator 1,050.00 Contingent 2,490.96 Outside Aid 180,037.27 Old Age Assistance and A.D.C. Investigation 600.00 Senior Visitor 1,600.00 Chief Clerk 1,200.00 Junior Clerk 1,000.00 Aid Dependent Children 49.224.75 A.D. C. Federal Aid 10,640.68 A.D.C. Administration 825.31 Old Age Assistance 72,641.80 O.A.A. Federal Aid 50,829.58 O. A. A. Federal Administration 2,044.57 Infirmary Department Salary of Keeper 1,000.00 General Expense 5,228.89 Town Physician 1,700.00 Soldiers Relief Department Salary of Agent 1,500.00 Office Expense 399.93 Soldiers Relief and Military Aid 45,187.80 State Aid 1,190.00 Schools and Libraries School Department General Control, Superintendent $5,000.00 Clerk's Salaries 4,200.00 Attendance Officers' Salaries 3.650.00 271 Attendance Officers' Expenses 600.00 Telephones 836.83 Office Expense 349.52 Instruction, Salaries 459,531.32 Sick Leave 1,599.00 Books and Supplies 19,997.82 Operation, Salaries 34,080.28 Supplies 1,999A7 Fuel 13,989.37 Water 1,999.50 Light and Power 8,999.34 School Halls 399.00 Maintenance 6,499.18 New Equipment 492.15 Miscellaneous 199.99 Medical Salaries 5,987.50 Evening, Salaries 2,999.00 Supplies 195.67 Trade 11,998.15 Transportation 2,119.40 Public Library Salaries 27,106.21 Books, Periodicals and Binding 5,999.92 Maintenance 5,325.00 Library Trust Fund Income 511.13 Recreation Park Department Superintendent $1,800.00 Clerk 112.50 Labor 2,634.00 Temporary Labor 440.00 Maintenance 500.00 Victory Field 349.66 Tennis Court 475.65 New Heater 395.00 Park, Delta—McGlauflin Bequest 20.50 Playground Department Salaries 2,200.00 Maintenance 199.94 Unclassified Pensions $18,077.17 Annuities 3,800.00 Memorial Day 1,515.18 Insurance 6,127.59 Workmen's Compensation 12,455.51 Executions 2,332.11 Murray Case 500.00 Printing Town Reports 1,414.00 Headquarters V. F. W. 1,080.00 Headquarters D. A. V. 360.00 V. F. W. Encampment 300.00 Contingent 3,662.47 272 Unpaid Bills 952.76 Revising By-Laws 35.00 Board of Appeals 183.83 Eyeglasses for School Children 203.35 W.P.A. Administration 4,316.00 W.P.A. Materials and Expenses 73,709.39 W.P.A. Materials 74,87728 W.P.A. Expenses 15,609.49 W.P.A. Municipal Garage 50,630.16 Contributory Retirement System 28,132.00 Enterprises and Centeteries Water Department Salary of Superintendent $3,200.00 1st Clerk 1,300.00 2nd Clerk 1,100.00 Extra Clerk Hire 500.00 Office Expense 1,799.88 Maintenance, Labor 33,192.60 Materials 6,799.81 Vacations 1,261.36 New Truck 658.45 Cemetery Department Salary of Superintendent 2,000.00 Labor 8,056.61 Contingent 545.93 Fence at Ridgelawn 2,190.91 New Cover 83.79 Interest and Debt Interest $33,941.15 Town Debt 211,000.00 State and County Taxes County Tax $70,220.24 County Hospital 27,581.15 State Taxes and Assessments 342,106.84 Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue $900,000.00 Premium 625.14 Trust Funds Deposited in Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $1,825.00 Refunds Water Department $10.50 Selectmen 2.00 Interest 9.90 Tax Refunds Real and Personal $12,527.79 Poll 8.00 Motor Excise 2.194.33 Special Assessments 76.00 Dog Fund 2,112.20 Sewer Deposits 86.85 $3,770,835.31 Cash on Hand. December 31, 1939 324,303.55 $4,095,138.86 273 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Moderator Appropriation for 1939 $100.00 Expenditures Russell, John M., Salary $100.00 $100.00 Selectmen's Department Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Colligan, Charles $500.00 Gallagher, John P. 500.00 MacKay, Norman D. 91.65 McHugh, Bernard 408.35 1,500.00 Selectmen's Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures Vahey, Jr., Thomas F. $500.00 $500.00 Selectmen's Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., Supplies $27.85 Buck Printing Co., Paper 20.00 Coolidge Printing Co., Printing 56.25 Dennett & Bigelow, typewriter stand 16.50 Dudli'y Lock Corp., changing locks 21.39 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 12.50 Greeley, Gertrude, services 4.00 Grosvernor Co., W. J., cabinet 6.50 Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 7.53 Kelley, Timothy, wreath 10.00 Lydston, W. W., ink well maintenance 13.55 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, glasses 14.40 McGann Co., T. F., desk plates 11.00 Middlesex County Selectmen's Assoc., dues 12.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 8.50 Municipal Year Book, year book 5.00 New England Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 10.00 Terminal Stationery Co., supplies 118.90 Waltham News-Tribune, subscription 6.00 Watertown Herald, advertisements 19.25 Watertown Sun, advertisements 1.25 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertisements 87.50 Total Expenditures $489.87 Transferred to Revenue 10.13 $500.00 274 Auditor's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $3,300.00 Expenditures Norcross, Jr., W. W., Salary $3,300.00 Auditor's Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Expenditures Cameron, Florence W., salary $1,300.00 Auditor's Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $675.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., office supplies $11.00 Allen-Wales Adding Machine Co., Maintenance 16.50 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 56.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 3.84 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 120.52 Gibbs Express Co., expressing 1.40 Hawes Electric Co., Fan 29.95 Lawyers Coop Publishing Co., book 11.00 Lydston, W. W., ink well maintenance 4.35 Commonwealth of Mass., Forms 11.16 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supply Co., lamps 19.83 Mittage & Volger, carbon paper 4.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 6.50 Municipal Auditor's & Comp. Ass'n, dues 12.00 New England Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbon book 9.00 Norcross, Jr., W. W., postage and incidentals 29.18 Norton, E. L.. office supplies 23.59 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 3.37 Ronald Press Co., book 5.10 Standard Mailing Machine Co., supplies 12.24 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 6.00 Terminal Stationery Co., office supplies and printing 50.00 Watertown Sun, printing report 73.95 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, printing report 144.00 Total Expenditures $664.48 Transferred to Revenue 10.52 $675.00 Treasurer's Department Appropriation for 1939 $3,500.00 Expenditures Sheridan, James H., Salary $3,500.00 Treasurer's Dept. 1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Mattison, Gertrude E., Salary $,1500.00 275 Treasurer's 2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,050.00 Expenditures Walsh, Catherine, salary $1,050.00 Treasurer's Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Transferred Town Meeting 66.30 $1,366.30 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., supplies 4.10 Arlington Stamp Works, stamp repair 5.60 Boston News Bureau, advertisement 7.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., supplies 9.80 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 4.25 Cushing-Lyons, Inc., bond-insurance 66.30 Dennett & Bigelow, Inc., chair 10.73 Diamond-Union Stamp Works, ink 1.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 78.84 Kelley, Timothy, Xmas supplies 1.50 Kiley, Margaret E., bond 20.00 Comm. of Mass., Certification & supplies 69.29 Mass. Tax Collector's & Treasurer's Assoc., dues 2.00 McArdle, H. B., office supplies 14.02 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, supplies 5.00 New Eng. Envelope Co., envelopes 13.80 New Dig. Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbon book 9.00 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 7.80 Oates, Edward A., bond 273.00 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 1.62 Perkins, L. Frank, pad 1.00 Railway Express Agency, express 2.53 Sheridan, James H., stamps and incidentals 24.99 Standard Mailing Machine Co., repairs 15.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 23.00 Terminal Stationary Co., book-binding and supplies 28.50 Todd Co., checks 249.53 Union Market National Bank, deposit box 11.00 United States Post Office, stamped envelopes 364.80 White, George W., germicide 4.00 Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., guides 37.30 Total Expenditures $1,366.30 $1,366.30 Treasurer-Tax Title Foreclosure Balance brought forward $2,638.61 Expenditures Land Court $20.00 Balance carried forward 2,618.61 $2,638.61 276 Collector's Department—C ol lee tor's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $3,300.00 Expenditures Kennedy, John J., salary $3,300.00 Collector's 1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures Cunniff, F. Madeline, Salary $1,600.00 Collector's 2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,250.00 Expenditures Beverly, Mary, salary $1,250.00 Collectors 3rd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,100.00 Expenditures Dolan, Bessie $1,100.00 Collector's Office—Assistance Appropriation for 1939 $100.00 Expenditures Mackin, Charles, services $100.00 Collector's Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Machine Co., repairs, and new machine $132.70 Atlantic Register Co., forms 15.00 Bostitch Boston, Inc., staples 1.50 Conroy, R. L., office supplies 14.40 Dimond-Union Stamp Works, repairing stamp 1.50 Donahue, Joseph F., services 8.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 4.89 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 2.05 Hawes Electric Co., repairing clock 4.00 Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 8.03 Hughes, James F., printing 34.00 Kennedy, John J., expenses 60.90 Mackin, Charles J., badge 5.00 Commonwealth of Mass., forms 75.33 Mass. Collector's & Treasurer's Assoc., dues 2.00 Melanson, O. J., pen repair 1.00 Morley, Henry L., examining titles 57.00 O'Brion-Russell & Co., bond 10.00 Pascoe, George T., office supplies 9.80 Robinson Seal Co., carbon 6.34 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 9.00 Terminal Stationery Co., binding books 27.50 United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., bonds 631.00 United States Post Office, stamped envelopes 328.24 277 Watertown Bindery, binding book 10.00 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 21.50 White, George W., germicide 2.35 Total Expenditures $1,483.03 Transferred to Revenue 16.97 $1,500.00 Collector's Department—Tax Sale Advertising Appropriation for 1939 $450.00 Expenditures Watertown Herald, advertising 35.50 Watertown Sun, advertising 173.50 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 175.50 Total Expenditures $384.50 Transferred to Revenue 65.50 $450.00 Collector's Recording Deeds Expenditures Appropriation for 1939 $250.00 Leighton, Thomas, recording $179.22 Leighton, Thomas, Jr., recording 35.00 Total Expenditures $214.22 Transferred to Revenue 35.78 $250.00 Assessors' Department—Assessors' Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $4,100.00 Expenditures Curran, John J., salary $1,366.67 Vahey, James J., salary 1,366.67 Wright, Edward F., salary 1,366.66 Total Expenditures $4,100.00 Assessors' Department-1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,400.00 Expenditures Kerivan, Helen Ford, salary $1,400.00 Assessors' Department-2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,350.00 Expenditures Walsh, Mary E., salary $1,350.00 Assessors' Department-3rd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Expenditures Flaherty, Marie E., salary $1,200.00 278 Assessors' Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $2,100.00 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Machine Co., Maintenance $37.00 Applin, L. L., Transferring 121.90 Ass'n of Mass. Assessors, dues 3.00 Banker & Tradesman Pub. Co., subscription 13.00 Coolidge Printing Co., envelopes and printing 104.00 Dow Service, subscription 10.00 Dudley Lock Corp., charging locks 4.89 Eames, Earl, Investigation 10.00 Eaton, Leroy S., envelopes and printing 166.84 Financial Publishing Co., supplements to Taxation in Mass. 3.00 Gallagher, James, Posting notices 6.00 Hobbs & Warren. Inc., forms 47.32 Hughes, James F., printing 16.00 LaFond & Co., A. W., Tax Bills 337.34 MacDonald, Alexander D., use of car 325.50 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 23.30 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 44.62 Post Office Department, Stamped envelopes 716.67 Robinson Seal Co., Inc., seals 8.42 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 33.00 Terminal Stationery Co., Books bound 60.00 Watertown Bindery, binding 8.00 Total Expenditures $2,099.80 Transferred to Revenue .20 $2,100.00 Assessors' Department-Board of Tax Appeals Appropriation for 1939 $300.00 Balance brought forward 309.11 $609.11 Expenditures Appellate Tax Board $15.00 Duff & Sons, Inc., J. W. Appraising 90.00 Dune's, pictures 2.90 Hodge, Charles H., Professional services 75.00 Total Expenditures $182.90 Balance carried forward 426.21 $609.11 Finance Committee Appropriation for 1939 $1,400.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund $4,500.00 $5,900.00 Expenditures Bingham Associates, survey $4,284.86 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 1,005.43 Gibbs Express Co., expressing .35 279 Norcross, W.W., Jr., services 300.00 Standard Mailing Machine Co., supplies 7.95 Terminal Stationery Co., binders 27.00 Total Expenditures $5,625.59 Transferred to Revenue 274.41 $5,900.00 Legal Services Salary Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Murray, John A., Salary $2,000.00 Legal Services—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Murray, John A., Telephones, Stenographic Services Stationery $1,469.36 Transferred to Revenue 30.64 $1,500.00 Legal Services—Tax Title Releases Appropriation for 1939 $762.00 Expenditures Murray, John A., releases $762.00 Town Clerk's Department—Salary of Town Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $3,500.00 Expenditures Wellman, George B., salary $3,500.00 Town Clerk-1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,400.00 Expenditures Griffin, Mary, salary $1,400.00 Town Clerk-2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Expenditures Benjamin, Alma R., salary $1,300.00 Town Clerk-3rd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,036.00 Expenditures Duffy, Florence Farley, salary $1,036.00 Town Clerk—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Transferred—Town Meeting 465.00 $1,765.00 $1,765.00 280 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., stationery supplies $13.10 American Writing Ink Co., ink 6.60 Becker & Co., typewriter cleaner 1.00 Carlstrom, K. S., clock 12.50 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 12.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 6.84 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 691.00 Fletcher Hardware Co., tacks .55 Grant's Express, express .35 Griffin, Mary C., office supplies 1.15 Lawyers Coop Publishing Co., book 11.00 LeFavor, George E., bonding 5.00 Keystone Envelope Co., mailing envelopes 12.60 Maloney, John, services 9.00 Commonwealth of Mass.-Photostatic copies 4.85 Mass. Town Clerk's Assoc., dues 2.00 Miller-Bryant-Pierce Co., coupon book 9.00 Mooney's Card Shop, supplies 14.45 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbon coupons 7.00 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 3.06 Pilgrim Paper Co., paper 6.67 Poole, Frederic A., carbon paper 6.00 Post-Index, Blanks 2.09 Ross, David, services 15.00 Sawyer, Erald L., repairing chair 2.39 Shaw-Walker Co., Kraft Folders 4.75 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 18.00 Standish Office Supply Co., supplies 2.70 Terminal Stationery Co., supplies 34.35 U-File-M Binder Co., binder strips 2.52 Union Binding Co., pockets 3.00 Various Persons, Undertakers' returns 51.00 Various Persons, Physicians' returns 18.25 Watertown Bindery, distributing warrants 299.40 Watertown -Sun, advertising 227.50 Watertown Tribune-Enterprize, advertising 208.75 Wellman, George B., stamps and expenses 25.08 White. George W., germicide 2.00 York, Harry J., cervices 9.00 Total Expenditures $1,765.00 $1,765.00 Town Clerk's Department-Binding Old Records Appropriation for 1939 $125.00 Expenditures Mooney's Card Shop, binders $10.30 Union Binding Co., Binding 11.00 Watertown Bindery, Binding 63.00 Total Expenditures $84.30 Balance carried forward 40.70 $125.00 281 Engineering Department—Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $15,200.00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D., Salary $3,200.00 Cook, Herbert C., Salary 2,100.00 Dwyer, Thomas, Salary 2,500.00 Fitzgerald, Francis, Salary 1,450.00 Hetherington, Walter, Salary 1,450.00 Holland, Francis, Salary 1,156.60 Milmore, Fred, Salary 93AO Stanley, Herbert, Salary 1,450.00 Sullivan, James, Salary 1,800.00 Total Expenditures $15,200.00 $15,200.00 Engineering Department—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,900•00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D., garage and incidentals $87.13 Barrabee Service Stores, auto parts 118.60 Berger & Sons, C. L., cleaning transit 21.40 Buff & Buff Mfg. Co., repairs to transit 33.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., inspection 9.50 Butler, George F., Tissues .90 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 23.07 Dwyer, Thomas V., Insurance 14.83 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 9.10 Engineering News Record, subscription 9•00 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 5.76 Greeley. Gertrude, services 5•00 Harvard Trust Co., garage 66.00 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 1.75 Hayes Service Station, auto repair 171.73 Jenney Mfg Co., gas 74.92 Johnson Co., Andrew T., Prints 161.52 Land Court, Plan •15 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 57.29 McVey, Thomas H., Bound Posts 8.25 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, Blue Prints 621 Mohawk Pete, Battery 9•95 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 37.85 New England Ribbon -Sr Carbon Co., ribbon 5.50 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 6.00 Roads & Streets, subscription 5.00 Shutt, George L., tires 13.99 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 22.50 Total Expenditures $985.90 Transferred to Revenue 14.10 $1,000.00 282 Election Expense Appropriation for 1939 $3,605 00 Expenditures Allen Wales Machine Co., rentals $27.00 B. & M. Sign Co., lettering 8.75 Dowd, James C., services 10.00 Driscoll, John, services 25.00 Duffy, Peter, services 25.00 Eaton, Leroy S., Envelopes & Printing Co. 792.34 Evans Printing Service, printing 6.50 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies .60 Foisy, Hubert, services 25.00 Gibbs Express, express .35 Hartson, William, services 25.00 Hughes, James F., printing 10.50 LeShane, Richard, services 25.00 Maloney, John, services 6.00 Metropolitan Device Co., seals 10.20 Miller-Bryant-Pierce Co., Typewriter ribbon .90 Mooney's Card Shop, supplies 20.50 Mosman, Arthur, posting notices 15.00 Parquette Folding Chair Co., rental tables 2.00 Pascoe Co., George T., supplies 3.50 Payroll 1,855.00 Perkins, Joseph, services 15.00 Robinson Seal Co., seals 27.69 Ross, David, services 35.00 Standard Mailing Machine Co., duplicator supplies 7.25 Terminal Stationery Co., supplies 9.95 Tolman, Dexter, ink .58 Tracy Chair Co., rental chairs and tables 77.50 Utting, J. A., catering 155.00 Walton Trunk Co., Ballot telescope cases 138.00 Watertown Bindery, distributing warrants 58.80 Watertown Sun, advertising 15.50 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, printing 16.75 Wellman, George B., incidentals 12.95 White, Peter J., labor 134.75 York, Harry J., services 6.00 Total Expenditures $3,604.86 Transferred to Revenue .14 $3,605.00 Registrars of Voters Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Expenditures Boyajian, Dickran H., salary $20.00 Gleason, Patrick D., salary 100.00 Lloynd, John A., salary 80,00 O'Hanian, Suran M., salary 100.00 Wellman, George B., salary 100.00 Total Expenditures $400.00 $400.00 233 Permanent Assistant Registrar Appropriation for 1939 $675.00 Expenditures Callan. Mary M., salary $593.87 Goodrich, Eola, salary 7.50 Total Expenditures $601.37 Transferred to Revenue 73.63 $675.00 Listing Board Appropriation for 1939 $1,175.00 Balance brought forward 395.00 $1,570.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., book $7.50 Becker & Co., type cleaner 2.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 30.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 360.63 Fairbanks Div., J. L., cards 115.00 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Goodrich, Eola, services 210.00 Grosvernor & Co., Inc., W. J., metal furniture 285.25 Igoe, Phyllis, services 112.50 McCue, Irene, services 57.50 Mittag & Volger, cleansing cream 2.45 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, supplies 11.85 Perkins, L. Frank, rental typewriter 13.00 Pilgrim Paper Corp., files 13.00 Shaw-Walker, cards 60.44 Smith, L. C. & Corona Typewriter Co., Typewriter 65.00 Spaulding-Moss Co., Planograph ribbons 9.19 Standard Mailing Machine Co., Duplicator supplies 86.92 Terminal Stationery Co., supplies 24.00 Tribune-Enterprise Co., advertising 16.00 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 9.25 Watertown Sun, advertising 16.00 Wellman, George B., postage 5.00 Woods, Wm. E., typewriter rental 9•00 Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., supplies 19.54 Total Expenditures $1,541.87 Transferred to Revenue 28.13 $1,570.00 Printing Voting Lists Appropriation for 1939 $598.00 Expenditures Eaton, Leroy S.. Printing $598.00 Town Hall-Department-Janitor's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures Duffy, Peter, salary $1,600.00 284 Town Hall—Assistant Janitor's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $1,400.00 Expenditures Kelley, Richard, Salary $1,400.00 Town Hall—Telephone Operator Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Expenditures Connors, Ann, salary $1,200.00 Town Hall—Fuel Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures Buckley & Scott Utilities, Inc., oil $301.67 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., going over burner 12.00 Standard Oil of N.Y., oil 673.53 Total Expenditures $987.20 Transferred to Revenue 12.80 $1,000.00 Town Hall—Light Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Transferred Town Meeting 275.00 $1,475.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $1,426.13 Transferred to Revenue 48.87 $1,475.00 Town Hall—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,010.00 Transferred Town Meeting 55.00 $1,065.00 Expenditures Boston Cons. Gas Co., service $64.80 Boston Janitor's Supply Co., janitors' supplies 52.85 Chesterton Co., A. W., lining boilers 160.00 Dudley Lock Co., changing locks 51.34 Flavin, William T., valve repair parts 4.20 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 36.67 Fort Hill Paper Co., paper supplies 39_04 Gilbert-Howe-Gleason Co., motor 83.75 Goodco Sanitary Products, chemicals 12.00 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 47.32 Johnson Co., George T., brushes 11.20 Keefe & Son, D. P., repairs 80.00 LaMaison Products Co., chemicals 18.90 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., lawn mower grinding 3.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Supply Co., labor 2.38 Needham, Margaret, services at switch board 10.00 Newton Glass Co., glass 12.00 285 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber .90 Old Colony Plumbing Supply Co., volume regulators 6.00 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., servicing burner 29.00 Pray & Sons, John H., repairing linoleum 18.25 Railway Express Agency, express 1.34 Sanascent Co., chemicals 1.69 Standard Chemical Co., treating oil tank 60.00 Standard Equipment Co., indicating renewable fuses 7.29 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 120.00 State Chemical Co., chemicals 15.25 Stetson Co., M. D., janitor's supplies 28.35 Thompson Water Cooler Co., water cooler service 3.00 Watertown Hardware & Paint Co., paint 1.50 Watertown Upholstering Co., repairing chairs 10.00 White, Peter J., carpentering 49.25 Windsor Co., cheese cloth 20.70 Total Expenditures $1,061.93 Transferred to Revenue 3.07 $1,065.00 Town Hall—Telephone Middlesex 8200 Appropriation for 1939 $2,200.00 Expenditures New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service $2,122.86 Transferred to Revenue 77.14 $2,200.00 Planning Board Appropriation for 1939 $100.00 Expenditures Eaton, Charles P.. convention expenses $10.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing and envelopes 18.82 LeFavor, George E., convention expenses 10.00 Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dues 15.00 Watertown Sun, advertising 9.00 Total Expenditures $62.82 Transferred to Revenue 37.18 $100.00 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department—Chief Appropriation for 1939 $3.200.00 Expenditures Milmore, John F., salary $3.200.00 Police Department—Lieutenants Appropriation for 1939 $10,400.00 286 Expenditures Burke, James P., salary $2,600.00 Igoe, James M., salary 2,600.00 Murray, Edward A., salary 2,600.00 Reilly, Jos. J., salary 2,600.00 Total Expenditures $10,400.00 $10,400.00 Police Department—Sergeants Appropriation for 1939 $12,250.00 Expenditures Devaney, Thos. W., salary $2,450.00 Donnelly, Andrew J., salary 2,450.00 Igoe, John J., salary 2,450.00 Norton, Edmund H., salary 2,450.00 Stead, Joseph P., salary 2,450.00 Total Expenditures $12,250.00 $12,250.00 Police Department—Additional Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Expenditures Burke, James P., salary $120.56 Flaherty, Walter F., salary 60.23 Igoe, John J., salary 35.97 Milmore, John F., salary 120.56 Nally, Francis A., salary 60.23 Total Expenditures $397.55 Transferred to Revenue 2.45 $400.00 Police Department--Patrolmen Appropriation for 1939 $81,400.00 Expenditures Borden, Andrew A., salary $2,200.00 Boyle, Edward J., salary 2,200.00 Burke, Jas. J., salary 2,200.00 Carnes, Wm. W., salary 2,200.00 Clinton, George M., salary 2,200.00 Cullen, Thomas J., salary 2,200.00 Farrell, George J., salary 2,200.00 Flaherty, Walter F., salary 2,200.00 Garafalo, Francis A., salary 2,200.00 Gilfoil, Joseph H., salary 2,200.00 Gleason, Lawrence J., salary 2,200.00 Gleason, John F., salary 2,200.00 Hanley, Lawrence C., salary 2,200.00 Hanlon, John J., salary 2,200.00 Harrington, Joseph C., salary 2,200.00 Higgins, John A., salary 2,200.00 Keefe, Richard H., salary 2,200.00 Kimball, Russell J., salary 2,200.00 287 Long, John J., salary 2,200.00 Loughlin, Joseph F., salary 2,200.00 Lyons, Stephen F., salary 2,200.00 MacDonald, Herbert A., salary 2,200.00 McGeever, John F., salary 2,200•00 Munhall, William H., salary 2,200.00 Murphy, Edward P., salary 2,200.00 Nally, Francis A., salary 2,200.00 Parker, Harold A., salary 2,200.00 Perkins, Arthur F., salary 2,200.00 Reilly, James M., salary 2,200•00 Reilly, John J., Jr., salary 1,227.20 Ryan, Richard T., salary 2,200.00 Savage, Stewart E., salary 2,200.00 Shea, Charles E., salary 2,200.00 Shea, James P., salary 2,200•00 Shea, William, salary 2,200.00 Walsh, John A., salary 2,178.94 Walsh, Joseph A., salary 2,200•00 Welsh, Henry L., salary 789.54 Total Expenditures $81,195.68 Transferred to Revenue 204.32 $81,400.00 Police Department—Janitor &: Wagonman Appropriation for 1939 $1,825.00 Expenditures Ryder, Thomas, salary $1,825.00 Police Department—Clerk & Wagonman-1st Half Appropriation for 1939 $1,825.00 Expenditures Sheridan, Thomas F., salary $1,825.00 Police Department—Clerk &; Wagonman-2nd Half Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures Casey, Michael F., salary $1,600.00 Police Department—Civilian Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,700.00 Expenditures Hickey, Edmund, salary $1,700.00 Police Department—Reserve Force Appropriation for 1939 $3,300.00 Expenditures Clark, William, salary $195.00 Gildea, Thomas V., salary 50.00 Gildea, Vincent, salary 95.00 Keefe, David F., salary 15.00 Maloney, Edward, salary 790.00 288 Maurer, Edward, salary 945.00 McCarthy, Francis J., salary 830.00 McElligot, James C., salary 10.00 Pelkey, Bernard P., salary 20.00 Pouliot, Wilfred, salary 5.00 Reilly, Jr., John, salary 245.00 Sargent, Frank H., salary 15.00 Sargent, William, salary 5.00 Sheehan, Maurice, salary 80.00 Total Expenditures $3,300.00 $3,300.00 Police Department-Teletype Appropriation for 1939 $600.00 Expenditures New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service Total Expenditures $580.00 Transferred to Revenue 20.00 $600.00 Police Department-Ballistics Advisor Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Heffernan, John E., services $200.00 Police Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $6,000.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., office supplies $227.10 Bab's Photo & Gift Shop, photo supplies 116.60 Bostitch Boston, Inc., staples 1.50 Boston Edison Co., service 514.53 Butters Express Co., express .35 Canzanelli, Pericles, M.D., services 31.00 Commissioner of Public Safety, firearms license .90 Comstock's Home Laundry, A. H., laundry 22.40 Coolidge Square Service Station, parts 192.77 Coombs Motor Co., repairs 314.40 Conroy, Robert L., office supplies .60 Crandall-Hicks Co., motor cycle repair 98.76 Dowd Co., Inc., H. J., paper towels 4.50 Fay Paper Products Co., police rolls 33.11 Foley's Esso Servicenter, auto service 7.90 Fletcher, B. Frank, goggles 4.00 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 2.05 Gatchell Glass Co., Inc., glass 4.60 Gibb's Express Co., express .85 Graphic Press, printing 29.75 Hawes Electric Co., battery 4.15 Hewitson & Co., R. T., service bar 6.02 Hickey, Edmund, registrations and expenses 11.10 Hinkley, Ora E., repairing lock .35 Hope Rubber Co., tires 76.00 Hub Auto Parts Co., Inc., auto parts 19.37 289 Hutchinson-Leroy, book 5.00 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., bullets 277.60 Kevorkian, J. J., M.D., services 9.00 Lauricella, A., lunches 99.20 Lembo. Philip, auto part .50 Linsky & Bros., Inc., M., services bars 56.00 McArdle. H. B., office supplies 9.25 Maloney Oil Co., oil 699.90 Mass. Gas & Electric Supply Co., electric supplies 5.82 Maurer, Edward L., labor 10.00 Meek Hardware Co., cartridges 1.75 Mesmer, Frank A., servicing duplicator machine 3.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies .60 Mosler Safe Co., services 5.12 Munhall, William H., expenses 6.85 Murphy, Bridget, matron services 155.50 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbons 25.00 New England Police Revolver League, entry fees 50.10 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., services 609.16 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 1.20 Ohio Chemical & Mfg. Co., cylinders refilled 23.10 Otis Bros Co., gloves 9.00 Pennsylvania Oil Co., gas 1,353.65 Philco Sales & Service, radio 54.87 Piantedosi, Carmine, repairing booths, traffic lights 100.00 Raytheon Production Corp., raytheon tubes 2.86 Reed Co., Thomas W., physician's supplies 20.25 Reilly, J. J., Lieut., expenses safety conference 4.50 Riley & Co., diy goods 3.50 Shutt, George L., tires 93.53 Smith Sporting Goods Co., Bob, cartridges 88.76 Splendid Cafteria, food 3.45 Standard Mailing Machine Co., duplicator supplies 38.20 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 18.00 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 60.00 Stevens, Albert J., paper roll tablets 11.50 Summer St. Garage, repair 46.00 Temple, Robert L., auto repair 21.25 Towhill Co., James T., book 26.00 Useful Products Co., cushions 6.00 Vestal Chemical Laboratories, cleaner 55.75 Waltham Paper Products Co., soap and chips 29.00 Waltham Supply Co., hardware 16.66 Waltham Woodenware & Paper Co., paper supplies 51.40 Watertown Hardware & Paint Co., hardware supplies 32.59 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 2.12 Watertown Sq. Garage Co., auto repair 3.50 Watertown, Town of, metered water 19.35 Yelland, Fred W., spot light 8.50 Total Expenditures $5,959.40 Transferred to Revenue 40.60 $6,000.00 Police Department-Broadcasting Fee Appropriation for 1939 $300_00 290 Expenditures City of Newton $300.00 Police Department—Replace Autos Appropriation for 1939 $900.00 Expenditures Coombs Motor Co., new cars $900.00 Police Department—Uniforms Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Army & Navy Store, shirts $3.00 Berberian Bros., uniforms 47.20 Franklin Rubber Co., coat 7.20 Harris, Charles A., clothing 30.00 Leavitt Shirt Mfg. Co., shirts 29.05 Linsky & Bros., Inc., M., uniforms 1,265.60 Sam's Army & Navy Store, coat 7.95 Samson Crane Co., pants and coat 24.00 Sarkis, George, trousers 6.00 Sheer, I., coat 30.00 Tilton Rubber Co., P.G., rubber coat and cap cover 9.25 Total Expenditures $1,459.25 Transferred to Revenue 40.75 $1,500.00 Fire Department—Salary of Chief Appropriation for 1939 $3,200.00 Expenditures O'Hearn, John W., salary $3,200.00 Fire Department—Captains Appropriation for 1939 $7,800.00 Expenditures Kelley, John J., salary $2,600.00 McElroy, William C., salary 2,600.00 Murphy, Raymond, salary 2,600.00 Total Expenditures $7,800.00 $7,800.00 Fire Department—Lieutenants Appropriation for 1939 $9,800.00 Expenditures Costello, Jerome, salary $2,450.00 Devaney, John J., salary 2,450.00 Gilfoil, George, salary 2,450.00 Maloney, Thomas, salary 2,450.00 Total Expenditures $9,800.00 $9.800.00 291 Fire Department—Mechanician Appropriation for 1939 $2,400.00 Expenditures Mee, Gerald, salary $2,400.00 Fire Department—Permanent blen Appropriation for 1939 $83,509.00 Transferred Town Meeting 265.00 $83,244.00 Expenditures Armstrong. Frank, salary 2,200.00 Barry, William J., salary 2,200.00 Blackburn, Charles, salary 2,200.00 Burgess, Arthur, salary 2,200.00 Clifford, Clarence, salary 2,200.00 Dardis, James, salary 2,200.00 Devaney, James F., salary 2,200.00 Donnelly, Bernard P., salary 2,200.00 Dwyer. Paul, salary 2,200.00 Flanagan. James, salary 2,200.00 Ford, Ernest B., salary 24.00 Ford, James E., salary 2,200.00 Gildea, John, salary 2,200.00 Higgins, Edmund P., salary 2,200.00 Hillier, Samuel, salary 2,200.00 Hunter, John, salary 2,200.00 Kelley, Albert P., salary 2,200.00 Kimball, John Alan, salary 2,106.60 Kirwan. Francis M., salary 2,200.00 Laughrea, Giles, salary 2,200.00 Mackin, Walter, salary 2,200.00 Maloney, James J., salary 2,200.00 Maloney, William E., salary 2,200.00 Mann, Charles, salary 2,200.00 11annix, Albert, salary 2,200.00 McManus, Frank, salary 2.200.00 McNicholas, Peter, salary 2,200.00 Milmore, Frederick, salary 1,862.01 Mee, Joseph T., salary 2,200.00 Murphy, James T., salary 2,200.00 Murphy, Jeremiah, salary 2,200.00 O'Leary, John, salary 2,200.00 O'Reilly, John IM., salary 2,200.00 Quirk, John P., salary 2,200.00 Robbins, Benjamin, salary 2,200.00 Sullivan, John P., salary 2,200.00 Vahey, John T., salary 2,200.00 White,-George E., salary 2,200.00 Whittemore, Carroll, salary 2,200.00 Total Expenditures $83,192.61 Transferred to Revenue 51.39 $83,244.00 292 Fire Department-Additional Men Appropriation for 1939 $2,335.69 Expenditures Callan, Francis J., salary $115.07 Carney, James M., salary 115.07 Clark, William J., salary 115.07 Connors, Joseph P., salary 115.07 Joyce, Thomas F., salary 115.07 Kelley, Edward F., salary 115.07 Maloney, Thomas J., salary 115.07 Nielsen, Bernard J., salary 115.07 Sheehan, Maurice J., salary 115.07 Total Expenditures $1,150.70 Transferred to Revenue 1,184.99 $2,335.69 Fire Department-Call Men Appropriation for 1939 $310.00 Expenditures Bates, Arthur C., salary $155.00 Murphy, Jaines B., salary 155.00 Total Expenditures $310.00 $310.00 Fire Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $5,465.00 Refund 7.38 $5,472.38 Expenditures Al & Carl, painting and striping truck $25.50 Alden Speares' Sons Co., disinfectant 20.58 Alemite Co. of Boston, grease 2•00 American Fire Equipment Co., fire equipment 406.92 American LaFrance Co., parts 11.12 Auburadio Service, tubes 10.86 B. & M. Sign Co., repainting sign 16.00 Bishop Mfg. Co., Robert, Bale polishing cloths 40.46 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 148.95 Boston Edison Co., service 449.46 Boston Janitor's Supply Co., janitor's supplies 115.36 Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., hose 101.29 Britton & Cannon Co., glass 2•00 Buckminster Co., George H., batteries 14.88 Butler, George F., supplies 6.78 Chapin Medical Supply Co., germicide 14.00 Clafiin Co., Walter A., supplies 13.75 Comstock's Laundry Co., A.H., laundry 150.13 Crosby Steam Gage Co., gage repaired 3.75 Curtis Sons, S., flowers 5•00 Cutler, H. A., fuse plugs 12.60 Dunn's, supplies 1.25 Dardis, James, expenses 9.65 Davenport, A. M., plants 10.00 293 Duro Test Corp., electric bulbs 49.68 East Watertown Hardware Co., hardware 1.40 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 44.00 Evans & Co., D., nickel buttons 33.44 Evans Printing Co., stamp 1.45 Fire Engineering, subscription 7.75 Fletcher Hardware Co., hardware 103.82 Flint's, cleansing 3.30 Fraser, W. H., laundry 72.65 Garden City Motor Parts, motor parts 75.06 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Goding, Herbert, labor 6.50 Gorham Fire Equipment Co., fire equipment 15.35 Gorman, M., D., Eugene F., services 4.00 Green Co., Inc., S. B., cement 1.50 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 4.11 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 28.81 Hebert & Co., Wm., labor 4.52 Hood Rubber Co., rubber boots 119.83 International Assoc. of Fire Chiefs, fire bulletins 3.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., oil 11.26 Kelley & Co., Wm. H., window shades 41.90 Kendall Paper Co., paper supplies 28.00 Koehler Mfg. Co., spotlight 18.00 Kreem's Camera Shop, frames and fittings 14.55 Liberty Tailoring Co., repair 3.50 Lux Fire Equipment Co., Fyre Freeze recharged 15.50 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 10.00 Comm. of Mass., Reformatory, W. Concord, furniture 59.30 Comm. of Mass., Reformatory for Women, bed spreads 9.60 Comm of Mass., State Prison Colony, bed and pillows 21.35 Melanson, O. J., clock repairs 3.00 Midwestern Mfg. Co., rubber clothing 163.89 Mooney's Gift Shop, supplies 33.97 Morrell Oil Co., oil 2.40 Morse Body Mfg. Co., wood and hardware 17.13 Moulton Ladder Co., repair 10.45 National Fire Protection Assoc., dues 10.00 New Eng. Assoc. Fire Chiefs, stamps, envelopes and reports 14.60 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbons 8.50 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 302.53 Newton Auto Radiator Service, radiator service 3.50 Newton Auto Sales, Inc., auto repair 3.75 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 152A3 Ohio Chemical & Mfg. Co., cylinders refilled 28.95 O'Leary, John, repairing mattresses 5.00 Otis Bros Co., gloves 8.40 Overhead Door Sales Co., adj. & greasing doors 8.00 Palm Bros. Decalcomania Co., decalcomania transfers 7.72 Parmenter & Sons, J. W., rugs 31.80 Porter Co., Wm. H., cellar pump 39.78 Puritan Compressed Gas Corp, compressed gas 37.50 Quirk Co., Edward S., tires and tubes 94.03 Royal Furniture Co., furniture 58.81 .Shutt, George L., batteries 87.17 294 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., oil 186.06 Standard Maintenance Co., overhauling typewriters 42.00 Standard Oil Co., oil 1,272.21 Stone & Co., Ray, cutting pipe 5.50 Sullivan Badge & Plate Co., badge 14.50 Swift & Co., wool 14.20 Sykes Service Co., service oil burner 3.50 Taylor Mfg. Co., repairing hose 47.10 Thompson-Durkee Co., plumbing supplies 45.51 Tracy Chair Co., rental chairs 3.00 Universal Decorating Co., decorating 25.00 Useful Products Co., cushions 3.15 Watertown, Town of, water 8820 Watertown Plumbing Co., plumbing 39.45 Watertown Sun, advertising 6.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 6.00 White Co., R. H., 2 tool chests 51.88 Total Expenditures $5,472.34 Transferred to Revenue .04 $5,472.38 Fire Department—Uniforms Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Batchelder Co., Fred M., uniforms $1,001.95 Harris, Charles A., shirts 3.75 Leavitt Shirt Mfg. Co., shirts 281.01 Liberty Tailoring Co., repairing 112.25 O'Hearn, John W., reimbursement 30.75 Parisian Dye House, Inc., cleansing 14.00 Otis Bros. Co., shirt 1.50 Sullivan Badge & Name Plate Co., buttons and badge 54.65 Total expenditures $1,499.86 Transferred to Revenue .14 $1,500.00 Fire Department—Helmets Appropriation for 1939 $200•00 Expenditures American Fire Equipment Co., helmets $199.86 Transferred to Revenue .14 $200.00 Fire Department—Tires Appropriation for 1939 $500•00 Expenditures Shutt, George L., tires $499.82 Transferred to Revenue .18 $500.00 295 Fire Department—Lighting Unit Appropriation for 1939 $475.00 Expenditures American Fire Equipment Co., lighting unit $474.87 Transferred to Revenue .13 $475.00 Fire Department—Inhalator Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Expenditures American Fire Equipment Co., inhalator $400.00 Inspector of Buildings Department Inspector's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $2,600.00 Expenditures Perkins, Elias A., salary $2,600.00 Inspector of Buildings—Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $250.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine M., salary $250.00 Inspector of Buildings—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $50.00 Expenditures Dimond-Union Stamp Works, stamp $2.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 3.56 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 25.35 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 2.80 Linsky & Bros., M., badge 2.50 Old Corner Bookstore, book 8.00 Square Hardware Co., fans 2.70 Useful Products Co., cushions 2.70 Total Expenditures $49.61 Transferred to Revenue .39 $50.00 Inspector of Buildings—Transportation Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Perkins, Elias A., transportation $200.00 Weights and Measures Department Appropriation for 1939 $1,800.00 Expenditures Anderson, Victor M., salary $1,800.00 296 Weights and Measures—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $350.00 Expenditures Alger Oil & Ice Co., tires $42.80 Anderson, Victor M., garage 35.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 3.84 Eaton Paper Co., A. M., paper 3A8 Hayes Service Station, gas and service 148.94 Hobbs & Warren, Inc., books 4.13 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 4.00 Robinson Seal Co., seal and equipment 28.02 Scale Journal, subscription 2•DO Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 6.00 Walsh, Albert, garage 20.00 Watertown Tire Co., gas and supplies 51.37 Total Expenditures $349.58 Transferred to Revenue .42 $350.00 Gypsy and B. T. Moth—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $800.00 Expenditures Ford, John C., salary $800•00 Gypsy and B. T. Moth—Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $475.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine, salary $475.00 Gypsy and B. T. Moth—Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Abbott Spraying Equipment Co., spray gun $20.00 Allen Stationery Co., office supplies 3.00 Estabrook, John C., weed killer 14.00 Lucas Kil-Tone Co., arsenate of lead 204.22 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 1.00 Pay-Roll, weekly 1,710.40 Sullivan, James H., gas 47.30 Total Expenditures $1,999.92 Transferred to Revenue .08 $2,000.00 Moth—Elm Leaf Beetle—Gypsy and B. T. Moth, etc. Appropriation for 1939 $600•00 Expenditures Lucas Kil-Tone Co., insecticide $76.50 Pay Roll—Weekly 490.91 Sullivan, James H., gas 32.55 Total Expenditures $599.96 Transferred to Revenue .04 $600.00 297 Tree Warden-Salary Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures Ford, John C., salary $1,000.00 Tree Warden-Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine, salary $200.00 Tree Warden-Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $5,000.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., office supplies $6.50 Brown, Charles J., services on tree 2.00 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 41.62 Durnan, Jr., Jaynes H., gas 6.55 Everett Bros., Inc., auto repair 25.80 Fleet Owners Lubricating Co., auto repair 21.23 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 6.81 Ford, John C., expenses, convention and other expenses 15.50 Frost Insecticide Co., repairs sprayer 7.37 Horne, Wm. W., repairing panel 7.00 McDermott, Henry, driver and truck 6.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 1.30 Ivlyran Motors, Inc., service 5.10 New England Forestry Service, consulting 15.00 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 2.10 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 94.40 Pay Roll-weekly 4,552.98 Proctor, S. E. and R. C., wedges 2.00 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 2.00 Shutt, George L., tube 2.50 Square Hardware & Paint Co., hardware 15.58 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 3.00 Sullivan, James H., gas 94.65 Summer St. Garage, repair 5.15 Tomasetti, G., garage 50.00 Watertown Tire Co., repair 7.75 Total Expenditures $4,999.89 Transferred to Revenue .11 $5,000.00 Tree Warden-Nett Trees Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures Capers, Herbert T., land rental $20.00 Fish & Co., Charles R., trees 472.50 Middlesex County Farm Bureau Ass'n, fertilizer 18.50 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 90.00 Pay-roll-weekly 368.13 298 Square Hardware & Paint Co., hardware supplies 13.22 Sullivan, James H., gas 17.55 Total Expenditures $999.90 Transferred to Revenue .10 $1,000.00 Poles and Wires Department—Inspector's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $3,200.00 Expenditures Landry, Leo, salary $1,008.23 Vahey, Patrick, salary 2,130.40 Total Expenditures $3,138.63 Transferred to Revenue 61.37 $3,200.00 Poles and Wires Department—Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1939 $475.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine, salary $475,00 Poles and Wires Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $9,560.00 Expenditures Alexander's Service Station, gas $ .68 Allen 'Stationery Co., forms printed 9.00 American City Magazine, subscription 2.00 Barrabee Service Stores, Inc., auto repair and supplies 1.59 Boston Elevated Railway Co., license to make attachments to poles 4.00 Brookline Auto Body Repair Co., repair 2.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 4.89 Dunn's, first aid kit 2.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 2.70 Electrical Contracting—subscription 3•00 Everett Bros., Inc., express 2.00 Feeley, J. R., gas 1.00 Fitzpatrick, John F., oil 2.25 Pletcher Hardware Co., hardware 86.36 Gamewell Co., fire alarm parts 113.95 Gingras, E. P., filing .50 Harvard Trust Co., garage 99•00 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 2.45 Landry, Leo P., garage 28.00 Main St. Garage, auto supplies 62.35 Comm. of Mass. State Examiners of Electricians, licence 1.00 Mass. Gas-Electric Light Supply Co., electric supplies 97.17 O. J. Meister, pole brackets 6.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 10.49 Municipal Electric Insp. Assn., dues 1.00 New England Electrical News, subscription 2.00 299 New Eng. Section International Municipal Sig. Assoc., dues 5.00 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 2.10 O'Connell Lumber Co., boxes 66.00 Pay-roll-weekly 8,320.00 Penn Oil Co., gas 132.25 Perry's Service Station, auto service 1.50 Post Office Dept., stamps 5.00 Registry of Motor Vehicles, renewal 4.00 Simplex Wire & Cable Co., cable 277.20 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 3.00 Summer St. Garage, auto repair 4.25 Vahey, Patrick J., garage and expenses 50.00 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 38.71 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supply 2.07 Watertown Tire Co., auto parts 23.67 Wetmore-Savage Div., electric supplies 77.38 Total Expenditures $9,559.51 Transferred to Revenue .49 $9,560.00 Poles and Wires-Salaries-Signal Room Appropriation for 1939 $6,257.14 Expenditures Fantasia, Saraflno, salary $1,564.29 Fitzpatrick, Frank, salary 1,564.28 1McEnaney, Arthur J., salary 1,564.28 O'Connell, Daniel E., salary 1,564.29 Total Expenditures $6,257.14 $6,257.14 Poles and Wires-Signal Room Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $865.00 Expenditures Bahn Co., L., changeable letter board $25.00 Barratta Radio Service, radio service 4.50 Bishop Mfg. Co., Robert, polish cloths 17.66 Boston Edison Co., service 493.70 Boston Janitor's Supply Co., disinfectant 10.00 Dennett & Bigelow, steel cabinet 31.20 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 15.59 Gamewell Co., alarm supplies 16.41 ;Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric supplies 31.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 2.90 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 25.36 Newton Awning Co., window shade 1.50 Stetson, Co., M.D., disinfectant 10.00 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 5.32 Watertown Tire Co., supplies 1.25 Total Expenditures $691.39 Transferred to Revenue 173.61 $865.00 300 Dog Officer—Salary Appropriation for 1939 $50.00 Expenditures Thayer, Samuel G., salary $50.00 Dog Officer Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $350.00 Expenditures Thayer, Samuel G., destroying and disposing of dogs $347.80 Transferred to Revenue 2.20 $350.00 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department—Agent Appropriation for 1939 $2,500.00 Expenditures Colbert, John A., salary $2,500.00 Health Department—Milk Inspection Appropriation for 1939 $700.00 Expenditures Burke, Arthur E., salary $700.00 Health Department—Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Expenditures Farnham, Alice H., salary $1,200.00 Health Department—Nurses Appropriation for 1939 $3,000.00 Expenditures Drummey, Irene K., salary $1,500.00 Linehan, Marie M., salary 1,500.00 Total Expenditures $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Health Department—Contagious Diseases Appropriation for 1939 $20,000.00 Refund 14.00 $20,014.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,310.00 $19,704.00 Expenditures Biller, M. D., Albert L., services $291.70 Bowman, Harold J., services $10.00 Butler, George F., supplies 22.09 Cambridge, City of, care 76.50 301 Cambridge Hospital, care 184.30 Canzanelli, Pericles, M.,D., services 14.00 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies 3.30 Colbert, John A., lunches 6.00 Costa Ambulance Coach Service, ambulance service 14.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 3.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 57.10 Ganz, M.D., Robert Norton, services 24.00 Gorman, M.D., Eugene F., services 26.00 Harrington, George L., services 5.00 Jakeman, M.D., Harry W., services 100.00 Keane, Albert, services 5.00 Kevorkian, J.J., M. D., services 28.00 Lakeville State Sanatorium, board 10.00 Lewandos, cleansing 4.50 Marena, Russell D., services 5.00 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, medicine 52.60 Mass. General Hospital, care 18.71 Mass. Memorial Hospitals, care 3,156.00 Middlesex County Sanatorium, care 11,125.50 Middlesex County Sanatorium Store, dental plate 30.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 2.00 Newton, City of, care 105.00 North Reading State Sanatorium, care 428.00 Nu-Hesive, Inc., bandages 4.94 Pesce, M.D., Guy C., services 18.00 Piccolo's, lunches 8.80 Pitman-Moore Co., vaccine 148.30 Quirk, M.D., Thomas C., services 28.00 Rutland State Sanatorium, care 547.50 Sline, William, services 5.00 Spriggs, Ronald M., services 5.00 Squibbs & Sons, E. R., vaccine 24.50 Toppan, M.D., Albert B., services 28.00 Viau, Ernest, services 12.00 Waltham Ambulance Service, ambulance 6.00 Waltham Hospital, care 478.45 Watertown Sun, advertising 5.25 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 3.00 Wilcox, George J., services 5.00 Wylie, M.D., Earl J., services 208.30 Total Expenditures $17,343.34 Transferred to Revenue 1,360.66 $18,704.00 Health Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $1,100.00 Expenditures Alger Oil & Ice Co., gas $48.89 American Public Health Assoc., book 2.53 Butler, George F., supplies 3.29 Central Scientific Co., laboratory supplies 8.63 Cherry-Burrell Corp., laboratory supplies 16.86 Coombs Motor Cr)., auto repair 14.63 302 Difco Laboratories-laboratories supplies 6.08 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 8.73 Dunn's supplies .85 Durnan, James H., gas 226.51 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 25.70 Farnham, Alice H., petty cash 50.81 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 1.74 Flint's, cleaning 1.25 Hackett Bros. Co., oakite 9.98 Harvard Trust Co., garage 55.00 Health Chart Pub. Co., chart 1.00 Heffernan, John E., insurance 85.90 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 2.28 Howe & French Inc.-pyrex dishes 4.71 Mass. Agricultural Exp. Station, inspection 2.00 Mohawk Pete, repair 223.25 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 33.09 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies .79 Shutt, George L., auto repair 21A5 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 12.00 Terminal Stationery Co., office supplies 3.70 Thayer, Samuel G., disposing dead animals 197.00 Thomas Co., Arthur H., bottles 5.38 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise-advertising 1.50 Total Expenditures $1,075.53 Transferred to Revenue 24.47 $1,100.00 Health Department-Baby Clinic Appropriation for 1939 $425.00 Expenditures Babb & Co., Edward E., test sheets $5.00 G. & S. Paper Co., tray mats 20.00 Lavrakas, M.D., R.C., services 200.00 Silverstein, M.D., Louis B., services 200.00 Total Expenditures $425.00 S425.00 Health Department-Dental Clinic Appropriation for 1939 $2.500.00 Expenditures Gleason, Alice, salary $1,093.97 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 8.70 Kelley, Charles E., D.M.D., services 720.00 Minimax Co., anaesthetics 27.60 Reynolds Sons Co., S. H., dental supplies 13.75 White Dental Supplies Co., J. L., supplies 6.00 Zelermyer, Max, D.M.D., services 580.00 Total Expenditures $2,450.02 Transferred to Revenue 49.99 $2.500.00 303 health Department—New Autos Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Expenditures Coe Service Station, simonizing cars 6.00 Coombs Motor Co., car 556.45 Dailey Chevrolet Co., car 573.60 Total Expenditures $1,136.05 Transferred to Revenue 63.95 $1,200.00 Inspector of Cattle Appropriation for 1939 $600.00 Expenditures Jakeman, V.M.D., Harry W., services $600.00 Inspector of Plumbing—Salary Appropriation for 1939 $2,500.00 Expenditures Hewitt, Charles M., services $2,500.00 Inspector of Plumbing—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $50.00 Expenditures Goding, Herbert, services $32.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supply Co., flash light 1.34 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, white rolls 7.05 Pascoe Co., George T., chair cushions 6.92 Total Expenditures $47.31 Transferred to Revenue 2.69 $50.00 Sewer Department—Construction Appropriation for 1939 $6,000.00 Expenditures O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber $53.10 Pay Roll, weekly 5,464.61 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., pipe and cement 481.87 Total Expenditures $5,999.58 Transferred to Revenue .42 $6,000.00 Sewer Department—Sewer Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $12,000.00 Expenditures Hackett Market, chloride lime $3.00 Harris, Charles A., gloves 12.49 Healey, Edward P., rental equipment 60.00 McCarthy Co., Charles J., rope, brushes 73.25 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 38.56 O'Dea, Mrs. Charles A., stoppage damage 3.00 304 Parker-Danner Co., sewer compound 63.51 Pay Roll, weekly 11,336.76 Stuart & Son Co., T., drills sharpened 1.50 Therkildsen, Harold, labor 36.00 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., pipes 369.34 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plug .75 Total Expenditures $11,998.16 Transferred to Revenue 1.84 $12,000.00 Sewer Department—Short Extensions Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures Pay Roll, weekly $999.99 Transferred to Revenue .01 $1,000.00 Perry Street Drain Appropriation for 1939 $1,250.00 Expenditures Pay Roll, weekly $1,015.91 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., pipe and cement 152.24 Total Expenditures $1,168.15 Balance carried forward 81.85 $1,250.00 Drainage Appropriation for 1939 $6,000.00 Expenditures Boston & Maine Co., drain pipe privilege $12.00 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 93.30 McCarthy Inc., Charles J., jute 88.67 Pay Roll, weekly 5,076.58 Puritan Iron Works, manhole covers and frames 69.30 Robinson Clay Products Co., increaser 5.40 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., pipe 566.30 White Iron Works, iron grates and frames 86.25 Total Expenditures $5,997.80 Transferred to Revenue 2.20 $6,000.00 CARE AND LIGH`1ING OF HIGHWAYS Highway Department—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $3,600.00 Expenditures Condon, P.P., salary $3,600.00 Highway Department-1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures Regan, Esther, salary $1,600.00 305 Highway Department-2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Expenditures Kelley, Sadie, salary $1,300.00 Highway Department—Office Expense Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Expenditures Becker & Co., stationery supplies $4.63 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 36.00 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 7.89 Hughes, James F., printing 59.75 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 99.10 Postindex Co., paper, books 50.85 Remington-Rand, Inc., repairs 5.50 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 17.20 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 68.20 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, printing and binding 41.25 Wayman & Erbe Mfg. Co., labor 2.25 Total Expenditures 392.62 Transferred to Revenue 7.38 $400.00 Highway Department--Construction Appropriation for 1939 $35,000.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., road material $23,101.47 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 53.07 Laycold Pavement Co., rental 1,503.84 McVey, Thos. H., curbing 35.62 New England Inspection Bureau, ,inspection concrete 300.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 20.96 Pay-roll—weekly 9,645.18 Perrin-Seamans & Co., tampers 7.00 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., brick and pipe 330.24 Total Expenditures $34,997.38 Transferred to Revenue 2.62 $35,000.00 Highway Department—Chapter 90, 1938 Balance brought forward $1.202.78 Received from State 623.22 Received from County 311.61 $2,137.61 Transferred Town Meeting 2,000.00 $137.61 Expenditures Boston Elevated Railway Co., repairs $126.13 Transferred to Revenue 11.48 $137.61 r ' 306 Highway Department—Chapter 500—:'acts 1938 Balance brought forward $2,581.94 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., road material $1,904.22 Pay-roll—weekly 664.85 Total Expenditures $2,569.0 7 Transferred to Revenue 12.87 $2,581.94 Highway Department—Common Street Appropriation for 1939 $15,G00.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., road material $12,657.67 Pletcher Hardware Co., supplies 36.25 Laycold Pavement Co., rental roller 195.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 4.28 Pay-roll—weekly 2,085.99 White Iron Works, C.M., manhole cover and frame 12.45 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., brick 8.15 Total Expenditures $14,999.79 Transferred to Revenue .21 $15.000.00 Highway Department—Betterments Appropriation for 1939 $22,500.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., road material $9,704.20 Laycold Pavement Co., rental 1,210.62 McVey, Thos. H., curbing 795.68 New England Inspection, inspection 300.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 2.55 Pay-roll, weekly 10,210.63 Total Expenditures $22,223.68 Balance carried forward 276.32 $22,500.00 highway Department—Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $60,000.00 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., repair $91.43 Al & Carl, auto repair 73.35 Alemite Co. of Boston, adapter 23.55 Alexander Supply Co., supplies 10.70 Anderson Engineering Co., hooks 105.98 Auto Car Sales & Service Co., service 33.08 Ayer Co., L. G., catch basin receptacles 75.00 Baker, Frank G., heating work 50.20 Barber-Greene Co., auto repair 7.61 Bessey, C. E., damage to car 4.25 Bishop Mfg. Co., Robert, wipers 15.00 307 Boston Edison Co., service 207.92 Boston Elevated Railway Co., repaving in 2 dummies 68.60 Brookline Auto Body Repair Co., repair 14.00 Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co., repairs 90.23 Chrysler Motors Co., part 1.51 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies 1.75 Clancy Inc., Jos. H., tires 72.78 Coburn Trolley Track Co., hangers 4.20 Commonwealth Chevrolet Co., auto supplies 15.35 Condon Corp, John P., road material 1,662.69 Condon, Pierce P., garage 65.00 Coombs Motor Co., parts 20.89 Davis Inc, supplies .35 Davis Tractor Co., H. F., auto parts 309.72 Duff Spring Co., springs 58.56 Dunham Chevrolet Co., repair 195.92 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 3.95 Durnan, James H., auto supplies 23.44 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., oil 9.00 Field & Co., Walter W., machinist's equipment 49.06 Fisk-Alden Co., auto parts 5.28 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 652.96 Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., parts 668.34 Fuller Brush Co., duster .75 Garden City Motor Parts Co., motor parts 2.50 Getchell Glass Co., glass 34.70 General Motors Truck Co., repair 545.42 Grant's Express, express 13.70 Green & Co., S. B., supplies 120 Harvard Trust Co., garaging 2,406.00 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 30.90 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 16.00 Hayes Service Station, auto repair 66.30 Wm. Hebert & Co., labor 1.50 Heil Co., auto repair 238.62 Hinkley, O. E., repairing lock 2.00 Hub Auto Parts Co., Inc., auto parts 72.60 Hy-Grade Wiper Co., wipers 31.25 Kiley, Margaret E., insurance 6.00 King, John J., gas 2.72 Lane, Frank J., wiping rags 18.50 Mack Motor Truck Co., parts 239.94 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric parts 1.10 Mass. Motor Car Co., parts 4.49 Mass. State Prison, traffic and parking signs 16.80 McCarty Co., Charles J., contractor's tools 184.75 McDermott, A. E., insurance 133.00 McDonald, John L., auto curtains 6.00 McVey, Thos. H., edgestone 58.65 Meister, O. J., welding 66.75 Melendy Ave. Auto Repair Co., auto repair 10.00 Metropolitan Ice Co., fuel oil 252.66 Mohawk Pete, gas 27.61 New Eng. Toro Co., lawn tool 2.75 Newton Auto Radiator Service, repairs 42.00 Newton Used Car & Parts Co., pipe 63.36 308 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 240.94 O'Brien, D. J., gas 1.15 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 50821 Olmsted Flint Corp., belting 1.07 Pay-roll, weekly 43,837.62 Penn Oil Co., gas 2,948.18 Proctor, S. E. & R. C. Proctor, truck chain 58.50 Quinn, P. J., garage 60.00 Quirk & Co., tires (Edw. A.) 1,759.53 Registry of Motor Vehicles, motor vehicle registry 50.00 Riley & Co., red cloth 1.17 Sexton Can Co., funnel with flexible spout 4.75 Shapiro Co., David, sponge sheeting 5.44 Shutt, George L., batteries, and supplies 111.95 Simonds, atomizer bulb .25 Snap-On-Tools Corp., snap on tools 4.20 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto parts 399AO Sullivan, James H., gas 235.34 Summer St. Garage, supplies 31.90 Systrom Co., E. W., cotter pins 6.75 Thomas, Mrs. Wm. H., insurance 57.70 Traffic & Road Equipment Co., service on traffic beacon 131.75 Vulcan Construction Co., concrete 132.00 Waltham Coal Co., coal 17.13 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 19.60 Watertown Auto Parts Co., auto parts 17.44 Watertown Builders Supply Co., supplies 3.00 White Co., John J., salt 3.50 White Motor Co., supplies .91 Yelland, Fred W., battery 2.35 Total Expenditures $59,990.45 Transferred to Revenue 9.55 $60.000.00 Highway Department-Snow Removal Appropriation for 1939 $19,000.00 Expenditures Anderson Engraving Co., chains 71.74 Barber-Greene Co., parts 4.88 Breen, Vincent A., trucking 63.80 Carbone, John, trucking 4.00 Cousbelis, Louis, trucking 8.00 D'Antonio, Straniero, trucking 83.85 Joyce, Thomas, trucking 14.00 Penn Oil Co., gas 255.17 Pay-roll-weekly 18,198.54 Pughese, John S., trucking 30.00 Raymond, D. B., trucking 123.92 Riverside Sand & Gravel Co., sand 1,414.80 Voner, Thomas, trucking 2.00 Total Expenditures $20,274.70 Deficit carried forward 1,274.70 $19,000.00 Deficit authorized by emergency vote of Selectmen. 309 Highway Department—Patching W.P. A. Ditches Appropriation for 1939 $5,000.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., road material $1,684.74 Pay-Roll—weekly 3,309.50 Shell Oil Co., oil 5.23 Total Expenditures $4,999.47 Transferred to Revenue .53 $5,000.00 Highway Department—Stable Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $8,000.00 $6,200.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,800.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $95.81 Harvey Co., Arthur C., horse shoes 108.63 Hawes Electric Co.. bulbs 3.60 Jakeman, Harry W., vaccine 16.00 Pay-Roll—weekly 4,713.26 Perry. Peter, stable supplies 63.80 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., hardware supplies 15.45 White Co., John J., feed 1,176.73 Total Expenditures $6,198.28 Transferred to Revenue 1.72 $6,200.00 Highway Department—Vacations Appropriation for 1939 $8,474.80 Expenditures Pay-Roll—weekly $8,387.70 Transferred to Revenue 87.10 $8,474.80 Highway Department—New Truck Appropriation for 1939 $700.00 Expenditures Coombs Motor Co., new truck (one ton) $700.00 Highway Department—Sidewalk Plow Appropriation for 1939 $2,100.00 Expenditures Davis Tractor Co., H.F., sidewalk plow $2,099.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 $2,100.00 Highway Department—Ashes and Paper Appropriation for 1939 $28,900.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,800.00 $30,700.00 310 Expenditures Duff Spring Co., brake lining 8.64 Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., parts 2.46 General Motors Truck Co., parts 2.70 Harvard Trust Co., garage 500.00 Mack Motor Truck Co., parts 1.09 Pay-roll—weekly 29,156.27 Penn Oil Co., gas 1,019.46 Quirk Co., Edw. S., repair 3.00 Standard Auto Gear Co., parts 1.92 Total Expenditures $30,695.54 Transferred to Revenue 4.46 $30,700.00 Highway Department—Garbage Collection Appropriation for 1939 $26,200.00 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., brushes .57 General Motor Truck & Coach Co., parts 51.62 Harvard Trust Co., garage 550.00 Newton Auto Radiator Co., radiator service 2.50 Pay-roll—weekly 24,449.59 Penn Oil Co., gas 1,074.91 State Prison, pails 60.10 Watertown Auto Parts Co. Inc., auto parts 4.65 Total Expenditures $26,193.94 Transferred to Revenue 6.06 $26,200.00 Highway Department—Dust Laying Appropriation for 1939 $3,000.00 Expenditures McGuire Co., H. H., oil $282.37 Pay-roll—weekly 2,604.03 Riverside Sand & Gravel Co., sand 110.60 Total Expenditures $2,997.00 Transferred to Revenue 3.00 $3,000.00 IIighway Department—Street Lights Appropriation for 1939 $45,000.00 Transferred at Town Meeting 750.00 $45,750.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $45,607.60 General Electric Co., parts 2.21 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 10.80 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric supplies 68.64 311 Municipal Signal & Supply Co., parts 23.35 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 7.00 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supplies 30.25 Total Expenditures $45,749.85 Transferred to Revenue .15 $45,750.00 Traffic Lights—Mt. Auburn and Arlington Streets Appropriation for 1939 $432.00 $1,582.00 Balance brought forward 1,150.00 Expenditures Municipal Signal & Supply Co. $1,582.00 Highway Department—Sidewalks Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., gravel $77.82 McVey, Thos. H., curbing 5.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 17.35 Pay-roll—weekly 1,729.47 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 89.30 Watertown Builders Supply Co., concrete 76.56 Total Expenditures $1,995.50 Transferred to Revenue 4.50 $2,000.00 Highway Department—Sidewalk Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $10,000.00 Expenditures Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies $142.83 McVey, Thos. H., edgestones 16.20 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 46.96 Pay-roll—weekly 3,691.37 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 329.62 Watertown Builders Supply Co. finish 770.98 Total Expenditures $9,997.96 Transferred to Revenue 2.04 $10,000.00 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Public Welfare—Salary of Agent Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Foley, Augustine A., salary $2,000.00 Public Welfare—Investigator Appropriation for 1939 $2,100.00 Expenditures Hyde, Joseph E., salary $2,100.00 312 Public Welfare—Chief Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,250.00 Expenditures Ford, Grace H., salary $1,250.00 Public Welfare—Interviewer—Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,075.00 Expenditures Dooley, Mrs. Lena, salary $1,075.00 Public Welfare Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures Keating, Marie, salary $1,000.00 Public Welfare—Junior Investigator Appropriation for 1939 $1,050.00 Expenditures Spergurio, Michael, salary $1,050.00 Public Welfare—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $2,500.00 Refund .45 $2,500.45 Expenditures Acme Adding Machine Co., typewriter and carbon paper $100.00 Allen Wales Co., maintenance 10.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., ribbons 5.45 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 156.40 Cram, Catherine M., auto expense 67.31 Curran, Neil T., printing 16.50 Dowd Co., H. J., paper and string 9.75 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 3.84 Eaton, Leroy S., envelopes and printing 88.66 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 47.01 Foley, A. A., expenses 43.00 Ford, Grace H., carfare 2.00 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Groom & Co., Inc., Thomas, stationery, supplies 4.92 Hughes, James IF., printing 27.50 Hyde, Joseph E., auto expense 360.00 LaBonte, Mrs. M. M., auto expenses and incidentals 207.20 Mahady, E. F., book 7.50 McCree, Rosamond, auto expense 15.00 Mooney's Gift Shop, office supplies 287.93 Murray, Joseph F., auto expense 255.75 O'Connell Lumber Co., plywood .60 Phillips Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 16.50 Post-Index Co., cards 36.75 Post Office Dept., stamped envelopes 74.20 Potter Press, books 57.90 Simonds Drug Store, germicide .89 313 Spergurio, Michael, auto expense 360.00 Standard Mailing Machine Co., supplies 9.10 Standard Maintenance Co., rental and maintenance typewriters 58.00 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 23.30 Watertown Bindery, labor 7.65 White, Peter J., changing partitions 130.00 Total Expenditures $2,490.96 Transferred to Revenue 9.49 $2,500.45 Public Welfare—O. A. A. & A. D. C. Investigation Appropriation for 1939 $600.00 Expenditures Cram, Catherine M., salary 187.50 Murray, Joseph F., salary 412.50 $600.00 Public Welfare Aid to Dependent Children—Senior Investigator Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures LaBonte, Mrs. M. M., salary $1,600.00 Public Welfare—Old Age Asst. and A. D. C. Chief Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,200.00 Expenditures Hanley, Mary A., salary $1,200.00 Old Age Asst. and A.D. C. Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures McCree. Rosamond, salary $1,000•()0 Old Age Assistance—Federal Administration Balance brought forward $324.29 Received from State 1,778.02 $2,102.31 Expenditures Cram, Catherine M., salary $735.82 Murray, Joseph F., salary 1,308.75 Total Expenditures $2,044.27 Balance carried forward 57.74 $2,102.31 Aid to Dependent Children—Federal Administration Received from State $1,545.75 Expenditures Acme Adding Machine Co., typewriter $62.50 All Steel Equipment Co., Inc., desk 70.25 Cram, M. Catherine, salary 76.68 Cram, M. Catherine, auto expense 108.75 314 Coolidge Printing Co., paper 12.00 Dennett & Bigelow, chair 16.00 Desmond Publishing Co., book 8.00 Fontana, Brandina, salary 14.00 LaBonte, Mrs. M. M., auto expense 104.10 Mass. Gas & Electric Co., electric supplies 2.44 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 22.20 Murray, Joseph F., salary 150.00 Murray, Joseph F., auto expense 129.20 Post-Index Co., cards 14.73 Post Office Department, stamped envelopes 34.46 Total Expenditures $825.31 Balance carried forward 720.44 $1,545.75 Aid to Dependent Children Appropriation for 1939 $40,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 9,000.00 Refunds 234.76 $49.234.76 Expenditures Cash, weekly disbursements $49,224.75 Transferred to Revenue 10.01 $49,234 76 Aid to Dependent Children—Federal Aid Balance brought forward $265.52 Received from State 10,510.63 $10,776.15 Expenditures Cash, Weekly disbursements $10,640.68 Balance carried forward 135.47 $10,776.15 Old Age Assistance Appropriation for 1939 $57,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 15.000.00 Refunds 657.16 $72,657.16 Expenditures Cash, weekly disbursements $72,566.30 Treasurer, Commonwealth of Mass., reimbursements from various persons 75.50 Total Expenditures $72,641.80 Transferred to Revenue 15.36 $72,657.16 Old Age Assistance—Federal Aid Balance brought forward $852.99 Received from State 53,342.35 $54.195.34 Expenditures Cash, weekly disbursements $50,829.58 Balance carried forward 3,355.76 $54,195.34 315 Public Welfare-Outside .did Appropriation for 1939 $145,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 35,000.00 Refunds 415.65 $180,415.65 Expenditures A. & L. Shoe Market, shoes $104.05 Amori, Carmelina, Rent 50.00 Andrews, Austin F., milk 179.61 Arlington, Town of, aid 660.72 Atlantic Market, groceries 6.00 Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., groceries 70.00 Baker, Frank G., labor 5.40 Baratta, Anthony, rent 12.50 Baratta, Frank, rent 12.50 Baratta Shoe Repairing, shoe repairinb 195.20 Barbato, Cesare, rent 505.50 Beirne, Matthew, rent 150.00 Belmont, Town of, aid 108.39 Bemis Market, groceries 171.00 Bemis Oil Co., oil 26.10 Blaikie, A. L., rent 120.00 Boccodora, Joseph, rent 21.00 Boccadora, S., rent 610.00 Boghossian, O., rent 12.50 Boston, City of, aid 14,311.84 Boston Dispensary, care 3.50 Boston Mutual Life Ins. Co., rent 100.00 Boyajian, Margaret, rent 12.50 Boylston Market, groceries 1,523.34 Boylston Pharmacy, supplies 41.95 Brandolino, Carmillo, rent 10.00 Brash, Alberta, rent 250.00 Bresnahan, B. J., rent 54.00 Brigham, Peter Bent Hospital, care 74.00 Brigham, Robert Bent Hospital, care 97.25 Brighton Coop Bank, rent 25.00 Brody's Drug Store, supplies 3.83 Burke, Patrick M., rent 12.50 Burke, William, rent 62.50 Burns & Sons. John T., rent 220.00 Butler, George F., supplies 835.76 Butters, Lucinda, rent 123.50 Caldin, William H., rent 12.50 Cambridge, City of, aid 2,632.34 Cambridge Hospital, care 3,381.75 Cambridge Savings Rank, rent 113.00 Cambridgeport Savings Bank, rent 12.50 Canzanelli, Pericles, M.D., services 329.00 Caragulian, G. H., rent 150.00 Carlstrom, K. S., repairing eyeglasses 17.50 Caruso, James, rent 300.00 Caruso, Patsy, groceries 2,949.00 Caruso, P., rent 25.00 Cash, weekly disbursements 49,612.02 316 Ceddia, Michael, rent 44.00 Centebar's Market, groceries 26.00 Centofanti, D., rent 12.50 Charlie's Market, groceries 16.00 Chelsea, City of, aid 269.24 Children's Hospital, care 276.50 Children's Mission to Children, board 139.00 Christopher, S., groceries 6.00 Cioppa, Carmine, rent 50.00 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies 95.85 Clemens, James, rent 30.00 Clements Rest Home, care 1,002.00 Clifford, Daniel, rent 112.50 Clinton, Town of, aid 20.00 Coakley's Lunch, lunches 8.40 Cohen, Dexter S., rent 37.50 Cohen, Frances R., room 117.49 Concord, Town of, aid 10.02 Coolidge Corner Moving Co., moving 431.00 Coolidge Market, groceries 35.00 Corazzini, John, rent 12.00 Costa, George W., prescriptions 5.55 Cox Dairy, milk 30.87 Crosby, Walter H., Dr., services 176.00 Cunniff, John F., rent 300.00 Curran, John J., moving 16.00 Cushing, Annette L., rent 68.56 D'Amico, J., rent 516.00 Daraishian, D., rent 37.50 D'Avena Oil Co., oil 442.21 Delleville, Antonio, rent 66.00 Delleville Oil Co., oil 437.86 Demetrio, James, rent 40.75 DerAharonian, John, rent 50.00 Derian, John, rent 55.00 DiBlasio, Nicolo, rent 137.50 Diliberto, Frank, rent 11.50 Diliberto's Market, groceries 1,894.00 DiVecchio, M., rent 10.00 Donalds, W.J., rent 12.50 Donig, John, rent 25.00 Donovan, Wm. F., Dr., services 5.00 Draper, Dr. A.L., services 8.00 Dunn's Drug Store supplies 408.34 Dunn, Francis J.. rent 12.50 Durnan, James H., rent 137.50 Duxbury, Town of, aid 113.00 Dwyer, Delia, rent 75.00 Dwyer, Paul, rent 275.00 East Bridgewater, Town of, aid 345.00 East Watertown Realty Co., rent 161.00 Eastman Moving Co., moving 3.451.00 Economy Grocery Store, groceries 449.90 Egleston Shoe Repairing, shoe repairing 255.55 Esposito & Son, John, burial 100.00 Everett, City of aid 4.00 317 Fanning, Bertha, board and room 199.99 Ferrera Bros. Inc., groceries 936.00 Fierimonte, Charles, rent 180.00 First National Stores, groceries 903.00 Fitzgerald, Patrick, rent 80.00 Est. Flaherty, Wm., rent 332.50 Fletcher, B. Frank, eyeglasses 33.00 Foley, A. A., rent 75.00 Foley's Rest Home, care 461.72 Ford, J. P., rent 137.50 Foster, Mildred M., rent 25.00 Fowler Shoe Repair shoe repair 205.10 Franchi, Palmira, rent 10.00 Frissore, Concetta, rent 25.00 Galen Pharmacy, supplies 1.60 Galen Street Spa, food 4.20 Gallagher, Mrs. C. A., room 312.83 Garafalo, Mary, groceries 4,641.58 Gargora, Inez, nurse 20.00 Gavin, Estate of B. A., rent 420.00 Gavin, Jennie A., rent 346.00 General Market, groceries 131.00 Geyikian, Arthur S., rent 126.50 Geyikian Arthur S., room 167.00 Goldthwaite, C.H., urinals 7.20 Gorman, Dr. Eugene F., services 355.50 Graham Funeral Service, burial 100.00 Grand Market, groceries 477.00 Grand Meat Market, groceries 1,758.00 Gregg & Son, George H., burial 100.00 Green Meadow Dairy, milk 736.48 Grogan, T.F., services 34.00 Guido, Mrs. Angelo, room and board 60.00 Gullotti, Frank, rent 12.50 Guzzetti, Joseph, rent 137.50 Hackett's Market, groceries 2,976.00 Hagopian, K., rent 15.00 Hall, Edward C., rent 322.00 Harberger, Mary A., rent 25.00 Harris, Charles A., clothing 1,094.11 Harris, Mary A., transportation 35.00 Hart, George, eyeglasses 9.00 Harvard Trust Co., rent 12.50 Harvard University Dental School, care 58.75 Hauswirth, John B., rent 137.50 Haverhill, City of, aid 81.01 Hazel Market, groceries 1,096.04 Herlihy Bros., milk 36.75 Hickey, Cornelius, rent 12.50 Higgins, Lincoln C., rent 300.00 Hingham Coop. Bank, rent 37.50 Hoffman, E. J., rent 50.00 Holland, Mary J., rent 12.50 Holy Ghost Hospital, care 1,221.76 Hooban, Mrs., rent 220.00 Hood & Sons, H. P., milk 129.03 Hopewell, Henry C., rent 150.00 318 Hopkinton, Town of, aid 94.00 House of the Angel Guardians, care 23.10 House of the Good Samaritan, care 237.04 Hyde, Executor Joseph E., Estate Eliz. Condon, rent 64.00 Hughes, Alfred C., rent 60.00 Iannazzi, Frank, rent 192.00 Iannelli, Nicholas, rent 25.00 Jamgochian, M., rent 12.50 Johnson, John J., burial 190.00 Joslin, Dr. Elliott P., services 8.00 Kahalas, Dr. Israel, services 9.00 Kedian, Harold P., services 4.00 Keefe & Son, D.F., labor 4.25 Kelley, Dr. Charles E., services 146.00 Kelley, Dr. Joseph, rent 174.00 Kelley, Dr. Edward J., services 9.00 King, Dr. Alfred E., services 3.00 Kizirbohosian, Zaray, rent 37.50 Kostick's Delicatessen, food 21.00 Kurkjian, L., rent 12.50 Lakeville State Sanatorium, care 697.00 Lancaster, Town of, aid 160.00 Lawless, Mrs. Edward, rent 37.50 Lawrence, City of, aid 2.50 Leach, Mrs. H. N., supplies 4.07 Leach, Mrs. Lillian, room' 220.50 Lembo, Phillip J., rent 300.00 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 1,033.00 Lepordo, Carlo, rent 161.00 Lepore, Joseph, rent 137.50 Letherio, Domenic, rent 150.00 Lexington St. Drug Store, supplies 8.85 Lincoln Market, groceries 30.00 Lloyd Pharmacy, supplies 86.92 Lyndonville Creamery, milk 539.42 Lynn, City of, aid 16.10 M. & R. Dietetic Laboratories, similae 166.67 MacDonald, Alex D., rent 352.50 MacDonald, Donald J., burial 150.00 MacFarland, Agnes, rent 250.00 Mackin's Lunch, lunches 158.60 Madanian, Mrs. Agnes, room 209.10 Mahady Co., E. P., truss 16.00 Maher, Alick P., rent 20.00 Maher, Patrick, rent 18.75 Main St. Cash Market, groceries 1,749.00 Malkasian, Peter O., rent 50.00 Maloney, John P., rent 39.00 Maloney Oil Co., oil 396.40 Mangino, Mrs., rent 24.00 Manhattan Market, groceries 12.00 Manzelli Oil Co., oil 478.75 Maplehurst Creamery, Milk 77.68 Marcoccio, Guy, rent 75.00 Martino, Mrs. Patsy, rent 44.00 Marvel Cash Market, groceries 1,197.00 Mass., Com. of, Div., of Child Guardianship, care 1,149.97 319 Mass., Comm. of, Surplus Comm. Div., Stalker, John, Tr., milk 1,447.39 Mass., Comm. of, Dept. of Public Welfare, aid 1,853.42 Mass., Comm. of, Reformatory for Men, blanket 2.08 Mass., Comm. of, Reformatory for Women, sheets and cases 26.36 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 375.90 Mass. General Hospital, care 1,139.99 Comm. of Mass., Mass. Hospital School, care 1,304.46 Mass. Memorial Hospital, medicine 2.00 McAteer, Mrs. M., rent 209.00 McCree, John, rent 400.00 McCreight Sanitarium, care 684.05 McDermott, Andrew E., rent 330.00 McGlauflin, B. Fay, rent 25.00 McPherson, Angus, rent 350.00 Meachen, Dr. John W., services 20.00 Medford, City of, aid 834.85 Mercurio, A., rent 40.00 Merchant's Co-op. Bank, rent 50.00 Merullo, Mrs. Margaret, rent 22.00 Milan, Philip, shoe repair 25.15 Milford, Town of, aid 129.60 Miller, Robert L., rent 25.00 Moriggi, Antonio, rent 12.00 Morrell Oil Co., oil 458.95 Morris, W. J., rent 36.00 Morse, Mrs. Gardner, rent 433.00 Mt. Auburn General Bakery Inc., rent 75.00 Munhall, George, range oil 246.38 Murray,'J. F., rent 12.50 Nahigian Market, groceries 47.10 Nazarian, John, moving 8.00 Nelson Drug Co., supplies 6.90 New Deal Market, groceries 343.00 New England Deaconess Hospital, care 153.35 Newton, City of, cases 3,343.28 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 1,561.28 Oakhurst Dairy, milk 402.59 O'Brien, Richard, rent 18.00 Ogilvie & Co., rent 262.50 Ohanian, Mary, rent 40.00 Ohannessian, M., rent 12.50 O'Hara, Mrs. Thomas, room rent 13.28 Olivieri, Felix, rent 12.50 Orchard, Leslie A., rent 12.50 Otis Bros., Co., clothing 2,454.64 Paine, Herbert L., rent 108.00 Pascuzzi, Mrs. Mary 12.50 Patriarca, Philomena, rent 12.50 Pearce, Ida E., rent 587.50 Perry, Mrs. Randolph, rent 25.00 Pesce, Dr. Guy, care 61.00 Peterson, Mrs. Agnes, room 139.96 Peterson, G., rent 23.00 Peterson's Market, groceries 61.00 Piantedosi, Nicolina, rent 150.00 320 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 135.35 Piscatelli, James, rent 276.00 Pittsfield, City of, aid 488.85 Pomery Co., surgical appliances 22.80 Pondville Hospital, care 65.00 Post Road Market, groceries 19.00 Prendergast Martin, R., oil 544.11 Progresso Stores, groceries 2,244.00 Prospect Valley Farms Milk, milk 227.36 Proto, Frank, rent 25.00 Queen Lunch, food 51.70 Quincy, City of, aid 488.76 Rand, Claude Allen, supplies 71.67 Ransom's Watertown Taxi, taxi 88.20 Ray's Market, groceries 6.00 Reliance Co-op Bank, rent 300.00 Revere, City of, aid 146.00 Ricci, Salvatore, rent 10.00 Riley & Co., dry goods 399.04 Riselli, Michael, rent 50.00 Rockwell, Winthrop G., burial 110.00 Rogerson, Peter F., brace 14.00 Rosary Academy, tuition 60.00 Rosenbloom & Son, J. S., shoes 11.00 Ross, W. A., milk 16.12 Ryan, Mrs. William 22.00 Salem, City of, aid 42.00 Saugus, Town of, aid 15.95 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, care 3,657.22 St. Patrick's Cemetery Office, opening grave 7.50 Scarfarotti, A. R., rent 50.00 Schindler, John F., eyeglasses 5.00 Scipione, Ciro, rent 240.00 Scott, C. S., rent 25.00 Shamgochian, Mrs. Alice, rent 62.50 Shamgochian, M., rent 50.00 Shamlian, Martin K., eyeglasses 3.50 Shawmut Market, groceries 1,095.00 Sheridan, James H., Executor, Michael Cotter Est., rent 764.00 Sheridan's Market, groceries 1,843.56 Simonds Drug Store, supplies 8.44 Somerville, City of, aid 1,233.71 Sonnenberg, Gladys E., nurse 110.00 Spergurio, James, rent 25.00 Star Market, groceries 5,325.43 Stella Chain Stores, groceries 620.00 Summer St. Market, groceries 469.00 Sullivan, James H., oil 439.40 Sullivan, Walter S., rent 37.50 Tash jy, Jacob, rent 100.00 Taylor, Mrs. Julia, rent 25.00 Technology Ambulance Service, ambulance 102.00 Teresian Hospital, care 114.00 Texaco Super Service Station, range oil 34.00 Thomasian, Agnes, rent 25.00 321 Tiano, Rocco, rent 37ZO Tocci, Mrs. L., rent 161.00 Tomasetti, G., rent 796.25 Tortorella, Antonio, rent 12.50 Town Diner, meals 12.60 Towne Market, groceries 1,020.00 Treasurer of the U.S.A.-surplus Comm. Div., Administrative expenses 830.70 Trecartin's Pioneer Store groceries 395.00 Tufts College Dental School, services 190.75 Tsickutzis, Helen, rent 20.00 Tutunjian, Sam, rent 12.50 Valchius, A., rent 180.00 Waltham, City of, aid 447.62 Waltham Hospital, care 877.15 Waring, Joseph J., prescriptions 3.70 Watertown Co-op Bank, rent 364.50 Watertown District Nursing, services 111.75 Watertown Ideal Market, groceries 35.00 Watertown Market, groceries 2,207.00 Watertown, town of, burial 30.00 Welsh, Harry P., rent 62.50 West Newton Co-op Bank, rent 150.00 Weymouth, Town of, aid 101.31 White & Co., C. W., trusses 24.15 White's Market, groceries 2,274.00 Winchell, Mrs. Isa, room and rent 99.57 Wolfson, Dr. Daniel, services 11.0 Woodland, Charles L., milk 159.63 Yerardi, Peter, rent 122.00 Yonis, Anthony A., rent 62.50 Zaccagnini, Rose, rent 36.00 Total Expenditures $180,037.27 Transferred to Revenue 378.38 $180,415.65 Infirmary Department-Keeper Appropriation for 1939 $1,000.00 Expenditures White, George H., salary $1,000.00 Infirmary Department-General Expense Appropriation for 1939 $5,600 00 Expenditures Angell, J. H., screens 67.70 Atlas Products Co., electric lamps 26.46 Bates, Arthur C., carpentering 74.30 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 102.18 Boston Edison Co., service 151.20 Boston Janitor's Supply Co., disinfectant 8.09 Breed Co., C. A., servicing oil burner 18.75 Butler, George P., supplies 46.78 DuBois Oil Co., oil 444.90 322 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 16.33 Edmunds Coffee Co., coffee 29.64 Fowler Shoe Repair Co., shoe repair 6.00 Goding, Herbert, plumbing 17.61 Hackett Bros. Co., Inc., groceries 778.71 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 7.20 Hovey Co., C. F., awnings 8.33 Jordan-Marsh Co., household supplies 165.37 Lewis-Mears Co., butter and eggs 230A7 Lyndonville Creamery Co., milk and cream 370.55 Malone, Bernard, double team hire 33.38 Mass., Comm. of Mass. Reformatory, chairs 19.95 McLellan Stores Co., household supplies 28.94 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, typewriter ribbons 4.45 National Biscuit Co., biscuits 40.42 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 52.22 Pay-roll, weekly 1,301.79 Raymonds, Inc., clothes 52.15 Schindler, John H., frames 3.00 Small & Co., Frederick C., coffee and tea 43.43 Square Hardware Co., hardware 40.31 Warren Soap Mfg. Co., soap 17.64 Watertown Hardware & Paint Co., seeds 70.49 Watertown, Town of, water 184.20 Webster-Thomas Co., canned goods 485.05 White, George H., wet wash 280.90 Total Expenditures $5,228.89 Transferred to Revenue 371.11 $5,600.00 Town Physician Appropriation for 1939 $1,700.00 Expenditures Canzanelli, Dr. Pericles, salary $850.00 Gorman, Dr. Eugene F., salary 850.00 Total Expenditures $1,700.00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid-Agent Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Expenditures Harrington, Michael J., salary $1,500.00 Soldiers Relief and Military Aid-Office Expense Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 100.00 $400.00 Expenditures Curran, Neil T., printing $23.50 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 3.28 Harrington, Michael J. auto expense 147.50 323 Najarian Dorothy, services 14025 Post Office Department, stamps 9.00 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 76.40 Total Expenditures $399.93 Transferred to Revenue .07 $400.00 Soldiers Relief and Military Aid Appropriation for 1939 $40.000.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 2,500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 2,250.00 Refunds 459.32 $45,209.32 Expenditures Alger Oil & Ice Co., oil and coal $1,477.31 Atlantic Market Co., groceries 546.00 Barratta Shoe Repairing. shoe repairing 33.50 Boylston Market. groceries 3.00 Boylston Pharmacy, supplies 3.50 Brigham Hospital, Peter Bent, care 21.58 Brigham Hospital, Robert B., care 280.61 Butler, Dr. Alfred W., services 25.00 Butler, George F., supplies 230.67 Cambridge City Hospital, care 80.00 Cambridge Hospital, care 212.65 Canzanelli, Dr. Pericles, services 63.00 Carlstrom, K. S., eyeglasses 6.50 Charles Oil Co., oil 34.00 Children's Hospital, X-ray 31.21 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies .40 Connolly, Dr. John D., services 22.00 Connolly, Thomas F., range oil 15.25 Costa Ambulance Coach Service, ambulance 11.00 Costa, George W., supplies 6.90 Davena Oil Co., oil 10.00 Davidow, Dr. M. N., services 17.00 Donovan, Dr. William F., eyeglasses 74.50 Driscoll, John H., rent 46.00 Dune's, supplies 135.19 Economy Grocery Stores, groceries 5.00 Ferrera Bros., Inc., groceries 35.00 First National Stores, groceries 405.00 Fowler Shoe Repairing Co., shoe repairing 5.00 Friedman, Dr. H. B., services 20.00 Gallagher, Dr. James F., services 6.00 Garafalo, Mary, groceries 15.00 General Market, groceries 6.00 Gorman, Dr. Eugene F., services 69.00 Hackett Bros., Co., groceries 492.00 Harris, Charles A., clothes 3020 Harvard University Dental School, dental work 41.75 Holland Co., John V., rent 360.00 324 Kavaljian, Dr. Aram, services 78.00 Kelley, Dr. Edward J., services 42.00 Kevorkian, Dr. John J., services 78.50 King, Dr. Alfred, services 296.00 Lafayette Bros., services 159.00 Lavrakas, Dr. R. C., services 3.00 Lexington St. Drug Co., supplies 21.80 Lloyd Pharmacy, supplies 50.85 Lorraine Oil Co., fuel 12.50 Lynch, Dr. James J., services 3.00 Main St. Cash Market, groceries 19.00 Maloney Oil Co., range oil 1.88 Manzelli Oil Co., range oil 53.46 Mass. Comm. of, Surplus Comm., milk 115.88 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 37.40 Mass. General Hospital, care 74.15 Marvel Cash Market, groceries 10.00 Metropolitan Coal Co., coal 7.45 Nahigian Grocery Co., groceries 190.00 Nally, Packers & Movers, moving 69.00 Natale-Oil Co., oil 24.00 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 21.35 Nye, Dr. L. S., services 2•00 O'Connor, Emily C., nurse 40.00 Otis Bros. Co., clothing 473.23 Pay-roll, weekly 31,698.35 Pay-roll, weekly, Highway 4,894.00 Perlmutter, Dr. Samuel M., services 20.00 Pesce, Dr. Guy C., services 113.00 Plunkett, Dr. Richard J., services 6.00 Pollard, Elsie W., Treas., milk 1.35 Progresso Cash 'Stores, groceries 35.00 Quirk, Dr. Thomas C., services 139.00 Ransom's Taxi, taxi 2.50 Reed Co., Thomas W., belt 8.50 Schindler, John H., eyeglass repairing 34.00 Secord, Dr. Walter N., services 82.00 Shawmut Market, groceries 20.00 Sheridan's Market, groceries 112.00 Smith & Co., G. W., truss 6.00 Smith-Currier Optical Co., eyeglasses 8.00 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, care 424.05 St. Patrick's Rectory, rent 192.00 Slattery, Dr. John J., services 16.00 Somerville Hospital, care 45.50 Stella Chain Stores, groceries 150.00 Stillman, Dr. R. D., services 2.00 Sullivan Oil Co., oil 156.38 Summer St. Market, groceries 78.00 Technology Ambulance Service, ambulance 7.00 Waltham Hospital, care 13.20 Waring, Joseph J., drug store supplies 8.05 Watertown District Nursing, nursing 6.75 Watertown Shoe Store, shoes 9.00 Watertown, Town of, burials 20.00 325 Weymouth Hospital, care 37.00 Wylie, Dr. Earl J., services 83.00 Total Expenditures $45,187.80 Transferred to Revenue 21.52 $45,209.32 State Aid Appropriation for 1939 $1,500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 250.00 $1,250.00 Expenditures Monthly payments $1,190.00 Transferred to Revenue 60.00 $1,250.00 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES School Department—General Control—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $5,000.00 Expenditures Kelly, Francis A., salary $5,000.00 School Department—General Control—Clerk's Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $4,200.00 Expenditures Durgin, Margaret W., salary $1,700.00 Muldoon, Marion K., salary 1,200.00 O'Toole, Anna B., salary 1,300.00 $4,200.00 School Department—General Control—Attendance Officers' Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $3,650.00 Expenditures Carroll, Joseph L., salary $1,900.00 Caverly, Francis, salary 1,750.00 Total Expenditures $3,650.00 School Department—General Control—Attendance Officers' Expenses Appropriation for 1939 $600.00 Expenditures Carroll, Joseph L., transportation $300.00 Caverly, Francis, transportation 300.00 Total Expenditures $600.00 326 School Department-General Control Telephones Appropriation for 1939 $750.00 Transferred Town Meeting 100.00 $850.00 Expenditures New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service $836.83 Transferred to Revenue 13.17 $8501)0 School Department-General Control Office Expense Appropriation for 1939 $350.00 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Machine Co., maintenance $35.00 Amer. Ass'n of School Administrators, membership 5.00 Babb & Co., Edward E., supplies 2.98 Boston Envelope Co., envelopes 15.98 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., service and ribbons 6.80 Carroll, Joseph L., stamps 10.00 Dimond-Union Stamp Works, stamp and cut 3.00 Gledhill Bros., blotter and sets 14.82 Graduate 'School of Public Adm., charts 5.61 Hammett Co., J. L., thermometer and supp. 10.31 Harvard Trust Co., garage 18.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 51.34 Journal of Education, subscription 2.25 Macmillan Co., book 3.25 Martell Co., A. E., manifold books 19.08 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 78.70 National Educational Assoc., subscription 2.00 Post Office Department, stamps 41.00 Shaw-Walker Co., folders •65 Smith Sales Co., supplies 3.25 Supt. of Documents, subscription 1•00 Watertown Bindery, bindery 12.00 Wolkins Co., Henry S., cards 1.36 Wright & Potter Printing Co., blanks 6.14 Total Expenditures 349.52 Transferred to Revenue .48 $350.00 School Department-Instruction Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $461,800.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,215.00 $460,585.00 Expenditures Abbott, Sara D., salary $1,900•0D Adams, Alfred S., salary 2,582.00 Adams, Bernice, salary 1,654.00 Albee, Lillian C., salary 54.00 Allyn. Lillian, salary 1,640.00 327 Ambrose, Katherine, salary 780.00 Andren, Ann, salary 908.25 Andrews, Joseph, salary 1,865.50 Appel, Ruth, salary 2,100.00 Archibald, Helen L., salary 1,280.00 Archibald, Herbert, salary 4,200.00 Avanzino, Frances, salary 1,519.00 Banks, Pauline, salary 1,735.00 Bassett, Charlotte, salary 1,800.00 Bassett, Jennie M., salary 1,800.00 Beeten, Claire, salary 1,686,00 Bennett, Elsie, salary 35.00 Bentley, E. Mae, salary 1,750.00 Biggane, Sally T., salary 2,294.00 Biller, Bernard, salary 1,522.00 Bisbee, Rena I., salary 1,320.00 Black, John, salary 3,000.00 Blake, May A., salary 1,800.00 Blake, Thomas, salary 1,634.00 Blazo, Deborah, salary 330.00 Blossom, Ellen C., salary 1,800.00 Boyajian. Flora, salary 1,337.50 Boyle, Mary, salary 1,428.00 Brereton, A. Eleanor, salary 1,650.00 Brooks, Pauline, salary 1,330.00 Brown, Eileen, salary 1,540.00 Brown, Harriet, salary 1,045.00 Brown, Janet, salary 1,134.00 Burge, Alice, salary 1,340.00 Burgess, Lilla, salary 25.00 Burke, M. Alice, salary 1,650.00 Burke, Ruth, salary 1,740.00 Carey, Mary, salary 1,650.00 Carver, Alice M., salary 1,900.00 Chick, Arnold, salary 825.00 Chrakian, Elisha, salary 1.928,00 Colbert, Edward B., salary 3,040.00 Collins. Margaret, salary 1,800.00 Condon, Mary, salary 990.00 Connor, Eleanor B., salary 1,800.00 Craig, John F., salary 2,700.00 Crozier, Charlotte, salary 1,330.00 Cusick, Elizabeth, salary 1,140.00 Daley, Elizabeth F., salary 1,100.50 Daly, Helen, salary 1,650.00 Daughters, Robert, salary 137.00 Davis, Mary T., salary 1,750.00 Dedeyian, Angel, salary 1,299.98 Denning, Dorothy, salary 1,840.00 Desmond, Elizabeth, salary 520.00 Donnelly, Margaret, salary 1,000.00 Dooley, Gertrude, salary 1,650.00 Drake, Mabel, salary 1,800.00 Drew, Jessie P., salary 1,850.00 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 1,650.00 Durrell, Charles P., salary 3,100.00 Dwyer, Catherine, salary 1.340.00 328 Eagan, Mary, salary 1,637.50 Edwards, Josephine, salary 1,645.88 Eisenhauer, Hugh, salary 2,600.00 Ekman, Gunnar, salary 25.00 Ellis, Cyril, salary 2,500.00 Farley, Helen, salary 1,750.00 Farnham, Helen, salary 1,635.00 Farwell, Willard G., salary 2,500.00 Finnegan, Mary, salary 1,330.00 Flagg, Augusta, salary 1,650.00 Fletcher. Gene, salary 1,650.00 Flynn, Jean, salary 1,640.00 Foley, Julia M.. salary 1,645.00 Ford, Patrick B.. salary 1,340.00- Ford, Raymond, salary 1,580.00 Frounfelker, Lorraine, salary 1,240.00 Fulton, Leah, salary 1,745.00 Gallagher, Alice, salary 1,645.00 Gallen, Catherine, salary 1,615.00 Gartland, Harriet, salary 1,535.00 Geary, Mrs. Ceclia, salary 842.00 Gifford, Joanna, salary 1,640.00 Gildea, James, salary 470.00 Gilligan, Mary, salary 1,650.00 Gearin, Margaret, salary 1,740.00 Gleason, Robert, salary 1,334.00 Goodhue, Winifred, salary 1,657.00 Gough, Anna M., salary 1,340.00 Gould, Carolyn. salary 1,650.00 Grant, Glenys, salary 940.00 Gray, Bertha, salary 1,800.00 Gray, L. Jane. salary 1,800.00 Greeley, Julia W., salary 1,800.00 Griffith, Pearl, salary 1,900.00 Grimes, George, salary 2,440.00 Grogan, Helen, salary 966.50 Grosvenor. Lucy, salary 1,900.00 Gruener, Adele, salary 1,650.00 Guidrey, Frances, salary 490.00 Guidrey, Katherine, salary 936.20 Gutheim, Ruth, salary 1,692.00 Halbert, Irene, salary 1,650.00 Hammill, Catherine, salary 1,888.00 Hammill, Elizabeth, salary 1,440.00 Hamilton, Grace, salary 1,116.00 Hannabel, Mildred, salary 19653.00 Harley, Gladys, salary 1,642.50 Harrington. Gertrude, salary 19000.00 Harris, John J., salary 1,234.00 Hayes, Helen, salary 1,650.00 Helms, Phoebe, salary 1,140.00 Hennessy, Julia, salary 19650.00 Higgins, Catherine, salary 1,240.00 Higgins, Elizabeth, salary 1,011.50 Hill, Hazel, salary 1,615.00 Hillen, Ethel, salary 1,610.00 Hilliard, Pearl M., salary 1,647.50 329 Holman, William, salary 2,500.00 Howard, John R., salary 2,280.00 Howard, Mary, salary 1,650.00 Hughes, Rose, salary 1,771.00 Hughes, Rosemary, salary 1,040.00 Hughes, Sally, salary 1,650.00 Hutchinson, Edythe, salary 1,800.00 Hyde, Marie C., salary 1,532.50 Hynes, Rose, salary 1,650.00 Jacobs, Edith, salary 1,996.00 Jeffers, Harriet M., salary 1,791.00 Johnson, Althea, salary 1,380.00 Johnson, Esther, salary 1,900.00 Jones, Mildred, salary 1,622.00 Keating, Franklin P., salary 2,500.00 Keep, Marion P., salary 2,200.00 Keene, Irving, salary 2,600.00 Kehoe, Katherine, salary 1,642.50 Kelley, John, salary 1,940.00 Kelman, A. Robert, salary 2,800.00 Kemp, Anna M., salary 1,800.00 Kenney, Harold S., salary 2,680.00 Kent, I. Elliot, salary 2,500.00 Kinchla, Ruth, salary 1,040.00 Knox, Mary, salary 1,747.50 Landin, Walter E., salary 2,500.00 Landry, Ruth, salary 375.00 Lane, Barbara, salary 1,340.00 Larkin, Muriel, salary 1,128.00 Learned, Edna, salary 1,690.00 Lenander, Dagmar, salary 1,235.00 Lee, Alice T., salary 720.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 1,645.00 Linfield, Beatrice, salary 720.00 Liston, John, salary 2,140.00 Loomer, Chester, salary 1,634.00 Lordan, Helen, salary 1,240.00 Lyons, Emma, salary 1,650.00 Lyons, Frances, salary 1,627.50 Lyons, Helen, salary 1,650.00 Lusk, Mildred, salary 1,647.50 Macurdy, Elmo D., salary 2,800.00 Macurdy, Louise, salary 1,650.00 MacGregor, Helen, salary 1,650.00 MacKenzie, Ella, salary 1,900.00 Malley, Joseph, salary 2,590.00 MacPherson, Mabel, salary 1,800.00 Mansfield, Gertrude, salary 1,080.00 Mantenuto, John, salary 657.00 Matthews, Mary F., salary 1,650.00 Maurice, Juste, salary 25.00 McBreen, Eleanor, salary 1,454.50 McCarthy, Charles, salary 1.822.00 McCoubrey, Anne, salary 581.25 McDermott, Winifred, salary 985.87 McDonough, Elizabeth, salary 1,647.50 McHugh, Katherine, salary 1,620.00 330 McKenney, Gladys, salary 1,894.00 McKeon, Dorothy, salary 1,200.00 McMahon, Katherine, salary 1,650.00 McManus, Helen, salary 1,692.00 McLaughlin, Helen, salary 1,435.00 McMullen, Anastasia W., salary 1,776.00 McNally, Alice, salary 1,900.00 McNally, Eileen, salary 1,027.50 McNealy, John, salary 1,990.00 McNulty, Francis, salary 253.00 Mealy, E. Gertrude, salary 1,435.00 Megan, Mrs. Emily A., salary 18.00 Milmore, Lillian, salary 1,041.00 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 2,295.00 Moakley, Janet, salary 829.00 Moody, Harold L., salary 2,198.00 Mooney, Francis X., salary 3,100.00 Moore, Harris W., salary 2,300.00 Morse, Mildred, salary 1,800.00 Moynihan, Mary, salary 1,900.00 Murphy, Beatrice, salary 1,788.00 Murphy, Mrs. Gertrude, salary 25.00 Murphy, John, salary 450.00 Murphy, Joseph, salary 612.00 Murray, Mary, salary 1,626.88 Nelson, Earl C., salary 3,100.00 Murray, Susan, salary 1,635.00 Newell, Maude, salary 1,000.00 Norcross, Mildred, salary 1,424.00 O'Brien, Helen, salary 1,654.00 O'Brien, Madeline F., salary 1,828.00 O'Brien, Thomas, salary 2,580.00 O'Neil, Mary Lyons, salary 1,734.00 O'Toole, William, salary 2,534.00 Paquet, Charlotte, salary 1,140.00 Parker, Leila M., salary 1,677.50 Perkins, Arthur, salary 640.00 Phelan, Julia, salary 1,641.75 Poole, Elaine D., salary 1,650.00 Prout, Jane Agnes, salary 163.00 Putnam, Walter L., salary 2,040.00 Quackenbush, M. Theresa, salary 1,650.00 Quirk, Marjorie, salary 1,340.00 Randall, Freda, salary 1,894.00 Randlett, Rena, salary 1,110.00 Ranney, Laurena, salary 1,794.00 Reed, Ethel L., salary 1,640.00 Reed, Lucy, salary 1,794.00 Reid, Ethel, salary 1,800.00 Reid, Mabel, salary 1,597.50 Ricker, Ethel, salary 1,882.00 Rideout, Grace, salary 1,650.00 Riley, Evelyn, salary 1,640.00 Riley, Isabel, salary 1,697.00 Roberts, Katherine, salary 1,752.00 Robinson, Thomas, salary 2,162.00 Roche, Emma, salary 126.00 331 Rooney, Edward, salary 1,540.00 Rowe, Edna, salary 1,750.00 Russell, Florence, salary 1,540.00 Sanborn, Alice, salary 1,650.00 Sanderson, Lucy, salary 1,900.00 Sargent, Mabel, salary 1,800.00 Sawyer, Erald L., salary 3,100.00 Secord, Muriel, salary 1,650.00 Semple, Agnes, salary 1,260.00 Severance, Elizabeth, salary 1,888.00 Shay, Esther, salary 1,800.00 Slattery, Catherine, salary 1,690.00 Slattery, Mildred, salary 1,642.50 Small, Virginia, salary 1,634.50 Smith, Gertrude, salary 1,785.00 Smith, Madeline, salary 1,620.00 Smith, R. Glenn, salary 2,395.00 Smith, Rose, salary 1,894.00 Snow, Lucile, salary 1,633.51 Striley, C. Harold, salary 3,100.00 Stuber, Wava, salary 1,602.50 Sullivan, Daniel E., salary 3,500.00 Sullivan, Esther, salary 1,228.00 Sullivan, Mary, salary 1,333.50 Sweet, Marion E., salary 1,667.50 Taylor, Catherine, salary 1,534.00 Thayer, Helen, salary 1,900.00 Thomas, Mary, salary 1,206.50 Thulin, Ruth, salary 1,626.00 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 1,629.00 Tierney, Rita, salary 1,540.00 Timper, Alma, salary 1,694.00 Toll, Rudolph, salary 23.00 Toscano, Paul, salary 25.00 Treadwell, Dorothy, salary 1,650.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 1,559.25 Urquhart, Mildred, salary 1,650.00 Vanier, Ella L., salary 1,800.00 Ward, Alice, salary 1,140.00 Ward. Anna B., salary 1,794.00 Ward, Edwin, salary 2,600.00 Ward, Jr., John H. R., salary 2,500.00 Ward, Josephine G., salary 1,650.00 Wetsell, Doris, salary 1,220.00 Wheeler, C. Arthur, salary 3,400.00 Whitaker, Grace, salary 1,650.00 White, Bernard, salary 1,816.00 White, Doris, salary 1,440.00 Wilcox, Ella M., salary 990.00 Winning, G. Elizabeth, salary 1,800.00 Woodbury, Madeline, salary 1,800.00 Yeo, Rensforth I., salary 25.00 Substitutes Barres, Mrs. J. P., salary 48.00 Barron, William. salary 18.00 Blake, Mrs. T. A., salary 36.00 332 Bloomfkeld, Albert, salary 18.00 Brennan,-Helen, salary 72.50 Brooks, Gertrude, salary 780.00 Cannon, Rita, salary 325.00 Caruso, Italia, salary 33.00 Celeste, James, salary 6.00 Donnelly, George, salary 72.00 Foley, Margaret, salary 6.00 Ford, Mrs. Eleanor, salary 70.00 Gately, Thomas, salary 6.00 Gildea, James, salary 77.00 Gorgone, Fred, salary 114.00 Gunn, Anna, salary 30.00 Hickey, Mrs. Anne, salary 72.00 Jackson, Pauline, salary 40.00 Keenan, Louise, salary 6.00 Kelley, Joseph C., salary 6.00 King, Miles, salary 220.00 Korb, Edward, salary 6.00 Koumjian, John, salary 78.00 Landry, Ruth, salary 124.50 Lappen, Eleanor, salary 65.00 Lothrop, John, salary 162.00 Maher, Arthur P., salary 6.00 Maloney, John, salary 108.00 McCoubrey, Mrs. Anne, salary 236.50 McTiernan, Phillip R., salary 5.00 Megan, Mrs. Emily, salary 124.50 Murphy, John, salary 300.00 Noden, Helen, salary 12.00 Nolan, Helen, salary 225.00 Odlum, Janet, salary 2.50 Oliver, Jean, salary 18.00 Prout, Jane Agnes, salary 222.00 Rowell, Mrs. Herbert, salary 60.00 Ryan, Rita, salary 18.00 Scully, Mabel, salary 84.00 Sheridan, Rita, salary 18.00 Shr ,fiver, Raymond H., salary 228.00 Sullivan, Leo, salary 18.00 Tappen, Eleanor, salary 25.00 Toscano, Paul, salary 35.00 Vahey, Martin, salary 156.00 Welch, Dorothy, salary 24•00 Woodman, Mrs. Eunice, salary 42.00 Tptal Expenditures $459,531.32 Transferred to Revenue 1,053.68 $460,585.00 School Instruction-Sick Leave Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Expenditures Adams, Alfred, salary $18.00 Allyn, Lillian, salary 10.00 Andrews, Joseph, salary 6.00 333 Archibald, Helen, salary 60.00 _ Avanzino, Frances salary 21.00 Banks, Pauline, salary 15.00 Beeten, Claire, salary 10.00 Biggane, Sally, salary 6.00 Biller, Bernard, salary 18.00 Blake, Thomas, salary 6.00 Boyajian, Flora, salary 2.50 Boyle, Mary, salary 12.00 Brooks, Pauline, salary 10.00 Chrakian, Elisha, salary 12.00 Crozier, Charlotte B., salary 10.00 Daly, Elizabeth, salary 42.50 Eagan, Mary, salary 12.50 Farnham, Helen, salary 15.00 Finnegan, Mary, salary 10.00 Flynn, Jean, salary 10.00 Voley, Julia, salary 5.00 Fulton, Leah M., salary 5.00 Gallagher, Alice, salary 5.00 Gallen, Catherine, salary 5.00 Gartland, Harriet, salary 5.00 Gifford, Joanna, salary 10.00 Gleason, Robert, salary 6.00 Hamilton, Grace, salary 24.00 Hammill, Catherine, salary 12.00 Harley, Gladys, salary 7.50 Harris, John, salary 6.00 Hill, Hazel, salary 5.00 Hillen, Ethel, salary 40.00 Hughes, Rose, salary 60.00 Jacobs, Edith, salary 24.00 Jones, Mildred, salary 18.00 Kehoe, Katherine, salary 12.50 Larkin, Muriel, salary 15.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 5.00 Loomer, Chester, salary 6.00 Lyons, Frances, salary 20.00 McBreen, EIeanor, salary 5.50 McCarthy, Charles, salary 18.00 McKinney, Gladys, salary 6.00 McLaughlin, Helen, salary 5.00 McMullen, Anastasia, salary 24.00 McNally, Eileen, salary 12.50 Mealy, E. Gertrude, salary 5.00 Milmore, Lillian, salary 5.00 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 5.00 Moakley, Janet, salary 50.00 Moody, Harold L., salary 42.00 Murphy, Beatrice A., salary 10.00 Murray, Mary, salary 50.00 Murray, Susan, salary 15.00 Norcross, Mildred, salary 60.00 O'Brien, Madeline, salary 12.00 O'Neil, Mrs. Mary L., salary 48.00 Parker, Leila, salary 32.50 Randall, Freda, salary 6.06. v 334 Randlett, Rena D., salary 30.00 Ranney, Laurena, salary 6.00 Reed, Lucy, salary 6.00 Reid, Mabel C., salary 50.00 Ricker, Ethel, salary 18.00 Riley, Evelyn, salary 10.00 Roberts, Katherine, salary 48.00 Robinson, T. Donald, salary 18.00 Severance, Elizabeth, salary 12.0l1 Slattery, Mildred, salary 10.00 Small, Virginia, salary 27.50 Smith, Gertrude M., salary 6.00 Smith, R. Glenn, salary 60.00 Smith, Rose, salary 6.00 Stuber, Wava, salary 47.50 Sweet, Marion, salary 60.00 Taylor, Catherine, salary 6.00 Thomas, Mary, salary 20.00 Thulin, Ruth, salary 24.00 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 35.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 5.00 Ward, Anna B., salary 6.00 Wetsell, Doris, salary 50.00 White, Bernard, salary 24.00 Total Expenditures $1,599.00 Transferred to Revenue 1.00 $1,600.00 School Department-Instruction-Kooks and Supplies Appropriation for 1939 $20,000.00 Expenditures Air Reduction Sales Co., cylinder demurrage $31.08 Allyn & Bacon, books 365.44 Amberg File & Index Co., folders 1.85 American Book Co., books 750.57 Americana Corp, books 120.93 American Education Press Inc., books 251.40 American Type Founders, type 191.24 American Writing Ink Co., ink 12.04 Andrew Paper Co., paper 51.55 D. Appleton-Century Co., books 25.07 Archibald, Herbert H., stamped envelopes 31.72 Arlo Publishing Co„ books 66.73 Arteraft Co., paint 5.00 Atwell Co., books 4.09 Auston-Hastings Co., steel 323.68 Autocopy Inc., autocopy films 2.27 Babb & Co., Edward E., paper supplies 1,364.03 Beaudette & Co., stencils 62.51 Beckley-Cardy Co., books 21.62 Birchard & Co., C. C., music 37.90 Blakiston's Sons & Co., P., books 18.55 Bbbbs-Merrill Co., books 16.47 Boston Blue Print Co., supplies 114.17 Boston Envelope Co., envelopes 84.05 335 Boston Music Co., music 44.72 Boston University Div. of Teaching Aids, films 51.00 Bradley Co., Milton, supplies 1,121.01 Bruce Publishing Co., books 35.12 Cambosco Scientific Co., laboratory supplies 143.33 Carter & Co., John, paper supplies 205.13 Carter-Rice & Co., paper supplies 171.51 Centebar's, groceries 217.45 Central Scientific Co., chemicals 58.48 Chandler & Farquhar Co., tools 187.93 Character Building Publications, books 52.50 College Entrance Ex. Board, question papers 17.50 Collier & Sons Corp., P. F., books 87.75 Columbia University Press, book 2.51 Cook & Co., charts 19.00 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., paint 5.00 Dietzgen Co., Eugene, drawing supplies 69.64 Dick Co., A. B., mimeograph supplies 18.87 Dine's, sewing supplies 5.00 Dowd Co., Inc., H. J., desk dispensers 1.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 7.75 Educational Screen, subscription 3.25 Educational Test Bureau, manuals and keys 31.13 Embassy Chemical Products Co., stencils 1920 Expression Co., books 3827 Extra Curricular Pub. Co., books 3.86 Pairbairn Publishing Co., books 4.46 Flaherty Co., Wm. H., electric supplies 8.05 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 313.39 G. & S. Paper Co., paper 4.50 Ginn & Co., books 972.71 Gledhill Bros. Inc., stationery supplies 889.74 Globe Book Co., books 100.53 Gregg Publishing Co., books 95.52 Groom & Co., Thomas, supplies 1.20 Hackett Bros. Co., groceries 181.20 Hall & McCreary Co., books 1.80 Hammett Co., J. L., supplies 895.42 Harcourt-Brace & Co., books' 189.18 Harper & Bros., books 15.22 Harter Publishing Co., books 18.1.7 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 38.31 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 15.00 Heath & Co., D. C., books 252.65 Herman Co., rental sound equipment 35.00 Holt & Co., Henry, books 2.29 Homeyer & Co., Charles W., music 18.82 Houghton Mifflin Co., books 467.11 Inor Publishing Co., books 6.89 Institute for Research, monographs 3.75 Iroquois Publishing Co., books 53.28 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., basketballs 103.03 Jordan-Marsh Co., dry goods 54.25 Keene, Irving C., supplies 2.00 Kilnapps Book Shop, books 8.50 Laidlaw Bros., books 11.58 Librarian of Congress, cards 8.06 336 Lippincott Co., books (J.B.) 19.77 Little-Brown & Co., books 99.79 Longmans-Green & Co., books 5.92 Lufburrow, N. A., book .25 Lyons & Carnahan, books 2.47 Macmillan Co., books 189.18 Magnus Brush & Craft Materials, craft materials 73.30 Makepeace Inc., B. L., paper 46.48 Mass. Bible Society, Bible 2.25 Mass. Safety Council, patrol belts 3.59 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 11.00 McArdle, H. B., supplies 6.00 McGraw-Hill Book Co., book 6.24 Merrill Co., Charles, books 53.64 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, stationery supplies 176.10 Morrill Co., George H., ink 10.15 Morton, A. Lucy, engrossing 102.25 Nation School Publishing Co., subscription 3.00 National Educators Society, revision service 28.50 Nelson & Sons, Thomas, book 4.46 Newton, City of, material 1.40 New Eng. Adding Machine Co., instruction books 39.00 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 3.30 New Eng. Vocational Guidance Ass'n, dues 2.50 Noble & Noble Inc., book 35.61 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 430.65 Owen Publishing Co., books (F.A.) 14.50 Oxley Co., John H., black board erasers 35.00 Parke-Snow, cloth 12.42 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 51.29 Phillips Paper Co., cylinder ink and stencils 122.74 Pitman Pub. Corp., supplies 48.95 Post Office Department, postage 39.72 Prentice-Hall Inc., books 57.93 Public School Publishing Co., subscription 4.40 Railway Express Agency, express 27.59 Rand Type Setting Service, type setting 67.80 Raynham Bleachery, waste cloths 11.50 Remington Rand Inc., cards and supplies 6.80 Ronald Press Co., book 2.50 Royal Typewriter Co., typewriters 452.50 Row-Peterson & Co., books 75.84 Sanborn & Co., Benj. H., books 19.18 School Arts Magazine, books 10.00 School Executive, subscription 2.00 Science Research, books 30.00 Scott-Foresman & Co., books 553.29 Scribner's Sons, Charles, books 36.60 Shaw-Walker Co., folders 1.87 Silver-Burdett Co., books 45.20 Singer Co., L. W., books 54.79 Smith, L. C. & Corona Typewriter, typewriters 1,002.50 Spaulding-Moss Co., drawing materials 12.55 Stanford University Press, subscriptions 3.50 Stanford Mailing Machines, supplies 16.60 Star Market Co., groceries 271.32 Star Products Co., staples 13.00 337 Stephens, Samuel, & Wicksham, printing equip- ment 66.45 Sullivan, Dr. Edward A., address 25.00 Textile Water Supply Co., waste 19.55 The Thrift Press, books 27.25 Tracy Chair Co., chair rental 108.75 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., typewriters 142.50 Union Library Assoc., books 10.32 University of Minnesota Press, book 1.38 University Publishing Co., books 59.46 Visual Education Service, film rentals 2.30 Wahn Co., George H., electric supplies 29.92 Waltham Foundry Co., castings 3.54 Ward's, supplies 2.70 Watertown Bindery, rebinding 400.15 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supplies 288.73 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 279.88 Webster Publishing Co., books 10.31 Weldon Shoppe, ribbon 35.20 Wensell & Co., paper supplies 16.68 White Co., R. H., supplies 37.17 Whitehead Metal Products, metal prdoucts 25.95 Wholesome Film Service, film service 2.86 Wild & Stevens Inc., printers supplies 3.10 Wiley & Sons, John, books 4.26 Wilkinson Co., A. J., hardware and paint 266.13 Wilson Co., H. W., subscription 8.40 Winston Co., John C., books 134.84 Wolkins Co., Henry S., supplies 1,268.91 Woolworth Co., F. W., supplies 10.00 Wood Co., A. M., lumber 629.77 World Book Co., books 227.59 Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., labels 24.11 Young American, subscription 20.00 Total Expenditures $19,997.82 Transferred to Revenue 2.18 $20,000.00 School Department-Operation Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $35,000.00 Expenditures Burns, Michael, salary $1,816.64 Comford, Redford, salary 1,416.60 Corcoran, John, salary 1,516.64 Cornick Adolphus, salary 1,816.64 Couture, Herman, salary 1,900.00 Doherty, James, salary 408.31 Dowd, James, salary 1,500.00 Driscoll, John, salary 1,896.68 Droney, Mrs. Bridget, salary 950.00 Dwyer, Mrs. Delia, salary 950.00 Evans, William, salary 96.50 Foisy, Hubert, salary 1,900.00 Haddie, Mrs. Florence, salary 950.00 Harrington, James, salary 1,800.00 i 338 Hartson, William, salary 1,873.44 LeShane, Richard, salary 1,449.98 Maclennan, Catherine G., salary 950.00 Manning, Delia, salary 319.77 Morrisey, Mrs. Regina, salary 950.00 Perkins, Joseph G., salary 1,732.00 Quinn, Terence, salary 1,477.08 Ross, David, salary 2,600.00 Ross, John J., salary 2,000.00 Scott, John, salary 10.00 Valois, Mrs. Margaret, salary 950.00 Ward, Grace, salary 950.00 Total Expenditures $34,080.28 Transferred to Revenue 919.72 $35,000.00 School Department—Operation Supplies Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures A. P. W. Paper Co., paper supplies $287.50 Boston Mill Remnants Co., cheese cloth 15.10 Dutton Co., Andrew Co., burlap 15.30 Fletcher Hardware Co., hardware 71.27 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 65.83 Mass. Comm. of, brushes, (State Prison colony) 109.55 Ryan Co., L., sawdust 14.00 Star Market Co., babo 11.40 State Chemical Co., floor treatment 686.15 Stone & Forsyth Co., paper supplies 171.25 Waltham Woodenware & Paper Co., paper supplies 71.25 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 370.81 Watertown Hardware & Paint Co., hardware supplies 110.06 Total Expenditures $1,999.47 Transferred to Revenue .53 $2,000.00 School Department—Operation—Fuel Appropriation for 1939 $14,000.00 Expenditures Bleachery Fuel Co., fuel $4,254.35 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 8,625.99 Sullivan, James H., oil 1,096.78 Watertown Sun, advertising 6.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 6.25 Total Expenditures $13,989.37 Transferred to Revenue 10.63 $14,000.00 339 School Department-Operation-Water Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Watertown, Town of, metered water $1,999.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 $2,000.00 School Department-Operation-Light &; Power Appropriation for 1939 $9,000.00 Expenditures Baton Cons. Gas Co., service $864.23 Boston Edison Co., service 7,986.00 Hughes, William H., lamps 132A5 Mass. Gas & Light Co., lamps 1.68 Visual Education Service, projection lamps 6.10 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supply 8.88 Total Expenditures $8,999.34 Transferred to Revenue .66 $9,000.00 School Departments-Operation-Halls Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Expenditures Burns, Michael, services $3.00 Couture, Herman J., services 99.00 Evans, William, services 10.00 Foisy, Hubert, services 98.50 Hartson, William, services 82.50 LeShane, Richard, services 75.00 Maloney, Edward, services 3.00 Maurer, Edward, services 3.00 McCarthy, Francis, services 3.00 McGeever, John, services 3.00 Reilly, John, services 3.00 Shea, William, services 3.00 Quinn, Terence, services 10.00 Walsh, John, services 3.00 Total Expenditures $399.00 Transferred to Revenue 1.00 $400.00 School Department-Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $6,500.00 Expenditures Air-Way Branches Inc., repairs $5.50 Allen Shade Holder Co., shades 45.47 Atlantic Brass Foundry, castings 2.86 Babb & Co., Edward E., supplies 7.17 Burns & Jones, plumbing repairs 124.32 Bradley Co., Milton, ink wells 15.11 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., supplies 15.07 340 Conway-Cannon Co., wire grilles 267.50 Coolidge Cleansers Inc., cleaning 3.81 Cutler-Hammer, coil 3.09 Daley, Michael, plumbing 261.25 Denoyer-Geppert Co., maps 265.10 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 8.73 Educational Guild of N.. E., map 6.00 Evans, William, labor 120.00 Fletcher Hardware, supplies 415.61 Freeman, Joseph, fence 42.00 Frigidaire Div., servicing 6.63 Gardner, Ralph A., castings 356.98 Gibbs Express Co., express 1.69 Gilbert-Howe-Gleason Co., service on burner 43.16 Green & Co., S. B., cement 91.22 Griffiths Saw Co., Albert, repairing saws 66.97 Grimes, George, maintenance typewriters 80.00 Hales, A. W., repairing stop watch 3.00 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 33.02 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 105.19 Haymarket Hardware Co., lock sets 14.00 Highway, Pay-roll 32.70 Hinkley, Ora E., keys 10.20 Hodge Boiler Works, repair 130.00 Home Specialties Co., window shades 283.97 Hutchinson, Edythe, lamps, table 3.00 International Bus. Machines, repairing time re- cording clocks 34.96 International Eng. Works, castings 27.50 Jacobsen Power Mower Co., repairing mower 14.65 Johns-Manville Co., gaskets 49.97 Kinch, Ralph W... wood work 3.00 Lamb, Thomas, ceiling repairs 13.30 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., lawn mower grinding 9.00 Maffioli, C., mason work 126.25 Mass., Comm. of, flags, ash can 139.90 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric light sup- plies 38.30 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 13.42 McWhirter, A. L., tuning pianos 36.00 Metroplitan Door Closer, door closer repair 41.00 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, supplies 4.00 Munroe Calculating Machine, maintenance 79.62 Narragansett Machine Co., keys and locks 12.45 National Carloading Corp., express 15.28 Newcomb Co., J. T., locksmith work 21.37 New England Laundries Inc., laundry 2.00 Newton Glass Co., glass 120.97 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 3.90 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 26.39 Olmsted-Flint Corp., leather belting 45.43 Powers Regulator Co., adjusting temp. system 80.85 Priest, Frederick S., brass fittings 10.00 Reed, Lucy, laundry 1.96 Remington-Rand Inc., paper fingers 1.20 Robinson Co., R. L., window 1.18 Ross, David, services, registrations, and garaging 563.92 341 Royal Typewriter Co., typewriter parts .50 Sargent-Greenleaf Inc., keys .89 Singer Sewing Machine Co., sewing machine sup- plies 21.23 Smith, L. C. & Corona Typewriter Co., tools 49.10 Square Hdwe & Paint Co., hardware 3.30 Standard Electric Co., service 50.46 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 1,043.00 Standard Oil of N. Y., asphalt 50.00 State Chemical Co., enamel 48.25 Strickland, H. E., Heating controls repair 142.38 Tropical Paint & Oil Co., roofing 151.22 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., rock frame 5.89 Vose & Sons Piano Co., repairing and trucking 83.00 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 8.04 Walworth Co., cellar drainer 32.00 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 15.29 Watertown Hdwe & Paint Co., hardware supplies 101.52 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 9.81 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., heating supplies 111.31 Watertown Tire Co., auto supplies 29.19 Waverley Heating Supply Co., heating supplies 18.48 White & Clean Hygenic Laundry, laundry 11.16 Wolkins Co., Henry S., school furniture 36.00 Worcester, Ralph H., auto repair 10.65 Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., locks 58.42 Total Expenditures $6,499.18 Transferred to Revenue .82 $6,500.00 School Department-New Equipment Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures Beaudette & Co., duplicating machines $133.50 Collins, John J., desks 137.50 Fairbanks-Morse & Co., scale 28.15 Heywood-Wakefield Co., stools 81.00 New Eng. Adding Machine Co., ediphone transcriber 90.00 Sager Electrical Supplies Co., electric equipment 22.00 Total Expenditures $492.15 Transferred to Revenue 7.85 $500.00 School Department-Miscellaneous Apropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Butler, George F., supplies $33.22 Carney, Mary, incidentals and transportation 18.68 342 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies 54.37 Dunn's, supplies 24.10 Harding, Susan M., expenses 5.80 Kelley, Timothy, flowers 20.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 15.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 25.14 White Co., R. H., dry goods 3.68 Total Expenditures $199•99 Transferred to Revenue .01 $200.00 School Department-DTedical Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $6,000.00 Expenditures Beverly, Marjorie, salary $1,500.00 Carney, Mary, salary 1,500.00 Harding, Susan, salary 1,500.00 Loring, Dr. Benjamin T., salary 300.00 Quirk, Dr. Thomas C., salary 187.50 Toppan, Dr. Albert, salary 500.00 Zovickan, Dr. H., salary 500.00 Total Expenditures $5,987.50 Transferred to Revenue 12.50 $6,000.00 School Department-Evening Appropriation for 1939 $3.000.00 Expenditures Burns, Michael, salary $84.00 Caruso, Italia, salary 81.00 Comfort, Redford, salary 15.00 Cornick, Adolphus, salary 75.00 Doe, Barbara, salary 78.00 Farese, Rose, salary 153.00 Fitzgerald, Evelyn, salary 156.03 Ford, Patrick B., salary 156.00 Gildea, James, salary 78.00 Geary, Mrs. Cecelia, salary 234.00 Gorman, Mrs. Mary, salary 78.00 Guidrey, Frances, salary 78.00 Hillen, Ethel, salary 66.00 King, Myles, salary 78.00 King, Neal, salary 75.00 Landry, Ruth, salary 6.00 Larkin, Muriel, salary 150.00 Maloney, John, salary 159.00 McBfreen, Eleanor, salary 78.00 Mitten, Helen, salary 6.00 Murphy, John, salary 24.00 Perkins, Joseph G., salary 6.00 Rooney, Edward, salary 260.00 SantageIo, J. Anthony, salary 39.00 343 Shriver, Raymond, salary 60.00 Sullivan, Esther, salary 153.00 Tangusso, Sebastian, salary 78.00 Taylor, Catherine, salary 3.00 Taylor, E. Phillips, salary 156.00 Vahey, Martin, salary 156.00 Waters, Anne, salary 75.00 Ziegler, Clara M., salary 105.00 Total Expenditures $2,999.00 Transferred to Revenue 1.00 $3,000.00 School Department-Evening-Supplies Apppropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures American Book Co., book $9.94 Geary, Mrs. Cecelia, postage and supplies 5.30 Ginn & Co., books 24.28 Gregg Publishing Co., books 101.51 Hammett Co., J. L., paper 14.42 Heath & Co., D. C., books 13.97 Macmillan Co., books 14.12 Mass., Comm. of. books 4.50 Wolkins Co., Henry S., paper and pencils 7.63 Total Expenditures $195.67 Transferred to Revenue 4.33 $200.00 School Department-Trade School Appropriation for 1939 $12,000.00 Expenditures Boston, City of, tuition $2,874.62 Cambridge, City of, tuition 24.00 Lynn, City of, tuition 27.00 Medford, City of, tuition 19.50 Middlesex County, tuition 323.14 Newton, City of, tuition 8,218.49 Somerville, City of, tuition 76.92 Waltham, City of, tuition 434.48 Total Expenditures $11,998.15 Transferred to Revenue 1.85 $12,000.00 School Department-Transportation Appropriation for 1939 $1,600.00 Transferred Town Meeting 525.00 $2,125.00 Expenditures Godwin's Taxi Service, taxi $48.00 Lovell Bus Lines, transportation 1,412.00 344 Middlesex & Boston, buses 341.60 Ransom Watertown Taxi, taxi 317.80 Total Expenditures $2,119.40 Transferred to Revenue 5.60 $2,125.00 Public Library—Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $2 7,300.00 Expenditures Beach, Helen, salary $8.25 Berry, Doris M., salary 362.80 Blazo, M. Elsa, salary 1,100.00 Bresnahan, Dorothy, salary 52.30 Campbell, Louise, salary 306.13 Cannon, John, salary 1,000.00 Collins, Beatrice, salary 1,400.00 Courtney, Minnie C., salary 1,600.00 Cutler, Edward, salary 30.00 Dunbar, Natalie, salary 700.00 Elphick, Ruth S.. salary 3.50 Evans, William, salary 16.00 Harney, Mary, salary 249.88 Kelley, Rose M., salary 1,158.33 Kirby, Peter, salary 6.00 LeShane, Richard, salary 200.00 Leverich, Ethelyn, salary 1,100.00 Madden, Esther, salary 1,300.00 Mannix, Bernard, salary 1,600.00 Masters, Lydia W., salary 3,000.00 Martin, Doris M., salary 1,500.00 McNally, Mary C., salary 1,200.00 Mead, Corinne, salary 1,900.00 Molito, Geraldine, salary 121.50 Moore, Eleanor L., salary 2,000.00 Nash, Paul, salary 11.00 Norton, Charlotte A., salary 500.00 Pollock, Charles, salary 400.00 Smith, Helen E., salary 931.92 Sullivan, Alma M., salary 500.00 Sullivan, Mary, salary 23.60 Tracy, Ann, salary 700.00 White, Ruth C., salary 625.00 York, Mary E., salary 1,500.00 Total Expenditures $27,106.21 Transferred to Revenue 193.79 $27,300.00 Public Library—Books—Periodicals & Binding Appropriation for 1939 $6,000.00 Expenditures Active Book Stores, books $6.00 American Book Co., books 79.20 345 American Historical Assoc., dues 5.00 American Library Assoc., books 25.48 Barnard & Co., F. J., book binders 32.10 Beckley-Cardy Co., books 73.66 Beuttel, R. M., music 4.50 Blackfriar's Press, books 3.79 Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., books 6.35 Boston University Bur. Business Res., books 2.60 Bowker Co., R. R., subscription •75 Clark Co., Charles W., books 40.09 Christian Science Publishing Co., subscription 9.00 Collins Sons & Co., Wm., books 5.69 Cox Book Co., Carol, books 25.33 Cranton, G. L., books 21.50 Demyer-Geppert Co., book 1.28 Educational Guild of N. E., monographs 16.50 Educational Service Bureau, books 2.75 Foreign Policy Assoc., subscription 5.00 Frontier Press Co., books 12.38 Geographical Publishing Co., subscription 4.00 Ginn & Co., books 104.73 Goldberger Agency, Herman, magazines, subscriptions 19.20 Heath & Co., D. C., books 35.16 Houghton-Mifflin Co., books 10.34 Huntting Co., H. R., books 2.53 Josephs & Co., E. L., books 18.92 Junior Literary Guild, books 161.62 Karr & Co., Jean, books 6.00 Kavaljian, L. H., book 1•00 Library Book House, books 36.91 Martin & Murray Co. Inc., books 22.49 Mass. Historical Society, book 4.00 McGraw-Hill Book Co., books 16.65 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 9.00 N. E. Hist. & Genealogical Soc., dues 5.00 N. E. News Co., books 1,135.09 Noble & Noble Pub. Co. Inc., books 7.53 Pearson, John A., books 69.12 Personal Book Shop, books 1,650.22 Quarrie Corp., Encyclopedias 198.60 Romano, Joseph, papers 21.60 Sackett, Meyer H., books 249.55 Small & Hanson. books 112.43 Smith, N. T., books 60.45 Toothaker, O. H., books 822 United Publishers Assoc., books 11.71 United Publishers Service, books 69.60 Watertown News Co., papers 82.79 Watertown Sun, subscription 6.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, subscription 2.00 Waverly House, books 9.90 Wells, Bindery, L. A., binding 1,271.64 White & Co., James T., books 36.42 Whitman & Co., Albert, books 44.64 Wilde Co., W. A., books 19.51 346 Wilson Co., H. W., books 92.80 Witkowers, books 3.60 Total Expenditures $5,999.92 Transferred to Revenue .08 $6,000.00 Public Library-Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $5,325.00 Expenditures American Cotton Products Co., cotton products $13.58 American Fire Equipment Co., extinguishers 12.25 American Library Assoc., membership 5.00 Arlington Stamp Works, ink .77 Atlas Products Co., lamps 36.21 Baker Co., Frank G., labor 16.50 Baker & Taylor, books 21.33 Barnard & Co., F. J., grey slips 5.29 Black, Lester M., labor 10.00 Blazo, M. Elsa, carrying books 3.00 Bookcellar, map 1.00 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 70.44 Boston Edison Co., service 978.39 Boston Mill Remnant Co., mill remnants 18.35 Bowker Co., R. R., maps 17.17 Burr Nurseries, nursery stock 2.50 Cannon, John, carrying books 288.50 Chapin Chemical Co., germicide 5.00 Crown Shade & Screen Co., shades 34.00 Demco Library Supplies, paste 10.00 Dimond-Union Stamp Works, pads 2.00 Eastern Products Co., floor treatment 15.50 Eaton, Leroy S., post cards and printing 276.24 Emerson Co., Thomas W., lawn seed 37.00 Evans Printing Service, printing 110.00 Farm Service Co., lawn dressing 1.90 Fidelity Specialty Co., paste 16.10 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 52.62 Gaylord Brothers, binders and supplies 173.03 General Typewriter Co., repairs 5.50 Gifford Supply Co., janitors supplies 79.01 Goding, Herbert, labor 3.00 Haley & Steele, post cards 1.66 Hawes Electric Co., supplies 40.25 Hill, Edward E., roof repair 66.70 Holliston Mills Inc., varnish 15.60 Household Fuel Corp., fuel 415.31 Hotchkiss Sales Co., staples 1.63 Hughes, William H., oil burner 194.00 Huntting Co., H. R., Cambric strips 13.70 Jordan-Marsh Co., pair cranes 1.25 Jones, David R., repairing roof 40.00 Kruysman, N. L. & E. W., stationery supplies 31.27 Librarian of Congress, cards 106.57 347 Maclntosh Coal Co., John, coal 161.00) Mass. Gas & Electric Supply Co., electric repair 3.00 Mass. Library Assoc., membership 5.00 Masters, Lydia, W., incidentals 75.51 McArdle. H. B., office supplies 215.62 McElhiney, Eldon E., oiling 61.40 Metropolitan Ice Co., oil burner service 6.OD Miller & Lord, map 14.80 National Education Assoc., dues 5.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 254.43 Personal Book Shop, pictures 1.00 Quincy Bookbinding Co., recasing leather 17.11 Railway Express Agency, expressing 8.93 Raymond. D. B., loam 10.50 Remington Rand Inc., polish 8.10 Renavene Boston, Co., renavene 2.95 Robbins Disinfectant Co., George R., liquid soap 7.50 Rogers Co., mop treatment 6.22 Rowse Co.. R. E., floor cleaner 9.50 Sampson. Paul, labor 151.33 Sanascent Co.. chemicals 3.25 Science Research Associates, books 17.50 Smith, L. C., Corona Typewriter Co., typewriter maintenance 52.10 Standard Equipment Co., indicating multiple fuses 3.60 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 10.00 Stone & Forsythe Co., paper 22.38 Sullivan, James H., oil 782.70 Titus, L. C., repairs 88.00 Watertown, Town of, metered water 28.95 Watertown Awning Co., awning repaired 3.00 Watertown Letter Shop, mimeographs 3.25 Watertown Sun, advertising 4.00 Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co., repairs 32.25 Total Expenditures $5,325.D0 Library Trust Fund Income Income received $511.13 Expenditures Bolton, J. P.. books $17.18 Commodity Research Bureau, books 6.75 Goldberger Agency, Herman, nrag. subscriptions 375.00 Historical Society of Watertown, book 5.00 Larkin-Roosevelt & Larkin, book 9.00 New England News Co., books 8.34 Pearson, John A., books 38.75 Personal Book Shop, books 25.01 Sackett, Meyer H.. books 11.10 Stimson, Louise, Dickens village and talk 15.00 Total Expenditures $511.13 348 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED Park Department—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $1,800.00 Expenditures Mosman, Arthur D., salary $1,800.00 Park Department—Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $112.50 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura, salary $112.50 Park Department—Labor Appropriation for 1939 $2,200.00 Transferred Town Meeting 334.00 Transferred Reserve Fund 100.00 $2,634.00 Expenditures Pay-roll—weekly $2 634 00 Park Department—Temporary Laborer Appropriation for 1939 $600.00 Transferred Town Meeting 160.00 $440.00 Expenditures Pay-roll—weekly $440.00 Park Department—Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures American Fire Equipment Co., bushings 6.14 Carbone, John, loam 37.50 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 101.81 Green & Co., Inc., S. B., salt, cement 18.75 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 83.28 Joyce, Thomas F., loam 22.50 Kelley, Timothy, floral emblem 7.50 Mooney's Card Gift Shop, supplies 1.00 New England Toro Co., lawn equipment parts 27.50 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 11.00 Otis Bros. Co., mittens 4.00 Summer St. Garage, repairs 144.02 Voner, T., loam 35.00 Total Expenditures $500.00 Park Department—Victory Field Appropriation for 1939 $400.00 Transferred Town Meeting 50.00 $350.00 Expenditures Boston Consolidated Gas Co., service $95.02 Boston Edison Co., service 7.44 349 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 85.40 Johnson, Werner, Painting Flag pole 8.05 Joyce, T. IF., loam 35.00 Keefe & Son, D. F., plumbing parts 2.50 Mosman, Arthur D., washers 1.40 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 52.98 O'Connell Lumber Co., cement, sand and gravel 30.17 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 12.00 Thompson-Durkee Co., plumbing supplies 11.54 Simpson Inc., Wm. S., supplies 8.16 Total Expenditures $349.66 Transferred to Revenue .34 $350.00 Park Department-Tennis Court Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 24.00 $476.00 Expenditures Balam, R. W., tennis court clay $120.00 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., tennis court supplies 55.65 Pay-roll-weekly 300.00 Total Expenditures $475.65 Transferred to Revenue .35 $476.00 Park Department-New Heater Balance brought forward $400.00 Expenditures Keefe & Son, D. F., new heater $395.00 Transferred to Revenue 5.00 $400.00 Park Department-McGlauflin Bequest-"Delta" Balance brought forward $23.47 Expenditures Kelley, Timothy, plants $20.50 Balance carried forward 2.97 $23.47 Playground Department-Salaries Appropriation for 1939 $2,200.00 Expenditures Arone, Joseph, salary $40.00 Barrett, Malcolm, salary 30.00 Beecher, William, salary 40.00 350 Burns, Helen, salary 40.00 Cahill, Caroline, salary 40.00 Carroll, Maurice, salary 30.00 Costello, Rita, salary 30.00 Dooley, Jaynes, salary 30.00 Drummer, Joseph, salary 30.00 Fagan, Arthur, salary 40.00 Ford, Helen, salary 30.00 Garvin, Rita, salary 30.00 Gildea, James, salary 30.00 Guidrey, Ann, salary 30.00 Hanley, Joseph, salary 40.00 Harris, Robert, salary 30.00 Healy, Robert, salary 64.50 Howley, Mrs. Hazel, salary 30.00 Hovaginian, John, salary 30.00 Hughes, Mary, salary 40.00 Kellett, Julia, salary 30.00 Kelley, Claire, salary 40.00 Kelly, Walter, salary 30.00 Lindahl, Dorothy, salary 30.00 Linehan, Elizabeth, salary 40.00 Looney, Ruth, salary 30.00 Malito, Marjorie, salary 30.00 Mannix, Albert, salary 40.00 McCarron, Mrs. Mary, salary 40.00 Menton, James, salary 30.00 Monahan, William, salary 30.00 Mooney, Francis X., salary 189.00 Mooney, J. Frank, salary 30.00 Moore, Dorothy, salary 30.00 North, Madeline, salary 30.00 Nugent, Virginia, salary 30.00 Oates, Dorothy, salary 40.00 Oates, Kenneth, salary 40.00 O'Connell, Barbara, salary 40.00 O'Connell, Edmund, salary 30.00 O'Connell, Ella, salary 40.00 O'Donnell, Mary, salary 32.00 Papazian, Diran, salary 8.00 Quirk, Norma, salary 30.00 Quirk, Thomas, salary 30.00 Raggio, George, salary 40.00 Rallis, Diamond, salary 30.00 Ryan, Francis A., salary 11.50 Ryan, Rita, salary 40.00 Serafin, Helen, salary 30.00 Shields, Frances, salary 30.00 Shriver, Elizabeth D., salary 84.00 Thompson, Winifred, salary 30.00 Tuscher, Anna, salary 30A Watson, John, salary 30.00 Williams, Mrs. Mary, salary 40.00 Zissis, Emmanuel, salary 30.00 Total Expenditures $2,200.00 351 Playground-Maintenance Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Brine Co., James W., soft balls $7.95 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 18.98 Grant Co., W. T., dry goods 2.86 Healy, Robert, labor 10.00 Masters, Lydia W., book 1.36 Mooney, Francis X., stamps 1.08 Mooney's Gift Shop, supplies 35.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 4.03 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 36.03 Pay-roll-weekly 34.50 Shriver, Elizabeth D., supplies 5.80 Spaulding, W. A., gas 23.00 Square Hdwe & Paint Co., mdse 1.80 Woolworth Co., F. W., mdse 17.55 Total Expenditures $199.94 Transferred to Revenue .06 $200.00 Pensions Appropriation for 1939 $18,400.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 $18,100.00 Expenditures Andrews, John, pension $600.00 Berardino, Fred, pension 708.75 Brown, Vernon, S., pension 1,100.00 Burke, Martin, pension 588.00 Burke, Wm., pension 496.60 Clifford, Daniel, pension 826.80 Coleman, Wm. P., pension 1,100.00 Days, James, pension 1.040.00 Doyle, James, pension 787.50 Flaherty, Michael, pension 780.00 Howard, Wm. A., pension 1,000.00 Igoe, Michael, pension 251.97 Lane, Ward, pension 116.05 Lawn, Thomas, pension 265.02 Liston, E. J., pension 1,100.00 Maguire, Peter, pension 910.00 McDermott, Michael, pension 708.24 McElhiney, Bertram, pension 1,100.00 Murphy, Thos. J., pension 1,100.00 O'Brien, Patrick J., pension 708.24 Oliveto, Frank, pension 910.00 Perkins, Louis, pension 1,100.00 Walsh, Patrick, pension 780.00 Total Expenditures $18,077.17 Transferred to Revenue 22.83 $18.100.00 352 Annuities Appropriation for 1939 $3,800.00 Expenditures Ford, Gertrude A., annuity $1,000.00 Nichols, Sadie, annuity 750.00 Streeter, Katie C., annuity 750.00 Sullivan, Eleanor, annuity 500.00 Welsh, Alice, annuity 800.00 Total Expenditures $3,800.00 Memorial Day Appropriation for 1939 $1,516.00 Expenditures American Legion Disabled Ex. Servicemen Ex., award $6.00 Hagopian, Karop, auto expense 12.97 Kelley, Edward E., pictures 5.00 Kelley, Timothy, flowers 21.60 Kirkwood Bros. Inc., blanks 34.49 London Seal Bottling Co., tonics 10.32 Main St. Garage, transportation 10.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 40.00 Sons of the Legion No. 99, services 20.00 McGann & 'Sons Co., T. F., bronze name plates 11.80 McHugh, James H., tonic 14.50 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 12.50 Disabled American Veterans Kelley, Timothy, flowers 38.50 Manning, C. I21han, incidentals 10.40 Manning, Joseph J., grave markers and supplies 34.60 Melick, John, transportation 16.50 G. A. R. Camp 29, Sons of Union Veterans, rent 666.00 American Legion Post 99, band 85.00 Anderson, Rev. Edgar W., services 25.00 Barrett, Paul, flowers 31.50 Boston Elevated Railway, transportation 12.00 Earle, Ernest, taps 2.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 35.50 Harding Uniform and Regalia Co., flags 33.00 Kelley, Timothy, flowers 58.00 Martha's Coffee Shop, ice cream 7.50 Murphy, Mary, food 9.42 Pollock, Harold G., transportation 5.00 Sheridan's Market, food supplies 7.09 Sons of Union Veterans, incidentals 10.46 Stewart, Mrs. Maude, food 1.53 Theurer, Harry, services 2.00 Watertown High School Band, music 25.00 353 Veterans Foreign Wars Brier, M., flags 10.00 Evans Printing Service, printing 17.75 Hackett Bros. Co., lunch supplies 13.50 Junior V. F. W. Drum Corp., music 29.23 Kelley, Timothy. wreaths 45.00 Mason, Ralph W., basket 1.25 Middlesex & Boston St. Railway Co., bus 11.00 Puritan Diner, coffee, doughnuts 23.20 Quinlan, Frank H., transportation 15.00 Sheridan's Market, lunch supplies 12.21 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 8.25 Woodland, Charles L., orange drink 11.25 Woolworth Co., supplies 2.36 Total Expenditures $1,515.18 Transferred to Revenue .82 $1,516.00 Insurance Appropriation for 1939 $6,127.89 Expenditures Cushing-Lyons Inc., insurance $5,636.09 Mutual Boiler Ins. Co., insurance 491.50 Total Expenditures $6,127.59 Transferred to Revenue .30 $6,127.99 Workmen's Compensation Appropriation for 1939 $10,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 2,500.00 $12,500.00 Expenditures Abrahamian, Fred, compensation $474.50 Barron, Albert, M. D., services 9.00 Bierne, Matthew, compensation 18.00 Brescia, Ralph, compensation 528.84 Burke, Joseph, compensation 48.85 Burns, Joseph A., compensation 936.00 Butler, George F., supplies 33.55 Callahan, John, compensation 54.00 Cambridge Hospital, X-ray 20.00 Canzanelli, Dr. Pericles, services 196.00 Claflin Co., Walter, supplies 1.80 Connors, George F., fees 200.00 Constantino, George E., counsel fee 35.00 Donovan, William, glasses and examination 16.50 Flaherty, Martin, compensation 38.57 Farwell, Mildred, services 4.00 Ferguson, Thomas, compensation 33.43 Gorman, Dr. Eugene P., services 232.00 Hannon, Owen, compensation 280.28 Keller, Edward J., M. D., services 34.25 354 Kelliher, Mrs. Nellie, compensation 624.00 Kenney, Edward, transportation 15.00 Kevorkian, Dr. J. K., services 35.00 Lawn, Edward, compensation 36.00 MacDonald, Dr. Maxwell, services 15.00 Mass. Comm. of, Dept. Ind. Acc. Board, services 115.00 Mazzeo, Joseph, compensation 278.50 Murphy, Edward, compensation 162.00 O'Donnell, Thomas, compensation 936.00 O'Hare, Dr. James P., services 35.00 Pallota, John, compensation 1,239.43 Perlmutter, Dr. Samuel, services 6.00 Pesce, Dr. Guy C., services 51.00 Pomeroy, Co., truss 9.60 Quinlan, Mrs. William, settlement 1,765.00 Quinn, Edward, compensation 828.00 Ransom Taxi Co., taxi 2.00 Renneri, Pasquale, compensation 936.00 Schindler, John H., glasses 16.00 Secord, Dr. Walter N., services 22.00 Smith, William, compensation 226.28 Terminal Stationery Co., supplies 45.14 Vahey, T. F., Jr., agent 1,000.00 Vahey, T. F., Jr., expenses 17.00 Waltham Hospital, care 73.85 Whalen, Edward, compensation 59.14 Wylie, Dr. Earl J., services 5.00 York, Dr. Robert S., services 6.00 Zuppe, Frank, compensation 702.00 Total Expenditures $12,455.51 Transferred to Revenue 44.49 $12,500.00 Murray Case Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures Murray, Edward, settlement of case $500.00 Printing Town Reports Appropriation for 1939 $1,414.00 Expenditures Eaton, Leroy S., printing $1,414.00 Headquarters Veterans Foreign Wars Appropriation for 1939 $1,080.00 Expenditures North Beacon Trust, rent $1,080.00 Veterans Foreign Wars Encampment Transferred Town Meeting $300.00 355 Expenditures Fitzpatrick Bros., catering $200.00 Gately & Sons Co., J. W., decoration 25.95 Mackin's Lunch, lunches 27.50 Splendid Cafeteria, lunches 46.55 Total Expenditures $300,00 Disabled American Veterans Appropriation for 1939 $360.00 Expenditures Middlesex Associates, rent $240.00 Pioneer Associates, rent 120.00 Total Expenditures $360.00 Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $4,000.00 Refund 5.00 $4,005.00 Expenditures American District Telegraph, burglar alarm $288.00 Anastasia. Mrs. Angela, burial deceased soldier 98.00 Boston Edison Co., service 45.83 Branchaud, Kenneth, settlement 56.00 Brown, Charles J., supervision 62.00 Carr, Anna M., settlement of claim 100.00 Dettra Flag Co., flag 14.58 Dunne, Pauline, settlement 1b0.00 Forbes, John L., Xmas trees 38.00 Gallagher, John A., burial deceased soldier 48.00 Gorman, Dr. Eugene F. services 30.00 Harrington, Michael, agent, burial deceased soldiers 10.00 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 19.10 Ingalls, E. K., clock attendance 50.00 Johnson, Werner, painting flag pole 13.00 Keefe, John, settlement 150.00 Kelley, Joseph J., burial of two veterans 196.00 Keyes, Marion Brewer, burial deceased soldier 98.00 Lindahl, Dorothy, settlement 28.00 Mascara, Rose, and Philip Finegold, settlement 175.00 Mass Gas & Electric Supply Co., settlement 375.00 Maynard, Henry S., and Susan Maynard, settlement 20.00 McKeon, Dorothy A., settlement 70.00 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, registering and recording 143.71 Morrison, Vivian, settlement 35.00 O'Leary, Dr. Cornelius J., services 30.00 Pettingell, Andrew F., atty for Nyle F. Van Alstine, settlement 94.97 Raymond, D. B., loam 24.00 Reid, Martin, and Patrick Menton, settlement 500.00 Teletchea, Owen, settlement 100.00 356 Toppan, Dr. Albert, services 30.00 Tyler, Earle S., atty for Thomas E. Rice, exec. under will of Henry Calvin Chapel 66.76 Waltham Hospital, record of case 3.50 Zaino, Adelina, and Aram Brazilian, atty, settlement 500.00 Total Expenditures $3,662.47 Transferred to Revenue 342.53 $4,005.00 Unpaid Bills Appropriation for 1939 $952.76 Expenditures Town Counsel Murray, John A., services $62.69 Town Hall Boston Edison Co., services 58.32 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 222.37 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., supplies 55.38 School Boston, City of, trade 554.00 Total Expenditures $952.76 Revision of By-Laws Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Kelly, Anarita, typing $35.00 Balance carried forward 165.00 $200.00 Reserve fund Appropriation for 1939 $10,000.00 Transfers Finance Committee $4,500.00 Park Department, labor 100.00 Soldiers Rel & Mil Aid 2,500.00 $7,100.00 Transferred to Revenue 2,900.00 $10,000.00 Board of Appeals Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Expenditures Coolidge Printing Co., printing $9.50 Kerivan, Helen F., services 100.00 357 Pacific & Atlantic Shipping Assoc., express 3.05 Post Office Department, stamped envelopes 22.28 Watertown Sun, advertising 28.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 26.00 Total Expenditures $183.83 Transferred to Revenue 16.17 $200.00 Special-Eyeglasses for School Children Appropriation for 1939 $200.00 Transferred Town Meeting 25.00 $225.00 Expenditures Hart, George, eyeglasses $4.50 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 109.85 Schindler, John, glasses 89.00 Total Expenditures $203.35 Transferred to Revenue 21.65 $225.00 W. P. A. Administration Appropriation for 1939 $4,316.00 Expenditures D'Onofrio, Claudia, salary $936.00 Keating, James F., salary 1,300.00 Oates, John P., salary 2,080.00 Total Expenditures $4,316.00 W. P. A. Expenses & Miterials Appropriation for 1939 $50,000.00 Balance brought forward 24,794.96 $74,794.96 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., auto repairs $11.28 Alexander Supply Co., 2 pneumatic compressors 2,532.00 All Steel Equipment Co. Inc., file equipment 16.12 Allen Stationery Co., stationery supplies 36.30 American LaFrance Foamite Co., extinguishers 14.86 American Red Cross, books .96 Anchor Post Fence Co., anchor fence 359.00 Art-Tex Adhesive Inc., paint 22.75 Atlantic Pipe & Supply Co., pipe 7.50 B & M Sign Co., signs 13.80 Bab's Photo & Gift Shop, photo supplies 19.76 Berger & Sons Inc., C. L., repairing transit 44.00 Boston Edison Co., service 381.08 Boston Varnish Co., paint 149.46 Brown, Charles Jewel, mag mirros-supervision 642.60 Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co., rental 1,685.00 Builders Iron Foundry, parts 182.29 358 Butler Craftsman Co., recreation supplies 41.58 Butler, George, germicide 2.38 Clark, Guy, salary 875.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 39.00 Coombs Motor Co., auto repair 17.55 Condon Corp, John P., road material 23,314.56 Cranska Thread Co., thread 227.90 Cummings, R. L., carfares 3.20 Daitch & Co., shellac 14.40 Dalkranian, Nazareth, carfares 4.50 Dennett & Bigelow, office furniture 85.00 Dimond-Union Stamp Works, stamp pads 4.70 Dowd Co. Inc., H. J. paper bags 59.32 Dunn's, supplies 46.55 Dyar Sales & Machine Co., roof supplies 361.69 Eastern Clay Goods Co., clay goods 168.25 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 24.36 Elhide Co., pitch 10.52 Eureka Pipe Co. Inc., pipe 239.30 Field & Sons Inc., Walter W., machinists' equip. 83.06 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 2,839.57 French-Wolf Paint Co., paint 40.90 Frost Insecticide Co., parts for equipment 92.39 Gaffney, George J., carfares 45.80 Gatchell Glass Co., Inc., glass 7.00 General Motors Tr & Coach Co., parts 19.09 Gingras, E. P., filing 31.75 Grant Co., W. T., dry goods supplies 188.78 Graphic Press, printing 793.35 Green & Co. Inc., S. B., pipe 22.41 Haines, Roy, carfares 4.50 Harvey Co., Arthur C., metal 9.00 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 18.00 Hebert & Co., Wm., sheet metal work 12.85 Hinkley, O. E., keys .80 Holman, Wm. O., print negatives 7.00 Home Specialties Co. Inc., specialties 4.50 Hood Rubber Co., Inc., gloves 17.40 Hydraulic Development Corp, hydro-tite 39.00 Ingersoll-Rand Co., equipment 45.00 Johnson Co., Andrew T., prints 343.85 Keating, James. stamps 5.00 Kelley, Flora A., carfares 10.25 Kerr, Bertha E., carfares 22.25 Koplow Trimming Co., sewing supplies 65.16 Laycold Pavement Co., rental equipment 1,437.50 Leedham, William, salary 574.50 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 844.08 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valves 614.07 Mass. Comm. of, Surplus Comm. Div., milk (John Stalker Tr.) 256.51 McArthur, J. P., used golf balls 4.00 McCarty Co., Charles J., contractor's equipment 436.04 McGovern, Joseph P., rental compressor 600.00 McVey, T. H., rental air compress 1,231.13 Middlesex & Boston St. Railway, bus hire 333.00 359 Miller-Bryant-Pierce, carbon paper 1.75 Miller Co., furniture 18.00 Mitchell Wing Co., soda 8.63 National Boston Lead Co., lead 351.90 National Contractors Co., concrete 532.80 New Eng. News Co., supplies 59.36 New England Inspection Bureau, inspection 150.00 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 23.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 253.17 Newton Used Car & Parts Co., pipe 56.25 Oates, John P., garage 32.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 1,587.20 Parker-Danner Co., puroseal 153.78 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 23.44 Pay roll, weekly 5,457.0 Pay roll, weekly 5,050.03 Penn Oil Co., gas 1,061.55 Perkins, Inc., L. Frank, rental typewriters 85.00 Phillips Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 12.00 Post Office Department, stamps 19.00 Red Hed Mfg. Co., brass goods 7.77 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 30.00 Remington Rand Inc., cards 72.00 Riley & Co., cloth LOD Riverside Sand & Gravel Co., sand 98.80 Robinson Clay Products Co., clay products 126.76 Royal Typewriter Co., Inc., rental typewriters 465.00 Ryerson & Son, Inc., J., steel 6.65 Shutt, George L., auto parts, supplies 116.33 Singer Sewing Machine Co., sewing machine supplies 60.97 Slavin, Frances, salary 450.00 Sliney, John J., stone 841.66 Standard Auto Gear Co., supplies 65.48 Standard Mailing Machine Co., duplicator supplies 10.70 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 28.00 Standard Steel & Iron Works, rods 10.96 Star Market Co., food supplies 190.23 Sullivan, James H., gas 229•79 Sullivan, Lillian, salary 625.00 Summer St. Garage, repairs 152.91 Sumner & Dunbar, valves and boxes 243.04 Swift, George, roller operator 6.16 Thomas, William, auto repair 213.70 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 419.65 Udell, John C., expenses 48.15 Treasurer of the U. S. A., sewing project 3,850.00 Treasurer of the U. S. A., music project 159.00 Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co., furnace handle .75 Walsh, Helen L., salary 500.00 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., lime and cement 2,058.32 Waltham News Tribune, subscription 3.00 Waltham Paper Products Co., paper products 117.10 Waltham Woodenware Co., paper bags and paper 42.98 Ward's, stationery supplies 15.50 Warren Pipe Co., pipe 1,009.04 360 Watertown Builders Supply Co., concrete 923.04 Watertown Hdwe & Paint Co., supplies 463.34 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 11.27 Watertown Bindery, binding 4.00 White Iron Works, C. M., sewer covers and frames 1,175.60 White Co., John J., hay 2.69 White Motor Co., used trucks 800.00 Wolfson, Daniel, rent 315.00 Woolworth Co., F. W., supplies 43.24 Total Expenditures $73,709.39 Balance carried forward 1,085.57 $74,794.96 W. P. A. Materials Appropriation for 1939 $75,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 34,000.00 $109,000.00 Expenditures Allen Stationery Co., stationery supplies 30.40 B & M Sign Co., lettering 4.50 Babb & Co. Inc., Edw. E., valves for fountains .30 Barratta Shoe Repairing repair bag 125 Bleachery Fuel Co., fuel 242.36 Boston Edison Co., service 574.23 Brooks Inc., B. D., tools 237.75 Buffalo-Springfield Roller Co., roller 1,205.00 Builders Iron Foundry, iron 57.65 Butler, George F., supplies 1.49 Carpenter-Morton Co., paint 5.92 Central Engraving Co., half-tones 9.73 Condon Corp, John P., road materials 33,922.21 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 89.00 Coombs Motor Co., trucks 1,867.37 Cranska Thread Co., thread 95.08 Dailey Chevrolet Co., trucks 1,862.00 Dowd Co. Inc., H. J., paper 12.26 Dunn's, supplies 48.02 Eastern Clay Goods Co., jute and compound 288.79 Elhide Co., waterproofing 37.12 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 3,821.95 Frost Insecticide Co., pole saws 247.47 Gaffney. George J., carfare 57.80 Gatchell Glass Co. Inc., glass 16.00 Gingras, E. P., filing saws 67.65 Grant Co.. W. T., dry goods supplies 158.71 Graphic Press, Old Town Records project 2,770.60 Green Co., S. B., lime and plaster 58.50 Hackett Bros. Co., cleaning supp. .40 Halperin's Co. Inc., A. E., 1st aid supp. 24.83 Harvey Co., Arthur C., iron 3.21 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 64.99 Hebert & Co., Wm., sheet metal 10.60 Heil Co., auto bodies 152.79 361 Henderson Co., F. C., sewing supp. 2.30 Hood Rubber Co., gloves 3.00 Iver-Johnson Sptg Goods Co., recreational supp. 229.88 Kelley, Flora A., carfares 37.45 Koplow Trimming Co., sewing supplies 89.29 Lawson Inc., Douglas, insurance 6.00 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 196.18 Mass. Comm. of, Surplus Comm. Div. (John Stalker, Tr.) milk 1,123.50 McCarty Co. Inc., Charles J., tools 69.70 McKinley Motor Co., truck 1,162.00 McVey, T. H., granite 1,940.62 Miller-Bryant-Pierce, carbon paper 5.25 Mooney's Gard & Gift Shop, supplies 10.00 National Boston Lead Co., white lead 41.65 New England Ribbon & Carbon Co., ribbons 21.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 20.52 New Eng. Toro Co., lawn equipment supplies 81.41 Newton Used Car & Parts Co., chain 4.00 Oates, John P., garage rent 30.00 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 2,434.77 Otis Bros. & Co., gloves 1.50 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 24.80 Pennsylvania Oil Co., gas 943.70 Perkins, Inc., L. Frank, rental, typewriters 125.00 Phillips Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 18.25 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., hdwe supplies 53.80 Railway Express Agency, express 6.81 Remington Rand Inc., kardex units 938.70 Riley & Co., cloth 5.16 Riverside Sand & Gravel Co., sand 71.40 Robie, R. S., agent 68.50 Robinson Clay Products Co., jute 31.48 Royal Typewriter Co., rental typewriters 450.00 Ryerson & Son Inc., Joseph T., steel 243.61 Sandberg Equipment Co., window guards, trucks 30.00 Shutt, George L., auto supplies 72.09 Singer Sewing Machine Co., sewing machine supplies 32.84 Sliney, John J., sand and stone 756.18 Standard Auto Gear Co., valves .20 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 127.75 Star Market Co., supplies 238.51 Sullivan, Jas. H., gas 189.05 Summer St. Garage, auto repair 245.37 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 205.40 Thompson-Durkee Co., plumbing supplies 275.62 Thomas, William, garage and auto care 177.25 Udell, John C., carfares 52.70 Treasurer of the U. S. A., sewing project 2.090.00 Treasurer of the U. S. A., music project 118.50 United States Post Office, stamps 19.00 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., builders supplies 3,093.53 Waltham Publishing Co., subscription 3.00 362 Waltham Woodenware & Paper Co., paper supplies 101.92 Watertown Builders Supply Co., concrete 173.88 Watertown Hdwe & Paint Co., labor 297.04 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 18.86 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing supplies 4.22 Watertown, Town of, plumbing permit 4.00 White & Clean Hygenic Laundry, laundry 2.51 White Contracting Co., J. F., loam 5,374.32 White Iron Works, C. M., man hole covers and frames 1,139.10 White Motor Co., truck 1,349.82 Wolfson, Daniel F., rent 105.00 Woolworth Co., F. W., thread 40.46 Total Expenditures $74,877.28 Balance carried forward 34,122.72 $109,000.00 W. P. A. Expenses Appropriation for 1939 $15,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 6,000.00 $21,000.00 Expenditures Clark, Guy, salary $962.50 Condon Corp, John P., rentals compressor 520.00 Laycold Pavement Co., rental roller 979.00 Leedham, William, salary 632.50 Middlesex & Boston R. R. Co., bus service 1,517.00 Murphy, George T., insurance on automobile 7.45 Pay-roll, weekly 2,033.45 Pay-roll, weekly, Highway 7,206.09 Slavin, Frances, salary 514.00 Sullivan, Lillian, salary 687.50 Walsh, Helen L., salary 550.00 Total Expenditures $15,609A9 Balance carried forward 5,390.51 $21,000.00 W. P. A. Municipal Garage Appropriation for 1939 $75,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 4,000.00 Refund 15.00 $79,015.00 Expenditures Aberthaw Co., canvases $64.00 Alexander Supply Co., oil 3.25 Allen Stationery Co., supplies 27.30 Atlantic Brick & Tile Co., brick 832.00 Boston Automotive Electric Corp, automotive repair 13.58 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 117.99 363 Builders Iron Foundry, fittings 14.15 Builders Patent Scaffolding Co., rental 67.50 Caldwell Co., George A. valve box 7.05 Cambridge Cement Stone Co., stone sills 336.00 Carbone, John, sand 292.80 Central Building Wrecking Co., brick 981.88 Concrete Steel Co., steel 1,447.79 Conver Steel & Wire Co., steel wire 184.13 Dennett & Bigelow, Inc., office furniture 73.50 Everett Bros., Inc., express 5.00 Fitsgerald, Joseph, salary 382.50 Pletcher Hardware Co., supplies 1,390.24 Ford Meter Box Co., meter box cover 3.16 Gatchell Glass Co., Inc., glass 1,010.75 Giles, Henry, salary 182.02 Gnerre, Felice, salary 706.08 Green & Co., S. B., builders supplies 684.53 Hamilton, T. B., architect 6,219.80 Hawes Electric Co., electric work supplies 1,273.97 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 24.90 Hebert & Co., gal. sleeves 37.57 Hedge & Mattheis Co., rental bottom dump bucket 78.87 Hersey Mfg. Co., detector meter 480.00 Hodge Boiler Works, boiler 2,400.00 Hood Rubber Co., Inc., rubber boots 37.92 Hudson, John, salary 397.50 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., gate valve 24.20 Lally, Joseph M., rental mortar beds 20.00 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 98.40 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric light supplies 1,171.52 McCree, John, heating parts 567.02 McSherry Bros., R. R. Stoves 40.00 Met. Pipe & Supply Co., pipe 684.83 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., carbon 16.00 Nonantum Coal Co., coke 41.10 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 8,17 7.78 Oliver, Arthur N., rental-cart 30.00 Pacific & Atlantic Shippers, express 5.03 Parker-Danner Co., manhole frame and covers 17.00 Pay-roll-weekly, highway 1,024.58 Pennsylvania Oil Co., oil and gas 390.78 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., 2 Petro. Burners and tanks 1,552.95 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., nails 16.30 Puritan Sanitary Supply Co., pipe 1,262.92 Reed, Martin, salary 2,423.32 Riley, Gerard, salary 185.00 Robinson. R. G., rental shovel 1,080.00 Royal Furniture Co., felt 9.60 Sonneborn Sons, L., oil 130.00 Standard Maintenance Co., maintenance typewriters 3.00 Standard Steel & Iron Works, steel and iron supplies 2,462.70 Terminal Stationery Co., Inc., office supplies 47.60 Texaco Super Service Station, polish 7.75 364 Truscon Steel Co., steel 832.01 Treasurer of the U.S.A., structural steel 2,160.00 United States Post Office, stamps 8.50 Universal Form Clamp Co., form clamps 45.04 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., brick 849.44 Warren Pipe Co. of Mass., pipe 44.76 Watertown Builders Supply Co., concrete 5,394.77 Watertown, Town of, wiring permits 1.00 Waverly Heating Supply Co., grate 2.03 Total Expenditures $50,630.16 Balance carried forward 28,384.84 $79,015.00 Contributory Retirement System Appropriation for 1939 $28,132.00 Expenditures Retirement Board $28,132.00 ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES Water Department—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $3,200.00 Expenditures Rundlett, Walter, salary $3,200.00 Water Department-1st Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,300.00 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura, salary $1,300.00 Water Department-2nd Clerk Appropriation for 1939 $1,100.00 Expenditures Bright, Emma, salary $1,100.00 Water Department—Extra Clerk Iiire Appropriation for 1939 $500.00 Expenditures Dominchello, Angela, salary $500.00 Water Department—Office Expense Appropriation for 1939 $1,800.00 Expenditures Addressograph Division, repairs $16.18 Cambridge Hospital, X-ray 5.00 Claflin Co., Walter A., supplies 3.96 Conroy, R. L., office supplies 2.30 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 28.50 Dudley Lock Corp., changing locks 4.89 365 Evans Printing Service, printing 12.00 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 22.59 Groom & Co., Thomas, cards 54.05 Hawes Electric Co., electric repair 1.70 Johnson Co., Andrew T., celluloid square and triangles 81.77 Johnson, Edwin, salary 927.50 Martel Co., A. E., duplicate books 19.98 McArdle Co., H. B., stationery supplies 39.10 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, supplies 40.15 New Eng. Ribbon & Carbon Co., coupon book 10.00 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 10.80 Norrby R. C., rubber stamp 2.20 Pequossette Press, printing 121.25 Pilgrim Paper Corp., paper 3.60 Post Office Department, stamped envelopes 341.57 Railway Express Agency, express .44 Sherman Envelope Co., envelopes 2.60 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 18.00 Standard Mailing Machine Co., duplicator supplies 7.25 Terminal Stationery Co., stationery supplies 2.50 York, Dr. Robert S., services 20.00 Total Expenditures $ 1,799.88 Transferred to Revenue .12 $1,800.00 Water Department-Aaintenance-Labor Appropriation for 1939 $32,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,200.00 $33,200.00 Expenditures Johnson, Edwin, salary $820.91 Pay-roll, weekly 32,371.69 Total Expenditures $33,192.69 Transferred to Revenue 7.40 $33,200.00 Water Department-Aaintenance-Materials Appropriation for 1939 $8,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,200.00 $6,800.00 Expenditures Alger Oil & Ice Co., range oil $11.51 Boston Edison Co., service 59.80 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 13.93 Braman & Dow Co., valves 15.00 Builders Iron Foundry, castings 95.36 Burke Bros., brushes 3.60 Curry Bros. Oil Co., round dies 60.13 366 Domenichello, Peter, parts 1.65 Durnan, Jr., James H., grease 12.50 Eastern Clay Goods Co., pipe 6.00 Everett Bros. Inc., gas 1.50 Eureka Pipe Co., pipe 565.80 Field Son Inc., Walter, hand grips 1.10 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 88.76 Ford Meter Box Co., meter boxes 66.95 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Goding, Herbert, labor 1.50 Green & Co. Inc., S. B., salt 7.25 Hackett Bros., matches and soap 9.70 Hall-Gregg Inc., sash 5.88 Halpins Welding Shop, springs 33.00 Harris, Charles A., rubber boots 24.00 Hauck Mfg Co., plugs 2.92 Hersey Mfg Co., meter parts 844.53 Hopkins, John, sharpening tools 18.60 Hughes, Wm. H., labor 4.75 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., valves 312.06 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valves 465.14 Lyons, John F., insurance 315.19 Mack Motor Truck Co., repairs 325.20 Maloney Oil Co., oil 77.79 Marcy Coal Co., coal 144.05 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 19.40 Mueller Co., shell cutter repair 2.13 Munhall Ice Co., fuel oil 8.00 Neptune Meter Co., meter parts 1.96 New England Transportation Co., express 3.44 Oates, Edward A., insurance 260.80 O'Connell Lumber Co., lumber 26.65 Otis Bros Co., rubber boots 29.75 Parker-Danner Co., shovels 36.60 Pennsylvania Oil Co., gas 399.21 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., hardware supplies 28.12 Quirk & Co., Edward S., tires 253.82 Railway Express Agency, express 1.30 Red Hed Mfg. Co., brass fittings 208.86 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 10.00 Robinson Clay Products Co., pipe 7.20 Rundlett, Walter E., garage 60.00 Shutt, George L., auto repair 270.71 Standard Auto Gear Co., paper 4.18 Summer St. Garage, repair 501.36 Sumner & Dunbar, plumbing parts 351.79 Sullivan, James H., gas 7.00 Thompson-Durkee Co., plumbing equipment 31.29 Trimont Mfg. Co., tools .78 Vellumoid Co., packing and gaskets 22.63 Warren Pipe Co. of Mass., pipe 654.98 Yelland, Fred W., battery 2.35 Total Expenditures $6,799.81 Transferred to Revenue .19 $6,800.00 367 Water Department—Vacations Appropriation for 1939 $1,261.36 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $1,261.36 Water Department—New Truck Appropriation for 1939 $685.00 Expenditures Everett Bros., New Dodge Truck $658.45 Transferred to Revenue 2655 $685.00 Cemetery Department—Superintendent Appropriation for 1939 $2,000.00 Expenditures Horton, Van D., salary $2,000.00 Cemetery Department—Labor Appropriation for 1939 $8,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 60.00 $8 060.00 Expenditures Pay-roll—weekly $8,056.61 Transferred to Revenue 3.39 $8,060.00 Cemetery Department—Contingent Appropriation for 1939 $550.00 Expenditures Alger Oil & Ice Co., range oil $4.40 Barrett, P., flowers 18.05 Beatrice Gardens, plans 5.00 Benjamin, Harold, lettering 5.00 Brae Burn Nursery, plants 16.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 6.00 Dolge Co., C. B., weed killer 19.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 17.50 Fletcher Hardware Co., supplies 164.18 Goding, Herbert, labor 4.08 Green & Co. Inc., cement 71.80 Hay & Peabody Cement Vault Co., path inarkers 13.50 Hebert & Co., Wm., caps 1.80 Horton, Van D., gas 42A7 Huson Co., Arthur, rakes 3.50 Lewandos, laundry 1.46 MacIntosh Coal Co., John, coal 14.80 McSherry Bros., lawn dressing 5.00 Meister, O. J., labor 38.00 Mooney's Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 4.65 New Eng. Cemetery Service, repairing lowering devices 3851 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 12AO Romano, S., sand 12.00 368 Raymond, D. B., loam 10.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 3.48 Watertown, Town of, metered water 13.35 Total Expenditures $545.93 Transferred to Revenue 4.07 $550.00 Cemetery Department—Fence at Ridgelawn Appropriation for 1939 $2,400.00 Expenditures Watertown Sun Advertising $3.00 White & Son, S. A., fence 2,187.91 Total Expenditures $2,190.91 Balance carried forward 209.09 $2,400.00 Cemetery Department—New Cover Appropriation for 1939 $87.50 Expenditures Huson Co., Arthur G., new cover $83.79 Transferred to Revenue 3.71 $87.50 INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Interest Appropriation for 1939 $37,000.00 Refund .36 $37,000.36 Transferred Town Meeting $2,796.30 $34,204.06 Expenditures Coupons on bonds $32,914.37 Discount on notes 874.86 Boston Cons. Gas Co., interest on refund of taxes— abatement after payment 126.09 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest on re- funded taxes 6.65 Gilmore, Katie—or Franklin Savings Bank 19.18 Total Expenditures $33,941.15 Transferred to Revenue 262.91 $34,204.06 Town Debt Appropriation for 1939 $211,000.00 Expenditures Bonds Paid $211,000.00 Premium Account Received from sale of Bonds 52,795.72 Expenditures Merchant's National Bank, Expenses incidental to printing bonds $372.79 369 National Shawmut Bank, Expenses issuing bonds and certificates 252.35 Total Expenditures $625.14 Balance carried forward 2,170.58 $2,795.72 County Hospital — T. B. Assessment Appropriation for 1939 $27,581.15 Expenditures Middlesex County Treasurer, assessment $27,581.15 County Tax Estimated by Commissioners $70,220.24 Expenditures Middlesex County Treasurer $70,220.24 State Taxes and Assessments Estimated by Commissioner $347,254.40 Expenditures State Tax $147,060.00 Charles River Basin 5,169.28 Metropolitan Parks 22,828.10 Wellington Bridge Maintenance 40.75 Metropolitan Planning Division 365.98 Metropolitan Sewer 42,790.81 Metropolitan Water 84,981.05 Abatement of Smoke Nuisance 567.12 Auditing Municipal Accounts 19.43 Veterans' Exemption 322.87 Boston Met. District—Expenses 116.70 Boston Elevated Railway Deficiency 36,487.00 Boston Met. District, Elevated Railway rental 1,357.60 West Roxbury—Brookline Parkway .15 Total Expenditures $342,106.84 Balance forward (overestimated) 5,147.56 $347,254.40 Executions Levied on 1940 Taxes $4,08 7.60 Debit carried forward 3,546.15 $541.45 Expenditures Adoorian, John, setttlement $500.00 Casey, Michael F., settlement 395.46 Ducharme, Margaret, settlement 395.20 Foley, Augustus A., settlement 208.15 Manning, George Roger, settlement 295.00 Pollard, Arthur, settlement 38.30 Raymond, Angelina, settlement 500.00 Total Expenditures $2,332.11 Debit carried forward $1,790.66 $541.45 370 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Cash on hand, December 31, 1939 $324,303.55 Collector's Petty Cash 500.00 Soldiers Relief—Emergency 200.00 Collector's Deficit 134.09 Taxes: 1936 Polls $4.00 1937 Property 9.59 1937 Poll 96.00 1938 Poll 388.00 1938 Property 1,420.31 1939 Poll 1,378.00 1939 Property 322,433.92 1939 Personal 8,376.99 $334,106.81 1935 Motor Vehicle $10.53 1936 Motor Vehicle 119.97 1937 Motor Vehicle 1,858.53 1938 Motor Vehicle 1,463.16 1939 Motor Vehicle 3,593.07 $7,045.26 Special Assessments: 1938 Moth $.50 1938 Sidewalks 7.56 1938 Sidewalk Interest 1.36 1939 Moth 73.75 1939 Sidewalks 730.11 1939 Sidewalk Interest 123.66 1939 Street 2,391.06 1939 Street Interest 334.84 $3,662.84 Tax Titles $118,929.23 Tax Title Possessions 17,449.75 $136,378.98 Departmental Accounts Receivable: Miscellaneous a/r $183.96 Weights & Measures 42.28 Health Department 4,151.35 Sewer 3,274.35 Highway 583.33 Public Welfare 57,600.36 School 98.00 Cemetery 77.50 $66,011.13 Water Rates $70,302.59 Water Charges 386.94 $70,689.53 371 DECEMBER 31, 1939 LIABILITIES Temporary Loans in Anticipation of Revenue $200,000.00 Potter Memorial Gate Fund 240.79 Dog Fund 26.00 Premium Account 2,170.58 Sewer Deposits 1,372.00 Cemetery, Sale of Lots Fund 5,890.83 Sale of Town Hall Site 28,882.68 Soldiers Relief Emergency Fund 200.00 1938 Street Assessment 12.98 1938 Street Interest 3.28 Overlays, Reserved for abatements: Levy 1938 $1,808.31 Levy 1939 10,582.88 $12,391.19 Overlay Reserve 43,625.40 Motor Excise Revenue 7,045.26 Special Assessment Revenue 3,646.58 Tax Title Revenue 136,378.98 Departmental Revenue 66,011.13 Water Revenue 70,689.53 Tailings 1,037.85 State Taxes and Assessments 5,147.56 Unexpended Balances forward: Treasurer—Tax Title Foreclosures $2,618.61 Assessors—Board of Tax Appeals 426.21 Town Clerk—Binding Old Records 40.70 Perry Street Drain 81.85 Betterments 276.32 Land Taking—Church Street 50.00 Mt. Auburn Street Building Line 500.00 A. D. C. Federal Aid 135.47 A. D. C. Federal Administration 720.44 Old Age Ass't Federal Adm. 57.74 Old Age Ass't Federal Aid 3.365.76 Riverton School Plans 500.00 Park Delta—McGlauflin Bequest 2.97 Revision of By-Laws 165.00 Municipal Light Comm. 1,000.00 W. P. A. Expenses & Materials 1,085.57 W. P. A. Materials 34,122.72 W. P. A. Expenses 5,390.51 W. P. A. Garage 28,384.84 Cemetery—Fence at Ridgelawn 209.09 $79,133.80 372 ASSETS (Continued) Overlay 1936 456.54 Overlay 1937 1,261.75 Judgements (On Taxes) 1,302.39 Snow and Ice Removal 1,274.70 Executions 1,790.66 $949,118.23 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk assessments not due $7,195.83 Apportioned Street assessments not due $13,404.05 DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt $1,201,500.00 373 LIABILITIES (Continued) Kxcess and Deficiency 285,211.81 $949,118.23 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk assessments Due in 1940 $2,935.65 1941 2,308.52 1942 1,563.26 1943 170.59 1944 127.66 1945 94.15 $7,195.83 Apportioned Street assessments Due in 1940 $6,815.78 1941 3,965.35 1942 1,658.35 1943 326.95 1944 304.99 1945 300.09 1946 41.54 $13,404.05) DEBT ACCOUNTS Surface Drainage Loan 1916 $7,000.00 Spring St. Drain Loan 1919 10,000.00 Sewers & Drains Loan 1920 11,000.00 Athletic Field Loan 1920 1,000.00 Surface Drainage Loan 1921 12,000.00 West Watertown School Loan 1921 24,000.00 High School Land Loan 1923 4,000.00 Land Taking Loan 1923 4,000.00 High School Loan 1924 155,000.00 Playground Loan 1925 1.000.00 High School Equipment & Furnisliing Loan 1925 6,000.00 Coolidge School Loan 1925 11,000.00 North End School Loan 1926 20,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1928 4,000.00 West Elementary School Loan 1929 60,000.00 374 ASSETS (Continued) TRUST ACCOUNTS Trust Funds, Cash & Securities $77,983.23 Municipal Contributory Retirement Funds: Cash & Securities $80,244.43 375 LIABILITIES (Continued) Lowell School Addition Loan 1930 25,000.00 Administration Building Loan 1931 120,000.00 Sewers & Drains Loan P W A 1934 6,000.00 Senior High School Addition Loan P W A 1934 55,000.00 Library Addition Loan P W A 1934 14,000.00 W P A Loan 1935 10,000.00 New Elementary School Loan 1935 78,000.00 Police Station Loan 1935 27,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1936 20,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1937 24,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1937 30,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1938 76,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1938 76,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1939 90,000.00 Betterment Street Loan 1939 22,500.00 Municipal Garage Loan W P A 1939 75,000.00 State Tax Deficit Loan 1939 73,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1939 50,000.00 $1,201,500.00 TRUST ACCOUNTS Library Trust Funds Asa Pratt Fund $12,996.82 Mart D. Meade Fund 3,166.10 Pierce Fund 1,278.35 Barry Fund 1,040.10 Templeton Fund 2,530.67 Martha Sanger Fund 826.64 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 56,144.55 $77,983.23 Annuity Savings Fund $35,639.05 Annuity Reserve Fund 664.33 Pension Accumulation Fund 43,141.68 Expense Fund 136.14 Income (Undistributed) 663.23 $80,244.43 376 UNPAID BILLS The following are all the unpaid bills sent to the Auditor: Fire Department American Fire Equipment Co., helmets, etc. $118.09 Batchelder & Co., Fred M., uniforms 657.50 Midwestern Mfg. Co., coats and pants 147.90 Royal Furniture Co., mattresses 58.00 $981.49 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, JR. Auditor. 377 INDEX TO REPORT OF TOWN AUDITOR Receipts .. . . . . . . . .. . .. .... . . . . . ..... . . . .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 264 Refunds . .. . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Payments . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. . . . . . ... ... .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 267 Appraisers' Valuation . . . .. .. . ..... .... . .. .. .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Annuities . .. ... . .. . .. . .. ...... . ........ .. . .. ....... . . .. . . . . . 352 Assessors' Department . . .... . .. .......... . . .. ..... .. . . . . . . . . . 277 Auditor's Department . .... . . . ... . ..... . . . ..... . .. . . . . .. . . . .. 274 Balance Sheet . . . . .. . . . . 370 Buildings, Inspector of . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Cattle. Inspector . . . .. .. ... . . . . . ...... . . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Cemetery, Department . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . 367 Clerk, Town . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. ... . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 279 Collector's Department . ... . . . ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Dog Officer . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . 300 Election Expenses . .. ...... . .. ... . .. . .. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Engineering Department .. . . . 281 Execution . .. . . . . . . ... ... ... . . . .. . . .... . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .. . .. . 369 Finance Committee . ....... . . . ... ...... . . ... . .... .. . . . . .. . . . 278 Fire Department . . .. ... ... . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .. . . . 290 Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth, Superintendent . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 296 Headquarters, Veterans . . . .. . .. .. . .. ... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . 354 Health Department . . . . . .. . . . 300 Highway Department ... ... . .. . .. ... ... . .. .. . ... . . . . . . . .. .. . 304 Insurance .. . .. ...... ... . . . . . . . .. 353 Infirmary Department ...... . .. . ........ . . . ...... . ... . . . . . . . . 321 Interest and Maturing Debt .. . . .. . . . . 368 Legal Services . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . . . ..... .. . . . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Library Department . ... ...... . . ...... . .. . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . . . . 344 Memorial Day . . . . . . .. ... ..... . . . ...... . . . . . .. .. .... . . . . . . ... 352 Moderator . . .... . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Park Department . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . .. ... . .. . . . . .. . . .. ... . . . . .. . 348 Pensions . .. . ... .. .. . . . .... .. . . . . . . . ... .. .. . . .... .. . . . . . . . . . 351 Physician, Town . . . . . . ....... . . . . .. .. ... . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Plumbing. Inspector . .. ... ... . . . . .. . ... .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 303 Planning Board . . . . . . . . ....... . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Playground Department . ... ... . .. . .. ... . . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . .. . 349 Poles and Wires Department . . . .... .... . . . . . .. . . .... . . . . . . . . 298 Police Department . . . ...... .. . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . 285 Registrars of Voters . ....... .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 ReserveFund ... .. . . . ....... . . . . . .. ..... . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . 356 School Department .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . 325 Selectmen's Department . . .. . . . . . .. ... ... . . . . .. .... . .. . . . . . . . 273 Sewer Department . . . .. .... . . . . . . .. ..... . . . .. .... .. . . . . . . . . . 303 Soldiers' Relief . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 322 'State Aid . . . . . .. . . . . . ... .. . .. . . . . .... .. . . . . . . .... . . .. . . . . . . . 325 TownHall . . .. . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . .. ... . .. . . . . . . 283 Town Report, Printing .... . . . . . ... .. ... . . . . .. . . ... .. . . . . . .. 354 Treasurer's Department . . . . . 274 TreeWarden .. . . ... . . .... . .. . . . . ..... . . .. .. .... . . . . .. . . . . . . 297 Unpaid Bills .. . .. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . 376 Voting Lists . . . . . . . . . . 283 Water Department . . . . .. ... ... . . . ... .... . . . . .. . .. ... . . . . . . . . 364 Weights and Measures . . . . . . . . . . 295 Welfare, Public, Department . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 311 Workmen's Compensation . . . . . 353 W. P. A. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . ... ... . . . . .. . ... ... . . . . . . . . 357 378 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES I respectfully submit the following report relative to the collection of taxes and assessments for the year 1939. 1939 Real Estate Taxes Commitment $1,689,237.77 Refunds 4,296.46 $1,693,570.23 Paid to Treasurer $1,293,414.43 Abatements 12,272.97 Credit by Tax Titles 56,837.49 1,367,524.89 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $326,045.34 1939 Personal Taxes Commitment $113,803.12 Refunds 103.25 113,906.37 Paid to Treasurer $104,748.52 Abatements 780.86 105,529.38 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $3,376.99 1939 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Committed May 8, 1939 $55,443.33 Committed August 9, 1939 11,250.23 Committed September 18, 1939 2,026.72 Committed December 29, 1939 2,804.71 $71,524.99 Refunds 2,017.04 $73,542.03 Paid to Treasurer $64,185.78 Abatements 5,763.18 69,948.96 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $3,593.07 1939 Poll Taxes Original Commitment $21,408.00 Additional Commitment 114.00 $21,522.00 Refunds 8.00 Paid to Treasurer $19.286.00 $21,530.00 Abatements 866.00 $20,152.00 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $1,378.00 379 1939 Real Estate and Personal Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $349,748.00 Refunds 5,087.40 $354,835.40 Paid to Treasurer $317,764.61 Abatements 7,392.35 Credit by Tax Titles 28,264.97 $353,421.93 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $1,413.47 1938 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $2,623.67 Committed January 17, 1939 995.62 Committed March 8, 1939 4.64 Refunds 177.29 $3,801.22 Paid to Treasurer $2,201.61 Abatements 136.45 $2,338.06 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $1,463.16 1938 Poll Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $1,460.00 Paid to Treasurer $250.00 Abatements 922.00 $1,072.00 Balance outstanding January- 1, 1940 $388.00 1937 Real Estate and Personal Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $33.66 Refunds 1,402.62 $1,43628 $1,426.69 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $9.59 1937 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Balance outstanding January. 1, 1939 $2,192.56 Paid to Treasurer 334.03 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $1,858.53 1937 Poll Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $824.00 Paid to Treasurer $14.00 Abatements 714.00 728.00 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $96.00 380 1936 Poll Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $82.00 Abatements 78.00 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $4.00 1936 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $130.65 Paid to Treasurer 10.68 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $119.97 1935 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Balance outstanding January 1, 1939 $33.01 Paid to Treasurer 22.48 Balance outstanding January 1, 1940 $10.53 TOTAL PAYMENTS TO TREASURER BY COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1939 Real Estate Taxes $1,298,414.43 Interest on above $1,19824 1939 Personal Taxes 104,748.52 Interest on above 19.58 1938 Real Estate and Personal Taxes 317,764.61 Interest on above 7,984.07 1939 Poll Taxes 19,286.00 Interest on above .13 1938 Poll Taxes 150.00 Interest on above 4.08 1937 Poll Taxes 14.00 Interest on above 126 1939 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 64,185.78 Interest on above 80.65 1938 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 2,201.61 Interest on above 20.66 1937 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 334.03 Interest on above 48.87 1936 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 10.68 Interest on above 2.09 1935 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 22.48 Interest on above 5.62 $1,807,132.14 $9,365.95 9,365.95 381 Brought forward $1,816,498.09 By Receipts from Tax Advertising and fees 2,397.75 By Receipts from Statement of Liens 204.00 By Receipts from Sidewalk Assessments paid in advance 144.41 By Receipts from Street Assessments paid in advance 398.96 By Receipts from Sidewalk and Street Assessment interest 7.20 Total paid Treasurer during 1939 $1,819,650AI JOHN J. KENNEDY, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Watertown. Approved William W. Norcross, Jr., Auditor. December 30, 1939. 382 APPRAISERS' VALUATION Highway Department Building $9,520.00 Contents 111,226.00 Oil Shed 921.00 Contents 1,150.00 Toolhouse and Shed 4,429.00 Contents 7,474.00 Smith Shop 1,440.00 Contents 1,387.00 Dwelling House 7,006.00 Garbage Transfer Station 2,085.00 Four acres of land, including dump 8,000.00 Gravel Pit 8,200.00 Tractor 2,000.00 $64,838.00 Sewer System $525,000.00 Drainage System 400,000.00 $925,000.00 Moth Department Automobile $100.00 Tools 200.00 $300.00 Infirmary and Equipment Almshouse Building $34,229.00 Contents 2,505.50 Five Acres of Land 10,000.00 $46,734.50 Administration Building Building $243,899.00 Contents 51,712.20 $295,6110.20 Land Land $34,795.00 Poles and Wires Department Automobiles and Equipment $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Park Department Athletic Field $50,000.00 Whitney Hill Park, 6 acres 10,000.00 Saltonstall Park, 5 acres 57,250.00 Howe Park, 11/i acres 2,000.00 Cooks Pond, 41/-- acres 10,000.00 383 Playground Equipment, Tools, etc. 940.00 House 200.00 Equipment 400.00 Miscellaneous Land, Deltas., etc. 3,000.00 Marion Road and Orchard Street, 6 acres 20,000.00 West End Playground 20,000.00 Land in Delta 62,600.00 $236,350.00 Water Department Dwelling House and Barn $10,753.00 Contents 12,964.25 803,378 square feet of land 40,000.00 10,000 square feet of land 1,500.00 Water Mains 650,000.00 $715.217.25 Public Lbrary 50,240 square feet of land $25,120.00 Building 113.076.00 Contents, Books, Furniture, Fittings, etc. 71,563.04 12,230 square feet of land, East End 3,100.00 East End Public Library 23,581.00 Contents 18,425.35 $275,725.15 Health Department Automobiles (2) $600.00 $600.00 East Junior High School Land 142,900 square feet $40,000.00 Buildings 281,834.00 Contents 39,688.13 $361.522.13 High School Land and Building Land $34,000.00 Building 533,940.00 Contents 113,539.90 $681,479.90 New Phillips School 57,010 square feet of land $11,400.00 Building 150,000.00 Contents 8,000.0 $169,400.00 384 Spring (West) School Land 17,599 square feet of land $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Bemis School Land 48,120 square feet of land $4.800.00 $4,800.00 Grant School Building $30,209.00 Contents 4,816.00 $35,025.00 Marshall Spring School Land $10,000.00 Building 92,925.00 Contents 8,910.63 $111,835.63 James Russell Lowell School Building $167,557.00 Contents 18,583A3 4'-- acres of land 15,000.00 $201,140.43 Francis School 55.208 square feet of land $11,400.00 Building 87,327.00 Contents 8,072.04 $106,799.04 Hosmer School 80,530 square feet of land $16,000.00 BuIdings and Addition 192,340.00 Contents 27,822.31 $236,162.31 Coolidge School, Arlington Street Land $24,000.00 Building 189,969.00 Contents 21,632.51 $235,601.51 Browne School, Main Street Land $17,225.00 Building 150.318.00 Contents 17,895.75 $185,438.75 385 Old Parker School Land 38,496 square feet of land $19,0D0.D0 $19,D00.00 West Junior High School Land $10,000.00 Building 208,277.00 Contents 36,628.54 $254,9D5.54 New Parker School 126,453 square feet of land $13,000.00 Building 88,027.0D Contents 9,958.72 $110,985.72 Central Fire Station and Police Station 13,000 square feet of land $26,000.00 Building 50,719.OD Contents, including Apparatus 50,187.9D $126,906.90 New Police Station Building $75,000.00 Land 7,000.00 $82,D00.00 East End Fire Station Land $5,000.DD Building 32,616.00 Contents 19,078.85 $56,694.85 Veterans' Memorial Building $16,744.00 Contents 1,342.70 $18,086.70 New Municipal Garage Building $100,000 Total $5,770,527.51 JOHN P. GALLAGHER, CHARLES P. COLLIGAN, BERNARD S. McHUGH, Selectmen. For year ending December 31, 1939. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE t BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE Town of Watertown FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939 388 ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1939 Board of Health GUY C. PESCE, M. D., Chairman EDWARD J. KELLEY, M. D., Secretary EUGENE F. GORMAN, M. D. Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT Plumbing Inspector CHARLES M. HEWITT Superintendent of Cemeteries VAN D. HORTON Physicians under the Health Department ARTHUR E. BURKE, M. D., Milk Inspection LOUIS B. SILVERSTEIN, M. D., Baby Clinic, East R. C. LAVRAKAS, M. D., Baby Clinic, West ALBERT L. BILLER, M. D. Clerk ALICE H. FARNHAM School Dentists CHARLES E. KELLEY, D. M. D. MAX ZELERM-fM, D. M. D. Public Health Nurses IRENE K. DRUMMEY, R. N. MARY M. LINEHAN, R. N. Dental Assistant ALICE GLEASON 389 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH To the Citizens of the Town of Watertown: The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1939: The Board organized on March 8, 1939, as follows: Guy C. Pesce, M.D., Chairman Edward J. Kelley, M.D., Secretary Eugene F. Gorman, M.D. The work of the Board during this year has been directed toward the accomplishment of safe and efficient reporting, control, and follow- up of Diseases considered dangerous to the Public Health. We adopted and placed in effect the new Isolation and Quarantine Requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and have been pleased with the results. There was a decided decrease in the number of reported Tubercular patients over 1938, when we had 22 cases against only 7 in this year. Sharp increases were noted in Measles and Whooping Cough, while all other communicable diseases remained at their average of previous years. During this year, the Board has been able to operate within its original budget estimates, and return a sizeable sum to the Treasury. An increase in the rates for Watertown patients in the Middlesex County Sanatorium has been announced, and this will necessarily entail a larger expenditure during the coming year. The Board wishes to thank the Officials of the Town, County and various State Departments who have always been willing to co-operate and assist. Respectfully submitted, GUY C. PESCE, M.D., Chairman EDWARD J. KELLEY, M. D., Secretary EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D. REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER To the Board of Health of Watertown: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report of work done by the Depart- partment during the year ending December 31, 1939: Financial Report Appropriations after transfers: General Administration $8,500.00 Contagious Diseases 18.690.00 Dental Clinic 2,500.00 Well Baby Clinic 425.00 Replace Two Cars 1,200.00 $31,315.00 390 Expenditures: General Administration .$8,475.53 Contagious Diseases 17,329.34 Dental Clinic 2,450.02 Well Baby Clinic 425.00 Replace Two Cars 1,136.02 Gross Expenditures $29,815.94 Returned to Treasurer 1,499.06 $31,315.00 Reimbursements during 1939, exclusive of plumbing and Cemetery Licenses $422.00 Dental Clinic 131.85 Reimbursements 8,694.74 $9,248.59 Net Cost to Town $20,567.35 Net Cost Per Capita •534 Summary of Vital Statistics Population 38,500 Reported Births 495 Birth Rate per 1,000 population 12.8 Corrected Death Rate Note: The corrected death rate is found by eliminating the deaths of all non-residents dying in Watertown, and adding the deaths of all residents of Watertown dying elsewhere, as shown by the records of the Town Clerk. Deaths of residents occurring in Watertown 182 Deaths of residents occurring out of Watertown 145 Total (Stillbirths not included) 327 Death rate per 1,000 population 8.4 Tuberculosis deaths 10 Tuberculosis deaths per 100,000 population 25.9 Mortality Report Age Groups Male Female Total Under 1 year 5 13 18 From 1 to 5 years 1 1 2 From 5 to 20 years 9 4 13 From 20 to 30 years 3 2 5 From 30 to 40 years 7 9 16 From 40 to 50 years 25 14 39 From 50 to 60 years 24 12 36 From 60 to 70 years 40 39 79 From 70 to 80 years 35 46 81 From 80 to 90 years 13 19 32 From 90 to 100 years 2 4 6 164 163 327 Stillbirths 2 4 6 391 Communicable Diseases Diseases under this heading reported to the Watertown Board of Health, were decidedly more numerous in 1939, than in 1938, but in good average with preceding years. Totals Reported: 1935 967 1936 940 1937 830 1938 401 1939 937 The principal cause of increase over 1938, is found in 439 cases of measles against 23 in 1938, and 70 cases of whooping cough against only 26 in 1938. Contagious Diseases 1939 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May June July Aug. Sep. Oct.Nov.Dec.Ttl. Anterior Poliomyelitis 1« 1 1 1 4 Chicken Pox 7 13 7 1 1 7 1 2 5 17 29 90 Diphtheria 1 1 Dysentery Bacillary 4 4 German Measles 1 3 2 1 1 8 Trachoma 1 1 Lobar Pneumonia 10 4 2 6 3 1 2 7 35 Measles 32 142 110 60 67 23 2 1 2 439 Mumps 5 5 13 8 12 3 1 1 2 50 Scarlet Fever 8 8 17 7 20 7 1 1 3 3 3 5 83 Septic Sore Throat 1 1 2 Tuberculosis Pulmonary 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Typhoid Fever 1 1 Whooping Cough 16 28 6 7 3 2 2 5 1 70 Dog Bfte 8 3 11 12 23 20 9 15 13 11 7 4 136 Cat Bite 3 1 4 Monkey Bite 1 1 Rat Bite 1 1 Total 937 'Non-Paralytic Dog Bites During 1939, 136 cases of dog bite were reported to the Health Department, and it was necessary to administer anti-rabic vaccine to 8 persons, because of the nature of the bite or because the victim was unable to identify the dog or its owner. When a dog bite occurs it is extremely important to have the biting dog restrained for suffcient time to determine whether or not it is infected with rabies. In order to complete this procedure it is very necessary that all dog bites be reported to the Police or Health Departments, and that the owner of the dog be determined in every case. 392 Tuberculosis Seven new cases of Tuberculosis were reported during 1939, all of them being pulmonary. This is a decided decrease over 1938 when we had 23 new cases reported. There were ten deaths from Tuberculosis during 1939, which is a decrease over the 17 deaths which occurred in 1938. At the close of 1939, the hospital population of Watertown tuber- cular patients was as follows: Middlesex County Sanatorium 17 Rutland State Sanatorium 1 North Reading State Sanatorium 1 Total 19 Middlesex County Sanatorium This excellent institution with its hospital and diagnostic facilities is the focal point of the important tubercular activities of the Water- town Health Department. Through this medium we are able to closely follow all tubercular cases, and have all contacts examined, tested and X-rayed, and thus locate traces of this disease at the earliest possible moment. The early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis will in most cases prevent extended hospitalization and heavy expenditures in the future. The Cooperation of the Sanatorium, the Doctors of Water- town, and the contacts of tubercular patients has been extremely help- ful in the Watertown program. Chadwick Clinic This outstanding survey of school children has been most helpful in locating and treating tuberculosis in its very early stages, and its visit to Watertown is eagerly looked forward to each year for the splendid work that it accomplishes. Dental Clinic The Dental Clinic has confined its efforts principally to the chil- dren of the First Grades, and Special Classes and Emergencies as they arose. By confining our efforts to these groups we have been able to give special attention to the formation of the arch, and the prevention of serious difficulties. School Nursing Nearly 1200 parochial school children are assisted by the Nurses of the Health Department. Daily visits are made to 2 schools, and careful supervision of the health and well being of these pupils are a very important contribution of this Department. First aid is administered and careful follow up is available during each school day. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. COLBERT, Health Officer. 393 MILK INSPECTION To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: During 1939, I have regularly inspected plants and milk stations where dairy products are pasteurized, and stored for sale, and have regularly collected samples of milk and cream and have made labora- tory analyses as usual. The milk supply of Watertown has in general been of a very high quality, and the few instances where improvements have been needed, were quickly corrected. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR E. BURKE, M.D. Milk Inspector. REPORT OF PLUAIBING INSPECTOR To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my annual report as Plumbing Inspector for the year 1939: Total amount of fees received for permits $604.00 Total number of permits issued, for which a fee was charged 151 Total number of permits issued for boilers and no fee charged for replacements 28 Total number of fixtures installed 605 Total number of inspections 226 Total number of water tests on plumbing 96 Total number of permits issued and not finished 8 Many hours of this office are taken tip in consultation in laying out of work, and adjustments on sanitary inspections and general com- plaints. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES M. HEWITT, Inspector of Plumbing. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: The report of the Superintendent of Cemeteries for the year ended December 31, 1939 is herewith submitted: Total Appropriations (Includes Special Appropriation for Fence at the Ridgelawn Cemetery $13,097.50 Total Expenditures 12,921.89 Balance $175.61 394 Amounts paid to Town Treasurer for sale of lots, single graves and general labor, including interest on Perpetual Care Fund: $7,093.77 Foundations Placed 36 Interments in Ridgelawn Cemetery 96 Interments in Common Street Cemetery 9 Interments in Arlington Street Cemetery 1 Graves Used for: Soldiers' Relief 2 Welfare Department 4 Lots Sold: Infant's Grave 1 Child's Grave (Ih Single Grave) 1 Adult Single Graves 42 Two-grave Lots 17 Three-grave Lots 7 Five-grave Lots 2 At the Ridgelawn Cemetery, there was erected a chain link fence of heavy construction, 7 ft. above grade, beginning at the southwesterly corner of the cemetery, following the line of the cemetery to Warren Street, Warren Street to Copeland Street, Copeland Street to the Cope- land Street gate a total of 2,122 feet, which has added much to the appearance and the protection of the cemetery. Fence Appropriation $2,400.00 Expended 2,235.56 Balance $164A4 In conclusion, I will recommend that a new scale of prices be drawn up for the sale of graves and lots and other charges, to be in keeping with near-by cemeteries. Also, added equipment as recommended in the Bingham report. It will be necessary to have a new building of the garage type to house this equipment. Respectfully submitted, VAN D. HORTON, Superintendent of Cemeteries. 395 REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM December 31, 1939. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Watertown, Mass. Gentlemen: As required by the provisions of the act under which the Town of Watertown Contributory Retirement System was established, the Retirement Board respectfully submits its third annual report covering the operation and transactions of the System during 1939. Organization and Activities of the Retirement Board The Retirement Board as now organized consists of Norman D. MacKay, Chairman, Thomas V. Dwyer, Secretary, and William W. Norcross, Jr. Mr. James H. Sheridan continues as ex-officio Treasurer- Custodian of the funds of the Retirement System and Mr. John A. Murray in his capacity as Town Counsel acts as the legal advisor of the Retirement Board. The office of the Retirement Board is located in the office of the Town Auditor who is a member of the Board and who is responsible for keeping the accounts of the Retirement System. Under a ruling promulgated by the Commissioner of Insurance the three members of the Retirement Board are each bonded for $5000.00, while the Treasurer-Custodian is bonded for $15,000.00. During the year 1939 the Legislature of Massachusetts has put into control of the Tax Commissioner the determination as to the minimum amount of Bond which should be furnished by the Town Treasurer taking into consideration the responsibilities of the treasurer of trust funds and retirement funds, both of which are now covered under the official bond of the treasurer. During the year the Board has held eleven meetings for the official transaction of business, while numerous other informal meetings and discussions have taken place toward the end of securing a smooth- working system. The Board was also represented at several hearings in connection with proposed amendments to the Retirement Act and the organization of an Association of Retirement Boards of the Com- monwealth. A large number of amendments to the Retirement Act have been passed by the Legislature for the purpose of clarifying the original act. One amendment established a State Appeal Board, to whom any person aggrieved by any order, decision, or finding of a Retirement Board, or by the failure of such Board to act, might appeal under certain conditions for relief. After proper hearings, this Appeal Board renders its decisions which become final and binding upon all parties concerned. Chapter 228, of the Acts of 1939, was also passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor on May 19, 1939. This Chapter provides that "Any employee of a city or town under age seventy on the date of application, whose membership in the system is contingent on his electing to become a member, and who has elected not to become a member, may thereafter apply and be admitted to membership; pro- vided, that he shall pay into the annuity savings fund of the system. in one sum, or by instalments, an amount equal to that which he would have paid had he joined the system at the earliest opportunity, with interest at three per cent, and provided, further, that all payments by instalments hereunder shall be made before said member attains age sixty." 396 Membership of the Retirement System During 1939 three employees with prior service credit and twelve employees without prior service credit were enrolled as members of the Retirement System while five members were dismissed from their em- ployment and one member withdrew voluntarily. Four members were retired for superannuation,Patrick J. Vahey of the Poles & Wires Department, Daniel Quinn of the Highway Department, James F. Do- herty of the School Department, and Delia Manning also of the School Department. One member, Miss Anna R. Ford, of the Poles & Wires . Department, was retired for ordinary disability by a special Act of Leg- islature, (Chapter 389, Acts 1939). These changes resulted in a net Increase of four in the active Membership of the System. At the close of the year there were two hundred twenty-nine active members with annual salaries totaling $357,844.00, an increase of .0226% over the annual salaries of active members at the end of 1938. Of this number one hundred fifty-eight were members eligible for credit for service rendered prior to July 1, 1937 while seventy-one were members without prior service credit. Classification of these employees by departments follows: General Government 48 Highway Department 89 School Department 31 Public Library 19 Water Department 14 Police 11 Poles & Wires 6 Cemetery 4 Moth 4 Fire 3 Total 229 The yearly retirement allowances of the five new pensioners totaled $3,580.08, of which $75.40 represented annuities purchased by their own contributions and $3,504.68 represented pensions provided by contribu- tions of the Town. On December 31, 1939 there were fourteen pension- ers receiving an aggregate yearly allowance of $10,615.88. At the last annual Town meeting $28,132.00 was appropriated for the benefit of the Town of Watertown Retirement System, $26,932.00 being for the Pension Accumulation Fund and $1,200.00 for the Expense Fund, representing approximately .0804% of the annual payroll of active members. During the year the Retirement Board invested $68,748.75 exclusive of $749.82 paid for accrued interest, in high grade Bonds at an average yield rate of 4.27%. The amortized value of all Bonds owned Dec. 31, 1939 was $71,176.39, the average yield rate on these Bonds being 4.29%. The value of all Stocks owned Dec. 31, 1939 was $7,400.00, the average yield rate on these Stocks being 4.90%. The next interest income from all Bonds was $2,266.25. In addition there was $508.69 accrued interest on Bonds owned Dec. 31, 1939, $425.00 received on Stocks, making a total net interest earned during the year of $3,199.94, a sum sufficient to provide all of the interest required to maintain the various funds of the system as provided by Law. Appropriation Required for 1940 The Law provides that the amounts to be appropriated annually by the Town to the Pension Accumulation Fund of the Retirement Sys- 397 tem shall be determined by the Commissioner of Insurance each year. For 1940 this required appropriation includes a normal contribution of $9,304.00 on account of Membership service, an accrued liability con- tribution of $18,373.00 on account of service rendered by members prior to July 1, 1937. In addition an appropriation of $1,800.00 is required for the expense of operating the System. Summarizing, the total appropriation required for 1940 for the Town of Watertown Retirement System based upon the payroll of $357,844.00 as of Dec. 31, 1939 for the 229 active members is made up as follows: Percent Amount Payroll Normal contribution $9,304.00 $2.60 Accrued liability contribution 18,373.00 5.13 Total for pension accumulation Fund 27,677.00 7.73 Expense Fund 1,800.00 .50 Total appropriation required $29,477.00 $8.23 Conclusion In conclusion it should be pointed out that the growth in the mem- bership of the system should be normal from now on, reflecting only such increase in membership as will result from the hiring of new employees, within the limits of the appropriations voted by the Town Meeting to the several departments of the Town government, and the replacement of employees who resign, die or retire. There will eventually be some offset in the cost of the Retirement System to the Town due to the fact that a number of employees joined the System who would also have been entitled to partial benefits under the non-contributory pension laws previously accepted by the Town. To the extent that the cost of these benefits is included in the amounts appropriated for the Contributory Retirement System, the Town is relieved of costs which it would otherwise ultimately have had to meet under the non-contributory pension provisions. Furthermore, no new employee whose service begins after June 30, 1937, is entitled to benefits under the non-contributory pension laws. Various financial and statistical tables follow. Respectfully submitted, NOR.MAN D. MacKAY, Chairman, THOMAS V. DWYER, Secretary, WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, JR. Receipts Contributions from members credited to their accounts in the Annuity Savings Fund $16,643.81 Appropriations by Town of Watertown for: Pension Accumulation Fund $26,932.00 Expense Fund 1,200.00 28,132.00 Interest received from: Bonds, less $749.82 accrued interest on Bonds acquired during the year 2,732.83 2,732.83 Gross profits on sale of Bonds 979.06 979.06 398 Gross increase, by adjustment, of Ledger assets, Bonds 76.52 Gross increase, by adjustment, of Ledger assets, Stocks 1,150.00 1,226.52 Total Receipts $49,714.22 Disbursements Payments to members retired for superannuation Annuity payments $47.96 Pension payments 8,493.42 Refund of accumulated deductions to: Members withdrawing from the System 665.73 Administrative Expenses: Clerical services $988.00 Printing & Stationery 27.28 Furniture & Fixtures 91.31 Legal Expense 50.00 Safe deposit box rental 11.00 Surety Bond Premiums 150.00 $1,317.59 $1,317.59 Gross loss on sale or maturity of ledger assets: Bonds $430.30 Gross decrease, by adjustment, of ledger assets: Bonds 31.99 Total disbursements 10,986.99 $38,727.23 Balance January 1, 1939 437221.41 Balance December 31, 1939 $81,948.64 Ledger Assets January 1, 1939 $43,221.41 Receipts 49,714.22 $92,935.63 Disbursements 10,986.99 Ledger Assets December 31, 1939 $81,948.64 Assets Amortized value of Bonds, $71,176.39 and Stocks $7,400.00 $78,576.39 Deposits in .Banks not on interest 3,372.25 Total Ledger Assets $81,948.64 Non-Ledger Assets Interest Accrued on Bonds $508.69 $508.69 Gross Assets $82,457.33 Deduct Assets not Admitted Book value of stocks over market value $1,150.00 Book value of collateral loans over market value 554.21 $1,704.21 Total Assets $80,753.12 399 Liabilities Annuity Savings Fund $35,639.05 Annuity Reserve Fund 664.33 Pension Accumulation Fund 43,141.68 Expense Fund 136.14 Undistributed earnings 1,171.92 Total Liabilities $80,753.12 Summary of the Number and Annual Salaries of Active Members as of December 31, 1939. Members eligible for Prior Service Credit Full Annual Number Salaries Group 1—Male 107 $183,984.00 Female 48 64,130.00 Group 2 3 6,400.00 Members not eligible for Prior Service Credit Group 1—Male 48 71,830.00 Female 16 16,300.00 Group 2 7 15,200.00 Total active membership Dec. 31, 1939 229 $357,844.00 TOWN OF WATERTOWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM Schedule of Bonds Owned December 31, 1939 Amortized Coupon Date of Yield Value Description Rate Maturity Rate Dec.31, Bangor & Aroostook R.R. Co. 41;,, July 1, 1951 4.13 $4,861.16 Chicago, Burl. & Quincy R.R. 411; July 1, 1949 3.93 3,045.08 Co. Chicago. Burl. & Quincy R.R. 4;- Mar. 1, 1958 4.17 7,680.00 Co. Great Northern Rwy. Co. 4°fc July 1, 1946 4.69 6,037.15 Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 5% May 1, 1945 4.87 2,039.23 Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 5% May 1, 1957 4.98 5,022.75 Central Illinois Public Service 3%% Dec. 1, 1968 3.59 7,315.00 Co. Central Maine Power Co. 3'/2% Aug. 1, 1966 3.37 2,074.02 Empire Dist. Elec. Co. 5% Mar. 1, 1952 4.84 5,151.53 Green Mountafn Power Corp. 3%% Dec. 1, 1963 3.69 4,056.98 Kings County Lighting Co. 5% July 1, 1954 4.78 3,129.21 Kings County Lighting Co. 6%% July 1, 1954 6.38 2,033.86 N. Y. State Elec. & Gas Corp. 4% Aug. 1, 1965 3.99 10,045.00 Peoples Gas Lt. & Coke Co. 4% June 1, 1961 4.14 8,685.42 Total 4.29 $71,176.39 400 SCHEDULE OF MEMBERSHIP FOR 1939 (a) Active Members iembers Not Eligible Members Eligible Total for Prior for Prior '.Member- Service Credit Service Credit ship Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2 male female male female Membership Dec. 31, 1938 111 50 2 45 11 6 225 Enrolled during 1939 2 1 6 5 1 15 Transfers between groups 1 1 Total 112 51 3 51 16 7 240 Withdrawals 3 1 2 6 Retirements for: Superannuation 3 1 4 Ordinary disability 1 1 Total deductions 6 3 2 11 Membership Dec. 31, 1939 106 48 3 49 16 7 229 (b) Pensioners Membership Dec. 31, 1938 7 1 1 9 Retirements for: Superannuation 2 1 3 Ordinary disability 1 1 2 Total 10 3 1 2 Membership Dec. 31, 1939 10 3 1 14 1 c) Total Membership Dec. 31, 1939, including beneficiaries Membership Dec. 31, 1939 116 51 4 49 16 7 243 Names & Amounts of Retirement Allowances being paid as of Dec. 31, 1939. Name Date Retired Annuities Pensions Total Beatty, Richard July 15, 1938 $480.00 $480.00 Brigham, Harry W. Mar. 7, 1938 $11.47 1,536.69 1,548.16 Clark, Joss L. Oct. 1, 1937 480.00 480.00 *Doherty, James F. Oct. 1, 1939 13.82 287.94 301.76 Farraher, Michael Nov. 15, 1937 3.56 476.44 480.00 'Ford, Anna R. Sept. 1, 1939 17.14 669.10 686.24 Kelley, Morris W. Nov. 15, 1937 735.20 735.20 Manning, Delia Apr. 21, 1939 12.36 467.64 480.00 McNamara, John E. Sept. 15, 1937 1,398.83 1,398.83 Quinn, Daniel Apr. 26, 1939 480.00 480.00 Swift, John Oct. 1, 1937 480.00 480.00 Tracy, Annie Feb. 28, 1938 4.48 475.52 480.00 Vahey, Patrick J. Sept. 1. 1939 32.08 1,600.00 1,632.08 Wilson. William H. Oct. 1, 1937 953.61 953.61 "Ordinary disability. Total $94.91 $10,520.97 $10,615.88 401 REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS To the Citizens of Watertown: The Board of Park Commissioners respectfully submits its report for the year 1939. The Board is happy to report that the consistent program of improvements in the Park system has been continued with substantial and evident success. Definite jurisdiction has been established, parks and playgrounds have been improved, installation of equipment, as recommended in the Report of 1938, has been accomplished, greater recreational facilities have been provided, and the department, gen- erally, has been built up to a status comparable to surrounding munici- palities. After an extensive study of playground systems, this Board inserted an article into the warrant for the Town Meeting of September 1939, calling for the elimination of the Playground Commission and the transference of its duties and powers to the Park Commission. This article was passed by the meeting so that we now have a centralized Board, with jurisdiction over all parks and playgrounds and authority to appoint playground instructors. This eliminates conflict of authority, centralizes the work, and greatly increases the efficiency of the depart- ment. The Parker playground, which had been under the joint jurisdic- tion of the Selectmen and the School Committee was, by a vote of a Town Meeting, placed under the control of this Board. The field has been graded, a retaining wall has been built on the southerly side, and it is believed that this improved playground will serve the residents of that district well. A fence and backstop for the protection of children were erected on the De Fillippo playground on Arlington Street. Due to the burden of maintenance it was found necessary to employ additional help from spring to the close of the year. For the first time in some years areas on various playgrounds throughout the town were flooded for skating, an innovation which met with the approval of children and parents alike. With a limited num- ber of men and inadequate equipment this wdrk was extremely difficult but we believe that the many requests from townspeople for such work were satisfied. All the athletic fields and in particular Victory Field were used extensively for baseball, softball, and football. The Senior and Junior high schools, of course, used the fields for their various athletic activ- ities. Continuing from 1938 the tennis courts at Victory Field were opened on Sunday, and the tennis playing public expressed gratitude for this additional playing time. It is obvious that the deltas in the town have been maintained at the usual standard of beauty and that all the lands under the juris- diction of this Board have been well cared for. Henceforth, applicants for appointment as playground instructors will be required to fill out application blanks, as is customary in sur- rounding towns. By this method we hope to obtain the best qualified instructors in the best interests of the children who frequent the play- grounds. We reiterate our belief that increased appropriations are mandatory if Watertown is to have a park and playground system equal to municipalities of similar size and population. WPA projects have been written for the construction of additional 402 tennis courts on several playgrounds which can, in winter, be easily transformed into skating areas. This construction, when completed, should satisfy the ever-increasing demands for both these types of recreation. The employees of this department are to be commended for their consistent overtime work and their conscientiousness in performing their duties. Our recommendations of last year have been almost wholly com- pleted. We now recommend water fountains in the several play- grounds; more adequate protection for abutting property owners, the employment of additional help, and a wage scale for employees com- mensurate with work performed. The Commissioners wish to thank all the town departments which co-operated with us so whole-heartedly during 1939. THOMAS F. VAHEY, Chairman, JOSEPH A. COOK, Secretary, WILLIAM H. REGAN. REPORT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: The report of the Workmen's Compensation Department is respect- fully submitted for the year 1939. There was, in 1939, a total of sixty-eight accidents suffered by Town employees in the course of their work. The total number of employees who received varying amounts of compensation for injuries was twenty. Itemized expenditures in that respect may be found in the report of the Auditor. The Agent appeared before the Industrial Acci- dent Board for twenty-four hearings. In addition to the hearings the Agent conferred frequently with various commissioners of the Industrial Accident Board on pertinent matters. It is the opinion of the Agent that a great many of the accidents sustained by employees is due to the type of automotive equipment in the highway department. To obtain the safest type of equipment would necessitate the expenditure of a tremendous amount of money but the process could be gradual, as new equipment is purchased. The great number of hernias and back injuries is undoubtedly caused by the out- moded truck bodies now used by the highway department. Although it may seem obvious, the Agent also recommends that instruction be given the men in the proper method of lifting weight and handling tools, in order that they may use precautions and thereby lessen the number of compensable injuries. Expenditures of this department have reached, in estimation, the maximum and by the nature of the department it is impossible to esti- mate very closely monies to be expended. The Agent has, on agreement with the Finance Committee, made an effort to obtain the lowest original sum annually, that an estimated maximum will not be levied on the tax rate. In conclusion the Agent wishes to thank all the Departments for their co-operation, particularly the Selectmen and the Town Counsel. Respectfully, THOMAS F. VAHEY 03 REPORT OF BOARD OF SELECTMEN The annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year 1939 is submitted herewith to the citizens of Watertown. The Board has had the good fortune of receiving the fullest co- operation from every Department and commends all Department Heads for their efforts to conduct the municipal functions for the best interests of our Town in spite of lack of sufficient equipment and shortage of necessary employees in many cases. The Departments' reports give an outline of the various services rendered. Financial Condition The detailed reports of the Auditor and Treasurer show all expen- ditures for the year ending December 31, 1939. The Assessed valuation of the property in the Town of Watertown for 1939 was $51,026,270.00. a decrease of over $500,000.00 below the valuation in 1938. Our Town was not so fortunate as some neighboring communities that were able to more than offset decrease in valuation with additions of new buildings. Our Excess and Deficiency fund is now $285.211.81 and it was not necessary to borrow from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Tax Titles during the year. Our borrowing of $900,000.00 in anticipation of taxes cost $875.00 as compared with the cost of $1,500.00 for borrowing the same amount in 1938, a new record low. We paid off $211,000.00 of our bonded debt but borrowed $310,500.00 chiefly for W.P.A. purposes, the new Municipal Garage and for the State Tax deficit of 1938. Our bonded debt is $1,201,500.00 and our borrowing capacity has reached $1,266,799.00. Welfare Department The Welfare Department was most efficiently maintained and func- tioned satisfactorily under the three divisions:—Outside Aid; Aid to Dependent Children; and Bureau of Old Age Pensions. In 1938 there were 297 cases transferred to W.P.A. by the Welfare Department, thereby decreasing its case load. Again in 1939, about 170 additional cases were transferred to the W.P.A., a distinct saving to our Welfare Department, which had to carry an average of 327 cases per month in the past year. As a result there was a decrease in the expenditures of the Welfare Department and Outside Aid amounting to $15,000.00 for the year. Although the Town appropriated $180,037.00 for Outside Aid, re- imbursements by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and from Cities and Towns indebted to us brought down the net cost of Outside Aid to $134,137.00 which made the cost per case $34.18 per month. In 1938 we had 66 Aid to Dependent Children cases by reason whereof 278 people were aided at a total cost of $47,780.15 which repre- sented a cost of $723.94 per case per year. or $171.51 per person per year. In 1939 there were 82 cases at a total cost of $59,084.95 or $720.54 per case, or 345 persons at $171.26 per person per year. Notwithstanding an increase in the number of Dependent children, there was a decrease per person per year from $171.51 to $171.26. In the Bureau of Old Age Pensions in the year 1938 there were 397 cases at a total cost of $90,973.86 or $229.15 per person. In 1939 there were 476 cases at a cost of $121,957.07 at a cost per person of $256.21. The difference is due to the increase in cost of medical care, medicine, and burials. 404 Works Progress Administration During the year there were several changes in the Federal regula- tions concerning employment on the W.P.A. Force reductions ordered in March continued through most of the year. In September men and women workers who had 18 months service on the W.P.A. were required to accept a lay-off of 30 days and could return only on recertification. These changes and reductions threw many who had worked on the W.P.A. back onto our Welfare rolls with attendant cost increase. Fed- eral Orders increasing the hours of employment (in most cases double) will have a tendency to decrease the W.P.A. assignments as more work will be done by a smaller force. Thus came the reduction from 905 in March to 705 in December. The Town expended $164,169.14 on W.P.A. for materials and ex- penses covering the Town's administration cost as well as equipment trucking, bus transportation and distribution of Federal Surplus Com- modities. This contribution by the Taxpayers of Watertown provided work for an average of 720 people during the year and brought a payroll of over a half million dollars, most of which is spent locally for rent, groceries, and merchandise; thereby circulating an average of at least $10,000.00 a week in this community. In addition the Government contributed over $70,000.00 worth of food and clothing and nearly $25,000.00 in materials, included in which were asphalt, sewer and water pipes. On June 12, 1939—An appropriation of $75,000.00 was voted by the Town Meeting to be used for materials and expended for a new Muni- cipal Garage to be built to the rear of the present Town Barn on Or- chard Street. Presidential approval of a grant of $77,102.00 had been obtained in January 1939 for W.P.A. Labor and Supervision on the usual conditions that the Town would pay for the materials used. Bonds were issued and the work started August 14th, since which time much progress has been made. A six-week delay in the delivery of the steel girders and beams for the roof framing prevented their erection before December 1st. The Company selected by the W.P.A. officials after competitive bids excused the delay by reason of war orders at the mills in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately much of the concreting in the roof must be done in extremely cold weather, but thanks to the capable Superin- tendent of Construction, Mr. Martin Reid, the work will, as it has from the start, be carried on successfully, and it is hoped that the building will be completed on or before May 1, 1940, although a portion may be ready for occupancy before February 1, 1940. Police Department The Chief of Police submits a report which shows that Watertown is particularly favored in that crimes of more serious type were con- siderably reduced. It is gratifying to our citizens to know that our vigilant Police have reduced armed robbery to four (4) reports and that the culprits in each case are imprisoned. The Reserve Police Force proved invaluable. The Twelve men appointed by the Board of Selectmen have been given instructions and will continue to receive periodic examination for the purpose of training an efficient group well qualified to perform their duties and so that they may be better equipped when they become members of the regular force. The Bureau of Traffic continues under Lieut. Joseph J. Reilly, who is most active as the report shows in his efforts to promote safety measures. All accident reports are analyzed and monthly reports sent to the National Safety Council Inc., Lieut. Reilly continued his gospel of safety by giving educational talks on safety before different organizations. 405 John E. Heffernan, Lieut. U. S. Naval Reserve, appointed Ballistics Advisor to the Department has performed notably by promoting the pro- ficiency of every Officer in the use of firearms. On August 8, 1939, the Board created the office of Captain and named the then Senior Lieut. James P. Burke, to that position. This made Captain Burke the second in command under the Chief and brought about better functioning of the Department. Patrolmen Francis A. Nally and Walter F. Flaherty were made Sergeants. According to the new arrangements all Sergeants are now required to do street duty. The great need of the Police Department is a two-way radio and your Board heartily endorses the recommendation of the Chief for the in- stallation of same. Building Department This Department is being put on a more efficient basis by the Building Inspector, Elias A. Perkins, who was appointed in 1937 under Civil Service. Largely through his efforts a new and up-to-date set of Building Laws were submitted to the Town Meeting, December 12, 1939, and accepted by the Town. The W.P.A. project that is tran- scribing and making file card records of Building permits that were issued in the period from 1918 to 1938, will make a substantial contribu- tion to this office. Infirmary The Infirmary is an old wooden building in which are housed at present twelve elderly men and the Keeper, George H. White, and his wife, with one helper. Mr. White has for years maintained this institution at extremely low cost, but now since Old Age Assistance is available there is a possi- bility of a reduction in number of Infirmary inmates. A new problem arises whether to continue as at present or to board out our inmates. During the year the Welfare Department was compelled to call on the Keeper to house temporarily a family which suffered loss of home and needed immediate care. The Infirmary proved inadequate to the demand and so the distressed family were cared for by relatives and kind-hearted neighbors. The Selectmen recommend finishing the upper story of the infirmary for Women inmates and family housing. Fire Department In December ten new men were appointed by the Selectmen. This action was taken after the Town Meeting had voted in favor of addi- tional firemen, so that the firemen would no longer be compelled to work 84 hours a week. This made possible the elimination of the "long day on" or 24 hours of continuous duty which had been the vogue. The Selectmen unanimously favor the change and believe that the morale of the Department will be greatly improved and that the efficiency of the Department will be enhanced. Once more the Selectmen urge the adoption of the recommendations of the National Board of Fire Under- writers. (Report of 1937) Poles and Wires Department On September 1, 1939, Patrick J. Vahey, having reached the age of 70, retired from his position as Inspector of Poles and Wires, after a long and faithful service to the Town. Representative Leo P. Landry, an experienced electrician, was appointed September 8, 1939, the head of this important Department, to hold office subject to Civil Service Examination. 406 Highway Department At the request of the abutters, Everett Avenue, Forest Street, Quincy Street and Springfield Street, were built under the Betterment Act, Prior to construction surface drains and the necessary catch basins were installed as well as a sewer which was necessary in Quincy Street. Malden Street was subgraded after a drain and sewer were put in, but cannot be surfaced until the appropriation for same is made in 1940. Common Street, because of its worn top surface, was resurfaced with bituminous concrete from Columbia Street to Belmont Street, Jackson Road which formed another link with Newton was declared a public way by the Selectmen and improved. Land adjacent to the Old Town Hall Site was used for widening Church Street near Main St. and affords additional traffic safety and space for parking. The inadequacy of our ancient apparatus in the Highway Depart- ment is all too obvious. The varied and essential services carried out by this Department cannot be maintained with any degree of satisfac- tion or efficiency, unless new equipment is obtained. Since the Town Meeting has voted that the Town shall continue to remove snow from the sidewalks, additional mechanical plows must be bought and new trucks to replace those worn out. Because of reduc- tion in the number of horses and owning only one sidewalk snow tractor bought in 1939 it will be impossible to meet emergencies during the coming winter. In closing the Board again desires to express deep appreciation to each and every employee for the loyal services rendered and sincere thanks to all department heads for their fine spirit and devotion to duty. JOHN P. GALLAGHER, Chairman CHARLES P. COLLIGAN BERNARD S. McHUGH, Board of Selectmen. DOG OFFICER'S REPORT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Watertown, Mass. For the year ending December 31, 1939: Ten hundred and thirty-four (1,034) dogs are licensed. This Is an all time record. Ninety-nine (99) stray dogs were impounded for a period of six days. Ninety-eight (98) were destroyed. One (1) was sold. Twenty injured by automobiles were destroyed. Two were quarantined for a period of fourteen (14) days. Thirty-seven were returned to their owners. I wish to thank the Police and the Town Clerk's Department for their 100% co-operation. SAMUEL G. THAYER, Dog Officer. 407 REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT To the Citizens of Watertown: The following annual report is submitted by the Town Clerk. With the continued growth of the town, the work of recording vital statistics shows a steady increase. Marriage Intentions filed this year numbered 402, and fell just short of the record year of 1930, when the number who filed equalled 412. The number of births and deaths show an increase, although it is impossible to state the exact number, because all out-of-town returns have not as yet been received. Card Index of Vital Statistics Is Greatly Needed A card index, with particular reference to births, is greatly needed. At the present time Watertown follows the old-time style of using a book form, which records in each book, a limited number of years. The Town Clerk feels that a special appropriation should be provided to establish a card index system. Annual Listing handled For First Time With a change in the law bringing about the transfer of the task of annual listing of all persons over twenty years of age, from the Board of Assessors to the Board of Registrars, the considerable detail involved in this work, has been assumed by the office of the Town Clerk, who serves as clerk of the Registrars. A full time Assistant Registrar was voted by the annual meeting of 1939, and now works with the clerks In the office of the Town Clerk, in the conduct of this work, and of all phases of election work. The police, under the direction of Lieutenant John Igoe, did a most commendable job in the 1939 listing. A block plan of all the residences and number of apartments in each residence, as stated in the report of last year, would be of material benefit. Binding Old Records Pursuing a course adopted since I assumed office, I have had bound al volumes of old records. This is an important phase of work, although unseen by the citizens. By carefully binding vital statistic records, they can be far better preserved, and can be made more readily accessible. By-Laws Need Attention For a third consecutive year, I call attention of the townspeople to the need of a complete revision of the By-Laws. The present laws do not meet modern requirements. A committee to consider and revise the By-Laws has been created, but to date has not presented any report. It must be recorded, however, that a step in the right direction was made, by the adoption of a new set of Building By-Laws, at a special town meeting held December 12, 1939. Comment of Bingham Survey The so-called Bingham Survey commented about the Town Clerk's office: "The records in the office of the Town Clerk are exceptionally well organized and up-to-date." A gradual readjustment in the method of indexing and filing records, and the hope of creating a card index of vital statistics, will bring about added efficiency. Fees Collected Again Show Increase Fees collected in the office of the Town Clerk again showed a sub- stantial increase. This department not only collects fees as specified by the General Laws, but also collects all fees for licenses granted by the General Laws, but also collects all fees for licenses granted by the 408 Board of Selectmen. The total amount of fees collected for 1939 for both departments was $35,033.57. Office Lighting Needs Attention To promote a more efficient handling of office detail, attention should be given to providing more adequate office lighting. This factor was mentioned in the Bingham Survey, and is a need throughout the entire building. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. VITAL STATISTICS The report of this department for the year 1939, concerning vital statistics, is herewith submitted. For report of Town Meetings, which comes under this department, reference is made to that title. Births Recorded By Months Watertown Births Watertown Taking Place Births Out of Town Total January 1 31 32 February 6 43 49 March 5 47 52 April 1 50 51 May 6 38 44 June 2 35 37 July 4 46 50 August 4 45 49 September 9 26 35 October 5 37 42 November 1 24 25 December 1 28 29 45 450 495 Marriages Recorded By Months Marriages . Marriages taking taking Place in Place Out of Watertown Watertown Total January 11 9 20 February 8 10 18 March 0 4 4 April 22 13 35 May 11 13 24 June 38 35 73 July 24 28 52 August 15 22 37 September 30 34 64 October 26 27 53 November 17 23 40 December 10 13 23 212 231 443 409 Deaths Recorded By Months Deaths Occurring Watertown in Persons Dying Watertown Out of Town Total January 22 12 34 February 13 17 30 March 23 16 39 April 13 18 31 May 19 16 35 June 16 14 30 July 14 12 26 August 15 15 30 September 13 14 27 October 14 18 32 November 7 14 21 December 21 16 37 190 182 372 FEES COLLECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK FOR THE YEAR 1939 Town Clerk's Fees Marriage Intentions . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . $802.00 Mortgages Recorded ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... .. .. . . 718.00 Records of Mortgages Discharged . . . . . . .. .. . .. . 54.50 Notations on Mortgages . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 Birth Certificates ...... . . . . . . .... .. .. . . . .. . .. . . 26.25 Death Certificates . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00 Citizenship Certificates . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.00 Business Certificates . .. . .. . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . .. . 16.00 Marriage Certificates 17.75 Miscellaneous . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 168.49 $1,891.99 Selectmen's Fees Theatre Permits . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . .. . .. 54.00 Victuallers' Permits . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 139.00 Liquor Permits . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . ... .. 28,386.08 Junk Licenses . . . . . .... 50.00 Gasoline Advertisements .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... .. 55.50 Auto Dealers' Licenses ... . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . ..... 40.00 Pool Licenses . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ... .. 65.00 Second-hand Dealers' Licenses . . .. . .. . . . . . . . ... 3.00 Auctioneers' Licenses . ..... . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . ... 24.00 Transfer of Licenses . ..... . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. .50 Permits (Dancing, Beano, etc.) . . .. . . . . . . . . .... 193.50 Renewal of Gasoline Permits . . ... ... . . . . ... . .. 107.00 Liquor Advertisements . .. ... . . . .... ... . . . .. .. .. 77.30 Employment Agency Permits .. . ... . . . . . . ... . .. 8.00 Lodging House Licenses .... . . . . . . .. . .. . . . ... . .. 26.00 One Day Beer Permits .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 32.00 $29,261.08 410 The total amount collected in the office amounted to $35,033.57. In accordance with Chapter 28 of the By-laws, adopted by Town Meeting of April 11, 1923, these fees have been turned into the Town Treasury, monthly. Dog Licenses 712 Male Dogs Licensed n $2.00 $1,424.00 73 Female Dogs Licensed 5.00 365.00 255 Spayed Female Dogs Licensed 2.00 510.00 1 Kennel License 25.00 $2,324.00 In accordance with Chapter 289 of the Acts of 1932, all fees for Dog licenses are turned into the Town Treasury. Conservation Fees 360 Fishing Licenses r> $2.00 $72.00 237 Hunting Licenses 2.00 474.00 91 Sporting Licenses 3.25 295.75 43 Female Minor Licenses 1.25 53.75 2 Minor Trapping Licenses 5.25 10.50 5 Duplicate Licenses .50 2.50 26 Free Licenses . . . . . . $1,556.50 Fees for 733 licenses at Twenty-five cents each, amounting to $183.25 were turned into the Town Treasury, and $1373.25 was sent to the De- partment of Conservation, Boston, Mass. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. I have examined the accounts of the Office of the Town Clerk and have found them to be correct. W. W. NORCROSS, Jr., Town Auditor. 411 CONTENTS Appraisers' Valuation . .. . . . . ... ... . . . . ... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 382 Appropriations Voted at Town Meetings ... . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 43 Assessors, Board of, Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . 216 Auditor, Town. Report . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .... .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 263 Auditor's Report, Index to . .. ... .. . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. ... . . . . . . . 377 Buildings, Inspector of, Report . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 160 Cemeteries, Superintendent of, Report .. .... . .. . . .. . . .... . . . 393 Clerk, Town, Report of Department . . . . . 407 Committees, Recent Appointments . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . 8 Counsel, Town, Report .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 211 Dog Officer, Report 406 Election, March 6. 1939 .. .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 10 Engineer, Town, Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 161 Finance Committee on Appropriations, Report . . . . . ... . ... . . . 232 Fire Department, Report . . . . . . .... . . . ... ... . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . 207 Health, Board of, Report . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 387 Highway Department, Report ... .. . . . . .. . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 188 Infirmary Department, Report .. .. . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 205 Library, Board of Trustees, Report . . . . . . .... . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . 150 Meetings, Town. Record of . ..... .. . . . . .... ... . .. . .. .. . . .. . . . 10 Moth Department, Report . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. ... .. . . . . 157 Officers. Town .. . . .. . . . ... ... . . . . 3 Park Commissioners, Report . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 401 Physicians, Town, Report ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 204 Planning Board. Report .. ... .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . 205 Playground Commission, Report .... . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Plumbing Inspector. Report . .. .... . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Police Department. Report . . . ...... . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 225 Population .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... .. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 9 Retirement. Board of . .. . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. ... . . . . 395 School Committee, Report . . . . .. ..... . . ....... . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 127 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report .. .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 209 Selectmen, Board of, Report . . .. .. .. . . . .. .. .... . . . . . .. .. . .. . . 403 Soldiers' Relief, Report .. . . ..... ... . . . . ... ... . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . 197 Sponsor's Agent, W.P.A., Report . . . . . ........ . . . . ... . . . . .. . 220 Taxes, Collector of, Report . .. . .. . . . . .. ...... . .. . .. ... .. . . .. 378 Town Meeting 2%7embers, Attendance . . . .. ... ... . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 118 Treasurer, Town, Report .. . . . . ... .... . . ... .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 248 Tree Warden, Report .. ... . . . . . 157 Veterinarian, Town, Report . . . ...... . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 187 Water Commissioners, Report . .. ... . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . 182 Welfare, Public, Board of, Report . . . . .. ... ... . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 197 Wire Department, Report . . ........ . . . . . . . ... . .. . ... .. . ... . . 158 Workmen's Compensation, Report . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . ... . .. . . . 402