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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1944 Annual Watertown Report R�-�- . ••'- WATERTOWN FRS PUBLIC LIBRARY MAIN ►-�BRN�� IIIII IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII�I IIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIII�IIIII 3 4868 0)590 9288 ANNUAL REPORTS 6y the officers of the Town of Watertown for the Three Hundred and Fourteenth Year of its organization FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944 .° ". % CE co LEROY S. EATON Printer Watertown o Massachusetts SEE BACK OF BOOK FOR CONTENTS 3 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1944 Selectmen LAURENCE J. WALSH, Chairman Term Expires 1946 EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Clerk Term Expires 1947 PATRICK A. MENTON Term Expires 1945 HELEN E. STONE, Confidential Secretary Committee Assignments ENTIRE BOARD Outside Aid, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children, Soldiers' Relief, Infirmary, Civilian Defense. LAURENCE J. WALSH Police, Workmen's Compensation, Administration Building and An- nex, Insurance, Selectmen's Contingent, Legal. PATRICK A. MENTON Highway, Sewer and Drainage, Sidewalks, Dust Laying, Engineer- ing, Election Expense, Street Lights. EDWARD C. WEBSTER Fire Department, Inspector of Buildings, Moth Department, Poles and Wires, Dog Officer, Veterinarian. Town Clerk GEORGE B. WELLMAN Term Expires 1946 Auditor WILLIAM W. NORCROSS Term Expires 1946 Treasurer JAMES H. SHERIDAN Term Expires 1945 Collector of Taxes JOHN J. KENNEDY Term Expires 1945 Assessor of Taxes EDWARD F. WRIGHT, Chairman Term Expires 1945 ANDREW D. BRADFORD Term Expires 1946 RONALD M. STONE Term Expires 1947 Moderator �1 CHARLES F. SHAW Term Expires 1945 4 School Committee G. JOHN GREGORY, Chairman Term Expires 1946 ALICE D. SULLIVAN, Secretary Term Expires 1945 EDWARD J. KELLEY Term Expires 1945 MARION C. HEALY Term Expires 1946 AUGUSTIN R. PAPALIA Term Expires 1946 MABEL G. DRAKE Term Expires 1947 F. KING SINGISER Term Expires 1947 FRANCIS A. KELLY, Superintendent of Schools Trustees Free Public Library THOMAS F. MAHER, Chairman Term Expires 1945 ESTHER DIMICK, Secretary Term Expires 1947 HELEN M. MAXWELL Term Expires 1945 WHITFIELD W. ,JOHNSON Term Expires 1946 HUGH J. O'BRIEN Term Expires 1946 MARY R. HARVEY Term Expires 1947 Health Department DR. EUGENE F. GORMAN, Chairman Term Expires 1946 DR. LOUIS MASTRANGELO, Secretary Term Expires 1947 DR. JOHN J. SLATTERY Term Expires 1945 Water Commissioners CHARLES ARMSTRONG, Chairman Term Expires 1946 JOHN L. HAYDEN, Secretary Term Expires 1947 DENIS DEVANEY Term Expires 1945 Tree Warden JOHN C. FORD Term Expires 1945 Planning Board CHARLES P. EATON, Chairman Term Expires 1945 JOSEPH S. BLANCHARD, Secretary Term Expires 1946 HENRY A. RATTIGAN Term Expires 1945 ERLE L. CHASE Term Expires 1947 HARRY C. CRAWFORD Term Expires 1947 Park Commissioners HAROLD A. GODWIN, Chairman Term Expires 1946 .-O EPH A. COOK, Secretary Term Expires 1945 WAYNE E. EATON Term Expires 1947 Constables *CHARLES F. GATELY Term Expires 1945 "EDWARD J. BURKE Term Expires 1945 HAROLD E. LEVEY Term Expires 1945 ***WALDO P. EMERSON Term Expires 1945 ****WM. M. EMERSON Term Expires 1945 *****BENJAMIN COHEN Term Expires 1945 * Failed to file Bond—did not qualify ** Qualified but cancelled bond June 21, 1944 "** Appointed by Selectmen March 3, 1944 **** Appointed by Selectmen March 21, 1944 ***** Appointed by Selectmen Oct. 29, 1944 5 APPOINTED OFFICERS Superintendent of Moth Department JOHN C. FORD Term Expires 1945 Registrars of Voters NORMAN D. MacKAY, Chairman Term Expires 1945 PATRICK D. GLEASON Term Expires 1946 CYRUS M. OHANIAN Term Expires 1947 GEORGE B. WELLMAN Term Expires 1946 Town Physicians PERICLES CANZANELLI, M.D. Term Expires 1945 EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D. Term Expires 1945 LOUIS 1\2ASTRANGELO, M.D. Term Expires 1945 YACUB T. TOUZJIAN, M.D. Term Expires 1945 Keeper of Lockup EDWARD A. MURRAY Town Counsel JOHN J. CURRAN Fence Viewers ELIAS A. PERKINS LEROY TITUS PETER J. WHITE CHARLES JEWELL BROWN Dog Offlcer SAMUEL G. THAYER Board of Appeals SEBASTIAN TANGUSSO, Chairman Term Expires 1946 EDWARD A. OATES Term Expires 1945 RONALD M. STONE Term Expires 1947 Associate Members THOMAS J. GALLIGAN Term Expires 1947 ARTHUR SCHOEPPER Term Expires 1946 Retirement Board (Contributory Retirement) JJ W. W. NORCROSS (Town Auditor) By Virtue of Office DANIEL JOSEPH CLIFFORD Term Expires 1946 JAMES H. SULLIVAN Term Expires 1947 6 Finance Committee FRANCIS C. BROWN Term Expires 1945 CARL W. JOHNSON Term Expires 1945 HARRY J. LANDEN Term Expires 1945 THOMAS F. MEGAN Term Expires 1945 ROY C. PAPALIA Term Expires 1945 CLARK B. PARTRIDGE Term Expires 1945 EDWARD W. SUPPLE Term Expires 1945 CHARLES F. J. HARRINGTON Term Expires 1946 ALBERT P. BROGLE Term Expires 1946 MATTHEW W. J. CARLEY Term Expires 1946 SAMUEL K. TARBELL Term Expires 1946 CORNELIUS J. CARROLL Term Expires 1946 LAWRENCE E. MALONEY Term Expires 1946 EARL E. YOUNG Term Expires 1946 LOUIS N. COUSBELIS Term Expires 1947 ARTHUR I. DAVIS Term Expires 1947 HARRY G. ELWELL Term Expires 1947 ELBRIDGE L. FOSTER Term Expires 1947 ALSON H. GOODSELL Term Expires 1947 BERNARD I. LEVINE Term Expires 1947 DOMENICK B. RAYMOND Term Expires 1947 Keeper of Infirmary and Pound HARRY J. YORK OFFICERS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE Town Engineer OTIS D. ALLEN Superintendent of Streets THOMAS V. DWYER Inspector of Cattle and Town Veterinarian HARRY W. JAKEMAN Agent, Soldiers' Relief and Burial of Deceased Soldiers MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON Department of Public Welfare *AUGUSTINE A. FOLEY, Agent Public Welfare **JOSEPH A. MURRAY, Executive Director of Public Welfare *Retired as of April 8, 1944 in accordance with Provisions of the Watertown Contributory Retirement System. }*Appointed April 20, 1944. Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT 7 Superintendent of Cemeteries VAN D. HORTON Superintendent of Water Department MICHAEL B. OATES Chief of Police *EDWARD A. MURRAY (Appointed Acting Chief of Police Dec. 30, 1943, effective Jan. 1, 1944) Chief of Fire Department *JOHN W. O'HEARN '*WILLIAM E. McELROY ' (Retired Sept. 16, 1944 in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 32, Section 85. Re-employed by the Selectmen under the provisions of the Governor's Emergency Statute, Chapter 16, Sections 1-3, Acts of 1942. Appointment terminated—effective as of November 29, 1944) '* Appointed Chief of Fire Department--effective as of November 30, 1944. Inspector of Buildings ELIAS A. PERKINS Inspector of Plumbing EDWARD L. MAURER Inspector of Poles and Wires LEO P. LANDRY Sealer of Weights and Measures FRANK AHEARN Supervisor of Attendance JOSEPH H. CARROLL FRANCIS E. CAVERLY 8 STANDING COMMITTEES Committee of 5 to study report of Bingham Survey submitted to Town Meeting June 12, 1939 and to report to next Town Meeting such recommendations for action by Town or any of its officers, together with any drafts of articles necessary to carry such recommendations into effect. Such. committee to consist of Chairman of Selectmen, Chairman of Finance Committee and three others not elective or ap- pointive officers or employees of Town. (Article 17. Town Meeting Oct. 14, 1940) January 14, 1941 the Moderator appointed the following: Chairman of Selectmen, ex officio—Chairman Finance Committee James M. Oates—Charles F. Shaw Vacancy On March 24, 1941 at Town Meeting it was voted to enlarge com- mittee to consist of eleven members:—the present five members, the other two members of the Board of Selectmen, Town Counsel ex officio and three others not officials or Town employees. It was also voted that hereafter the Committee be empowered to fill vacancies in its membership. (Article 3) April 11, 1941 the Moderator appointed the following additional members to make up the Committee of eleven members:— Two remaining members of Board of Selectmen, ex officio Town Counsel, ex officio Edward F. Gillis—Louis L. Glazier—Thomas W. Tierney. Under Article 18 of Town Meeting October 14, 1940 it was voted to appoint a Committee of Five to survey and study advisability of erecting a Municipal Incinerator, to report at next annual Town Meet- ing. The following were appointed by the Moderator January 20, 1941: John L. Hayden—James Bagnall—Charles P. Colligan John H. Dardis—G. Frederick Robinson Under Article 20, Town Meeting of Oct. 14, 1940 it was voted to appoint a Committee to survey and study the advisabiilty of erecting a Municipal Recreation Center, to report at next annual Town Meeting. On January 20, 1941 the Moderator appointed the following: Mary F. Gledhill—Helene Maxwell—Sebastian Tangusso Oscar F. Hedlund—Evelyn Landen—Oscar M. Canady (Deceased) Under Article 4 of Town Meeting of March 30, 1942 it was Voted to appoint a Committee of Seven to study the salaries of all town em- ployees, with a view to establishing a minimum and maximum for all clerks and other town employees, said committee to report at meet- ing prior to Dec. 31, 1944. The following were appointed by Moderator: Thomas J. Galligan—Harry J. Landen—Carl W. Johnson—Norman D. MacKay—Frank A. Fitzpatrick—Eric L. Johnson—George E. Freethy. 9 Under Article 3 of March 22, 1944 it was Voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee of Five to be known as the "Long-Range Plan- ning Committee" to study the National Long-Range Planning Program as applicable to Watertown and to report recommendations to the next Town Meeting. Moderator appointed June 18, 1944 the following: John L. Hayden—Ronald M. Stone—Henry Rattigan— Martin F. Reid—John J. McLauthlin Under Article 3 of Town Meeting March 20, 1944 it was Voted to increase committee by four additional members; two to represent in- dustrial interests, one to represent industrial labor, and one to repre- sent constructional labor. Moderator appointed May 1, 1944 the following additional: Eric H. Norrby—William A. Coolidge—Alfred A. Glidden— Stanley D. Porter Under Article 3 of Town Meeting March 22, 1943 it was Voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of Seven consisting of the Chairman of the Selectmen, Chairman of the Finance Committee, Town Auditor and four others, to study the feasibility of establishing in the Board of Selectmen the power to transfer from department to department within the Administration Building, clerical employees ac- cording to the needs of the various departments and to report their recommendations at the next Town Meeting. Said Committee to be known as the Clerical Control Committee. May 24, 1943 the following were appointed by the Moderator: Roy C. Papalia—John J. Maguire—Martin L. Vahey— Wm. S. Hughes—Chairman of Selectmen—Chairmen Finance Committee—Town Auditor, ex officio Under Article 17 of March 27, 1944 Town Meeting it was voted to refer the matter of change of name of the East Junior High School to Mary E. O'Connor Junior High School to the School Committee. Under Article 18 of Town Meeting of March 27, 1944 it was Voted to refer the matter of studying the needs and advisability of erection of a Community Center to the Long-Range Planning Committee. Article 19, Town Meeting of March 20, 1944, adjourned to March 27, 1944, it was Voted that a committee of Five persons be appointed by the Moderator,—one member to be the Superintendent of Streets, to study the advisability of purchasing land for Dumping purposes. Moderator appointed the following March 28, 1944 subject to pro- visions of Sec. 8 of Limited Town Meeting Act: John L. Hayden--James Bagnall—Thomas V. Dwyer— John H. Dardis—G. Frederick Robinson 10 Under Article 24, March 27, 1944 it was voted to instruct the Mod- erator to appoint a committee to study the Zoning By-laws of Water- town by bringing them up to date by amendment or change if neces- sary. Said Committee to consist of Planning Board, Board of Appeals and Inspector of Buildings. Under Article 25 of Town Meeting of March 27, 1944 it was voted that the matter of acquiring by eminent domain or otherwise, addi- tional land adjoining Ridgelawn Cemetery for Cemetery purposes and to appropriate the necessary funds therefore, be referred to a Commit- tee consisting of the Superintendent of Cemeteries, Board of Health and Planning Board. POPULATION The estimated number of inhabitants of Watertown for the year 1915 as shown by the State census was 16,615; police census, 18,040. Police census in January 1917, 20,055. Estimated population in 1918, 20,500; Police census in January 1919, 21,500. Federal census in Janu- ary 1920, 21,457. Estimated population in January 1922, 22,500; Janu- ary 1923, 23,000; January 1924, 25,000. State census as of April 1, 1925, 25,480. Estimated population January 1926, 27,500; January 1927, 28,- 500; January 1928, 30,000; January 1930, 32,500. Federal census as of April 1930, 34,913. Estimated in January 1933, 36,400; January 1934, 35,500. State Census January 1935, 35,827. Estimated January 1937, 35,500,, January 1938, 37,000; January 1939, 38,000; January 1940, 38,500. Federal Census April 1940, officially reported as 35,427. Estimated in January 1942, 36,000. Estimated in January 1943, 36,500. Estimated December 31, 1943, 36,500. Estimated December 31, 1944, 36,500. ' 11 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6, 1944 Precinct Officers Precinct 1. Warden: Wm. B. Glidden; Clerk: Frances A. Barrett, Inspectors: Anna Stanley, Mary C. Dorney, Theresa M. Sardelletti, Mary E.DeMarais, A.Beatrice Crosby, Kathellen Swanson, Gertrude M. Dixon, Arleen K. McCarthy, Jennie M. Tattrie. Counters: Regina S. Riccio, Eva T. Kirschner, Mary A. Gallagher, Mary Kalajian, Sarah Gray, Adrina Surabian, Eva Zaino. Precinct 2. Warden: Helen F. Oates; Clerk: Ella Lane. Inspectors: Margaret J. O'Driscoll, Julia Gallagher, Katherine Nielsen, Isabelle Rob- ley, Hermine Horhorouny, Ann Crowley, Lillian Paskerian, Bertha A. Nelson, John B. O'Donnell, Andrew K. Scott. Counters: Mary McBride, Sarah L. O'Neil, Alexander K. Ward, Paul H. Drury, Lawrence F. Lane, Peter T. Coen. Precinct 3. Warden: Percy C. Campbell; Clerk: Felix A. Leonard. Inspectors: Carroll N. Monaghan, M. Elizabeth Patterson, Ruby H. Davis, Ida Partridge, Frederick N. Switzer, Ellen M. Tracy, Minnie McNamara, Eileen McNamara, Margaret C. Tombrink, Edward T. Cousineau. Counters: Katherine L. Ritchie, Elizabeth T. Leonard, Marion A. Barry, Charlotte L. Adams, Artin Papazian, Margaret A. Vincent, Mary C. Mansell, Charles W. 'Patterson. Precinct 4. Warden: Wm. Emerson; Clerk: Winifred M. Donnelly. Inspectors: J. Douglas Hackett, Mary J. Donahue, Elizabeth F. Mac- Donough, M. Loretta Donnelly, Edith M. Beck, Emil K. Hall, Annie M. O'Brien, Margaret E. Humphreys, Mary C. Manzelli, Barbara E. Hurley. Counters: Beatrice Stone, Alice L. Reuter, Joseph J. Garvin, Katherine E. Ryan, Elizabeth A. Brown, Florence Godwin, Daniel J. McCarthy, James L. Haddie. Precinct 5. Warden: Joseph R. Cooney; Clerk: Lena E. Buchanan. Inspectors: Carlos Taft Mower, Alice E. Sanger, Madaleine C. Morgan, Emma Whitney, Sadie E. Nichols, Grace E. McGee, Teresa D. Kenney, Cecelia M. Ford, Mary Concannon. Counters: Alice B. Kurkjian, Julia C. Bigelow, Helen M. McMahon, Ann C. Wilson, Imelda Holland, Leo Passero, Gladys Hutchins. Precinct 6. Warden: William G. Saunders; Clerk: Margaret A. McDonald. Inspectors: Mary C. Tuscher, Margaret Teletchea, Annie M. Davis, Mary G. Luther, Fannie Wilson, Vivian Mee, Olive Downer, Mar- garet A. Ferguson, Austin F. Chamberlin. Counters: Georgia L. Saun- ders, Beulah M. Fletcher, Mary M. Burke, Eunice P. Gordon, Ralph Mor- rison, Viola R. Parsons, James N.Barrett,Ruth S. Smith, Irene E. Laffey, Elizabeth Downer. 12 Precinct 7. Warden: Homer C. Perkins; Clerk: Anna T. Hyde. Inspectors: Percy M. Bond, Madeline M. Cannon, Dorothy F. Cooney, Ethel Gibson Carey, Elizabeth A. Perkins, Mary E. Ryan, Margaret E. Barry, Mary E. Murnaghan, Marjorie W. Warner. Counters: Richard J. O'Brien, James P. Dunphy, Sarah E. Bickford, Rosemary A. Cronin, Ernestine P. Howe, Florence S. Hutchins, Albert Fleming, Josephine R. O'Halloran. Precinct 8. Warden: George L. Shutt; Clerk: Esther Grace. In- spectors: Emma L. Bright, Mary E. Mann, Florence Mahan, Mary L Garaway, Mary McCall, Lena Annese, Annie E. Strayhorn, Mary G. Kenney, Sarah E. Garafalo, David G. Noden. Counters: Julia Burke, Catherine Campbell, Flora G. Hubbard, Priscilla E. Achorn, Mary Mor- ris, Mary F. Kelly, Florence M. Maloney, Rosalie N. Morgan. Precinct 9. Warden: Margaret Grinnell; Clerk: Eva M. Eagleson. Inspectors: Elizabeth A. Keyes, Eva M. Sellers, Pauline C. Johnston, Margaret D. Hayes, Grace Magnusson, Edythe B. Fraser, Barbara Con- nolly, A.Marie O'Connell, Edward F. Morley, Margaret T. Mann. Count- ers: Archie R. Whitman, Herbert J. Richardson, Lucy A. Ambrose, Anna M. Ambrose, Lillian Garland, Emma Roche, Mildred A. Lyons, Robert T. Cunningham. Precinct 10. Warden: Anna V. Hughes; Clerk: Ellen B. Lougee. Inspectors: Ethel R. Karcher, Mary J. Clifford, Esther A. MacRae, Gertrude Hewitt, Margaret G. Parker, John E. Mattison, Catherine F. Loughlin, Alberta E. Boehm, Esther A. Moffett, Mae T. Watson. Counters: Alice E. Evans, Mary J. Hamrock, Ruth J. Harrington, Helen M. Hudson, Wm. I. Norrish, Gertrude E. Gardner, Delia E. Moran, R. Bruce Hunt. The foregoing officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. The necessary ballots and paraphernalia for conducting the election. were inspected by the election officers of the various precincts. At 8:00 A. M. the meetings were called to order, the polls were declared open, and voting continued until 8:00 P. M. The ballots were counted and the result of the same was declared in the respective precincts. . The return of votes cast was duly recorded in the records of the various precincts, and the ballot sheets and records were delivered to the Registrars of Voters who proceeded to canvass the same with the fol- lowing result, which was declared by the Town Clerk. GEORGE B. yyEL MAN, Town Clerk, Attest: 13 The following persons indicated by star (*) were elected and sworn • to the faithful performance of their duties by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. TOTAL VOTE CAST— 7682 (D) —Indicates Democrat (R) —Indicates Republican (I) —Indicates Independent SELECTMAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS AND APPRAISER FOR THREE YEARS Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Plunkett,Robert J. (D) 500 481 212 182 374 352 273 489 273 300 3436 *Webster, Edward C. (R) 270 330 432 731 424 539 527 286 214 311 4064 Blanks 35 18 8 18 20 10 15 23 21 14 182 Total 7682 MODERATOR—1 Year Term Galligan, Thomas J. (D) 473 461 219 204 449 330 310 541 274 299 3560 *Shaw, Charles F. (R) 270 331 417 705 358 548 484 225 208 295 3841 Blanks .62 37 16 22 11 23 21 32 26 31 281 ASSESSOR OF TAXES—3 YEAR TERM Ford, Anna M. (D) 460 456 173 164 329 281 244 481 241 265 3094 *Stone, Ronald M. (R) 293 347 465 746 462 601 556 279 243 334 4326 Scattering 1 1 Blanks 52 26 14 21 27 19 14 38 24 26 261 SCHOOL COMMITTEE—3 YEAR TER T I Armstrong, Anna V. (D) 423 443 188 187 380 265 279 508 235 285 3193 Bryan, Frederick T. (D) 430 424 184 188 384 321 2B7 500 251 284 3233 *Drake, Mabel G. (R) 281 327 434 703 402 561 495 215 226 300 3944 *Singiser, F. King (R) 271 319 430 699 375 544 470 207 213 280 3808 Blanks 205 145 68 85 95 111 119 166 91 101 1186 SCHOOL COMMITTEE—2 YEAR TERM *Papalia, Augustin R. (R) 383 368 416 710 381 559 534 224 263 293 4131 Slamin, George E. (D) 362 412 197 192 403 300 253 516 219 297 3151 Blanks 60 49 39 29 34 42 28 58 26 35 400 TRUSTEES FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY—3 YEAR TERM Burke, Charles T. (D) 482 489 230 220 419 329 304 535 264 319 3591 *Dimick, Esther (R) 243 293 405 695 371 535 479 203 197 262 3683 *Harvey, Mary R. (R) 263 329 411 693 377 541 487 204 208 269 3782 Hughes, Anna V. (D) 426 409 195 173 377 282 260 501 251 294 3169 Blanks 196 133 62 31 92 115 100 153 96 106 1139 PARK COMMISSIONER;—3 YEAR TERM 4Eat6n, Wayne E. (R) 272 311 430 710 389 576 507 231 223 287 3936 Hanley, Joseph F. (I) 6U 58 20 33 29 41 48 55 66 132 542 Moynihan, Stephen A. (D) 400 407 183 1G4 377 252 235 471 188 177 2854 Blanks 73 53 19 24 23 32 25 41 31 29 350 14 BOARD OF HEALTH—3 YEAR TERM Canzanelli, Pericles (D) 375 415 190 203 402 308 289 5.11 269 290 3251 *Mastrangelo, Louis (R) 362 343 432 676 371 538 480 220 201 275 3898 Blanks 68 71 30 52 45 55 47 67 38 60 533 WATER, COMMISSIONER—3 YEAR TERM *Hayden, John J. (R) 279 325 420 712 379 572 492 213 214 287 3893 Kelley, Ralph E. (D) 447 450 205 183 405 298 291 505 253 294 3331 Blanks 79 54 27 36 34 31 32 80 41 44 458 TREE WARDEN—1 YEAR TERM *Ford, John C. (D&R) 583 653 549 819 697 774 669 64'1 391 493 6269 Blanks 222 176 103 112 121 127 146 157 117 132 1413 PLANNING BOARD—3 YEAR TERM *Chase, Erle L. (R) 306 371 426 713 426 610 536 294 272 366 4320 *Crawford, Harry C. (R) 369 440 484 748 449 626 516 289 234 288 4443 Hanley, George S. Jr. (D) 454 448 220 187 401 298 287 516 262 320 3393 Scattering 1 1 2 Blanks 481 398 174 214 360 267 291 497 248 276 3206 CONSTABLES— 1 YEAR TERM *Burke, Edward J. (D) 531 583 415 549 553 581 504 611 330 405 5062 *Gately, Charles F. (D) 538 589 410 534 532 574 486 556 316 383 4918 *Levey, Harold E. (D) 479 542 385 511 520 550 474 544 295 368 4668 Scattering 1 2 1 1 1 6 Blanks 867 772 746 1199 847 998 980 682 583 718 8392 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT ONE Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Henry Busconi 42 School Lane 393 *Paul A. Camposano 20 Belmont St. 393 "'Margaret Looney 102 Belmont St. 443 *Margaret Lowney 716 Mt. Auburn St. 479 *William F. Mahoney 20 School Lane 457 *John McCarthy 10 School Lane 435 *Edward J. McGinty 775 Mt. Auburn St. 423 *Joseph Natale 66 Nichols Ave. 441 Winnifred R. O"Neill 44 Woodleigh Rd. 376 *William F. Rose 12 Keenan St, 416 Tatoul B. Zulalian 15 Templeton Pkwy. 273 Blanks 2716 One Year Term—Vote for One (To expire in 1945) *John J. McGann 8 Cottage Lane 511 Blanks 294 15 PRECINCT TWO Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Charles R. Austin 1 Putnam St. 400 *Julia Coffey 7 Dexter Ave. 404 *James A. Crowley 113 Boylston St. 363 Anne Daly 15 Fairfield St. 233 Francis A. Donnelly 108 Winthrop St. 302 Robert Gallagher 7 Dexter Ave. 303 *John W. Maher 155 Spruce St. 321 Thomas F. Maher 176 Spruce St. 309 *Edward L. Maurer 37 Boylston St. 316 *Katherine T. McCarthy 81 Dexter Ave. 346 Arthur J. McEnaney 183 School St. 264 *James McLaughlin 35 Hosmer St. 326 *,Mary A. Oates 14 'Dartmouth St. 371 Helen M. O'Brien 174 Spruce St. 261 Mary F. O'Donnell 531 Mt. Auburn St. 218 John C. Reid 42 Cypress -St. 253 °M. Frank Sullivan 29 Dartmouth St. 385 Leo Jaros 28 Laurel St. 1 James A. Stewart 164 School St. 1 Hugh McKinnon 160 School St. 1 Blanks 2083 PRECINCT THREE Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Erving N. Buffum 33 Hillside Rd. 506 *William E. Clapp 186 Maplewood St. 490 *Percy Ingham 68 Maplewood St. 497 *Richard P. Jackson 51 Langdon Ave. 492 `William A. MacRoberts 136 Langdon Ave. 469 *Rodney G. Page 366 School St. 493 *Beatrice Salsburg 21 Commonwealth Rd. 459 *Charles F. Shaw 62 Langdon Ave. 5,03 *Philip H. White 36 Richards Rd. 495 Blanks 1464 Two Year Term —Vote for One (Tb expire in 1946) ,,Peter H. Duffy 1 Appleton St. 382 Bernard I. Levine 11 Appleton Ter. 114 Guy Savage 9 Appleton St. 1 Blanks 155 PRECINCT FOUR Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Edith F. Bixby 109 Barnard Ave. 684 *Lester M. Black 20 Chester St. 705 *George E. Freethy 98 Barnard Ave. 725 *Frank A. Gray 20 Lincoln St. 746 "Oliver W. Holmes 15 Avon Rd. 633 16 Edward Daniel Hurley 225 Common St. 406 *Clifford K. Johnson 22 Robbins Rd. 740 *George W. Knight 36 Arden Rd. 707 *Ray V. Richardson 25 Robbins Rd. 752 *Walter C. Stone 19 Stoneleigh Rd. 725 Blanks 1556 Two Year Term —Vote for Two (To expire in 1946) Charles L. Milward 84 Barnard Ave. 397 *Allen Shepard 71 Russell Ave. 651 *Catharine M. Yerxa 24 Garfield St. 548 Blanks 266 One Year Term—Vote for One (To expire in 1945) *Lavinia B. Papalia 250 Mt. Auburn St. 740 Blanks 191 PRECINCT FIVE Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Maurice J. Carroll 32 Fifield St. 425 *Charles O. Chase 6 Patten 'St. 423 *Leroy M. Chase 11 Irving St. 379 Peter M. Feinberg 44 Charles River Rd. 277 *Walter H. Gregg 12 Riverside St. 491 George K. Howe 13 Auburn Place 276 Ferdinand C. Hutchings 7 Fletcher Ter. 274 *Ralph E. Kelley 50 Beacon Park 391 *Thomas Milmore 90 Riverside St. 420 Stephen Moynihan 246 No. Beacon St. 324 Allan W. Sherman 103 Beechwood Ave. 295 *Charles J. Shutt 78 Arsenal St. 383 *Martin L. Vahey 104 Riverside St. 397 Rita L. Vahey 104 Riverside St. 297 Walter Rhea Whitman, Jr. 32 Priest Rd. 309 Charles A. Whitney 15 Fifield St. 340 *Earl E. Young 116 Irving St. 421 Blanks 1240 One Year Term—Vote for Three (To expire in 1945) *William A. Coolidge 15 Pequossette St. 598 *Ernest H. Macurdy 43 Chester St. 581 *Herbert L. Paine 23 Phillips St. 584 Blanks 691 PRECINCT SIX Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Frederick Bell 20 Fitchburg St. 567 *Charles Jewell Brown 211 Orchard St. 633 Walter M. Campbell 21 Springfield St. 344 Frank G. Corcoran 31 Springfield St. 257 f 17 Frank J. Curtin 87 Fitchburg St. 251 *Arthur I. Davis 89 Lowell Ave. 567 Edward F. Foley 67 Bradford Rd. 264 *John L. Hayden 17 Fairview Ave. 444 Clarence E. Hosker 93 Orchard St. 193 *Grace E. Johnson 162 Common St. 507 *Daniel S. MacKay 164 Lovell Rd. 489 Thomas J. McAuliffe 16 Fitchburg St. 251 *Avery A. Morton 182 Standish Rd. 472 Daniel B. Reid 49 Fitchburg St. 212 Joseph C. Shea 70 Springfield St. 202 *William A. Sheridan 152 Bellevue Rd. 503 John J. Welch 27 Quincy St. 220 *Herbert S. Wilson 21 Standish Rd. 550 Blanks 1183 One Year Term—Vote for One (To expire in 1945) *James E. Norbury 230 Orchard St. 726 Blanks 175 PRECINCT SEVEN Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) "Percy J. Burrell 26 Marshall St. 442 Fred Corbin 34 Hawthorne St. 228 Paul T. Dwyer 52 Bartlett St. 273 *Pierce L. Fish 78 Marshall St. 470 Michael H. Gannam 143 Palfrey St. 196 *Perry B. Howard 31 Katherine Rd. 445 *Homer F. Hunt 42 Oliver St. 456 Paul F. Kamp 158 Palfrey St. 206 Francis M. Kirwan 175 Palfrey St. 228 `Charles O. Leavitt 167 Church St. 406 Ellen Linehan 4 Hawthorne St. 229 "Hattie S. Lyman 147 Church St. 408 *B. Fay McGlauflin 36 Katherine Rd. 544 Edward P. O'Halloran 107 Fayette St. 282 *Stanley D. Porter 35 Marion Rd. 447 *Ronald M. Stone 56 Marion Rd. 531 Blanks 1544 PRECINCT EIGHT Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) Madalyn G. Brackett 3 California Park 181 Russell C. Brackett 3 California Park 160 *Patrick Cahill 49 Myrtle St. 407 Francis M. Caverly 41 Morse St. 266 *Thomas J. Coen 9 Green St. Ter. 306 John Crilly 25 Fifth Ave. 226 *Denis A. Devaney 72 Green St. 393 Paul R. Francis 49 Boyd St. 245 Frank Grace 9 Jewett St. 193 18 Andrew W. Halnen 106 California St. 108 H. Maynard Leacy ;111 Galen St. 207 *John F. Lyons 48 Maple St. 403 *Edward J. McCabe 65 Boyd St. 303 Bessie M. McCassie 10 Jewett St. 159 *John F. Milmore 37 Eliot St. 433 Frank H. Pulsifer 10 California Park 113 *Edward M. Quinn 83 Galen St. 403 *William H. Regan 48 Bacon St. 335 *Thomas M. Reilly 11 Theurer Park 356 Kenneth A. Stiles 92 California St. 166 Blanks 1819 One Year Term—Vote for One (To expire in 1945) *Bernard P. Mannix 7 Church Hill St. 508 Blanks 290 PRECINCT NINE Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) *Angus Fraser 240 Sycamore St. 281 *Bertha E. Kerr 8 Bemis St. 270 *Harry E. Kennedy 37 Harnden Ave. 291 *Francis E. MacKay 34 Westminster Ave. 312 *Leonard Owen 254 Sycamore St. 273 *Teresa A. Sheridan 30 Gertrude St. 318 *Laurence W.White 53 Hillside St. 273 Frank O'Hearn 15 Linden St. 2 John Lyman 15 Linden St. 2 *Guy Clark 34 Waverley Ave. 8 Daniel Connors 104 Westminster Ave. 3 Carl Beatrice 156 Edenfield Ave. 2 Eva Eagleson 60 Hillside 'St. 2 J. Telfer Cunningham 6a Hilltop Rd. 2 Herbert Richardson 3a Hilltop Rd. 2 Arthur Mosman 103 Lexington St. 1 i Mary Clark 34 Waverley Ave. 3 Charles Shean 121 Westminster Ave. 2 Edward Nolan 32 Elmwood Ave. 2 Joseph Adamo 192 Westminster Ave. 2 Blanks 2521 i Tie vote—no election for ninth position One Year Term—Vote for One (To expire M 1945) Margaret Mann 137 Lexington St. 1 Florence Whalen 121 Edenfield Ave. 1 *Guy Clark 34 Waverley Ave. 2 May Devaney 10 Westminster Ave. 1 $Frank O'Hearn 15 Linden St. 2 Blanks 501 $Tie vote—no election 19 PRECINCT TEN Three Year Term — Vote for Nine (To expire in 1947) `Austin F. Appleby 5 Gleason St. 295 George L. Boehm 21 Morton St. 188 *Joseph J. Brown 46 Copeland St. 221 *James P. Burke 51 Olney St. 271 Stephen Burns 479 Main St. 127 John C. Connor 30 Longfellow Rd. 167 Stephen K. Eaton 542 Pleasant St. 172 *Elmer E. Erickson 24 Stuart St. 260 Elbridge L. Foster 66 Emerson Rd. 211 Edward F. Hogan 18 Oakland St. 108 *Joseph M. Hughes 12 Morton St. 240 *James F. Keating 487 Main St. 288 George E. LeFavor 466 Main St. 209 James T. Leonard 33 Morton St. 115 James A. Maloney 38 Olcott St. 215 H. Leslie Mumford 48 Emerson Rd. 181 Patrick O'Rourke 26 Morton St. 113 *Chester H. Parker 17 Gleason St. 305 Dominic F. Piscatelli 480 Main St. 100 *Martin J. Reid 23 Chapman St. 241 *James H. Sullivan, Jr. 474 Main St. 221 John P. Williams 514 Main St. 150 Blanks 1227 Two Year Term—Vote for Three (To expire in 1946) *Anna V. Hughes 12 Morton St. 6 *Alberta E. Boehm 21 Morton St. 9 James A. Maloney 38 Olcott St. 1 John E. Connors 30 Longfellow Rd. 1 John C. Mattison 24 Charles St. 1 Jesse Myra 48 Olney St. 1 *Catherine Dufresne 2 Oakland St. 2 Blanks 1854 One Year Term— Vote for Two (To expire in 1945) *Anne V. Hughes 12 Morton St. 270 i Alberta E. Boehm 21 Morton St. 2 Frank J. Dufresne 2 Oakland St. 1 Anna V. Hughes 12 Morton St. 1 Blanks 976 i 1 vacancy —Alberta E. Boehm also elected for two years The result of count of votes cast at the Annual Town Election was forwarded to the Secretary of State. In accordance with Chapter 51, Section 61, the return of the regis- tered voters at the close of registration on February 23, 1944, was forwarded 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. 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, ATTEST: Town Clerk. 20 Record of Annual Town Meeting Monday Evening, March 1, 1944 Meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M. by Moderator Thomas J. Galligan. Officers returns on warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. VOTED: To take up Article 2. VOTED: That the Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to appoint all Town Officers not chosen on the ballot. VOTED: That this meeting be and is hereby adjourned until Mon- day evening, March 20, 1944, at 7 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, 1944, under Articles 3 to 32 inclusive, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice of Adjourned Town Meeting Monday Evening, March 20, 1944 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 6, 1944 at 8:15 P. M. has been adjourned until Monday evening, March 20, 1944 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 in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on March 6, 1944 under articles 3 to 32 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 this sixth day of March, A. D. 1944. T IOMAS J. GALLIGAN, Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk Clerk's Return on Notice I have posted copies of the foregoing notice in ten or more con- spicuous 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 seven days prior to the time of said adjourned Town Meeting of the proposed business to be considered at the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. r 21 Notice for Adjourned Annual Meeting Monday Evening, March 27, 1944 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 20, 1944, has been adjourned until Monday evening, March 27, 1944, 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, 1944, being Article 4, with exception of items already acted upon, and Articles 6, 7, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is hereby given that a motion to reconsider the appropriation under Article 4, of the salary of Junior Clerk-Typist in the Assessors' Department 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-second day of March, A. D. 1944. CHARLES F. SHAW, Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk Clerk's Return on Notice I have posted copies of the foregoing notice in ten or more con- spicuous 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 said adjourned Town Meeting of the proposed business to be considered at the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Notice of Reconsideration George B. Wellman March 21, 1944 Town Clerk Watertown, Mass. Dear Sir:— We hereby request that the vote of the Town Meeting of March 20, 1944, relative to the salary of junior clerk-typist for this department be reconsidered at the adjourned Town Meeting March 27, 1944. Very truly yours, EDWARD F. WRIGHT, Assessors. , e 22 Record of Annual Adjourned Town Meeting March 20 and 27, 1944 The meeting on March 20, was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by Moderator Charles F. Shaw. Clerk's return on notice of Adjourned Annual Meeting was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. The meeting was opened with prayer being offered by Rev. Ambrose Hennessey, pastor of St. Theresa's Church. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a. quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting Members present on March 20, as reported by records of Harry J. York, and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers, 206. Number of Town Meeting Members present on March 27, as reported by records of Harry J. York, and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers, 197. 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. Notices were received on March 20, from the chairmen of Precincts 3, 5, and 10, respectively, of the election to fill town meeting member vacancies of: Bernard I. Levine, 11 Appleton Terrace, to fill vacancy in Precinct Three, 1945 term, caused by the resignation of Leverett Preble. Felix A. Leonard, 63 Hillside Road, to fill vacancy in Precinct Three, 1947 term, caused by the election of Charles F. Shaw, as Moderator. Walter R. Whitman, Jr., 32 Priest Road, to fill vacancy in Precinct Five, 1947 term, caused by the resignation of Maurice J. Carroll. Thomas J. Galligan, 12 Palmer Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Five, 1947 term, caused by the ex-officio membership of Earl J. Young as a member of the Finance Committee. George L. Boehm, 21 Morton Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Ten, 1945 term, caused by the failure to fill vacancy on the ballot election day. Notice was received on March 27, from the chairman of Precinct 9, of the election to fill town meeting member vacancies of: Herbert J. Richardson, 3-a Hilltop Road, to fill vacancy in 1945 term, caused by tie vote on election day. Frank Iodice, 117 Warren Street, to fill vacancy in 1947 term, caused by tie vote on election day. On motion of Chairman Laurence J. Walsh of the Selectmen, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the meeting of March 20, be adjourned at eleven o'clock and that all items in the Warrant not finished at that time be heard at postponed meeting to be held Monday, March 27, 1944. It was moved by Selectman Laurence J. Walsh, seconded, and it was VOTED: (Unanimously) That the members of the Town Meeting stand in silence for one minute in tribute to the men and women of the community who are serving our country in the armed forces, and to those members who gave their lives for the cause. It was moved by Selectman Patrick A. Menton, seconded, and it was VOTED: That the members of the Town Meeting stand at attention for one minute out of respect to the late Bernard S. McHugh, former Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and that a committee of three be appointed by, the Moderator to draw up suitable resolutions to be presented at a later town meeting. American Red Cross The courtesy of the meeting was extended to Norman D. MacKay, chairman of the American Red Cross drive in Watertown, who informed r 23 the members of the progress of the drive for funds, and of the amount remaining to be raised to attain the goal of $40,000.00. Mr. MacKay thanked all citizens who had given of their time and money. 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. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the reports of the Town Officers as printed in the Town Report for 1943 be and they are hereby accepted. Incinerator Committee Chairman John L. Hayden of the Incinerator Committee submitted a report of progress, and stated that the committee "hopes that in the near future more definite recommendations can be made." Long-Range Planning Committee Chairmen John L. Hayden, submitted report of the activities of the Long-Range Planning Committee, and stated that "from a total of twenty-two projects recommended by departments, the Committee hopes to recommend that action be taken at a future Town Meeting towards starting the plans and preparing data so that Watertown will not be caught unprepared for the post war period." It was moved by Mr. Hayden, seconded, and it was VOTED: That the Long-Range Planning Committee be increased by four additional members, two of these members to represent industrial Interests, one to represent industrial labor, and one to represent con- struction labor. Resolution—John Patrick Oates On motion of Daniel Joseph Clifford, chairman, duly seconded, the following resolution relating to the late John Patrick Oates was unani- mously adopted: JOHN PATRICK OATES Almighty God, in His Infinite Wisdom, has taken from our midst on October 13. 1942 our beloved and respected fellow citizen, John Patrick Oates. Mr. Oates was an active participant in the deliberations of our Town Meetings, both as a member of the Finance Com- mittee and as a Town Meeting member. His entire lifetime, spent in our Town, was one of leadership in religious, civic and fraternal activities to aid his fellowman. He was a good husband and father, devoted to his family and home, qualities which made him loved and respected as a citizen of our Town. RESOLVED: That this resolution be inscribed on the permanent records of the Town in recognition of the great loss our community has suffered by the death of John Patrick Oates and that the Town Clerk be instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the bereaved family. Respectfully submitted, KA77MINE McCARTHY BERNARD S. McHUGH May 1, 1943 DANIEL J. CLIFFORD, Chairman 24 Resolution—John A. Murray On motion of Chairman Denis A. Devaney, chairman, duly seconded. the following resolution relating to the late John A. Murray was un- animously adopted: JOHN A. MURRAY May 6, 19-36 October 20, 1942 In accordance with a long established and very commendable custom, this Committee presents for your approval and adoption this Memorial to the late John A. Murray, former Town Counsel and Representative to the General Court. His was a short, but brilliant, career of public service, terminated all too soon by his death on October 20, 1942. Born in Watertown and educated in our local schools, at an early age he decided to adopt the profession of law as his life work. In persuance of this design, he entered Suffolk Law School, Boston, Massachusetts from which he was graduated with honors in 1929. In 1934 he was elected Representative to the General Court from the Seventh Middlesex District and served with distinction for two years in the lower branch of the Legislature. In 1936 he was honored by the Governor of the Commonwealth with ap- pointment for a five year term to the Massachusetts State Board of Education. In 1938 he was appointed by the Board of Selectmen to the office of Town Counsel, and again in 1939, and in that important office he labored earnestly and successfully to defend the rights and best interests of the Town in all its legal affairs during his term of office. He was a faithful and efficient public official, and an outstanding citizen, and our Town deplores his untimely loss. To his family we express our deepest sympathy, and direct that a copy of this Memorial be presented to his wife and family, and that it also be incorporated in the Town Records. DENIS A. DEVANEY, Chairman ELLEN LINEHAN JOHN J. CURRAN Committee on Salaries On March 20, 1944, report of the Committee to study salaries of all town employees, was submitted to the meeting by Selectman Patrick A. Menton. This report was accepted and is placed on file in the 'Book of Reports," office of Town Clerk. On March 20, 1944, on motion of Thomas Galligan, duly seconded, it was VOTED: To lay the report of the Committee on Salaries "on the table." On March 27, 1944, on motion of Thomas Galligan, duly seconded, it was VOTED: To take the report of the Committee on Salaries from the table. (This motion carried on a standing vote, 79 to 63.) On March 27, 1944, on motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: That the Committee on Salaries and Wages be discharged. r 25 On March 27, 1944, on motion of Thomas Galligan, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That a Committee of Seven be appointed by the Modera- tor for the purpose of presenting to the town meeting a salary schedule for the employees of the Town of Watertown, such schedule to contain the minimum and maximum salaries and wages for the various grades and classes of employees. This committee shall also recommend the effective date of said schedule and the number of years an employee must serve in the various grades and classifications prior to receiving maximum salary therein. This committee shall contain no elected official or department head, but shall consist of at least one employee below the executive grade, and report to a Special Town Meeting prior to Decem- ber 31, 1944. March 20, 1944 Chairman Laurence J. Walsh of the Board of Selectmen stated that "in view of the defeat of the recommendation of the Salary and Wage Committee, the Board of Selectmen recommends a $100 increase to each full time, regular employee, plus a 15 per cent bonus on the basic salary of 1943, and that part time employees be granted a bonus of 15 per cent," and on motion of Mr. Walsh, duly seconded, on a voice vote, it was VOTED: That a $100 increase be granted to each full time, regu- lar employee, plus a 15 per cent bonus on the basic salary of 1943, and that part time employees be granted a bonus of 15 per cent. 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. General Administration ($106,768.50) Moderator . ... ..................................... . ....... $100.00 Selectmen's Department Selectmen's salaries .... ............ ........... .. .. . . . . . 3,250.00 Chairman $1,250.00 2 rr $1,000.00 Private Secretary . ............ ............... .... . . .... 1,300.00 Contingencies .... . .. . ............ ........... .... . . .. .. 600.00 Out-of-Sisate 'Travel .. ............... ........ .... .... 1,000.00 Treasurer's Department Treasurer's salary .......... ... ............ ............ 3,600.00 Principal Clerk .... .......... ... ....... .. . . . .. ... . .... 1,600.00 Senior 'Clerk ....... ......... ........ ....... . .. ... ..... 1,300.00 Junior Clerk ............................... ..... . ...... 1,200.00 Contingent ....... ............ . .. ........... . ... .. ... .. 1,510.00 Collector's Department Collector's salary ... ...... .............. .... .......... 3,600.00 Principal Clerk ................ ...... ... ... ......... .. 1,700.00 Senior Clerk .... . ... ...................... ........ .. 1,400.00 Junior Clerk ... ...... ...... ........ ...... ... . .. .. . ..... 1,300.00 Tax Taking Expense ........ .............. .. .......... 150.00 Recording Instruments ............... .. ... . ........... 75.00 Contingent ..... ........... ............ .... .......... .. 1,367.50 s 26 Auditor's Department Auditor's salary ...... ..... 3,600.00 Principal Clerk ....................................... 1,500.00 Junior Clerk (from April 1st) . ... ...... ............... 900.00 Contingent . ... ............... ......................... 785.00 Assessors' Department Assessors' salaries ................ ................ ..... 4,100.00 Principal Clerk .............. .......... ............... 1,500.00 Senior Clerk ...................... ............... ..... 1,450.00 Junior Clerk ....... .................................. 1,150.00 Contingent . ....................... ............ ........ 2,000.00 Finance Committee ... ..... 1,500.00 Legal Services Salary of Town Counsel ................. ... ......... .. 2,000.00 Contingent . ... .............................. .......... 2,000.00 Town Clerk's Department Salary of Town Clerk ..................... ... ....... ... 3,600.00 Assistant Town Clerk ................................. 1,500.00 Senior Clerk and Stenographer . ...................... . 1,400.00 Junior Clerk and Stenographer . .. .... ...... ....... . .. 1,100.00 Contingent . .................... ........... ............ 1,235.00 Special Contingent (By-laws) ......................... 635.00 Photo Record Machine .... ......................... . .. 710.00 Engineering Department Salaries ....... .......... ........ ..................... . 12,850.00 Contingent ..... .. ................. .................... 700.00 Election Expense .... .................. .................... 10,087.00 Registrars of Voters Salaries of 4 men @ $200.00 .... ... ....... .. ......... . 800.00 Permanent Assistant Registrar ............. ... ....... 1,150.00 Listing Board .... ... .......... ................ ............ 1,160.()0 Printing Voting Lists .......... . ........ ................... 1,450.00 Town Hall Department Salary of Janitor . ......... ............................ 1,850.00 Salary of Assistant Janitor ........................... 1,750.00 Telephone Operator .,................................. 1,300.00 Fuel . ................ ....... ........................... 1,300.00 Light ...... ........... ............ ........ . ......... .. 1,100.00 Maintenance ..... ....... .............................. 1,300.00 Telephone ...... ............ ........................... 2,400.00 Town Hall Annex ... ............................... ....... 9,264.00 PlanningBoard ....... ................... ............ ... .. 100.00 Board of Appeals Salary of Chairman . ......................... ......... 200.00 Contingent ....... ..................................... 300.00 27 Protection of Persons & Property ($371,403.75) Police Department Salary of Chief .... ......... ........ . .. ...... ... ... . ... 3,3()0.00 Salaries of Captains (2) ............. ........ . ....... 5,800.00 Salaries of Lieutenants (2) ....... ......... ... ... ..... 5,400.00 Salaries of Sergeants (6) .... 15,300.00 Patrolmen (40) . .... ........ ................. . . . . ..... 92,773.74 Reserve men ........ ........ . ......... ...... .... ...... 9,000.00 Junior Custodian and Wagon-man ... .......... ... .... 1,925.00 Junior Custodian and Wagon-men .... ... ...... ........ 3,850.00 Civilian Clerk ....... ...... ............ ... ........ ..... 1,420.00 Additional Clerk . ............ ................... .. .... 1,000.00 Contingent .......... ......... ..................... .... 8,875.00 Teletype . .... ..... ................................ ..... 540.00 Two new autos .... ...... ......... ... ............ ...... 3,200.00 Uniforms .. ....... .... ............... ...... ..... ..... 3,300.00 Equipment .............. .................. ..... ..... 1,000.00 New car for Juvenile Dept. .... .................. .. ..... 1,600.00 Radio for car for Juvenile Dept. ....... . ..... ........... 470.00 New traffic booth—Beacon Sq. ....... .................. 776.00 Repairs to Station ........................ ............ 100.00 New Pump for Garage ............. ......... .......... 1,700.00 F.B. I. Peace Officers' School ............. ............ 700.00 Fire Department Salary of Chief ... ...... ... ............................ 3,300.00 Salaries of Captains (3) ................................ 8,100.00 Salaries of Lieutenants (4) ................... ...... .... 10,200.00 Salary of Mechanician ................................ 2,500.00 Permanent men (55) .... .................. ... ......... 126,016.70 Call man (1) .......... ............................ ... . 155.00 Contingent . ................................. ........ .. 7,000.00 Uniforms ............................... ............... 2,687.50 Emergency Contingent .................. ... ............ 2,500.00 Inspector of Buildings Salary of Inspector ... ......... ....................... 2,800.00 Salary of Clerk ........... ..... ...................... . 250.00 Transportation . . .................... .... ..... . ..... 300.00 Contingent .. .. ............ ........................ .... 100.00 Weights & Measures Salary of 'Sealer ........ .......I..... ..... .. .... .... 2,100.00 Contingent . ......... .......................... .... .... 400.00 Moth Department Salary of Superintendent ........ . ....... .. ... ...... . . 800.00 Salary of Clerk ....................................... 475.00 Maintenance Labor . .................. ... .................... ... 1,667.60 Materials ... ............................. ........... ... 890.00 .IIm Leaf Beetle Labor ... ......... ................................. 691.00 Materials .......... .. 52.50 Cottony Scale ......................... ......... ... . .. . 500.00 s 28 Tree Warden Department Salary of Tree Warden . ............................... 1,100.00 Salary of Clerk ....................... ........... ...... 200.00 Maintenance Labor ................ ...................... ....... 4,800.00 Materials ... ........ 500.00 New 'frees ................ ............................ 860.00 Poles & Wires Department Salary of Inspector .................................... 3,300.00 Salary of Clerk ......................................... 575.00 Maintenance Labor ................. ......... .......... . . . ...... 17,689.71 Supplies ..... ... . . ... 2,500.00 Transportation . ... ...... ... ........................... 300.00 New Batteries .. .. ....................... .... .... ... 886.00 Renew Ceiling—Signal Room ....... ........... . .. ..... 476.00 Alteration to Police Circuit .. . ................ . .. . .... 975.00 Police Signals Town Hall Annex .... ...... ... .. . .. ... 500.00 Dog Officer Salary of Dog Officer ...... . . .. ................. ....... 427.00 Contingent .......... ...... ... .......... ............... 800.00 Health & Sanitation ($39,150.00) Health Department Salary of Health Officer . ... ........................ .. 2,800.00 Milk Inspection . ............ .......... ......... ... .... 700.00 Senior Clerk .... .. . ............................. . .. .. . 1,300.00 Nurses (2) . ...... . ......... . .. ................... .... . . 3,200.00 Baby Clinic ........................ . ... . ........ .. ... . 425.00 Dental Clinic ......................................... . 3,050.00 Contagious Diseases ....... .. .......... ... ...... ....... 20,003.00 Contingent (Inc. insurance on two cars) ........... . . 900.00 Replace Auto .... . .. ......... . . ...... ... ........ .. ... .. 850.00 Cattle Inspection Salary of Town Veterinarian ......... ........... ... ... 600.00 Inspector of Plumbing Salary of Inspector . ... ...... . ........ .............. . .. 2,400.00 Contingent ......... . . .......... ...... . ........... ... . . 100.00 Auto expense ....... ........... .. ......... ........ ..... 300.00 Sewer Department Construction ........ .. ....... ...... ... ............ .. .. 350.00 Maintenance ....... ............ ....................... 500.00 Short extensions . .... ...... .. ... ... ...... ...... ... .. .. 100.00 Drainage .... .......... ... ...... ............. ............ .. 1,065.00 Morton Street Dram . ......... ........ ...... ...... .. . .. 510.00 Care & Lighting of Highways ($324,269.50) Highway Department Salary of Superintendent .............. ............ ... 3,700.00 Salary of Assistant Superintendent .... ... . . ......... . . 3,100.00 Principal Clerk .... .... ........... ......... . .. ...... ... 1,700.00 29 Senior Clerk ............... 1,400.00 Office expense . ......... ...... ... ......... . .. ......... 300.00 Vacations .... ....................... ........ ........... 7,954.00 Labor ............................. ...... ... ........... 200,775.00 Construction . .. ......... .............................. 4,923.00 Maintenance . ............ .................. .... ....... 23,000.00 Snow & Ice .................... ..................... .. 2,500.00 Snow—Overtime & trucking ............. .............. 5,500.00 Chapter 90 . . .. . .......... ................... ... .. ..... 1,000.00 Garbage Disposal ....... ................... ........... 2,000.00 Ashes & Paper . ............................ ........... 2,000.00 Highway Equipment Catch Basin & Sewer Cleaning Equipment ........ 10,000.00 One Conveyor type body for Garbage .................. 2,380.00 Street Lights .... . ........ ................................. 49,537.50 Sidewalks ........ ... ...................................... 500.00 Sidewalk Maintenance .... .......... .. ........... .. ....... 2,000.00 Charities & Soldiers' Benefits ($265,978.00) Public Welfare Welfare Agent ....... ... . .................... . .. ...... 2,400.00 Social Worker Supervisor ........................ ..... 2,400.00 Junior Clerk & Typist .... .................... .. ....... 1,325.00 Junior Clerk & Typist .... ......... ...... ... .. ......... 1,300.00 Outside Aid ......................... ......... . ........ 35,000.00 Contingent .... ............................. .... ....... 725.00 Old Age Assistance and Aid Dependent Children Supervisor . .................. . .. ...... ...... ........ .. 2,400.00 Social Worker No. 1 .. .. ... ......... ...... .... .. ....... 1,480.00 Social Worker No. 2 ......................... .......... 1,480.00 Social Worker No. 3 ....................... ............ 1,480.00 Social Worker (Male) ........................ ... ... .... 1,480.00 Senior Clerk ............. ... ..... ......... ..... .... .. 1,420.00 Junior Clerk .......... ... ...... ............ . ... ....... 1,200.00 Junior Clerk . ... ......... 1,360.00 Old Age Assistance ................................... 93,000.00 Aid Dependent Children . ..................... ......... 64,000.00 Contingent . ............ ............ .......... ........ 2,500.00 Infirmary Department Salary of Keeper ....... . .. ......... ....... .. . .. ....... 1,1o0.00 General Expense ....... ............. ......... ......... 5,478.00 Physicians . ......... ... ......... ............. . ............ 2,000.00 State Aid .......... ........................... .... ....... 2,000.00 Soldiers' Relief & Military Aid Salary of Agent ................... ......... ........... 2,100.00 Social Worker . ............. .... ......... ...... ...... 1,150.00 Junior Clerk (From April 1st) .... ...................... 675.00 Junior Clerk (From April 1st) .... ........ ............ .. 675.00 Social Worker ('Male—from April 1st) ................. 1,035.00 Soldiers' Relief .......... ................ ............ .. 25,000.00 Military Aid 2,000.00 War Relief Allowances ...................... ........... 6,000.00 Office Expense .. ........ . 1,815.00 30 • Schools & Libraries ($649,875.95) School Department General Control Salary of Superintendent . .................. ...... 5,300.00 Salaries of Clerks .. .. ......................... .... 4,500.00 Attendance Officers' Salaries ...................... 4,000.00 Attendance Officers' Expenses .................... 500.00 Telephones . . ....... ....... ......... ...... ... ... ... 1,200.00 Office Expense ..... ........ ................ ........ 350.00 Instruction Salaries . ... ......... ..... ............ ...... ... ...... 461,400.00 Books & Supplies . ......... ......... .. ..... . ....... 18,000.00 Sick Leave . ...... ................................. 3,000.00 Operation Salaries .. ... . ..................... ......... ... .... 37,105.60 Supplies .... . ... .................... . ...... ..... ... 2,500.00 Light & Power .... ......... ...... ................. 9,500.00 Fuel .. .......... ... 14,500.00 School Halls ............................. ... ...... 500.00 Water ............... 2,000.00 Maintenance ..... ............... ....................... 10,000.00 NewEquipment . .......................I.............. 200.00 Miscellaneous Medical Salaries .......... ........................ 6,300.00 Sundries ................... ................ ....... 800.00 Evening School Salaries .... .................... .................... 1,000.00 Supplies ................................. . ........ 25.00 Trade School ............................ ......... ..... 7,000.00 Transportation ... 3,000.00 Retirement Fund ........ ............................. . 1,115.35 Juvenile Recreation 11,680.00 Public Library Salaries . .. ........ .. ............. ............. .. 32,000.00 Books, Periodicals & Binding ............... ........... 6,200.00 Maintenance ............................ .............. 5,200.00 Changing Doors ..... ................ ................ .. 1,000.00 Recreation ($29,952.34) Park Department Salary of Superintendent .............................. 2,100.00 Salary of Clerk . . .................................. ... 112.50 Maintenance .... ... ...... ............................. 1,800.00 Labor ..................................... ............ 5,416.80 ExtraLabor ............... . ............. ... ......... . . 1,705.60 New Equipment ..... . . ...... ..................... .. .. 1,236.00 Playground--Salaries .............. ......... ....... .. .. 2,920.00 Juvenile Recreation Equipment & facilities ...................... ... ... 14,661.44 Public Enterprises ($66,614.40) Water Department Salary of Superintendent ................... . .......... 3,300.00 Salary of Engineer .... ............................. ... 2,200.00 31 Salary of Registrar ................................... 2,200.00 SeniorClerk ........................ .................. 1,400.00 Junior Clerk ...................... . ................... 1,100.00 Meter Readers ........................................ 5,572.20 Maintenance Labor . .................................. .......... 31,367.80 Materials ......... . . .............................. 7,000.00 Office Expense .......... ............ .................. 1,600.00 Vacations 1,225.00 New House Services .......... .......................... 1,000.00 New %" meters . ... ...... .............................. 300.00 Construction & Reconstruction ............. ........... 1,123.30 New Hydrants (19) ............. ... .......... ... ....... 3,144.50 Water Liens .... . ........ ........ ........ .... ...... 25000 Emergency Overtime Work ................. .. ......... 1,000.00 Chemists Fees & Materials ................. . .. ........ 1,500.()0 Shop Repairs .. .. ......... ... ...... ......... ... ........ 500.00 New 10" Meter . ......... ......... ... ......... ... ...... 831.60 Cemeteries ($12,400.00) Cemetery Department Salary of Superintendent .................... .. ....... 2,100.00 Labor .......... . .. ...... . ............................. 5,500.00 Extra Labor ...................................... ..... 4,100.00 Contingent .... ............ ......... ... ..... 700.00 Pubic Debt & Interest ($184,000.00) Town Debt ............ ........ ....................... ..... 172,000.00 Interest .................... .. ......................... .... 12,000.00 Unclassified ($387,355.55) Pensions .......... ......... .. .............. . .. . ... .. .... 29,907.28 Insurance .................... ... ................ . .... ..... 8,675.00 Workmen's Compensation .. .. ......... .......... .... ...... 6,000.00 'Salary of Agent . ....... ............................... 300.00 Printing Town Reports ....... . ....................... ..... 1,374.71 Contingent ....... ............ .................. ........... 2,500.00 Reserve Fund . ............. ..................... . ......... 35,000.00 Headquarters Vet. of For. Wars (Art. 9) ................. ..... ....... 1,080.()0 Dis. Amer. Vets. (Art. 10) ................... ... ....... 360.00 Eye-Glasses for School Children (Art. 11) ....... .......... 250.00 Annuities (Art. 12) .......... ................. ............. 5,250.00 Memorial Day (Art. 13) ..... .............................. 1,500.00 World 'War Memorial Home (Art. 15) . ..................... 1,486.00 Cottage Street Cemetery (Art. 16) ............. ........... 2,000.00 Purchase of War Bonds (Art. 20) ................... ....... 50,000.()0 Tax Title Releases (Art. 21) ............................... 207.00 County T B Tax (Art. 23) ................................. 18,786.42 Ridgelavm Cemetery (Art. 25) ............................. None Stead Pension (Art. 26) .. ..................... .... ........ 1,070.94 Contributory Retirement (Art. 27) ................. ........ 36,608.20 Extra Emergency Compensation .................... ....... 185,000.00 $2,437,767.99 32 ' March 27, 1944 On motion of Roy C. Papalia, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the compensation of each officer and employee in the service of the Town receiving salary or wages be temporarily in- creased by an amount equal to 15 percent of his 1943 salary or wages, but that said increase be given only with the following conditions and restrictions: (a) That every officer or agent entering the service of the Town between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1944, shall be entitled to receive this temporary increase, as well as the regular compensation of his office or position. (b) That the words "salaries" or "wages" as used in this recommendation shall include all compensation from the Town paid to officers and employees by the Town Treasurer, but shall exclude overtime. (c) That this temporary increase in salaries or wages shall be in effect only for the period beginning January 1, 1944, and ending December 31, 1944. (d) This temporary increase in salaries and wages shall not be termed or construed to be a portion of the regular com- pensation of any officer or employee now or formerly in the services of the Town. March 27, 1944 On motion of Selectman Walsh, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the sum of One hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars ($185,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Account for an account to be termed "Extra Emergency Com- pensation," and that the Town Auditor be empowered to determine the amount due each individual, and to arrange for the payment of the same by the Town Treasurer quarterly in the customary manner. March 27, 1944 On motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: (Unanimously) That of the total appropriation of Two million, four hundred thirty-seven thousand, seven hundred sixty-seven dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2,437,767.99); Two million, thirty thous- and, seven hundred sixty-seven dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2,030,- 767.99) be assessed on the polls 'and estate, and the balance of Four hundred seven thousand dollars ($407,000.00) be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the necessary sum of money to pay that portion of the Town debt which matures previous to January 1, 1945, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of One hundred seventy-two thousand dollars ($172,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay that portion of the Town Debt which matures during the year 1944, and that the money shall be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 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, begin- , R 33 ning January 1, 1944, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable with- in one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for at period of less than one year, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Sections 4 and 17. March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in 'anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1944, 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 if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1944, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and is hereby authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, 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 8. To see what method the Town will vote to adopt for the collection of taxes for the year 1944 and to fix compensation of the Collector, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) 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 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One thousand and eighty dollars ($1,i180.00) 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. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of One thousand eighty dollars ($1,080.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay the cost of providing suitable headquarters for Burnham-Manning Post No. 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, under General Laws, Chapter 40, section 9, and amendments thereto, said appropriation to be placed on : the tax levy for the current year. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three hundred and sixty dollars ($360.00) to pay the cost of providing suitable headquarters for Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American 34 ' 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.) March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) 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, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 9, and amendments thereto, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) to provide eyeglasses and spectacles for school children 18 years of age or under who are in need thereof and whose parents or guardians are financially unable to fur- nish the same; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen in accordance with Chapter 185 of the Acts of 1937, and amendments thereto; direct how the same shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.03) be and is hereby appropriated to provide eyeglasses and spectacles for school children 18 years of age or under who are in need thereof, and whose parents or guardians are financially unable to fur- nish the same, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen in accordance with Chapter 185 of the Acts of 1937; and to be placed on the levy of the current year. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate by trans- fer or otherwise the sum of Five thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($5,250.00) for annuities to be paid to the dependents of six deceased Town Employees, as provided by Chapter 340 of the Acts of 1933, and amendments thereto, and direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Fifty-two hundred and fifty dollars ($5,250.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay that amount due for 1944 for annuities to the dependents of Gilbert Nichols, Willard E. Streeter, Ernest B. Ford, James Carney and Bertram McElhiney, de- ceased former members of the fire department, and to the dependents of Henry Welsh, deceased former member of the police department, and that the sum shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 32, Section 89, and amendments thereto, and to be divided as follows: Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) to the dependents of Gilbert Nichols, a deceased member of the fire department; Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) to the dependents of Willard E. Streeter, deceased member of the fire department; Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) to the dependents of Ernest B. Ford, a deceased member of the fire department; 35 Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) to the dependents of James Carney, a deceased member of the fire department; Seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00) to the dependents of Bertram McElhiney, a deceased member of the fire depart- ment; Fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to the dependents of Henry Welsh, a deceased member "of the police department; said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the purpose of defraying the ex- penses of Memorial Day, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5 and Acts and amendments thereto, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the decoration of the graves, monuments, or other memorials of soldiers, sailors, and marines who served in the army, navy, or marine corps of the United States in time of war or insurrection and the proper observance of Memorial Day, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, and amendments thereto, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 14. To determine whether the Town will vote to con- struct an easterly Extension of the Free Public Library in Watertown and provide for the cost thereof in order to qualify for the gift contained In Clause First of the Will of the late Solon F. Whitney, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Library Trustees.) March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) Not to construct or provide for the cost of an Easterly Extension of the Free Public Library in Watertown as out- lined in Clause First of the Will of the late Solon F. Whitney and that the Town hereby releases to the trustees under said will all right to said gift. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Four- teen hundred and eighty-six dollars ($1,486.00) to pay the cost of reno- vating the World War Memorial Home, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with General Laws, (chapter 40, Section 5, and Acts and Amendments thereto, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Post No. 99, American Legion.) March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town appropriate the sum of Fourteen hundred and eighty-six dollars ($1,486.00) to pay the cost of renovating the World War Memorial Home, said sum to be placed on the tax levy of the current year, and to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5, and Acts and Amendments thereto. f 36 r ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of Two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars to take care of neglected graves of veterans in all Watertown cemeteries, particularly that one known as the Cottage Street Cemetery, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: That the Town appropriate the sum of Two thousand dol- lars ($2,000.00) to take care of neglected graves of veterans in all Water- town cemeteries, particularly that one known as the Cottage Street Cemetery, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy of the current year and to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. !ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of the East Junior High School to Mary E. O'Connor Junior High School, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Post No. 99, The American Legion.) March 27, 1944 On motion of Selectman Patrick A. Menton, the courtesy of the meeting was extended to Dr. Theodore Lafayette, Past Commander of Watertown Post 99, American Legion, who addressed the members on the foregoing article.On motion of Charles F. J. Harrington, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the subject matter of Article 17, be referred to the School Committee. -ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of a committee to study into the needs and advisability of the erection of a Community Center, the number of members of said committee to be determined by the Moderator, the said committee to report at the next Town Meeting, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Francis J. McCarthy and others.) March 27, 1944 On motion of John L. Hayden, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the subject matter of Article 18, be referred to the Long-Range Planning Committee. ARTIOLE 19. To see if the Town will authorize the appointment of a committee of five persons, to study into the advisability of purchasing or taking by eminent domain, for dumping purposes, the site known as McNamara's Dump, adjacent to Coolidge Hill Road, and Grove Street, or any other available land, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 On motion of G. Frederick Robinson, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That a committee of five persons be appointed by the Moderator, one member to be the Superintendent of Street, to study the subject matter of Article 19, and to report to the next Town Meeting. ARTICLE 20. To see if-the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal investments for savings banks, in order to establish a postwar rehabilitating fund, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) 37 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town appropriate the sum of Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for the purchase of War Bonds by the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, in order to establish a postwar rehabilitating fund, in accordance with the provi- sions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943, said sum to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 'ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two hundred and seven dollars ($207.00) to compensate the Town Counsel for drawing sixty-nine (69) tax title releases during the year 1943, direct how the same shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March'20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Two hundred and seven dollars ($207.00) be and is hereby appropriated to compensate the Town Counsel for drawling sixty-nine (69) tax title releases during the year 1943, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 4, of the Acts of 1943 entitled "An Act Authorizing the Town of Watertown to Establish a Purchasing Department," or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 Under Article 22, Moderator Charles P. Shaw took the floor, and by unanimous vote Town Clerk George B. Wellman served as Temporary Moderator. On motion of Moderator Charles F. Shaw, duly seconded, it was VOTED: To accept Chapter 4, of the Acts of 1943, relative to the establishment of a Purchasing Department in the Town, to consist of a purchasing agent and such assistants as the Selectmen may determine. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eighteen thousand, seven hundred eighty-six dollars and forty-two cents ($18,786.42) to be paid to the County of Afiddlesex as required by law, and in accordance with an order of the County Commissioners dated January 17, 1944; being the Town's share of the cost of the main- tenance, care and repair of the Middlesex County Sanatorium during the year 1943, the Town's share of the principal, interest and other ex- penses under Chapter 417, of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 205, of the Acts of 1937; direct how the monV shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 20, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) : VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town appropriate the sum of Eighteen thousand, seven hundred eighty-six dollars and forty-two cents ($18,786.42) to be paid to the County of Middlesex as required by law,_ and in accordance with an order of the County Commissioners dated January 17, 1944; being the Town's share of the cost of the maintenance,". care and repair of the Middlesex County Sanatorium during the year 1943; the Town's share of the principal, interest and other expenses under Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1935, as amended by Chapter 205, of the Acts of 1937; said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. s 38 ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Town Moderator to appoint a Committee to study the Zoning Laws of Water- town for the purpose of bringing them up to date by amendment or change if necessary. Said Committee to consist of the Planning Board of Watertown, Board of Appeals, and the Building Inspector, said Com- mittee to report at the next Town Meeting. (Request of the Planning Board and Board of Appeals.) March 27, 1944 On motion of Charles P. Eaton, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That Article 24, be adopted as printed in the Warrant. •ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, additional land adjoining Ridgelawn Cemetery for Cemetery purposes, appropriate the necessary funds therefor, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of the Board of Health, acting as Cemetery Commissioners.) On motion of J. Joseph CunnifF, duly seconded. it was VOTED: That the subject matter of Article 25, be referred to a committee consisting of the Superintendent of Cemeteries, Board of Health, and the Planning Board. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One thousand seventy dollars and ninety-four cents ($1,070.94) to pay that portion, of the pension voted to Sergeant Stead of the Police Department retired, due for the year 1943, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) On motion of Selectman Walsh, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the sum of One thousand seventy dollars and ninety- four cents ($1,070.94) be and is hereby appropriated to pay that portion of the pension voted to Sergeant Joseph Stead of the Police Department, retired, due for the year 1943, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Thirty-six thousand, six hundred and eight dollars and twenty cents ($36,608.20) to be paid into the various funds of the Watertown Contri- butory Retirement System; said sum to be divided as follows: Thirty- three thousand, six hundred fifteen dollars ($33,615.00) for the Pension Accumulation Fund; One thousand, seven hundred ninety-three dollars and twenty cents ($1,793.20) for employee's service deductions, in ac- cordance with Chapter 419, of the Acts of 1943; and One thousand, two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) for the Expense Fund, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 4.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Thirty-six thousand, six hundred and eight dollars and twenty cents ($36,608.20) be and is hereby appropriated to be paid into the various funds of the Watertown Contri- butory Retirement System; said sum to be divided as follows: Thirty- three thousand, six hundred fifteen dollars ($33,615.00) for the Pension Accumulation Fund; One thousand, seven hundred ninety-three dollars and twenty cents ($1,793.20) for employee's service deductions, in accord- ance with Chapter 419, of the Acts of 1943; and One thousand, two 39 hundred dollars ($1,200.00) for the Expense Fund, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 28. To hear the report of the 'Selectmen relative to the laying out, alteration and relocation of Pond Street, under the provi- sions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, the latter providing for the assessments of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Street as and for a public highway, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or other- wise acquire any land necessary for said laying out, alteration or reloca- tion; provide the suin or sums of money necessary to pay the cost of damages therefor, direct how said money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. Report of the Selectmen on the Layout of Pond Street, East and West Section Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., March 11, 1944 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the Twenty-first daLv of February A. D. 1944, at 3.30 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the Twenty-first day of February A. D. 1944, at 8.00 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of a. public hearing of all parties interested, said Public Hearing was adjourned to Wednesday, March 1, 1944 at 8.00 P. M., on a petition for the laying out of POND STREET, East & West Section as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter do hereby adjudge that public con- venience and necessity require that POND STREET, East & West Sec- tion be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the follow- ing description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated February 8, 1944. Description of Pond Street (In two sections) For Acceptance Under The Betterment Act West Section Beginning at a point of reversed curvature on the Southerly line of Watertown Street, said line being curved and having a radius of eighteen hundred thirty five and fifty two hundredths (1835.52) feet, fifteen and ten hundredths (15.10) feet easterly and northerly from a point of curvature on said line of Watertown Street; Thence running easterly and northerly along the said southerly line of Watertown Street, seventy and fifty three hundredths, (70.53) feet to a point of reversed curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty five and eighty nine hundredths (25.29) feet to a point of curvature on the easterly line of Pond Street; Thence running southeasterly along said line of Pond Street, one hundred forty eight and eighty nine hundredths (148.89) feet to a point of intersection with the Watertown, Newton Boundary Line; By land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable front- ages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Joseph Bryant et Amanda, eighty seven and three tenths (87.3) feet; Joseph J. Bryant et ux Amanda, seventy nine and two tenths (79.2) feet; Thence turning and running northwesterly along the Wa- tertown, Newton Boundary Line, across Pond Street, fifty one and eighty two hundredths (51.82) feet, to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Pond Street; Thence turning and 40 running northwesterly along the westerly line of Pond Street one hundred twenty eight and thirty six hundredths (128.36) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty and sixty six hundredths (20.66) feet to a point of beginning: By land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Marie A. Frenault, twelve and sixteen hundredths (12.16) feet; Charles McDonald, sixty five (65) feet; Lena Landry, sixty three and fifty nine hundredths (63.59) feet. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the westerly section of Pond Street which is forty feet in width between parallel lines and extending southerly from southerly line of Watertown Street to the Watertown, Newton Boundary Line, as shown on plan entitled, Town of Watertown, Plan of Part of Pond Street, To Accompany Description For Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, Scale one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, darted, February 8, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. East Section Beginning at a point of reversed curvature on the southerly line of Watertown Street, said line being curved and having a radius of eighteen hundred thirty five and fifty two hundredths (1835.52) feet, one hundred five and eighty six hundredths (105.86) feet easterly and northerly from a point of reversed curvature at the intersection of the easterly line of Pond Street (westerly section) and said line of Watertown Street; Thence extending easterly and northerly along said line of Watertown Street, seventy two and twenty hundredths (7220) feet to a point of re- versed curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty seven and four hundredths (27.04) feet to a point of tan- gency on the proposed easterly line of Pond Street; Thence running southeasterly along the proposed easterly line of Pond ,Street (which is a taking line in order to eliminate a six inch reserved strip of land) two hundred eighty five and seventy four hundredths (285.74) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running southwesterly, thirty two and eighty two hundredths (32.82) feet to a point of intersection with the Watertown, Newton Boundary Line: By land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; James Kiely, fifty four and fifty four hundredths (54.54) feet; Leonard M. Schiavone and Anthony Fiorentino, forty five (45) feet; John I. Boudreau et ux Barbara J., forty five (45) feet; Michael J. Mct`arthy et Eileen M. O'Beirne, forty five (45) feet; Vernon M. Mattson, thirty nine and five hundredths (39.05) feet; and John J. Mahoney et ux Mary L., thirty two and eighty two hundredths (32.82) feet; Thence turning and running northwesterly along ._ the Watertown, Newton Boundary Line across Pond Street, fifty and fifty nine hundredths (50.59) feet to a point on the north- erly line of Pond Street; Thence turning and running. north- easterly along said line of Pond Street, ten and ninety seven hundredths (10.97) feet to a point of curavture; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty two and eighty three hundredths (22.83) feet to a point of tangency on the westerly • 41 line of Pond Street; Thence running northwesterly along said westerly fine of Pond Street two hundred fifty one and fifty hun- dredths (251.50) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, nineteen and forty nine hundredths (19A9) feet to a point of beginning: By land belong- ing to the following named persons whose ownership and assess- able frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Ida Pass, sixty seven and sixteen hundredths (67.16) feet; Theresa, Jassett, seventy (70) feet; Sarah and Domenico Garafalo, seventy (70) feet, Sarah Garafalo, sixty six and ninety six hundredths (66.96) feet. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the easterly section of Pond Street which is forty and five tenths (40.5) feet and forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines and extending southerly from the southerly line of Watertown Street to the Watertown, Newton Boundary Line as shown on Plan entitled, Town of Watertown, Plan of Part of Pond Street, To Accompany Description For Acceptance Under the Better- ment Act, Scale one Q) inch equals forty (40) feet, dated February 8, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. .And it is therefore ORDERED that POND STREET, East & West Section be and is hereby laid out as for a public way, under the provi- sions 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 assessments 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 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 8, 1944, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a coply 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. PATRICK A. MENTON, CHESTER H. PARKER, LAURENCE J. WALSH, Selectmen. Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., April 10, 1944 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regu- larly called and duly warned and held on the twenty-seventh day of March A. D. 1944, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 28 of the warrant was before the meeting as follows: "To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following-named streets, to wit: Pond St., bast and West Section (together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 42 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assess- ment 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 other- wise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to paa the cost or damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how said money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto." An order of the Selectmen laying out Pond St., East and West Section and the report of the Selectmen with reference to said laying out were read to the meeting, and upon motion duly made and second- ed it was voted unanimously as follows: "That the laying out of Pond St., East and West Section as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby ac- cepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Pond St., East and West Section as and for a public way, it is necessary to acquire the several parcels of land which are included in the area described in said order of laying out as shown by a copy of said order and plan recorded herewith, and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, of Watertown, and the owners, description and areas of each of said parcels are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land, at said Town Meeting. Now therefore, it is ordered that the herein described parcels of land, all contained within the area described in the said order of laying out, be and the same are hereby taken for the purpose of a public way, including the easement in the land adjoining the location of said public way consisting of the right to have the land of the location protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location, under the provisions of law author- izing the assessment of betterments, and all according to the plan referred to in said order of laying out, which said plan was duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk more than seven days prior to said Town Meeting. And all trees upon the land so taken and all structures affixed thereto are not included in said taking. And the owners and occupants of the land hereby taken and laid out as a public way are allowed until August 1, 1944, to take off and remove trees or structures affixed thereto. And it is further ordered, upon the consideration of the question of damages sustained by the owners of the land hereby taken, that damages are estimated and awarded as shown on said Schedule. ADOPTED: LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, Selectmen. 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. 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To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the ,. laying out, alteration and relocation of Thaxter Street as a public way from Main Street to Main Street, around the Administration Building, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Thaxter Street as laid out, altered and relocated, as and for a public way, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Street Lines of Thaxter 'Street, to be accepted as a public way, 'Scale 1" 20', dated January 28, 1944, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, or take any action relating thereto. Report of the ,Selectmen on the ,Laying Out and Relocation t of Thaxter Street Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., February 21, 1944 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 21st day of February A. D. 1944, at 3 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 21st day of February A. D. 1944, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, which hearing was adjourned to Wednesday, March 1, 1944, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., on a petition for the laying out, alteration and relocation of Thaxter Street as a public way from Main Street, around the Administration Building, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Thaxter Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan dated January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Alien, Town Engineer: Beginning at a point on the northerly line of Main Street, three hundred thirty-one and twenty-one hundredths (331.21) feet southeasterly from the southerly line of Whites Avenue; Thence turning and extending northeasterly along the line of Thaxter St. one hundred three and seven hundredths (103.07) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly, easterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of one hundred one and thirty-six hundredths (101.36) feet, one hundred and fifty-nine and twenty-two hundredths (159.22) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running south- easterly along a straight line one hundred thirty-five and eighty-one hundredths (135.81) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running southwesterly along a straight line two hundred four and seventy-six hundredths (204.76) feet to a point of intersection with the northerly line of Main St.; Thence turning and running along the said line of Main St. twenty- eight and one hundredths (28.01) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running along a straight line, said line being the line of Thaxter Street northeasterly one hundred sixty-one and seventy-nine hundredths (161.79) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running northwesterly along a straight line, one hundred eleven and seventy-seven hundredths (111.77) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending norther- ly, westerly, and southerly along a curved line having a radius of fifty-eight and thirty-six hundredths (58.36) feet ninety-one and sixty-eight hundredths (91.68) feet to a point of tangency; Thence turning and running southwesterly along a straight line • 45 one hundred three and thirty-eight hundredths (103.38) feet to a point of intersection with the northerly line of Main Street; Thence turning and running northwesterly along said line of Main St., thirty-three and thirty-six hundredths (33.36) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running further along said line of Main St. six and sixty-five hundredths (6.65) feet to a point of intersection with the northerly line of Thaxter St. and also point of beginning. The above description encloses that area to be known as Thaxter Street to be accepted as a public way, containing nine- teen thousand six hundred ninety-three square feet as shown on plan dated January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ordered that Thaxter Street be and is herebly laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General haws and amendments thereto, according to the fore- going description, and as shown on plan dated January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middle- sex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and in conformity with Section 1, Ohapter 6, of the Acts of 1931. LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. ME NTON, Selectmen. Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., April 10, 1944 Whereas at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regu- larly called and duly warned and held on the 27th day of March A. D. 1944, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 29 of the warrant was before the meeting as follows: "To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out, alteration and relocation of Thaxter Street as a public way from Main Street to Main Street, around the Administration Building, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Thaxter Street as laid out, altered and relocated, as and for a public way, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing proposed Street Lines of Thaxter Street, to be accepted as a public way, Scale 1"-20', dated January 28, 1044, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, or take any action relating thereto." An order of the Selectmen laying out Thaxter Street, and the report of the Selectmen with reference to said laying out were read to the meeting, and upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted un- animously as follows: "That the laying out of Thaxter Street as a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and hereby is accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." Now therefore, the Selectmen being thereunto duly authorized, it is ordered and decreed that the within described parcel of land, all con- tained within the area described in the said order of laying out, is a • public way. LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, Selectmen. 46 ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept a Deed from the Akron Rubber Company conveying a strip of land on the northerly side of Nichols Avenue, between Melendy Avenue and Elton Avenue, containing 2339 square feet of land more or less for street widening pur- poses, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Relcation and Widening Line on the Northerly Side of Nichols Avenue between Melendy Avenue and Elton Avenue," dated "January 28, 1944, Scale-1"-40', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to accept in behalf of the Town, a deed from the Akron Rubber Company, conveying a strip of land on the northerly side of Nichols Avenue, between Melendy Avenue and Elton Avenue, containing 2339 square feet of land more or less, for street widening purposes, as shown on Plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Relocation and Widening Line on the Northerly Side of Nichols Avenue between Melendy Avenue and Elton Avenue," dated January 28, 1944, Scale- 1"-44', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk. ARTICLE 31. To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out, alteration and relocation of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as a public way, beginning at a pint on the easterly line of Bigelow Ave- nue about 211.42 feet northerly from the present intersection of Nichols Avenue and Bigelow Avenue and easterly on the northerly line of Nichols Avenue to a point about 142.32 feet westerly from the intersection of Arlington Street and Nichols Avenue, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue as laid out, altered and relocated as and for a public way, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "January 28, 1944, Scale-1"-VY, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and Authorize the Selectmen to acquire by purchase, by right of eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, alteration and relocation; provide the money necessary to pay the cost of damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue as a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and hereby is accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way. Report of the Selectmen on the Layout, Relocation of the Lines and Widening of a Part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., February 21, 1944 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 21st day of February A. D. 1944, at 3:30 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 21st day of February A. D. 1944, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a 47 petition for the laying out, relocation of the lines and widening of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, to a point on Nichols Ave. near Arlington St. as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Bigelow Ave- nue and Nichols Avenue be laid out as and for a public way, in accord- ance with the following description, and as shown on a plan entitled, "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "Jan- uary 28, 1944, Scale 1"-40', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." Description — Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue Beginning at an angle point on the northerly line of Nichols Avenue, said point being one hundred and forty-two and thirty- two hundredths (142.32) feet westerly from the point of inter- section with the said line of Nichols Avenue and the westerly line of Arlington Street; Thence running westerly along the present line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred sixty-four and thirty-seven hundredths (164.37) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running still westerly along said line of Nichols Avenue, ninety (90) feet to a point of intersection with the present easterly line of Bigelow Avenue; Thence turning and running northwesterly along said line of Bigelow Avenue, two hundred eleven and forty-two hundredths (211.42) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running northeasterly, twenty- four (24) feet to a point of intersection with the easterly line of Bigelow Avenue as widened in 1926; Thence turning and running southeasterly along the proposed widening line of Bigelow Ave- nue, one hundred sixty-three and nineteen hundredths (163.19) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of (40) feet, fifty-six and forty-four hundredths (56.44) feet to a point of tangency on the proposed northerly line of Nichols Ave- nue; Thence running southeasterly along said line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred ninety-eight and six hundredths (198.06) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of land to be taken by the Town for street purposes as shown on plan entitled, "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing pro- posed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." For the purpose of said layout, relocation and widening, lands are taken from the following named parties as shown on said plan to the amount set against their respective names. (See Schedule.) And it is therefore ordered that Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, to a point on Nichols Ave. near Arlington St. be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, and amend- ments thereto, according to the foregoing description, and having con- sidered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said streets have been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that damages have been sustained and are awarded, as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 82 of the General 48 Laws, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set r forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantages to the community from 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 En- gineer, dated January 28, 1944, 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. LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. NlENTON, Selectmen. Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., April 10, 1944 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regu- larly called and duly warned and held on the 27th day of March A. D. 1944, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 31 of the warrant was before the meeting as follows: "To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out, alteration and relocation of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Ave- nue, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as a public way, beginning at a point on the easterly line of Bigelow Avenue about 211.42 feet northerly from the present intersection of Nichols Avenue and Bigelow Avenue and easterly on the northerly line of Nichols Ave- nue to a point about 142.32 feet westerly from the intersection of Ar- lington Street and Nichols Avenue, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue as laid out, altered and relocated as and for a public way, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "January 28, 11944, Scale-1"40', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and authorize the Selectmen to acquire by purchase, by right of eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, alteration and relocation; provide the money necessary to pay the cost of damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto." An order of the Selectmen laying out, relocating the lines and widening of Bigelow and Nichols Avenues between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, and the report of the Selectmen with reference to said laying out were read to the meeting, and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted unanimously as follows: "That the laying out of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue as a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and hereby is accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report, as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of the laying out, relocation and _ widening of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, as and for a public way, it is necessary to acquire the several parcels of land which are included in the area described in said order of laying out, as shown' by a copy of said order and plan, recorded herewith, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Water- town, and the owners, descriptions and areas of each of said parcels are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land. 49 Now therefore, it is ordered that the herein described parcels of land, all contained within the area described in the said order of laying out, be and the same are hereby taken for the purposes of a public way, in- cluding the easement in the land adjoining the location of said public way consisting of the right to have the land of the location protected, by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location and all according to the plan referred to in said order or laying out, which said plan was duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk more than seven days prior to said meeting. And all trees upon the land so taken and 'all structures affixed there- to, are not included in said taking. And the owners and occupants to the land hereby taken and laid out as a public way, are allowed until August 1, 1944 to take off and remove trees or structures affixed thereto. And it is further ordered, upon the consideration of the question of damages sustained by the owners of the land hereby taken, that damages are estimated and awarded as shown on said Schedule. ADOPTED: LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, Selectmen. Schedule Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue 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 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. Side Owner Address of Street Lot No. Area Taken Damages Cushing Street, East Jasper Ianelli Cambridge Bigelow Ave. pt.B 1279 ft. $6,890.00 Armenian Relief Bigelow Avenue, East Corp., Inc. Watertown Bigelow Ave. pt.A 643 ft. 2,575.00 Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, East Company Watertown Bigelow Ave. 8 1151 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, East Company Watertown Bigelow Ave. 7 2666 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols Ave. 6 536 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols Ave. 41 404 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols-Ave. A 483 ft. None Walter M.Hay Nichols Avenue, North et ux Cecilia R. Watertown Nichols Ave. pt.A 50 ft. None LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, Selectmen. 50 ` ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept a Deed from the Akron Rubber Company conveying a strip of land on the northerly side of Nichols Avenue, between Dexter Avenue and Melendy Avenue, containing 1940 square feet of land more or less, for street widening pur- poses as shown on Plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation of the North Line of Nichols Avenue between Dexter Avenue and Melendy Avenue" dated "January 28, 1944, Scale- 1"-30', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or take any action relating thereto. March 27, 1944 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to accept in behalf of the Town, a deed from the Akron Rubber Company, conveying a strip of land on the northerly side of Nichols Avenue, between Dexter Avenue and Melendy Avenue, containing 1940 square feet of land more or less, for street widening purposes, as shown on Plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation of the North Line of Nichols Avenue between Dexter Avenue and Melendy Avenue" dated January 28, 1944, Scale-1"-30', Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk. VOTED: Final adjournment at 11.15 P. M. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. ATTEST: Record of Presidential Primary April 25, 1944 The polls were opened at Two (2:00) P. M. and voting continued until Eight (8:00) P. M. at which time the polls were closed. In accordance with vote of the Board of Selectmen, the Precincts were combined as follows: Precincts 1-2-3 East End Fire Station Precincts 4-5-7-8 Central Fire Station Precincts 6-9-10 West Junior High School Precincts 1-2-3: Warden, William B. Glidden; Clerk, Felix A. Leonard. Election workers: Isabelle Robley, Ellen M. Tracy, Ann Crow- ley, Kathleen Swanson, Percy C. Campbell, Minnie McNamara, Gertrude M. Dixon, Frederick N. Switzer, M. Elizabeth Patterson, Ella Lane, Helen F. Oates. x Precincts 4-5-7-8: Warden, William M. Emerson; Clerk, Anna T. Hyde. Election workers: Homer C. Perkins, Cecelia M. Ford, Margaret E. Barry, Madaleine C. Morgan, Percy M. Bond, Edith M. Beck, Annie M. O'Brien, Elizabeth MacDonough, Emil K. Hall, Florence A. Godwin, Mary J. Donahue, Sadie E. Nichols. Precincts 6-9-10: Warden, Anna V. Hughes; Clerk, Eva M. Eagleson. Election workers: Lillian Garland, Margaret Grinnell, Margaret A. McDonald, Ellen B. Lougee, Elizabeth A. Keyes, Margaret A. Ferguson, William G. Saunders, Pauline C. Johnston, Mary G. Luther, Ethel R. Karcher, Mara J. Clifford, Alberta E. Boehm. 51 Record of Presidential Primary April 25, 1944 REPUBLICAN BALLOT Total Votes Cast — 291 DELEGATES AT LARGE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES Vote for not more than SEVEN delegates and not more than SEVEN Alternate delegates Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Leverett Saltonstall, Newton 62 184 39 285 Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Attleborough 59 175 34 268 Sinclair Weeks, Newton 58 182 35 275 Louise M. Williams, Taunton 58 173 33 264 George B. Rowell, Cambridge 58 172 34 264 Margaret A. Green, Holyoke 57 171 34 262 George F. Booth, Worcester 58 174 33 265 Blanks 24 85 45 154 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Katherine G. Howard, Reading 54 155 29 238 Laurence Curtis, Boston 56 158 32 246 Doris M. A. Kundig, Worcester 53 152 30 235 Rosa M. Levis, Boston 53 154 29 236 Horace E. Handford, New Bedford 53 153 29 235 Carolyn L. Purcell, Boston 54 152 29 235 J. Edward Lajoie, Fall River 53 151 29 233 Blanks 58 241 80 379 FIFTH DISTRICT DISTRICT DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Vote for not more than TWO Delegates and not more than TWO ALTERNATE Delegates Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Harris S. Richardson, Winchester 57 174 34 265 Thomas A. Pappas, Belmont 54 161 37 252 Blanks 13 41 11 65 ALTERNATE DELEGATES Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-21-3 4-5-7-8 .6-9-10 Minerva C. Farrow, Arlington 51 158 32 241 Royal Shaweross, Chelmsford 51 157 30 238 Blanks 22 61 20 103 52 ' STATE COMMITTEE FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Vote for ONE MAN Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Victor C. Harnish, Waltham 45 146 29 220 Blanks 17 42 12 71 Vote for ONE WOMAN Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Madge N. Ray, Hudson 44 134 25 203 'flanks 18 54 16 88 TOWN COMMITTEE Vote for Not More Than THIRTY-FIVE Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 *Ruth H. Furber, 11 Bates Rd. 58 168 33 259 *Edward C. Hall, 65 Mt. Auburn St. 57 170 33 260 *George B. Wellman, 128 Barnard Ave. 56 180 34 270 *Charles F. Shaw, 62 Langdon Ave. 55 175 30 260 'Charles Armstrong, 69 Walnut St. 54 162 31 247 'Waldo P. Emerson, 48 Walnut St. 53 168 32 253 "Clark B. Partridge, 75 Commonwealth Rd. 56 159 33 248 "Anna R. Toscano, 3 Langdon Ave. 53 154 28 235 *Wayne E. Eaton, 81 Highland Ave. 55 169 31 254 "Chester H. Parker, 17 Gleason St. 54 162 32 248 *Ronald M. Stone, 56 Marion Rd. 55 174 34 263 'Alice E. Evans, 266 Belmont St. 54 161 30 245 *Eva M. Eagleson, 60 Hillside St. 55 157 30 242 *Agnes G. Page, 366 School St. 56 161 29 246 *Pauline A. Johnson, 30 Sunnybank Rd. 54 163 30 247 *Norman D. MacKay, 166 Worcester St. 56 164 32 252 "Elbridge L. Foster, 66 Emerson Rd. 55 158 31 244 "Arthur E. Schoepfer, 173 Sycamore St. 54 154 32 240 "Sybil Danforth, 7 Richards Rd. 55 157 29 241 'James Coutts, 26 Westland Rd. 55 153 28 236 *G. John Gregory, 16 Oliver St. 55 162 31 248 *E. Louise Richardson, 16 Parker St. 55 171 29 255 *Edward C. Webster, 124 Marshall St. 57 168 31 256 "G. Frederick Robinson, 106 Mt. Auburn St. 56 166 30 252 *Andrew D. Bradford, 144 Lovell Rd. 56 166 31 253 "Roy C. Papalia, 250 Mt. Auburn St. 54 163 31 248 *Maude M. Markham, 9 Fayette St. 55 164 29 248 *Catherine A. E. Harcourt, 41 Walnut St. 57 164 30 251 Avery A. Morton, 182 Standish Rd. 1 1 53 William H. Eckert, 12 Hall Ave. 1 1 *Louis Mastrangelo, 267 School St. 10 10 *Alma G. Bowen, 265 Mt. Auburn St. 2 2 --Elizabeth Perkins, 101 Marshall St. 3 3 *Homer C. Perkins, 101 Marshall St. 2 2 *Roy E. Denison, 116 Garfield St. 2 2 *Gertrude Bowen, 265 Mt. Auburn St. 2 2 Blanks 625 1967 569 3161 *Elected DEMOCRATIC BALLOT Total Votes Cast — 229 DELEGATES AT LARGE AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES Vote for Not More than TWELVE DELEGATES and Not More than TWELVE ALTERNATE DELEGATES Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-.2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 David I. Walsh, Fitchburg 58 84 39 181 William J. Foley, Boston 49 67 33 149 Joseph E. Casey, Clinton 54 72 29 155 James M. Curley, Boston 54 71 34 159 William H. Burke, Jr., Northampton 48 64 30 142 Frank W. Tomasello, Boston 42 58 31 131 John W. McCormack, Boston 57 64 30 151 Maurice J. Tobin, Boston 52 70 31 153 Joseph B. Ely, Westfield 50 73 37 160 Margaret M. O'Riordan, Boston 47 63 27 137 Charles P. Hurley, Cambridge 57 71 34 162 Mathias LaPierre, Leominster 44 56 29 129 Blanks 264 507 168 939 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Elizabeth L. McNamara, Cambridge 48 68 27 143 John Zielinski, Holyoke 43 51 22 116 Joseph K. Zemaitis, Worcester 42 52 23 117 Joseph M. McDonough, Boston 40 63 27 130 Samuel Michelman, Northampton 39 51 23 113 Charles Kaplan, Boston 38 51 23 112 Mary Maliotis, Boston 38 52 22 112 Paul V. McDonough, Fall Rier 41 59 26 126 Clementina Langone, Boston 42 55 23 120 Silas F. Taylor, Boston 37 56 24 117 Bernard J. Killion, Boston 40 58 26 124 Catherine E. Hanifin, Belchertown 42 '55 23 120 -Blanks 386 649 263 1293 54 FIFTH DISTRICT DISTRICT DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Vote for Not More than FOUR, DELEGATES and Not More than FOUR ALTERNATE DELEGATES Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Edward P. Gilgun, Woburn 37 48 17 102 William C. Geary, Lowell 39 45 15 99 Joseph J. Sweeney, Lowell 38 47 15 100 Daniel O'Dea, Lowell 36 44 16 96 *Gerald F. Cronin, Lowell 6 10 2 18 Blanks 136 246 119 501 * (Not Grouped) ALTERNATE DELEGATES Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Walter H. Wilcox, Woburn 41 58 20 119 Meyer Lipchitz, Lowell 38 55 17 110 Dennis A. Heslin, Lowell 37 61 20 118 Alice D. Sullivan, Watertown 41 76 23 140 Blanks 135 190 104 429 STATE COMMITTEE FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Vote for ONE MAN Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Patrick A. Menton, Watertown 42 47 28 117 Blanks 31 63 18 112 Vote for ONE WOMAN Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 Alice D. Sullivan, Watertown 32 43 24 99 Blanks 41 67 22 130 TOWN COMMITTEE Vote for Not More than THIRTY-FIVE Precincts Precincts Precincts Total 1-2-3 4-5-7-8 6-9-10 *Earl E. Young, 116 Irving St. 41 51 29 121 *John J. Curran, 37 Melendy Ave. 55 62 27 144 *Hugh J. O'Brien, 98 Spruce St. 51 59 26 136 *Joseph S. Blanchard, Lexington St. 40 50 26 116 *James E. Ford, 29 Irving St. 50 58 31 139 *Dennis A. Devaney, 72 Green St. 46 67 29 142 *Edward A. Oates, 25 Stearns Rd. 53 63 34 150 R 55 *James H. Sheridan, 75 Robbins Rd. 54 71 34 159 *Michael J. Harrington, 37 Gilbert St. 54 70 34 158 *John J. Kennedy, 153 Common St. 51 67 32 150 *Patrick A. Menton, 59 Russell Ave. 58 63 35 156 *Laurence J. Walsh, 9 Oakley Rd. 56 65 30 151 *Robert J. Plunkett, 86 Hovey St. 53 54 29 136 *Thomas F. Maher, 176 Spruce St. 48 59 30 137 *William H. Holmes, 55 Channing Rd. 44 54 30 128 *James F. Keating, 487 Main St. 44 65 31 140 *John P. Gallagher, 16 Hawthorne St. 52 73 29 154 *Anna M. Ford, 29 Irving St. 45 55 30 130 *Maurice H. Costello, 29 Boyd St. 49 58 27 134 *Ellen Linehan, 4 Hawthorne St. 45 68 29 142 *Ralph E. Kelley, 50 Beacon Pk. 43 59 24 126 *Alice D. Sullivan, 122 Russell Ave. 43 63 32 138 *Martin L. Vahey, 104 Riverside St. 49 70 28 147 *Thomas J. Galligan, 12 Palmer St. 44 72 29 145 *Charles T. Burke, 76 Spruce St. 43 56 27 126 *Helen J. McHugh, 19 Emerson Rd. 46 58 32 136 *Anna V. Armstrong, 19 Birch Rd. 43 53 26 122 *Mary E. Murnaghan, 19 Hawthorne St. 39 54 26 119 *Edward J. Burke, 19 Boyd St. 45 51 26 122 *Edward J. McCabe, 65 Boyd St. 42 55 28 125 Teresa A. Sheridan, 30 Gertrude St. 46 54 28 128 *John W. Barrett, 44.Fitchburg St. 52 53 29 134 *Cyrus IVI. Ohanian, 43 Spruce St. 49 50 26 125 *Alberta Boehm, 21 Morton St. 3 3 *Anna V. Hughes, 12 Morton St. 3 3 John J. Gildea, 76 Capitol St. 2 •2 John J. Cunniff, 10 Thurston Rd. 1 1 Blanks 982 1867 641 3490 Elected GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. A True Copy, ATTEST: Record of Special Town Meeting on By-Laws March 27, April 3, 11 and May 9, 1944 ltiiarch 27, 1944 Meeting was called to order at 7.15 P. M. by Moderator Charles F. Shaw. On motion duly made and seconded it was VOTED: To adjourn Special Town Meeting called for Monday, March 27, until completion of Adjourned Annual Meeting. On motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To adjourn Special Town Meeting until Monday evening, April 3, 1944, at 7.30 P. M. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting Members present as reported by records of Harry J. York and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers: 197. Y � 56 April 3, 1944 The meeting was called to order at 8 P. M. by Moderator Charles F Shaw. Clerk's return on notice of Adjourned Special Meeting was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting Members present as reported by records of Arthur Mosman and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers: 131. On motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To adjourn Special Town Meeting until Tuesday evening, April 11, 1944, at 7.30 P. M. in the Senior High School Building. April 11, 1944 The meeting was called to order at 8A5 P.M. by Moderator Charles F. Shaw. Clerk's return on notice of Adjourned Special Meeting was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a- quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting Members present as reported by records of Harry J. York and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers: 114. On motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To adjourn Special Town Meeting until Tuesday, May 9, 1944, at 7.30 P.M. in the Senior High School Building. May 9, 1944 The meeting was called to order at 8.45 P.M. by Moderator Charles F. Shaw. Clerk's return on notice of Adjourned Special Meeting was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members necessary for a quorum: 93. Number of Town Meeting members present as reported by records of Harry J. York and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers: 109. Notices of Adjourned Meetings Notice of Adjourned Special Meeting Monday Evening, April 3, 1944 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Special Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 27. 1944, and which was adjourned until the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, has been adjourned until Monday evening, April 3, 1944, at 7.30 P. M., to meet 2n the Senior High School Building, Columbia street, in said Town of Watertown, at which time and place all un- finished business called for in Warrant for said Special Town Meeting, viz: Articles 1, and 2, 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 this twenty-ninth day of March, A.D. 1944. CHARLES F. SHAW, Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk 57 Notice for Adjourned Special Town Meeting Tuesday Evening, April 11, 1944 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of Watertown that the Adjourned Special Town Meeting called for Monday evening, April 3, 1944, has been adjourned until Tuesday evening, April 11, 1944, at 7.30 P. M. to meet in the Senior High School Building on Columbia Street, in sadd Town of Watertown, at which time and place all un- finished business called for in Warrant for Special Town Meeting, viz: all unfinished business under Article 2, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is hereby given that a motrion to reconsider the vote of the Town Meeting of April 3, 1944, dealing with action taken in regard to Section 4, of Chapter 2, of the proposed new by-laws, will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Notice is herebty given that a motion to reconsider the vote of the Town Meeting of April 3, 1944, dealing with action taken in regard to Section 14, of Chapter 3, of the proposed new by-laws, 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 this sixth day of April, A. D., 1944. CHARLES F. SHAW, Moderator GEORGE B. WEL AL&N, Town Clerk Notice of Adjourned Special Town Meeting Tuesday Evening, May 9, 1944 Notice is hereby given the legal voters of the Town of 'Watertown that the Adjourned Special Town Meeting called for April 11, 1944, has been adjourned until Tuesday evening, May 9, 1944, at 7.30 P.M. 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 Special Town Meeting, viz: all unfinished business under Article 2, 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 21st day of April, A.D., 1944. CHARLES F. SHAW, Moderator GEORGE B. WILLMAN, Town Clerk f 58 Reconsideration Notice April 5, 1944 Town Clerk Watertown, Mass, Dear Sir: Please be advised that it is my intention to move for reconsideration of the vote of the Town Meeting of April 3, 1944 dealing with action taken in regard to Section 4 of Chapter 2 of the proposed new set of by-laws. Ronald M. Stone Final Adjournment — May 9, 1944 On motion of Laurence J. Walsh, duly seconded, final adjournment was voted at 10.45 P. M., there being no further business to come before the meeting. May 9, 1944 RESOLUTION—COLUIVIBUS DELTA On motion of G. Frederick Robinson, duly seconded, there being no objection raised, it was voted to adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS: The Commonwealth has conveyed by deed to the Town of Watertown a portion of the property of the Walker and Pratt Mfg Co. acquired by it for the purpose of beautifying the town and for street purposes and WHEREAS George S. Wright, Charles E. Pay, George N. Chamberlain, William P.Ross,Walter H. Gregg and G.Frederick Robinson, later purchased the property known as the Barnard Block, and the town of Watertown about the same time acquired adjoining locations to make possible the park now known as Columbus Delta, and WHEREAS: By deed of conveyance of the property to the Town by the Commonwealth the following restrictions were imposed: If any buildings or structures (excepting a flag pole) shall be erected, placed or maintained on the premises, then the Commonwealth, by its agent or attorney may re-enter the said premises and re-possess itself of the same as of its former estate, and no delay in making the said re-entry, however long shall be deemed to be a waiver by said Commonwealth of said right of re-entry. Now therefore it is RESOLVED: By the members of the Representative Town Meeting in Town Meeting assembled, that the restrictions im- posed by the Commonweallh on its part be applied to the remaining portion of the Delta, now owned by the Town of Watertown. ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,000 to pay the cost of installing a traffic signal system at the junction of Main Street, Myrtle Street and Waverley Avenue, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Daniel Joseph Clifford and others.) 59 April 3, 1944 On motion of Charles F. J. Harrington, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the sum of One thousand dollars ($1000.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay the cost of installing a traffic signal system at the junction of Main Street, Myrtle Street and Waverley Avenue, said appropriation to be placed on the tax levy for the current year. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-laws and Regulations, except the Zoning By-laws, so-called, and the Building By-laws, except section 15 of the latter, by substituting in the place therefore the following, or take any action relating thereto. Amendments, Additions, Substitutions, Changes and Modifications voted at Adjourned Meetings held April 3, April 11 and May 9, 1944 April 3, 1944 On motion of Thomas Maher, duly seconded, it was voted to sub- stitute the following in place of Sections 4 and 5, of Chapter 2, as printed in the warrant. Section 4. Notices of every Town Meeting shall be given by posting printed copies of the Warrant for such meeting in ten or more con- spicuous public places in Town, and in addition thereto, by leaving at every inhabitated house in Town a printed copy of said warrant seven days before the time named in the warrant for holding said meeting. Section 5. Notice of every adjourned Town Meeting shall be posted by the Town Clerk in ten or more conspicuous public places in Town; and in addition thereto, he shall, if practicable, publish the same in any newspaper published in Town, at least twenty-four hours before the time of said adjourned meeting. Said notices shall also state briefly the business to be acted on at such meeting and shall include notice of any proposed reconsideration. April 11, 1944 On motion of Charles F. J. Harrington, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 13, of Chapter 2, of proposed by-laws as printed in the warrant, by adding after -the word "obtained" in the last line, the words, "and by whom," so that section will read as follows: C IAPTER 2, SECTION 13. Any person who is obtained as an attorney or agent by another person interested in any matter under discussion at a Town Meeting shall disclose the fact he was obtained, and by whom, before speaking thereon. April 11, 1944 On motion of Charles F. J. Harrington, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 14, of'Chapter 2, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, by adding at the end, the following: "A roll call of the town meeting members shall be ordered by the Moderator if thirty members shall by a showing of hands favor such motion," so that said section will read as follows: CHAPTER 2, SECTION 14: When a question is put, the sense of the meeting shall be de- termined by the voices of the Town Meeting members and the Moder- f 60 ator shall declare the vote as it appears to him. If the Moderator is } unable to decide the vote by the sound of the voices, or if his decision is immediately questioned by seven or more Town meeting members rising in their places for that purpose, he shall determine the vote by ordering a show of hands or standing-vote and he may appo$nt tellers to make and return the count. A roll call of the Town meeting members shall be ordered by the Moderator if thirty members shall by a showing of hands favor such motion. April 11, 1944 On motion of Bernard I. Levine, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 15, of Chapter 2, of proposed by-laws, by adding at the end of the first sentence thereof the words "or unless notice be given to the Town Clerk of a purpose to make such motion for re- consideration within 48 hours, Sundays excepted." On motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to strike out the second sentence in Section 15, of Chapter 2, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant. The section as amended to read as follows: OITAPTER 2, SECTION 15: No vote passed at any meeting shall be reconsidered at an adjourn- ment thereof unless notice be given in writing to the Moderator at the meeting that a motion to reconsider will be made at the adjourn- ment. No vote determining that any matter shall not be reconsidered shall be the subject of reconsideration, and no question shall be re- considered more than once; nor shall any vote be reconsidered on a motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, or for the previous question. Whenever notice of motion to reconsider is given to the Moderator; he shall forthwith deliver the same to the Town Clerk who shall include a copy thereof with the notice of adjournment given by him to Town meeting members and in the published notice of such adjournment in the newspaper, or unless notice be given to the Town Clerk of a purpose to make such motion for reconsideration within 48 hours, Sundays excepted. April 11, 1944 On motion of Thomas Galligan, duly seconded, it was voted to strike out Section 18 of Chapter 2, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, and to designate Section 19, of proposed by-laws, as Sec- tion 18. April 11, 1944 On motion of Laurence J. 'Walsh, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 1, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, by striking out the wording in the second sentence "containing pages 8?:; inches wide and 11 inches long," so that said section will read as follows: CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1 All boards, committees, commissions or trustees, the members of which are elected by ballot, shall hold a regular meeting at least 61 once each month and shall keep records exactly and in detail of all motions made, votes passed and business transacted at each such meeting. All such records shall be kept in a bound book of standard form. Said books in which records of meetings are currently made shall be kept in their respective places in the Town offices of the Board whose records they are, and shall not be removed therefrom. Said books shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be open to public inspection at any reasonable time, but shall remain during such in- spection under supervision of the officer, board, committee, commission or trustee having custody thereof. When any such record book is completely filled and a new book of records begun, the completed volume shall within a reasonable time, at least within a year, be filed witlh the Town Clerk for safe keeping and permanent record. April 11, 1944 On motion of John J. Curran, duly seconded, it was voted to substitute in place of Section 4, Chapter 3, of the proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, the following: CHAPTER 3, SECTION 4. The Selectmen shall appoint a Town Counsel who shall be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar and whose duty it shall be to counsel and advise all executive officers, boards and committees of the Town in all matters affecting the interest of the Town whenever requested by them so to do and to represent the Town in all legal proceedings by or against it whenever so directed by the Selectmen. The Town Counsel for the purposes of these by- laws shall be an officer of the Town. All opinions given by him on questions of law to any executive officer, board or committee of the Town must be in writing and signed by him. Whenever such an opinion is given, he shall forthwith file a copy thereof with the Town Clerk for a permanent record. Such copy shall be made on paper 81/> inches wide and 11 inches long. April 11, 1944 On motion of John J. Kennedy, drily seconded, it was voted to amend Section 5, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, by striking out the second sentence thereof, so that said section will read as follows: CHAPTER, 3, SECTION 5. The Collector of Taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town which are committed to him. April 11, 1944 On motion of John J. Kennedy, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 6, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, by adding to said section, the following "or provided by law," so that said section will read: 62 CHAPTER 3, SECTION 6. The Selectmen shall have full authority as agents of the Town to institute and prosecute suits in the name of the Town or its officers in their official capacity and to appear and defend suits brought against it or its officers in their official capacity, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town, or provided by law. April 11, 1944 On motion of Bernard I. Levine, duly seconded, it was voted to reconsider Section 14, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws. On motion of Bernaxd I. Levine, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 14, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the wan-ant, so that said section will read as follows: CHAPTER 3, SECTION 14. No contract involving an obligation of the Town in excess of $500.00 shall be binding upon the Town unless it is in writing and is signed by at least a majority of the board or committee duly authorized or having control of the appropriation against which such obligation is incurred; and such board or committee shall make a record of every such contract in a book which shall be the property of the Town. May 9, 1944 On motion of John J. Kennedy, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 20, of Chapter 3, of proposed by-laws, as printed in the warrant, by striking out the second and last sentence thereof, which is as follows: "For this purpose, the Selectmen shall cause a record to be kept of all such collections for which a charge is to be made under this by-law and once each month bills for the same shall be committed to the Collector for collection on behalf of the Town," so that said Section 20, will read as follows: CHAPTER 3, SECTION 20. The Selectmen shall make rules and regulations and establish regular periods for the collection of garbage, ashes, paper, refuse and waste from all dwellings and buildings in the Town free of charge to the owners or occupants thereof, except that a charge of .ten cents per barrel or its equivalent shall be made by the Town against the owner or occupant of any building used as a store, warehouse, restaurant, theatre or as a factory or manufacturing establishment for the collection of any garbage, ashes, paper, refuse and waste from such premises or produced thereon. April 11, 1944 On motion of John J. Kennedy, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 6, of Chapter 5, by striking out the wording, "and on all such bills be plainly printed the words `Remit only to the Town Collector'," so that said section will read as follows: 63 CHAPTER 5, SECTION 6. All bills for the use of water shall be committed by the Board of Water Commissioners to the Town Collector for collection. April 11, 1944 On motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to amend Section 21, of Chapter 6, bly striking out in the fifth sentence, as printed in the warrant, the wording, "Town Collector," and substituting in place thereof, the wording, "Chief of Police," and by striking out in the second sentence in the second paragraph, the wording, "Town Col- lector," and substituting in place thereof the wording, "Chief of Police," so that said section will read as follows: CHAPTER 6, SECTION 21. The Selectmen may license hackney carriages or motor vehicles for the conveyance of persons for hire from place to place within the Town and they may license or issue permits to persons who operate such licensed carriages or motor vehicles and they may revoke such licenses at their discretion, and a record of all licenses so granted or revoked shall be kept by the Selectmen on file in the office of the Town Clerk. No person shall set up, use or drive in the Town any hackney carriage or motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire from place to place within the Town or operate in the Town such carriage or motor vehicle without first obtaining from the Selectmen the license or licenses required under this section. All licenses under this section shall expire on the 30th day of April next after the date thereof and shall not be transferred without the consent of the Selectmen endorsed thereon. The license fee for each carriage or motor vehicle shall be one dollar and for each operator the fee shall be two dollars. These fees shall be paid to the Chief of Police for the use of the Town. The license granted under this section shall become void if .the applicant neglects or refuses to take out and pay for his license within ten days after notice that it has been granted. The Selectmen may grant to the owner of a carriage or motor vehicle licensed under this section a license to use a certain portion of a public way as a carriage or taxi stand for the solicitation of passengers for hire and no person shall use any portion of any public wary for such purpose without such license. The fee for a licensed carriage or taxi cab stand shall be three dollars and the same shall be paid to the Chief of Police for the use of the Town. All such licenses shall expire on the 30th day of April next after the date thereof. May 9, 1944 On motion of Earle 'S. Tyler, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 2, of Chapter 7, by striking out said Section 2, as printed in the 'Warrant, and inserting in place thereof, the following: CHAPTER 7, SECTION 2. Before the erection or change of location of any sign or outdoor advertising device shall be commenced, a permit for the erection of such sign or device shall be obtained from the Inspector of Buildings. Provided, however, that no permit shall be necessary for the erection or change of location of any signs or outdoor advertising devices per- 64. matted by Section 32 of Chapter 93 of General Laws or which advertise or indicate either the person occupying the premises in question or the business transacted thereon or which advertise the property itself or any part thereof for sale or to let. In the case of a sign, outdoor advertising device, or other structure which projects more than six inches into or over a public way approval from the Board of Selectmen shall be obtained before a permit may be issued by the Inspector of Buildings. Whenever any such sign or device projects over a public way in any respect, insurance covering the Town in the amount of $5,000 shall be carried by the owner and a certificate of the insurance company issuing such policy of insurance indicating that the same has been issued shall be filed with the Inspector of Buildings before he shall issue any permit for the erection or construction of such sign or device. May 9, 1944 On motion of G. Frederick -Robinson, duly seconded, it was voted to amend Section 6, of Chapter 7, by inserting after the word "painted" in line 2, as printed in the warrant, the words "or affixed," so that the section shall read: CHAPTER 7, SECTION 6. No outdoor advertising shall be painted or affixed upon any fence, rock, pole or tree, nor shall any advertising be painted or affixed upon the wall of any building. No sign or advertising device shall be located as to obstruct any door, fire escape, nor more than fifty per cent of a window on any building. 65 The 13y-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown On motion of George B. Wellman, duly seconded, it was VOTED: (Unanimously) That the by-laws submitted by the By- Law Committee for consideration at the Town Meeting under Article 2, of the Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Mondai evening, March 27, 1944, with the various amendments, additions, substitutions, changes and modifications thereof voted at said meeting or any adjournment thereof, which votes are presently filed and recorded with the Town Clerk's records of said meeting and said adjournments, be and hereby are adopted as and for the by-laws of the inhabitants of Watertown. CHAPTER 1 General Provisions SECTION 1. The adoption of these by-laws by the Town shall have the force and effect of repealing all presently existing by-laws and regulations heretofore adopted by the Town except the Zoning By-law adopted by the Town at a meeting held on March 29, 1937 and amendments thereof and additions thereto and the Building By-law adopted by the Title of By-laws Town at a meeting held on December 12, 1939 and amendments thereof and additions thereto except section 15 of said Building By-law, which section as most recently amended is hereby repealed; provided that this repeal shall not apply to or affect any by-law, order or article heretofore adopted accepting or adopting the provisions of any statute of the Commonwealth. These by-laws shall be known and referred to as '"Me By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown." SECTION 2. These by-laws and the repeal of all by-laws or regulations here- tofore in force shall not affect any act done, any right accrued, any By-laws are not penalty or liability incurred, or any suit, prosecution, or proceeding retroactive pending at the time when these by-laws take effect nor shall the re- peal of any by-law or regulation thereby have the effect of reviving any by-law or regulation previously repealed or suspended. SECTION 3. When these by-laws are adopted by the Town and approved by the shall replace Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, they shall existing by-laws replace and be substituted for all presently existing by-laws and regu- lations of the Town except those specifically referred to in Section 1 as not having been repealed hereby. S1?OTION 4. When in a by-law anything is prohibited from being done, without power to license the license or permission of a certain officer, officers or board, such or permit officer, officers or board shall have the power to license or permit such thing to be done. 66 SECTION 5. In all these by-laws, the following words and expressions shall, unless inconsistent with the manifest intent, be severally construed as follows: The words "public way" shall include any highway, townway, road, bridge, street, avenue, boulevard, roadway, parkway, lane, sidewalk or Words defined square; the owner or occupant of a building or land shall include any sole owner or occupant, and any joint tenant and tenant in common of the whole or any part of a building or lot of land; the words purporting to give a joint authority to three or more officers or other persons shall give such authority to a majority of such officers or persons; the word "person" may include corporations; words import- ing the singular number may apply to the plural number, and words Importing the masculine gender may apply to the feminine or neuter gender. SECTION 6. Violation of Whoever violates any of the provisions of these by-laws whereby By-laws; fine not any act or thing is enjoined or prohibited, shall, unless other provi- exceeding $20. sion is expressly made, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding twenty dollars for each offense. SECTION 7. Whoever shall refuse or neglect to obey any lawful order of any Refusal to obey; town officer or board of town officers, issued under any of these by-laws, fine not exceeding directed to him and properly served upon him, shall in cases not other- $20. wise provided for, forfeit and pay for every such offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. SECTION 8. I year time limit Prosecutions for the breach of any of the provisions of any of these for prosecutions by-laws shall be commenced within one year from such breach. SECTION 9. Any and all of these by-laws may be repealed or amended or other Amendments at any meeting by-laws may be adopted, at any Town meeting, annual or special, an article containing the subject matter of the proposed change having been inserted in the warrant for such meeting. CHAPTER 2 Town Meetings SECTION 1. Annual Monday The annual Town meeting for the election of Town officers shall first Is March be held on the first Monday in March of each year. SECTION 2. All matters to be considered under the warrant for the annual Adjournment of Town meeting, except the election of officers and the determination of annual meeting to such matters as are required by law to be elected or determined by 3rd Monday In ballot, shall be considered at an adjournment of such meeting to be March for held at seven-thirty P.M. on the third Monday of March in the year business session for which the warrant is drawn. The warrant for every annual Town meeting shall contain a statement by which the meeting is adjourned to such time for such purpose. 67 SECTION 3. The polls for the annual Town meeting shall be opened at eight o'clock in the forenoon and shall remain open until eight o'clock in the polling hours evening, unless otherwise fixed by the Selectmen in the warrant for the meeting. SECTION 4. Notices of every Town Meeting shall be given by posting printed copies of the Warrant for such meeting in ten or more con- Town meeting spicuous public places in Town, and in addition thereto, by leaving notices; posting at every inhabitated house in Town a printed copy of said warrant of; distribution seven days before the time named in the warrant for holding said meeting. SECTION 5. Notice of every adjourned Town Meeting shall be posted by the Town Clerk in ten or more conspicuous public places in Town; and in addition thereto, he shall, if practicable, publish the same in Adjourned Town any newspaper published in Town, at least twentyfour hours before Meeting; post in - 10 places; publish the time of said adjourned meeting. Said notices shall also state briefly .the business to be acted bn at such meeting and shall include notice of an-y proposed reconsideration. SECTION 6. Selectmen shall The Selectmen, after drawing a warrant for a Town meeting, shall deliver warrant immediately deliver a copy of the same to each member of the Finance to Finance Committee. committee SECTION 7. The time for submitting articles to be included in the warrant for any meeting shall be closed and the warrant for such meeting shall be Articles to be drawn by the Selectmen at least twenty days before the time stated in submitted 20 days the warrant for holding such meeting and they shall forthwith transmit before time stated the original of such warrant to the Town Clerk for publication and notice. SECTION 8. The Selectmen shall publish in a newspaper published in the Town Selectmen shall publish notice of a notice of their intention to call a special meeting at least twenty- intention to call' eight days prior to the date of the meeting. Meeting 28 days prior SECTION 9. At any meeting, articles in the warrant shall be acted upon in the Articles acted order in which the a upon in order y appear unless otherwise determined by a vote of the unless otherwise meeting. voted SECTION 10. All motions having to do with the expenditure of money shall be motions dealing presented in writing; other motions shall be in writing if so directed b Y with expenditure of money shall be the Moderator. in writing SECTION 11. Motion If a motion is susceptible of division, it shall be divided and the susceptible of questions shall be put separately upon each part thereof, if seven Town division shall be divided if re- meeting members so request. quested by seven 68 SECTION 12. When a question is before the meeting, the following motions, namely: to adjourn to lay on the table for the previous question to postpone to a certain time Precedence of to commit, recommit or refer motions to amend or substitute to postpone indefinitely shall be received and shall have precedence in the foregoing order; and the first three shall be decided without debate. On proposed amend- ments, involving amounts or dates, the smallest amount and the shortest time shall be put first. SECTION 13. Any person who is obtained as an attorney or agent by another Person obtained as attorney shall person interested in any matter under discussion a.t a Town Meeting disclose fact shall disclose the fact he was obtained, and by whom, before speaking thereon. SECTION 14. When a question is put, the sense of the meeting shall be de- termined by the voices of the Town Meeting members and the Moder- Determination of ator shall declare the vote as it appears to him. If the Moderator is vote, unable to decide the vote by the sound of the voices, or if his decision Voice is immediately questioned by seven or more Town meeting members Show of hands rising in their places for that purpose, he shall determine the vote Roll call by ordering a show of hands or standing vote and he may appoint tellers to snake and return the count. A roll call of the Town meeting members shall be ordered by the Moderator if thirty members shall by a showing of hands favor such motion. SECTION 15. No vote passed at any meeting shall be reconsidered at an adjourn- ment thereof unless notice be given in writing to the Moderator at the meeting that a motion to reconsider will be made at the adjourn- ment. No vote determining that any matter shall not be reconsidered shall be the subject of reconsideration, and no question shall be re- Moonsideration considered more than once; nor shall any vote be reconsidered on a motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, or for the previous question. Wln=never notice of motion to reconsider is given to the Moderator, he shall forthwith deliver the same to the Town Clerk who shall include a copy thereof with the notice of adjournment given by him to Town meeting members and in -the published notice of such adjournment in the newspaper, or unless notice be given to the Town 'Clerk of a purpose to make such motion for reconsideration within 48 hours, Sundays excepted. SECTION 16. All committees shall report as directed by the Town. If no report Committees is made within two years from the date of the meeting creating the report as directed; committee, it shall be deemed discharged unless, in the meantime, the -' must within E Town shall have granted an extension of time. If a member of a years unless committee is elected or appointed ex officio or to serve by virtue of any extended office he may then occupy in the Town, he shall continue as a member of such committee even though the term of his other office shall have 69 expired. If a vacancy occurs in any existing committee, such vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the remaining members of that committee and they shall give notice in writing forthwith to the Town Clerk of such action, the notice to state the name and address of the new mem- ber or members elected. SECTION 17. No motion, the effect of which would be to dissolve the meeting, Meeting not to shall be in order until every article in the warrant therefor has been dissolve until duly considered and acted upon, but this shall not preclude the post- every article is ponement of consideration of any article to an adjournment of the aeted upon meeting at a stated time and place. SECTION 18. Copies of the warrant for any Town meeting and copies of the warrant and report and recommendations of the Finance Committee on the articles Finance Commit. contained therein shall be made available at the Office of the Town abler torotnce a of Clerk of the Town at least seven days prior to the meeting at which Town Clerk 7 the articles in such warrant axe to be considered and the recommenda- days prior to tions of the Finance Committee are to be made. meeting CHAPTER 3 Duties of Town Officers, Contracts, Finance and Property SECTION 1. All boards, committees, commissions or trustees, the members of which are elected by ballot, shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month and shall keep records exactly and in detail of all motions made, votes passed and business transacted at each such meeting. All such records shall be kept in a bound book of standard Boards, etc. shall form. Said books in which records of meetin s are current bola regular g �Y made meetings at least shall be kept in their respective places in the Town offices of the once a month: Board whose records they are, and shall not be removed therefrom. Records in Said books shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be open to public bound book inspection at any reasonable time, but shall remain during such in- spection under supervision of the officer, board, committee, commission Filed with or trustee having custody thereof. When any such record book is Town Clerk completely filled and a new book of records begun, the completed volume shall within a reasonable time, at least within a year, be filed with the Town Clerk for safe keeping and permanent record. SECTION 2. On or before the 15th day of January in each year, all elected officers of the Town and the boards, committees, commissions and trus- tees referred to in the preceding section and the Superintendent of Highways and Town Engineer shall make a report to the Town of the work done and business transacted in their respective departments Reports filed with during the fiscal selectmen prior tq year of the Town last preceding. Such reports shall Jan. ic; copy be made by filing the original thereof with the Board of Selectmen with Town Clerk prior to January 16 in the year in which it is made and at the same time a copy thereof with the Town Clerk for a permanent record. All such reports shall be made on paper 81/z inches wide and 11 inches long. SECTION 3. The annual printed reports of the officers of the Town shall be made and published by the Selectmen. It shall include reports of the Annual reports Board of Selectmen, the School Committee, the Planning Board, the w 70 Town Clerk together with a copy of his record of all Town meetings held during the fiscal year last preceding, the Auditor's report showing Ready for in detail all moneys received into and paid out of the Town treasury delivery to Town in the fiscal year last preceding and such other matters as are required Blecting members by law to be contained therein, or as may be inserted by the Selectmen by hlarch 1 under the discretion granted them by law. Such reports shall be com- pleted and a copy ready.for delivery to all Town meeting members by the first Monday in March of the year in which it is made. Other copies of said report shall be made available at the Town Clerk's office. SECTION 4. The Selectmen shall appoint a Town Counsel who shall be a member in good standing of the Massachusetts bar and whose duty Town Counsel it shall be to counsel and advise all executive officers, boards and Appointed by committees of the Town in all matters affecting the interest of the Selectmen Town whenever requested by them so to do and to represent the Must file copies Town in all legal proceedings by or against it whenever so directed of opinions with by the Selectmen. The Town Counsel for -the purposes of these by- Town Clerk laws shall be an officer of the Town. All opinions given by him on questions of law to any executive officer, board or cominittee of the Town must be in writing and signed by him. Whenever such an opinion is given, he shall forthwith file a copy thereof with the Town Clerk for a permanent record. Such copy shall be made on paper 81F inches wide and 11 inches long. SECTION 5. Town Collector The Collector of Taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town which are committed to him. SECTION 6. The Selectmen shall have full authority as agents of the Town Selectmen to to institute and prosecute suits in the name of the Town or its officers appear and in their official capacity and to appear and defend suits brought defend suits against it or its officers in their official capacity, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town, or provided by law. SECTION 7. Auditor shall The Auditor shall have and perform for the Town all the duties have duties of prescribed by the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Town Accountant a Town Accountant. SECTION 8. The Superintendent of Highways shall keep an accurate account of Highway all money expended and all work done upon the public ways and sewers superintendent of the Town and a daily record of the number of men, teams and motor vehicles employed, the extent and nature of the work done, the amount expended on each street, way or sewer and also the time spent in doing such work. SECTION 9. The Superintendent of Highways shall keep a daily payroll account Daily payroll including the names of the employees of the Street and Sewer Depart- account in ments, the names of the owners of teams or motor vehicles employed Highway thereon and the rate of wages or charges against the Town for each Department etc. employee, team, or motor vehicle. He shall also keep a daily record show- ing in detail the materials delivered to the Street and Sewer Depart- n ments at any place whatsoever, said account to include the names of the parties furnishing the same, the time when payment is to be made and the rate and amount of price or charge to the Town therefor. SECTION 10. The Selectmen shall appoint annually two or more physicians to act as Town physicians. It shall be the duty of the 'physicians so ap- pointed to care for the poor whenever requested to do so by the Select- men or the Welfare Department, to give first aid to any employee of the Town, including the members of the Police and Fire Departments, in- jured in the course of the performance of their duties for the Town Appointment whenever requested so to do by any officer oi: agent of the Town and annually of two at the request of the Selectmen to make a medical examination of any or more Town person or persons claiming damages from the Town for injuries and physicians to report in writing in duplicate to the Selectmen the result of such ex- amination including in such report a detailed statement of the injuries sustained by such person or persons and the probable consequence thereof and the disability, total or partial, suffered by such person or persons and the probable duration of the same. The Selectmen shall forthwith file one copy of such report with the Town Clerk. SECTION 11. All boards, officers, commissions, committees, boards of trustees or departments which adopt or promulgate rules or regulations or have heretofore adopted or promulgated the same, shall forthwith file a copy Regulations of thereof with the Town Clerk for a permanent record. Whenever there boards etc. to be are additions to or amendments of any such rules and regulations, the filed with Town board, officer, commissioner, committee, board of trustees or depart- Clerk ment responsible therefor shall file with the Town Clerk a new and complete copy of such rules and regulations in substitution for the copy already on file. SECTION 12. Whenever it shall be necessary to execute any deed conveying lased Deeds executed by or other instrument required to carry into effect any vote of the Town, selectmen unless the same shall be executed by the Selectmen, or a majority thereof, in otherwise voted behalf of the Town, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of the Town. SECTION 13. Any board or officer in charge of a department may, with the ap- sale of personal by proval of the Selectmen, sell an personal property or material not re- property is y � p p y departments, not quired by said Department in an aggregate amount not exceeding $500.00 over $aco. in value in any one fiscal year. SECTION 14. No contract involving an obligation of the Town in excess of $500.00 shall be binding upon the Town unless it is in writing and Contracts in Is signed by at least a majority of the board or committee duly excess of $aoo. authorized or having control of the appropriation against which such Must be in obligation is incurred; and such board or committee shall make a writing record of every such contract in a book which shall be the property of the Town. SECTION 15. Every contract for construction work, whether for alteration, re- pairs or original construction, the estimated cost of which amounts to contracts of$a000 $5000 or more, shall be accompanied by a suitable bond for the per- must be accom- formance of the same, or by the deposit of money or security to the panied by bond amount of the estimated cost. w 72 SECTION 16. No contract shall be awarded for any work or service, other than for professional service, to be performed for the Town by an independent contractor, and no purchase of materials, supplies or equipment shall be made, the estimated cost of which in either case is $1000 or more, un- less competitive bids have been invited therefor. Such bids shall be in- vited by the sending of letters of invitation on the same day to such number of vendors, contractors or other qualified persons deemed by the Town officer, board or committee having charge of the same sufficient to obtain fair competition, and, in case of all such contracts and of purchases estimated to cost $5000 or more, such bids shall also be in- vited by public advertisement by at least one insertion in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least ten days before the time Competitive bids advertised for the opening of bids. Such invitation shall state where required if plans and specifications for proposed work or purchases may be ob- contract is for tained, or may contain such plans and specifications and shall state E1000 or more y p � the time and place at which bids shall be opened and shall reserve to the board, officer or committee the right to reject any or all bids. All bids shall be opened in public at the time and place specified therefor. No purchase or work for which a contract is proposed shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading the provisions of this section. This section shall not apply in cases of emergency requiring immediate action for the preservation of life or the protection of property, nor to the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment for which there is no reasonable substitute by reason of natural or actual monopoly, peculiarity of design or type of article, patent right or copy- right. All bids submitted, plans and specifications and contracts shall as soon as practicable be filed with the Town Auditor and shall be kept on file at least three years and shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times. SECTION 17. Contracts not to No board or officer shall make any contract on behalf of the extend beyond Town, the execution of which shall necessarily extend beyond one year one year from the date thereof, except as otherwise provided by law, unless specific authority to do so has been given by vote of the Town. SECTION 18. No board, committee or officer having charge of any work, the Sum to be payment for which is in any part to be contributed by private citi- deposited private citizen Is zens, shall perform such work until a sum has been deposited with the to contribute Town officer, upon estimate made by such board, committee or officer, sufficient to cover the payment of the portion of said work chargeable to such private citizens. SECTION 19. The Selectmen may accept from time to time, in behalf of the Town, Acceptance of gifts of land at the intersection of public ways with public or private land for rounding ways, to be used for the purpose of rounding street corners provided of street corners such gift is made by a good and sufficient deed executed by the donor in proper form to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds. SECTION 20. Selectmen shall The Selectmen shall make rules and regulations and establish ' make Regulations regular periods for the collection of garbage, ashes, paper, refuse Garbage and waste from all dwellings and buildings in the Town free of charge Ashes to the owners or occupants thereof, except that a charge of ten cents Paper per barrel or its equivalent shall be made b the Town against the Refuse and waste I� eq y aga ` 73 owner or occupant of any building used as a store, warehouse, restaurant, theatre or as a factory or manufacturing establishment Ten cents per for the collection of any garbage, ashes, paper, refuse and waste barrel charge to from such premises or produced thereon. stores etc. SECTION 21. The Selectmen may sell at public auction and in such manner, upon such terms and for such consideration as in their judgment is public auction or for the best interest of the Town, lands held from time to time by the lan d tiheld under Town under tax titles the right of redemption from which has been tx foreclosed. SECTION 22. No Town officer or member of any board or committee chosen by the Town, or any agent of any such officer, board or committee, shall have any pecuniary interest in any contract, agreement, sale, bargain No Town offlcer or the settlement of any claim by or against the Town made or ap- etc. shall have proved on behalf of the Town by himself or any board or committee of any pecuniary which he is a member or for which he may act as agent and no such interest in any contract— officer, member or agent shall represent a claimant or defendant in any shall not legal proceeding, civil or criminal, by or against the Town or any of its represent a officers or agents acting in their official capacities. No such officer, claimant or member or agent shall represent a defendant in any criminal proceed- defendant ing instituted by a member of the Police Department for the prosecution of a crime committed within the jurisdiction of such department or for any violation of these bs-laws. SECTION 23. The Selectmen may institute, prosecute, defend, compromise and settle claims, actions, suits or other proceedings brought by, on behalf of, or against the Town, provided, however, that in no case shall a Selectmen may settlement be so made by a payment of more than $500 without a vote settle claims up of authority from the Town. They may employ special counsel in to $soo. suits by or against the Town whenever they deem it necessary. SECTION 24. All offices in the Administration Building shall be open to the public for the transaction of business from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. daily ex- Office hours cept Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. On Saturdays the said Administration Building offices shall be open as aforesaid from 9:00 A.M. to 12 o'clock noon, except when a legal holiday falls on a Saturday. SECTION 25. All correspondence between officers or departments of the Town Size of paper for and all reports and other instruments to be filed for record shall be on correspondence paper 81f inches wide and 11 inches long. SECTION 26. All town officers shall pay all fees received by them by virtue of their Fees shall be paid office into the Town treasury and the aggregate annual compensation into Town of all Town officers or employees shall be limited to the amount of the treasury annual appropriations therefor. SECTION 27. In addition to the duties fixed in these by-laws, all officers, boards, Duties imposed committees and commissions shall have the duties imposed upon them by law by law by virtue of their office. 74 CHAPTER 4 Finance Committee SECTION 1. Finance There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of twenty-one Committee shall citizens of the Town, other than Town officers elected by ballot. The consist of wl term of office for members of said Committee shall be three years. members— wally the Moderator of the annual Town Meeting shall appoint seven Vacancies members of said Committee to serve for the term of three years. Said Committee shall choose its own officers and have power to fill vacancies in its membership. SECTION 2. To this Committee shall be referred all articles calling for an appro- Appropriation priation of money in any warrant for a Town Meeting. It shall be the articles shall be duty of the Selectmen, after drawing a Town warrant, to transmit im- referred to mediately a copy of the same to each member of the Finance Commit- tee, together with all requests'for appropriations or transfers of money Selectmen shall to be proposed at said meeting. The Committee shall, after due con- transmit warrant sideration of the subject matter in said articles, make a printed report Printed report thereon to the Town Meeting containing such recommendations of action Investirate as it desires to make to Town Meeting members. The Finance Com- mittee shall have authority at any time to investigate the books, ac- counts and management of any department or office of the Town and to employ such assistance, including assistance of experts, as it may deem advisable for,that purpose. SECTION 3. The various Town officers, boards and committees charged with the expenditures of the Town's money shall annually prepare detailed esti- mates of amounts necessary to carry on the business of their respective offices or departments for the ensuing year, with explanatory state- ments regarding the change whenever the amount estimated for any Officers, boards, purpose for the ensuing year exceeds the amount appropriated for the committees shall same purpose in the preceding year. The Selectmen shall include in prepare anneal estimates their estimates the salaries of all officers elected directly by the Town and the salaries of all other employees of the Town shall be included in the estimates of the officers, boards or committees appointing them. The treasurer shall include in his estimates the amounts required for the payment of interest on the Town debt and for the payment of such Filed With portions of the Town debt as may become due during the succeeding auditor on or year. Said estimates and explanations shall be filed with the Town before Jan. 15. Auditor on or before the 15th day of January in each year, and he shall forthwith compile the same in tabulated form and add thereto two columns, one giving the amounts appropriated and the other the amounts expended in the preceding year for the same purpose. He shall, within ten days after receipt of such estimates as aforesaid, deliver a copy with his additions thereto to each member of the Finance Committee. The Committee shall at once consider the estimates in connection with the articles in the warrant for the next Town Meeting, The Committee shall add a fourth column to the copy of the instru- ment containing the said estimates delivered to its members by the Town Auditor which column shall contain opposite each estimate the amount recommended by the Committee to be appropriated for such purpose for the ensuing year. The Committee shall add to its recom- mendations such explanation and suggestions in relation to the pro- posed appropriations as the Committee deems expedient. When the column containing the recommendations of the Finance Committee has been completed, the whole instrument shall then be the form of report of said Committee to be made in writing under the preceding , section. 75 SECTION 4. Before the Finance Committee shall print its report as required ..Fin Com" shalt by Section 2 of this Chapter, the Committee shall give to each Town give written officer, board or committee requesting appropriation of money by the notice to officers, Town Meeting written notice of its proposed recommendations thereon. boards, etc. Said officer, board or committee shall have 24 hours after receipt of such notification within which to make in writing suggestions for changes or corrections by the said Finance Committee in its proposed recommendation. After consideration of the suggested changes or cor- Mail copies, rections, if any, the Committee shall then complete, print and publish '4 days prior to its report. It shall mail a copy of such report to each Town Meeting special, and 7 member at least 4 days prior to any special Town Meeting and at least days prior to 7 days prior to the business meeting of the annual Town Meeting and annual meeting at the same time it shall make other copies of its report available for distribution at the Town Clerk's office. CHAPTER 5 Water Department SECTION 1. The Water Department shall be under the charge and control of mentru deer Board the board of Water Commissioners who shall have full power over and or water control of all matters relating to the public water supply of the Town, Commissioners provided, however, that all water service shall be metered except water used by the Fire Department for fire fighting purposes. SECTION 2. The Water Commissioners shall make such rules and regulations or orders for the introduction, use and government of the public water supply as they deem proper or expedient for the interests of the Town. The water shall not be introduced or supplied to any building or Commissioners premises except upon the written application to, and in the form shall make rules prescribed by the Water Board, by the owner thereof, or by a duly and regulations authorized agent. Such rules, regulations and orders as the Board shall make shall be considered as a part of the contract with every person who takes the water; and every such person by taking the water shall be considered to have expressed his assent to be bound thereby. The principal water rates, rules, regulations and orders for the introduction, use, and government of the water supply shall be published by being printed upon the water bills of the department. SECTION 3. Ordinary domestic water rates shall be due and payable quarterly. There shall be a fixed minimum rate charged for meter service. The rate for manufacturers and other large consumers shall be due and payable quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and December of each year. All water passing through the meter shall be Domestic water charged for, whether used or wasted. If the meter is out of order or rates due and fails to register, the average consumption as shown by the meter when payable quaaterly it was in order shall be charged. The service pipe from the sidewalk stopcock shall be laid by the Department to the inside of the cellar wall or other place desired and the expense thereof shall be paid before the pipe is laid. The estate shall in all cases be chargeable with the ex- pense of the service pipe inside of the sidewalk stopcock, and also with the water rates and with the payments and penalties for violation of any rules, regulations or orders relating to the water supply. SECTION 4. Location of The construction and location of private hydrants, yard pipe and private hydrants other fixtures designed for fire purposes shall be subject to the approval etc. subject to approval of water of the Water Department and no charge shall be made for water used Dept. 76 from hydrants, automatic sprinkler or standpipes in or upon the premises of a manufacturing establishment for fire purposes exclusively, r and no fire pipes shall be used for any other purpose. SECTION 5. Water used shall Water used by the various Town departments, excepting water for be charged to fire purposes, shall be charged -to the respective appropriations of such Departments departments. Fills shall be SECTION 6. committed to All bills for the use of water shall be committed by the Board Town Collector of Water Commissioners to the Town Collector for collection. CHAPTER 6 Police Regulations SECTION 1. No person shall move or assist in moving any building, over any Moving building way which the Town is obliged to keep in repair, without the written over way permit of the Selectmen being first obtained; nor, having obtained such permit, without complying with the restrictions and provisions thereof. SECTION 2. No person shall place or cause to be placed, upon any public way or sidewalk, any lumber, iron, wood, coal, trunk, bale, box, crate, cask, barrel, package or other thing, and allow the same to remain for more than one hour, or more than ten minutes after being notified by a Placing of articles police officer; provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply upon public way to the placing of ashes, refuse or garbage in proper receptacles for col- or sidewalk lection under public authority and provided further that all store waste shall at all times be kept in suitable covered, metal containers on the store premises and the same shall not be placed on the street or side- walk for collection until the day specified in each week by the Select- men or the Superintendent of Highways for the regular collection of the same in the locality where the store is situated. No person shall transport or cause to be transported into the Town for the purpose of dumping or depositing the same in any place in the Town any ashes, paper, dirt, waste, garbage, refuse, rubbish or filth of any kind or any animal or vegetable substance or any abandoned or Selectmen to discarded material of any name or nature without the written permis- issue permit to transport rubbish sion of the Selectmen. Such permission shall not be granted by the for dumping into Selectmen until they are satisfied that such waste or material shall be Town carried in such a manner and in such vehicles and shall be deposited in such a place and in such a manner that the same shall not be likely to become littered or scattered about the streets or in any private pro- perty to cause a nuisance and such permission may be revoked at any time by the power granting the same. SECTION 3. Any person who intends to erect, repair, take down or do any work Use of Way to on or in connection with any building or structure on land abutting on place building any way which this Town is obliged to keep in repair, and desires to materials make use of any portion of said way for the purpose of placing thereon thereon; building materials, equipment or rubbish shall give notice thereof to the Selectmen. And thereupon the Selectmen may grant a permit in visiting to occupy such portion of said way to be used for such purpose as in their judgment the necessity of the case demands and the security Permit from of the public allows: Such permit in no case to be in force longer than selectmen ninety days, and to be on such conditions as the Selectmen may require; required and especially in every case, upon condition that during the whole of Pvery night, from twilight in the evening until sunrise in the morning, 77 lighted lanterns shall be placed as effectually to secure all travelers from liability to come in contact with such building materials or rub- bish. SECTION 4. No person shall use any portion of any way which the Town is obliged to keep in repair for the purpose named in the next preceding Town to be section without the permit, in writing, of the Selectmen as therein pro- reimbursed for vided, nor havingobtained such permit, shall fail to comply with the expense and 1� � p Y damages in conditions thereof; and in addition to any penalty to which he may connection with be subjected under these by-laws for such failures, he shall reimburse unauthorized use the Town for all expenses and damages which the Town may be com- of way pelled to pay by reason of such unauthorized use, or for any failure to comply with said conditions. SECTION 5. Shall not throw No person shall throw or place or cause to be thrown or placed, ice or snow upon any ice or snow into or upon any public way in such a manner as to any public way obstruct traffic or endanger travel upon the way. SECTION 6. Shall not place Whoever, without the written permission of the Selectmen, shall ashes, airs, etc. upon any public place or cause to be placed in or upon any public way, or sidewalk, any way or sidewalk ashes, dirt, rubbish or filth of any kind, or any animal or vegetable sub- without written stance, shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more permission of than ten dollars for each offense. selectmen SECTION 7. No person shall stand on any sidewalk or in any public place in such a manner as to obstruct a free passage for foot passengers, after obstruction of having been requested by a police officer to move on. Any person who free passage for foot passengers shall violate the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars for each offense. SECTION 8. No person shall dig up or obstruct any portion of any way which the Town is obliged to keep in repair without the permit, in writing, of Shall not dig up the Selectmen, nor, having obtained such permit, shall fail to comply or obstruct any wth the conditions thereof; and in addition to any penalty to which he Portion of any may be subjected under these by-laws for such failure, he shall reim- way without burse the Town for all expenses and damages which the Town may be Permit compelled to pay by reason of such unauthorized use, or any failure to comply with said conditions. SECTION 9. No person shall ride or drive any beast of burden, carriage or draught, or shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled any use of public bicycle, tricycle, motor vehicle or any vehicle whatsoever, in or over ways for vehicles any crossing in any public way at such a rate of speed as to endanger the lives and safety of the public. SECTION 10. No person shall permit any vehicle under his care or control to stand across any public way in such a manner as to obstruct the travel Obstruction of over the same for an unnecessary length of time; no person shall stop public way by with any vehicle in any public way so near to another vehicle as to vehicles obstruct public travel;and no person shall stop with any vehicle upon or across any crossing in any public way. 78 SECTION 11. No person shall coast upon ice or snow upon any public way except one on which the Selectmen or chief of police shall by public notice Coasting upon permit such coasting and no person shall ride any animal or drive, any Public way wheel or draw any automobile, coach, cart, wheelbarrow, hand cart, velocipede, bicycle, or any vehicle, except children's carriages, or coast upon any sidewalk in the Town. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars for each offense. SECTION 12. Indecent, Whoever shall behave in an indecent or disorderly manner. or use disorderly profane, indecent, or insulting language in or upon any sidewalk, pub- behaviour upon lic way, or other public place, to the annoyance or disturbance of any any sidewalk, other person there being or passing in a peaceable manner, shall for- feit way and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. SECTION 13. Any person or persons who shall play or perform on any musical Use of musical instruments or sing, parade, match or congregate in any public way or instruments in public place, except in connection with a funeral, without the written any public way permit of the Selectmen shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. SECTION 14. Whoever shall be or remain on any doorstep, portico, or other projection from any house or building or upon any wall or fence on or Loitering near any public way or public place, after being requested by the occu- pant of the premises or by any police officer to remove therefrom, shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dol- lars for each offense. SECTION 15. Throning of stones, snow No person shall throw stones, snowballs, sticks, or other missiles, balls, etc. or kick a football or play at any game in which a ball is used, or fly any kites or balloons in any public way. SECTION 16. Whoever shall affix by paste or otherwise, any handbill, placard. notice or advertisement, or paint, draw or stamp the same, or any Pasting of marks or figures to or upon any sign board of the Town, or to or upon handbills, any building, fence, pole, wall, tree or structure, without the permission advertisements of the owner of such building, fence, pole, wall, tree or structure, shall etc, forfeit and pay a,stun not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars for each offense; and if such hdridbill, placard, notice, adver- tisment, mark, or figure be obscene or indecent, the penalty shall not be less than twenty dollars for each offense. SECTION 17. No person shall, without a permit from the Selectmen or the chief Distribution free of police, distribute free from hand to hand on any street, square, way- from hand to or other public place, any card, paper, placard, flyer, hand bill or any hand other printed or written matter, except to advertise articles for sale, to, promote trade, to promote or prevent the nomination or election of candidates for public office, or to disseminate information concerning matters to be voted upon by referendum. SECTION 18. Permit required Whoever shall undertake to enter a particular drain into a common to enter drain sewer without a permit in writing from the Selectmen or Superintendent into common of Highways or without complying with the conditions and directions sewer of such permit, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding ten dollars. ` 79 SECTION 19. No person shall deposit, place in or throw or suffer to fall into any common sewer in the Town, or into any drain or inlet into any common Shall not deposit sewer, any grease, fat, dead animals, stones, bricks, sticks waste or grease, rat etc. other substances or matter likely to obstruct the flow of water in the Into any drain same. Whoever is guilty of a violation of this by-law shall pay a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for each offense. SECTION 20. Whoever shall lead or cause to be led into any public way, or running stream, any drain or pipe from any house or other building whereby filthy water or other unclean matter may be emptied into or upon any such public way or running stream, and whoever shall throw, Emptying of lead or discharge or cause to be thrown, led or discharged, into any pithy water or public way, or running stream, any noxious or poisonous matter or sub- unclean matter stance, or any matter or substance which shall cause an offensive smell or odor, or which shall be destructive of, or injurious to animal life, shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars. SECTION 21. The Selectmen may license hackney carriages or motor vehicles for the conveyance of persons for hire from place to place within the Town and they may license or issue permits to persons who operate such licensed carriages or motor vehicles and they may revoke such licenses at their discretion, and a record of all licenses so granted or revoked shall be kept by the Selectmen on file in the office of the Town Clerk. Selectmen may No person shall set up, use or drive in the Town any hackney carriage license hackney or motor vehicle for the conveyance of passengers for hire from place carriages or to place within the Town or operate in the Town such carriage or motor motor vehicles vehicle without first obtaining from the Selectmen the license or licenses required under this section. All licenses under this section on me in office shall expire on the 30th day of April next after the date thereof and or Town clerk shall not be transferred without the consent of the Selectmen endorsed thereon. The license fee for each carriage or motor vehicle shall be Licenses expire one dollar and for each operator the fee shall be two dollars. These Apr. 30. fees shall be paid to the Chief of Police for the use of the Town. The license granted under this section shall become void if the applicant neglects or refuses to take out and pay for his license within ten days after notice that it has been granted. The Selectmen may grant to the owner of a carriage or motor vehicle licensed under this section a license to use a certain portion of a public way as a carriage or taxi stand for the solicitation of passengers for hire and no person shall use any portion of any public way for such purpose without such license. The fee for a licensed carriage or taxi cab .stand shall be three dollars and the same shall be paid to the Chief .of Police for the use of the Town. All such licenses shall expire on tflie 30th day of April next after the date thereof. SECTION 22. No person shall transport any liquid, substance or material of any kind in any vehicle on said street within the Town in such a manner Transporting of that such liquid, substance or material leaks, overflows or falls from o substance r m such vehicle onto such street. or material SECTION 23. No person shall distribute papers, circulars or advertisements Distribution or through the Town or any portion thereof in such .manner as to make papers, circulars .a litter or otherwise cause public annoyance. etc. 80 , SECTION 24. Discharge of No person shall fire, discharge, explode or set off any gun, fire-arm, r suns, firecrackers torpedo, firecracker or fireworks in such manner as to disturb the etc. peace or quiet of any neighborhood. SECTION 25. Defacing public No person shall willfully deface or injure any public playground, playgrounds planting space, flower bed, tree, shrub or grass border. SECTION 26. No person shall own or keep a dog which by barking, biting or Barking dogs howling or in any other manner disturbs the peace and quiet of any neighborhood or endangers the safety of any person. SECTION 27. Noxious odors No person shall burn anything so as to emit noxious odors to the discomfort of the neighborhood. SECTION 28. Accumulation of No person shall place or suffer to accumulate on his premises any vegetable matter refuse, animal or vegetable matter, rubbish or filth, whereby any of- rubbish etc. fensive or noxious stench or effluvia shall be created so as to endanger the health or comfort of the neighborhood. SECTION 29. The Selectmen may license suitable persons to be dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale, or barter of junk, old metals, or second hand articles in the Town. They may also license suitable persons as junk collectors, to collect, by purchase or otherwise, junk, old metals, and second hand articles from place to place in the Town; and they may provide that such collectors shall display badges upon Junk dealers their persons, or upon their vehicles, or upon both, when engaged in Shops may be collecting, transporting, or dealing in junk, old metals, or second hand examined by articles; and may prescribe the design thereof. They may also pro- Selectmen vide that such shops and all articles of merchandise therein, and any place, vehicle or receptacle used for the collection or keeping of the articles aforesaid, may be examined at all times by the Selectmen or by any person by them authorized so to do. The aforesaid licenses may be revoked at pleasure, and shall be subject to the provisions of law. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall forfeit and pay for each offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. SECTION 30. Every keeper of a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or second hand articles, within the limits of the Town, shall keep a book in which shall be written, at the time of every purchase of any such articles, a description thereof, the name, age and residence of the person from whom and the day and hour when such purchase was made; such book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Selectmen and of any person by them authorized to make such in- spection. Every keeper of such shop shall put in a suitable and con- Shop keeper shall spicious place on his shop a sign having his name and occupation keep a book legibly inscribed thereon in large letters; such shop and all articles of merchandise therein may at all times be examined by the Selectmen or by any person by them authorized to make such examination; and no keeper of such shop and no junk collector shall, directly or indirectly, either purchase or receive by way of barter or exchange any of the articles aforesaid of a minor or apprentice, knowing or having reason to believe him to be such; and no articles purchased or received by such shop keeper shall be sold until at least one week from the date of pur- chase or receipt has elapsed. I 81 SECTION 31. The Selectmen may order numbers to be affixed to or painted on the buildings on any street in their discretion. The owner of every house shall comply with such order within thirty days thereafter. house numbers Whoever violates any provision of this section shall forfeit and pay for each offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars. SECTION 32. The Superintendent of Highways for the purpose of removing or plowing snow, or removing ice, from any way, may remove or cause to be removed to some convenient place, including a public garage, any vehicle interfering with such work. He shall keep or cause to be kept records of the registration number of each vehicle so removed and the place to which it is removed, and shall within forty-eight hours after the removal of any such vehicle send notice by mail to the owner of such vehicle, at his address as recorded at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. If the owner of the motor vehicle be unknown or be not on record at the Registry of Motor Vehicles for this Commonwealth, the Superintendent of Highways shall on the business day following the day of removal When Supt, of publish, at least once in a newspaper published and having a general xihways mar remove vehicles circulation in Watertown or Boston, notice of the removal, the registra- from streets tion number, if any, the type of vehicle and the place to which the same was removed. Before the owner or his agent shall be permitted to remove a vehicle which has been removed as aforesaid to a public garage or other con- venient place, he shall a. furnish satisfactory evidence to the owner or person in charge of said public garage or to the Superintendent of Highways of his identity and ownership or right to possession of said vehicle; b. pay the reasonable cost, not exceeding five dollars, of removing said vehicle to the place of storage and all storage charges, if any, not exceeding fifty cents per day, together with the cost of publishing or sending any notices required hereunder. SECTION 33. Except when otherwise provided by law, prosecutions for offenses Prounder the by-laws of the Town may be made b an by-secs by of Y- Y y y police officer of by-laws by police the Town. (3HAPTER 7 Billboards SECTION 1. No person or corporation shall erect or maintain a billboard sign or other outdoor advertising device, except as provided in Section 32 of Chapter 93 of General Laws, on any location within three hundred feet of any public park or playground or Metropolitan Park or Reser- vation, if within public view from any portion of such parks, reserva- tions, playgrounds or parkways; or within three hundred feet of any other public way and within public view from any portion of the same, Billboards not to if such billboard, sign or device exceeds five feet in height or eight feet be erected within 300 publie in length, and no billboard, sign or device placed within three hundred park,, of playProan park, feet of any such public way and within public view shall be nearer than or public way fifty feet to any other such billboard, sign or device, unless said bill- board signs or other advertising devices are v-shaped or placed back to back; or at the corner of any public ways and within the radius of one hundred and fifty feet from the point where the center lines of such ways intersect; or in any place unless the lowest portion of such 82 billboard, sign or device is at least three feet from the ground, and the entire structure, including its braces and supports, is maintained in good repair, painted, and free from accumulation of rubbish and filth and from the pupae, eggs and caterpillars of gypsy and brown-tail moths and other tree and shrub destroying pests; provided that this section shall not apply to signs or other devices which advertise or Indicate either the person occupying the premises in question or the business transacted thereon, or advertise the property itself or any part thereof for sale or to let. SECTION 2. Before the erection or change of location of any sign or outdoor advertising device shall be commenced, a permit for the erection of Permit obtained such sign or device shall be obtained from the Inspector of Buildings. from Inspector Provided, however, that no permit shall be necessary for the erection of Buildings or change of location of any signs or outdoor advertising devices per- mitted by Section 32 of Chapter 93 of General Laws or which advertise or indicate either the person occupying the premises in question or the business transacted thereon or which advertise the property itself or any part thereof for sale or to let. In the case of a sign, outdoor advertising device, or other structure which projects more than six inches into or over a public way approval from the Board of Selectmen shall be obtained before a permit may be issued by the Inspector of Buildings. Whenever any such sign or device projects over a public Insurance in waty in any respect, insurance coveringthe Town in the amount of amount of $5000. $5,000 shall be carried by the owner and a certificate of the insurance company issuing such policy of insurance indicating that the same has been issued shall be filed with the Inspector of Buildings before he shall issue any permit for the erection or construction of such sign or device. SECTION 3. Projection over No sign, outdoor advertising device or other structure shall project sidewalk into the public way more than two-thirds the width of the sidewalk nor shall it be placed less than eight feet above the sidewalk. SECTION 4. A marquee shall have the lowest part thereof not less than eight feet above the sidewalk and shall be without posts or other supports Marquee placed in the sidewalk. It shall be made of metal with wired glass covering having a minimum thickness of not less than % inches and shall be provided with gutters and spouts drained towards the building to prevent dripping of water to the sidewalk. SECTION 5. 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 Awning erected or maintained over a public way without a permit from the Inspector of Buildings and unless its lowest part is at least 7 feet above the sidewalk. ' SECTION 6. No outdoor advertising shall be painted or affixed upon any fence, Painting or rock, pole or tree, nor shall any advertising be painted or affixed upon tL izing outdoor the wall of any building. No sign or advertising device shall be located advertising as to obstruct any door, fire escape, nor more than fifty per cent of a window on any building. 83 SECTION 7. A sign is any advertising device which advertises or indicates either the person occupying the premises or the business transacted thereon. An outdoor advertising device is any advertising device other than a sign. A projecting sign is any sign or advertising device which is fastened to, suspended from, or supported by a building so as to project there- from at an angle. Definitions A roof sign is any sign or advertising device placed above or sup- ported on the top or roof of a building. Any sign or advertising device attached directly to the exterior wall of a building, projecting not more than six inches from the wall and not extending above the roof or beyond the end of the wall, is a wall sign or wall advertising device. A sign or outdoor advertising device which is not attached to a building but is free standing is a ground sign or advertising device. *SECTION 8. No billboard, advertising sign or device shall be constructed on the roof of any building in a locality determined to be a business district unless the same be constructed entirely of metal or other incombustible material including all braces and supports. No roof sign or advertising device shall be supported by or braced to wooden beans or other wood construction. For public safety and to facilitate the use of roofs of Construction on buildings in fighting fire, roof signs shall be set back at least five feet Roof of building from the wall or cornice of the building on which it 'is erected and shall not be more than sixteen feet in height above the roof of such building and shall have not less than five feet clearance between the bottom of the sign and the roof of such building except for necessary vertical supports. SECTION 9. Projecting signs not exceeding two feet in height or three feet in length may be of wood. Signs exceeding these dimensions shall be in- Projecting signs combustible material including braces and supports. SECTION 10. Wall signs not exceeding two feet in height or ten feet in length may be of wood. Wall signs exceeding these dimensions shall be en- W,ll signs tirely of incombustible material. SECTION 11. All signs shall be constructed and maintained to resist a wind pressure of thirty pounds per square foot and shall not be allowed to be- Wind pressure nnme dangerous to public safety. A true record, Attest: GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clc k. * Words printed in italics in Section 8, of Chapter 7, not approved by Attorney General. 84 Record of Special Town Meeting Tuesday, May 9, 1944 The meeting was called to order at 7.45 P. M. by Moderator Charles F. Shaw. Officers' returns on Warrant were read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of town meeting members necessary for a quorum: 93. Number of town meeting members present as reported by records of Harry J. York, and Patrick D. Gleason, checkers, 109. Notices were received from the chairmen of Precincts 3, 4 and 7, respectively, of the election to fill town meeting member vacancies of: F. King Singiser, 73 Winsor Avenue, to fill vacancy in Precinct 3, 1947 term, caused by the resignation of William A. MacRoberts. Edward D. Hurley, 225 Common Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 4, 1945 term, caused by the resignation of James G. Kennedy. William J. Coumans, 146 Spring Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 7, 1946 term, caused by the resignation of Arthur F. Gray. Wilbur M. White, 145 Church Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct 7, 1946 term, caused by the death of W. Lawrence Howe. 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 1. To hear the report of any committee heretofore ap- pointed, and act thereon. On motion of Herbert L. Paine, duly seconded, the courtesy of the meeting was extended to James M. Oates, who presented the following resolution relating to the late Joseph P. Keefe, said resolution being moved, and it was Unanimously Voted: Resolution— JOSEPH P. KEEFE On the 23d day of August, 1942, our fellow-townsman, Joseph P. Keefe, outstanding citizen and long time member of the Town government, answered the call that comes to all that is mortal. Born in Watertowrf in 1875, he was graduated from the Town schools, studied at Harvard, took his law degree from Boston University and was an honorable and successful practi- tioner of the law since then in Watertown and Boston. He served as School Committeeman from 1899 to 1902; Se- lectman 1901-1905; Finance Committee member 1908-1911; Moderator 1909-1925, besides holding Membership in many other important community committees. ` He was successively Corporator, Trustee and Counsel for the Watertown Savings Bank, covering the period from 1912 to his death in 1942. e He was a member of Local Selective Service Board No. 155 at the time of his decease. Of unimpeachable character always he brought to every task integrity, sound judgment, fair dealing and fine courage. 85 His contribution to civic righteousness and honorable liv- ing is beyond calculation. Resolved that we inscribe this estimate of his worth and work upon the records of our Town Meeting. P. SARSFIELD CUNN= HERBERT L. PAINE JAMS M. OATES REPORT OF COMMITTEE REGARDING LAND FOR DUMPING PURPOSES John L. Hayden reported for the Committee authorized by Annual Town Meeting of 1944 to study advisability of purchase of land for dumping purposes. The report, with no action taken in regard to the recommendation, was adopted. The report follows: The Committee appointed by the Moderator at the Town Meeting held on March 27 to consider the advisability of purchasing or taking by eminent domain for dumping purposes the site known as McNamara's dump adjacent to Coolidge Road and Grove Street, or any other avail- able land, recommends as follows: In our opinion, there is no other land in Watertown available for this purpose comparable to McNamara's dump. We have considered taking more land to extend the dump at Bemis which would carry it to the Waltham line. This would entail trucking all waste from the extreme easterly part of the Town, where most of it originates, a dis- tance of three miles. When complaints were made to the State Board of Health some three years ago by residents of Newton across the river and Brighton, an investigation was made of all dumps in Water- town. Owing to the War, the matter was held in abeyance but re- cently the question was reopened. An investigation was made and it is safe to say that when conditions are favorable, action will be taken to close at least the dumps of the Arsenal which already has an in- cinerator ample for peace-time conditions, and the dump of the Hood Rubber Co. One objection to extending the Bemis dump is that it runs along one of the two main thoroughfares to Waltham, Main and Pleasant Streets, for hundreds of feet. Surely, a traveler entering Watertown would get an unfavorable impression of the Town from such a sight as this; we can not afford it. The McNamara dump on the other hand, is off a main highway, there are but few houses in the immediate vicinity nor are there likely to be, and from the standpoint of long range planning, the situation is ideal, THE COMMITTEE John L. Hayden, Chairman James Bagnall Thomas V. Dwyer John H. Dardis G. Frederick Robinson The Committee in unanimous vote recommends the following motion: MOTION: That the Selectmen be, and they are hereby instructed to take by purchase or eminent domain a part of the land Down as 86 McNamara's dump, situated between Grove Street and Coolidge Avenue containing 731,556 feet of land assessed for four cents a square foot and valued at $29,250. ARTICLE 2. To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out, alteration and relocation of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as a public way, beginning at a point on the easterly line of Bigelow Avenue about 211.42 feet northerly from the present intersection of Nichols Avenue and Bigelow Avenue and easterly on the northerly line of Nichols Avenue to a point about 143.32 feet westerly from the intersection of Arlington Street and Nichols Avenue, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, as laid out, altered and relocated as and for a public way, as shown on plan entitled "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Ave- nue," dated "January 28, 1944, Scale-1"40', Otis D. Allen, Town En- gineer," and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and authorize the Selectmen to acquire by purchase, by right of eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, alteration and relocation; provide the money necessary to pay the cost of dam- ages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN ON THE LAYOUT, RELOCATION OF THE LINES AND WIDENING OF A PART OF BIGELOW AVENUE AND NICHOLS AVENUE Selectmen's Office Watertown, Mass., April 24, 1944 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 24th day of April A. D. 1944, at 3:30 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 27th day of April A. D. 1944, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out, relocation of the lines and widening of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, to a point on Nichols Ave. near Arlington St. as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan entitled, "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Ave- nue," dated "January 28, 1944, Scale 1"-40', Otis D. Allen, Town En- gineer." DESCRIPTION—BIGELOW AVENUE AND NICHOLS AVENUE Beginning at an angle point on the northerly line of Nichols Ave- nue, said point being one hundred and forty-two and thirty-two hun- dredths (142.32) feet westerly from the point of intersection with the said lire of Nichols Avenue and the westerly line of Arlington Street; Thence running westerly along the present line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred sixty-four and thirty-seven hundredths (164.37) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running still westerly along said , 87 line of Nichols Avenue, ninety (90) feet to a point of intersection with the present easterly line of Bigelow Avenue; Thence turning and run- ning northwesterly along said line of Bigelow Avenue, two hundred eleven and forty-two hundredths (211.42) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running northeasterly, twenty-four (24) feet to a point of intersection with the easterly line of Bigelow Avenue as widened in 1926; Thence turning and running southeasterly along the proposed widening line of Bigelow Avenue, one hundred sixty-three and nineteen hundredths (163.19) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line hav- ing a radius of forty (40) feet, fifty-six and forty-four hundredths (56.44) feet to a point of tangency on the proposed northerly line of Nichols Avenue; Thence running southeasterly along said line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred ninety-eight and six hundredths (198.06) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of land to be taken by the Town for street purposes as shown on plan entitled, "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." For the purpose of said layout, relocation and widening, lands are taken from the following named parties as shown on said plan to the amount set against their respective names. (See Schedule). And it is therefore ordered that Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Ave- nue between Short Street and Nichols Avenue, to a point on Nichols Ave. near Arlington St. be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto, according to the foregoing description, and hav- ing considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said streets have been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that damages have been sustained and are awarded, as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said. laying out is done under Chapter 82 of the General Laws, and that the area comprising the several par- cels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will re- ceive benefit or advantage other than the general advantages to the community from 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 January 28, 1944, 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. LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Selectmen. SCHEDULE BIGELOW AVENUE AND NICHOLS AVENUE 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 owners 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. 88 Side Owner Address of Street Lot No. Area Taken Damages Cushing Street, East Jasper Ianelli Cambridge Bigelow Ave. pt.B 1279 ft. $7,000.00 Armenian Relief Bigelow Avenue, East Corp., Inc. Watertown Bigelow Ave. pt.A 643 ft. 7,196.50 Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, East Company Watertown Bigelow Ave. 8 1151 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, East Company Watertown Bigelow Ave. 7 2666 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols Ave. 6 536 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols Ave. 41 404 ft. None Akron Rubber Nichols Avenue, North Company Watertown Nichols Ave. A 483 ft. None Walter M. Hay Nichols Avenue, North et ux Cecilia R. Watertown Nichols Ave. pt.A 50 ft. None LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Selectmen. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out, relocation of the line and widening of a part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue be and is hereby accepted, and the action of the Selectmen in laying out of said part of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue, as and for a pub- lic way as appears in the report of the Selectmen dated April 24, 1944 be and is hereby accepted and the Selectmen are hereby authorized and directed to take by right of eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as and for a public way the land with the buildings thereon shown on a plan entitled "Town of Watertown, plan showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Ave- nue and Nichols Avenue," dated January 28, 1944, scale 1" equals Y, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, a copy of which plan is on file in the Town Clerk's Office of the Town of Watertown, bounded and described as follows: DESCRIPTION—BIGELOW AVENUE AND NICHOLS AVENUE Beginning at an angle point on the northerly line of Nichols Avenue, said point being one hundred and forty-two and thirty-two hundredths (142.32) feet westerly from the point of intersection with the said line of Nichols Avenue and the westerly line of Arlington Street; Thence running westerly along the present line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred sixty-four and thirty-seven hundredths (164.37) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running still westerly along said line of Nichols Avenue, ninety (90) feet to a point of intersection with the present easterly line of Bigelow Avenue; Thence turning and running northwesterly along said line of Bigelow Avenue, two hundred eleven and forty-two hundredths (211.42) feet to an angle point; Thence turning and running northeasterly, twenty-four (24) feet to a point of intersection with the easterly line of Bigelow Avenue as widened in 1926; Thence turning and running southeasterly along the proposed widening line of Bigelow Avenue, one hundred sixty-three and nineteen 89 hundredths (163.19) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of forty (40) feet, fifty-six and forty-four hundredths (56.44) feet to a point of tangency on the proposed northerly line of Nichols Avenue; Thence running southeasterly along said line of Nichols Avenue, one hundred and ninety-eight and six hundredths (198.06) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of land to be taken by the Town for street purposes as shown on plan entitled, "Town of Watertown, Plan Showing Proposed Relocation and Widening Line of a Portion of Bigelow Avenue and Nichols Avenue," dated "January 28, 1944, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer." And that the sum of $11,000 be and hereby is appropriated to pay for the cost of construction, relocation and widening of said Bigelow .Avenue and Nichols Avenue, said appropriation to be assessed upon the polls and estates for the current year. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate by trans- fer or otherwise the sum of Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the use of the Long-Range Planning Committee, for preparing recommenda- tions for Post-War plans to be submitted to the Town, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Long-Range Planning Committee.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Three hundred dollars ($300.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the use of the Long-Range Planning Committee, for preparing recommendations for Post War plans to be submitted to the Town, said sum to be assessed on the polls and estates for the current year. VOTED: To adjourn at 8:40 P. M., there being no further busi- ness to come before the meeting. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. A true record, ATTEST: Record of State Primary July 11, 1944 The polls were opened at 12:00 Noon, and voting continued until 8:00 P. M., at which time the polls were closed. The following election officers were present: Precinct L—James Coutts, Warden; Frances C. Barrett, Clerk. In- spectors: Anna Stanley, A. Beatrice Crosby, Mary C. Dorney, Regina T. Riccio, Mary E. Demarais, Theresa M. Sardellitti, Kathleen F. Swan- son, Eva T. Kirschner, Arleen K. McCarthy, Sarah E. Gray, Adrina Surabian, Frank J. Argento, John J. McCarthy, Max T. Kirschner, John J. McGann, Gertrude M. Dixon, Mary A. Gallagher. Precinct 2.--Peter T. Coen, Warden; Andrew K. Scott, Clerk. In- spectors: Kevork Der Bogosian, Hermine Horhorouny, Margaret J. O'Driscoll, Isabelle Robley, Katherine Nielsen, Julia Gallagher, Helen F. Oates, Lillian Paskerian, Ann Crowley, Jennie M. Tattrie, Sarah L. O'Neil, Charles M. Powell, George J. O'Neil, John B. O'Donnell, Law- rence F. Lane, Alexander K. Ward. Precinct 3.—Percy C. Campbell, Warden; Felix A. Leonard, Clerk. Inspectors: Edward T. Cousineau, Carroll Y. Monaghan, Margaret 90 Tombring, Charles W. Patterson, Ida B. Partridge, Margaret A. Vin- cent, Frederick N. Switzer, Eileen McNamara, Minnie McNamara, Charlotte L. Adams, Ruby H. Davis, Ellen M. Tracy, M. Elizabeth Pat- terson, Gertrude M. Hynes, Katherine L. Ritchie, Artin Papazian, Mary M. Gleason, William A. Phelan. Precinct 4.—Wm. M. Emerson, Warden; Winifred M. Donnelly, Clerk. Inspectors: Barbara E. Hurley, Edith M. Beck, John J. Mc- Donald, Elizabeth M. MacDonough, Mary J. Donahue, Annie M. O'Brien, M. Loretta Donnelly, Emil K. Hall, Margaret E. Humphreys, J. Douglas Hackett, Joseph J. Gavin, Katherine E. Ryan, Bessie M. Emerson, James L. Haddie, Daniel J. McCarthy, Elizabeth A. Brown, Florence Godwin, Alice L. Reuter. Precinct 5.—Joseph R. Cooney, Warden; Gladys Hutchings, Clerk. Inspectors: Cecelia M. Ford, Madaleine C. Morgan, Mary R. Concan- non, Emma R. Whitney, Teressa D. Kenny, Carlos T. Mower, Alice E. Sanger, Sadie E. Nichols, Alice B. Kurkjian, Grace E. McGee, Irma J. Kelleher, Agnes C. Farraher, Ann C. Wilson, Imelda Holland, Maud Hodges. Precinct 6.—William G. Saunders, Warden; James N. Barrett, Clerk. Inspectors: Margaret A. McDonald, Annie M. Davis, Mary C. Tuscher, Fannie Wilson, Vivian Mee, Mary G. Luther, Olive Downer, Margaret A. Teletchea, Georgia L. Saunders, Austin F. Chamberlain, Viola R. Parsons, Margaret A. Ferguson, Vivian M. Morrison, Eunice J. Gordon, Mary M. Burke, Ruth S. Smith, C. Roberta Maloney, Elizabeth Downer. Precinct 7.—Homer C. Perkins, Warden; Anna T. Hyde, Clerk. In- spectors: Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth A. Perkins, Marjorie W. Warner, Mary E. Ryan, Mary E. Murnaghan, Madeline M. Cannon, Percy M. Bond, Margaret E. Barry, Ethel Gibson Cary, Dorothy Cooney, Flor- ence S. Hutchins, Percy J. Burrell, Sarah E. Bickford, James P. Dun- phy, Ernestine P. Howe, Frances Kilfoy, Mary D. Perkins, Rosemary A. Cronin. Precinct 8 Mary L. Garaway, Warden; Esther Grace, Clerk. In- spectors: Catherine Campbell, Mary E. Mann, Florence M. Mahan, Priscilla. E. Achorn, Mary McCall, Mary G. Kenney, Emma L. Bright, Elizabeth R. Noden, Lena Annese, Sarah E. Garafalo, Julia A. Burke, Flora G. Hubbard, Lillian B. Lane, Julia G. Noden, Mary T. Nugent, Edward C. Dyer. Precinct 9.—Margaret Grinnell, Warden; Eva M. Eagleson, Clerk. Inspectors: Edith B. Fraser, Grace Magnusson, Elizabeth A. Keyes, Pauline C. Johnston, Margaret D. Hayes, Eva M. Sellers, A. Marie O'Connell, Margaret T. Mann, Mary McElligott, Barbara Connelly. Precinct 10.—Anna V. Hughes, Warden; Ellen B. Lougee, Clerk. Inspectors: Margaret Parker, Ethel R. Karcher, Gertrude Hewitt, Cath- erine Loughlin, Mary J. Clifford, Gertrude Gardner, Esther A. Mac- Rae, Mae F. Watson, Esther D. Moffett, Alberta E. Boehm, George E. ' Le Favor, Jessie M. Myra, Mary J. Hamrock, R. Bruce Hunt, Wm. I. Norrish, Helen M. Hudson, Ruth J. Harrington. 91 Record of State Primary July 11, 1944 REPUBLICAN (Total Vote Cast: 2227) GOVERNOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Horace T. Cahill, Braintree 71 59 268 463 223 387 287 81 65 82 1986 Blanks 14 5 23 50 19 45 48 18 9 10 241 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Robert T. Bradford, 64 51 214 391 177 333 258 62 35 68 1653 Cambridge Jarvis Hunt, 9 8 42 53 21 36 16 11 16 9 221 North Attleborough Rudolph F. King, Millis 4 1 9 25 17 17 20 8 10 6 117 Daniel E. McLean, Beverly 2 1 6 8 3 2 6 2 3 2 35 William H. McMasters, 5 2 11 18 16 27 19 6 8 5 117 Belmont Blanks 1 1 9 18 8 17 16 10 2 2 84 SECRETARY Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Frederic W. Cook, Somerville 81 62 285 487 234 414 306 86 65 89 2109 Blanks 4 2 6 26 8 18 29 13 9 3 118 a_ TREASURER Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Fred J. Burrell, Medford 47 32 154 272 140 257 162 46 40 58 1208 Lawrence Curtis, Boston 32 30 122 200 85 146 137 34 22 33 841 Blanks 6 2 15 41 17 29 36 19 12 1 178 AUDITOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Frank A. Goodwin, Fairhaven 41 34 137 252 125 222 167 45 36 48 1107 Wallace E. Stearns, -Boston 7 7 17 43 27 23 24 6 4 6 164 Russell A. Wood, Cambridge 31 22 127 192 79 170 111 38 28 35 833 Blanks 6 1 10 26 11 17 33 10 6 3 123 ATTORNEY GENERAL Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Clarence•A.Barnes,l2ansfield 52 41 221 028 162 284 208 54 40 58 1449 Charles Fairhurst, Greenfield 7 6 19 56 28 35 26 15 7 11 210 James E. Farley, Peabody 20 13 42 85 37 90 70 17 17 21 412 Blanks 6 4 9 44 15 23 31 13 10 2 157 92 SENATOR IN CONGRESS (To fill Vacancy) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Leverett Saltonstall, Newton 80 62 282 490 232 413 309 90 67 87 2112 Blanks 5 2 9 23 10 19 26 9 7 5 115 CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell 77 61 281 481 229 407 297 82 68 89 2072 Blanks 8 3 10 32 13 25 38 17 6 3 155 COUNCILLOR (Third District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Frank A. Brooks, Concord 73 60 278 477 224 401 297 84 64 85 2043 Blanks 12 4 13 36 18 31 38 15 10 7 184 SENATOR (5th Mid. District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Richard I.Furbush, Waltham 78 63 277 478 230 410 297 84 65 86 2068 Blanks 7 1 14 35 12 22 38 15 9 6 159 THIRD MIDDLESEX REPRESENTATIVE No Nomination (Precincts One and Two—Total Vote Cast: 298) Precincts 1 2 Total Blanks 170 128 298 TWENTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX REPRESENTATIVE (Precincts Three, Nine and Ten—Total Vote Cast: 914) Precincts 3 9 10 Total Clark B. Partridge, Watertown 256 57 74 387 John W. Vaughan, Belmont 119 24 17 160 Charles P. Eaton, Watertown 159 41 71 271 Blanks 48 26 22 96 THIRTIETH MIDDLESEX REPRESENTATIVE (Precincts Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight—Total Vote Cast: 1621) Precincts 4 5 6 7 8 Total Edward C. Hall, Watertown 173 110 136 161 44 624 Roy C. Papalia, Watertown 46 22 27 64 29 188 Earle S. Tyler, Watertown 286 107 261 107 21 782 Blanks 8 3 8 3 6 27 93 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Vote for TWO) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Nathaniel I. Bowditch, 37 30 192 299 125 224 178 42 33 51 1211 Framingham William G. Andrew, 36 28 107 168 94 171 123 38 24 35 824 Cambridge John Frederick Cahill, 37 32 99 162 94 187 105 30 34 34 814 Belmont Robert D.Donaldson, Lincoln 18 14 90 147 52 107 85 24 14 18 569 Ralph L. Garrett, Somerville 9 6 15 32 13 26 24 6 1 8 140 J. Walton Tuttle, 13 7 32 72 43 42 47 14 7 19 296 Framingham Blanks 20 11 47 146 63 107 109 44 35 19 600 COUNTY C01MVISSIONER (To fill Vacancy) (Vote for ONE) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Robert H. Adams, Wakefield 20 9 55 87 43 86 54 14 13 20 401 William B. Bailey, Somerville 15 16 38 59 46 48 47 14 8 13 304 Francis D. Cullings, Everett 3 1 3 7 3 7 11 1 4 4 44 Harold M. Estabrook, 14 8 66 111 39 103 55 16 20 28 460 Arlington James G. Harris, Medford 5 3 11 19 9 16 17 6 6 3 94 Samuel Ingram, Melrose 5 5 10 18 25 36 25 1 1 2 128 William M. Robinson, Melrose 5 6 21 24 11 34 23 8 4 0 136 Melvin G. Rogers, Tewksbury 11 7 59 121 35 59 60 18 9 12 391 Blanks 7 9 28 67 31 43 43 21 10 10 269 SHERIFF �~ Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Joseph M. McElroy, 73 60 273 458 216 392 282 74 61 80 1969 Cambridge Blanks 12 4 18 55 26 40 53 25 13 12 258 DEMOCRATIC (Total Vote Cast: 987) GOVERNOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Francis X. Hurley, Boston 55 51 22 16 30 37 17 42 16 19 305 Maurice J. Tobin, Boston 120 102 51 38 72 64 45 108 23 40 663 Blanks 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 4 3 1 19 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total John B. Carr, Somerville 76 64 23 18 38 47 23 65 16 27 397 Alfred P. Farese, Everett 8 8 3 0 3 4 1 6 1 2 36 Alexander F. Sullivan, Boston 25 33 15 8 23 19 17 29 9 12 190 John S. Sullivan, Worcester 46 34 23 17 26 25 20 43 10 15 258 Blanks 25 16 9 11 14 7 2 12 6 4 106 94 SECRETARY Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Joseph M. Bresnahan, Lynn 77 89 30 35 64 56 35 80 19 28 513 Margaret 14. O'Riordan, 78 46 36 9 32 35 27 52 17 26 358 Boston Blanks 25 20 7 10 8 11 1 22 6 6 116 TREASURER Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total John E. Hurley, Boston 80 81 40 22 60 54 41 81 18 32 509 Francis C. McKenna, Medway 11 13 6 4 9 8 6 12 7 7 83 Michael A. O'Leary, 54 31 • 15 14 20 23 10 36 7 16 226 Cambridge John F. Welch, Boston 17 9 4 4 7 8 2 10 3 2 66 Blanks 18 21 8 10 8 9 4 15 7 3 103 AUDITOR Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Thomas J. Buckley, Boston 144 129 61 42 91 93 56 134 37 56 843 Blanks 36 26 12 12 13 9 7 20 5 4 144 ATTORNEY GENERAL Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total John H. Backus, New Bedford 17 29 10 10 12 20 12 9 2 10 131 Francis D.Harrigan, Boston 22 21 12 8 10 20 8 21 8 8 138 Francis E. Kelly, Boston 81 58 21 11 49 30 24 76 18 17 385 Joseph M.McDonough,Boston 41 36 23 14 22 28 16 41 9 24 254 Blanks 19 11 7 11 11 4 3 7 5 1 79 SENATOR IN CONGRESS (To fill Vacancy) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total .. John H. Corcoran, Cambridge 77 61 34 26 43 39 34 75 18 26 433 Joseph A. Langone, Jr., 22 19 5 3 6 4 4 9 5 4 81 Joseph Lee, Boston 17 19 9 5 8 14 9 11 7 10 109 Richard M. Russell, Boston 43 44 21 15 39 36 15 44 9 19 285 Blanks 21 12 4 5 8 9 1 15 3 1 79 CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Milton A. Wesson, Lowell 119 116 52 34 74 79 52 112 28 50 716 Blanks 61 39 21 20 30 23 11 42 14 10 271 COUNCILLOR (Third District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Joseph McElroy, 50 Thorndike 1 2 3 St., Cambridge John H. Gildea, 61 Capitol St., 1 1 2 Watertown Frank C. Manning, 6 Univer- 2 2 sity Rd., Cambridge Blanks 178 154 73 54 103 102 63 151 42 60 980 95 SENATOR (5th Mid. District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Merton H. Cochran, Hudson 117 121 51 34 80 74 52 120 30 48 727 Blanks 63 34 22 20 24 28 11 34 12 12 260 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT — THIRD MIDDLESEX _ (Precincts One and Two—Total Vote Cast: 670) Precincts 1 2 Total Thomas F. O'Neil, Jr., 58 61 119 Cambridge Jeremiah J. Sullivan, 91 93 184 Cambridge Joseph L. Reardon, 115 78 193 Cambridge Blanks 96 78 174 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT — TWENTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX (Precincts Three, Nine and Ten—Total Vote Cast: 350) Precincts 3 9 10 Total Patrick A. Menton, Watertown 1 1 Blanks 145 84 120 349 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT — THIRTIETH MIDDLESEX (Precincts Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight — Total Vote Cast: 477) Precincts 4 5 6 7 8 Total James P. O'Donnell, Watertown 41 83 83 56 129 392 Blanks 13 21 19 7 25 85 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Vote for TWO) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Thomas B. Brennan, 142 113 49 40 81 86 59 121 35 51 777 Medford Augustine F. Watson, Lowell 103 101 42 32 62 61 44 86 26 35 592 Blanks 115 96 55 36 65 57 23 101 23 34 605 SHERIFF Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Joseph F. McElroy, 50 2 30 3 6 8 2 2 9 2 3 67 Thorndike St.,Cambridge Charles F. Gately, 37 Melendy 1 1 Ave., Watertown Francis Quinlan, 68 Green 1 1 St., Watertown Blanks 178 124 70 48 96 100 61 144 40 57 918 COUNTY COMMISSIONER (To fill Vacancy) (Vote for ONE) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Joseph McElroy, 50 Thorn- 2 2 dike St., Cambridge Blanks 180 155 73 54 104 102 63 152 42 60 985 A True Record: ATTEST: GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. 96 Record of State and Presidential Election November 7, 1944 t Precinct I.—Warden: James Coutts; Clerk, Frances C. Barrett. In- spectors: Regina L. Riecio, Mary F. Dorney, Theresa M. Sardelletti, Jacob Sarkisian, Anna Stanley, Kathleen Swanson, A. Beatrice Crosby, Sarah E. Gray, Mary E. DeMarais, Arleen K. McCarthy. Counters: Mary Kalajian, Eva T. Kirschner, Emelio D'Amico, Adrina Surabian, Margaret Lowney, Max F. Kirschner, John J. McGann, Wallace E. Mc- Carthy, John J. McCarthy, Robert P. Masterton, Mary A. Gallagher. Precinct 2.—Warden: Peter T. Coen; Clerk: Ella Lane. Inspectors: Hermine Horhorouny, Lillian Paskerian, Helen L. Oates, Isabelle Rob- ley, Ellen M. McDonald, Kevork DerBogoslan, Julia Gallagher, Ann Crowley, Sally Byrne, Andrew K. Scott. Counters: Blanche H. Robin- son, John B. O'Donnell, John W. Maher, John L. Walsh, Mathilda Harley, Flossie A. Cockell, Jennie M. Tattrie, Sarah L. O'Neil, Alex- ander K. Ward, Theodore Nielsen, Lawrence F. Lane. Precinct 3.—Warden: Percy C. Campbell; Clerk: Felix H. Leonard. Inspectors: Carroll Y. Monaghan, Eileen McNamara, Minnie McNa- mara, Ann M. Keefe, J. Garfield Stone, Marion A. Barry, Charles W. Patterson, William A. Phelan, Gertrude M. Hynes, Ida B. Partridge, Mary M. Gleason, Charlotte L. Adams, M. Elizabeth. Patterson, Mar- garet A. Vincent, Helen E. Callan, Artin Papazian, Lillian Ford, Emily C. White, Ruby H. Davis, Edward T. Cousineau, William F. Meenan, Katherine L. Ritchie. Inspectors: Fred Switzer, Ellen M. Tracy. Precinct C—Warden: Wm. M. Emerson; Clerk: Winifred M. Don- nelly. Inspectors: Margaret Humphreys, J. Douglas Hackett, M. Lo- retta Donnelly, Mary Callahan, Annie M. O'Brien, Elizabeth Mac- Donough, Barbara E. Hurley, Emil K. Hall, Edith M. Beck, John J. McDonald. Counters Joseph J. Gavin, Bessie M. Emerson, Florence A. Godwin, Katherine E. Ryan, Walter R. Sawin, Beatrice Stone, Mary E. DeLac, Agnes G. Neville, Daniel J. McCarthy, Mildred E. Peck, Alice D. Sullivan, Elizabeth A. Brown, James L. Haddie. Precinct 5.—Warden: Joseph R. Cooney; Clerk: Gladys Hoyt. - In- spectors: Sadie E. Nichols, Grace E. McGee, Emma R. Whitney, Mary R. Concannon, Rosemary Hogan, Madaleine C. Morgan, Alice B. Kurk- jian, Teresa D. Kenney, Carlos Taft Mower, Walter R. Whitman, Jr., Cecelia M. Ford. Counters: Ruth B. Kinchla, Ann C. Wilson, Maud D. Hodges, Marie Flaherty, Irma J. Kelliher, Grace Carroll, Lucy Darch, Margaret M. Keefe, Lena E. Buchanan, Agnes Farraher, Andrew Me- Leman, Lee R. Pevear, Grace M. Strum, Imelda Holland. Precinct 6.—Warden: William G. Saunders; Clerk: James N. Bar- rett. Inspectors: Margaret A McDonald, Margaret Teletchea, Olive Downer, Annie M. Davis, Margaret A. Ferguson, Austin F. Chamber- lin, Katherine M. Landry, Mary C. Tuscher, Fannie B. Wilson, Jet B. Dyer, Viola R. Parsons (Counter). Counters: Mary M. Burke, Wini- fred M. Thomas, Vivienne Mee, Florence E. Barrett, Elizabeth Downer, Margaret Shields, C. Roberta Maloney, Ruth S. Smith, Beulah M. Fletcher, Elsie S. Beattie, Elinor P. Smith, Georgia L. Saunders, Sally L. Barrett. 97 Precinct 7.—Warden: Homer C. Perkins; Clerk: Anna T. Hyde. Inspectors: Elizabeth A. Perkins, Mary E. Ryan, Mary E. Murnagnan, Madeline M. Cannon, Elizabeth Brown, Percy M. Bond, Margaret E.. Barry, Ethel Gibson Cary, Marjorie W. Warner, Dorothy F. Conney. Counters: Frances Kilfoy, Ruth W. Thulin, James P. Dunphy, Rose- mary A. !Cronin, Marie Donahue, Richard J. O'Brien, Florence S. Hutchins, Priscilla R. Fitzgerald, Julia McSweeney, Mary D. Perkins, Percy J. Burrell, Florence T. Walker, Mary B. Wilson, Ernestine P. Howe. Precinct 8.—Warden: Mary L. Garaway; Clerk: Esther Grace. In- spectors: Lena Annese, Sarah E. Garafalo, Mary E. Mann, Ernestine M. Bolduc, Mary McCall, Priscilla E. Achorn, Catherine Campbell, Florence M. Mehan, Emma L. Bright, Sophie C. Steward. Counters: Julia A. Burke, Flora G. Hubbard, Theresa Jasset, Madalyn Brackett, Madelyn Langione, Elizabeth R. Noden, Julia G. Noden, Mary E. Lyons O'Neil, Esther L. Regan, Edward E. Dyer, Mary F. Nugent, Margaret E. Kelly, Gilman F. Howland. Precinct 9.—Warderi: Margaret Grinnell; Clerk: Eva M. Eagleson. Inspectors: Grace Magnusson, Eva M. Sellers, Martha H. Marchant, Pauline C. Johnston, Margaret D. Hayes, Edith B. Fraser, Margaret T. Mann, A. Marie O'Connell, Barbara Connolly, Mary McElligott. Counters: Ruth N. Spall, Mary J. Brown, Herbert J. Richardson, Marion W. Whitman, John J. Sellers, Elaine E. Ashe, Anna M. Am- brose, Lucy A. Ambrose, Robert T. Cunningham, Lillian Garland, Esther L. Cunniff, Grace W. Harrington, Gilbert Paterson, Archie R. Whit- man. Precinct 10.—Warden: Anna V. Hughes; Clerk: Ellen B. Lougee. Inspectors: Esther A. MacRae, Catherine F. Loughlin, Mary J. Clifford, George E. LeFavor, Ethel R. Karcher, Robert Carney, Mae F. Watson, Gertrude M. Hewitt, Mary J. Hamrock, Esther D. Moffett. Counters: Gertrude E. Gardner, Eleanor R. Parker, Sara K. Dwyer, Frances Slavin, Kathryn Slavin, Joseph J. Brown, Wm. I. Norrish, Helen M. Hudson, Anna Morrissey, Jessie M. Myra, Arline L. Foster, R. Bruce Hunt, Gerard J. Riley, Mary Beirne. 98 CV 8-4 Loo Qj N LO 0 0 0o 0o co 00 M 4 ONun0 -4 j„i NN M cn ODM .Fa 4 O tMDNNOI;v N 10 NNN Cd t0 O �n c0 CCS ap �•~�. 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II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides,— That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall first be sikned by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the ,Attorney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court Into which it is to be introduced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not, affirma- tively or negatively, substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections, and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are re- lated or which are mutually dependent. The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent sign- ers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signa- tures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Legis- lature into which they a`re to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December. Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions." is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the op- eration of such law be suspended. subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as determined by.the Attorney General as it will ap- pear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions.", is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for suspension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. 103 Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out sub-heading "III. Form of Ballot" and sub-heading "IV. Information for Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new subheadings III and IV, which provides respectively: III. FORM OF BALLOT A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as other- wise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form: In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized l B- low, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon)? Yes.—No. (Set forth summary here) In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon)? Yes.—No. (Set forth summary here) IV. INFORMATION FOR VOTERS The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority reports, with the names of the majority and minority members and a fair, concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot, and, in such manner as may be provided by law, other argu- ments for and against the measure,— which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 201 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received YES 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, — be approved? I NO QUESTION NO. 1 (SUMMARY OF PROPOSED MEASURES) YES 909 900 974 1058 794 1266 799 745 624 738 8807 NO 116 102 95 92 92 148 71 88 76 93 973 Blanks 1071 1059 655 538 716 715 644 823 596 677 7494 QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the Gen- eral Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which par- dons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows:— This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article VIII of section 1 of chapter II of Part the Second of the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice 104 i of the Council, with the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII in place thereof. This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted. The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,— which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received YES 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, I — be approved? I NO QUESTION NO. 2 (PARDONING POWER) YES 787 773 587 612 609 782 559 647 449 564 6369 NO 325 309 581 637 346 716 405 297 289 349 4254 Blanks 984 979 556 439 647 631 550 712 558 595 6651 QUESTION NO. 3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows:— This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Ar- ticle LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial sessions of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and snakes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII,— which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the negative, and in ,joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received YES affirmative 188 votes in the and 52 in the nega- tive, — be approved? ( NO QUESTION NO. 3 (ANNUAL 'SESSION) YES 721 687 511 449 529 583 474 610 404 457 5425 NO 392 389 658 805 423 883 493 320 328 443 5134 Blanks 983 985 555 434 650 663 547 726 564 608 6715 QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution providing for Absent Vot- ing by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability are un- able to vote in Person which is further described as follows:— 105 This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Ar- ticle XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which related to absentee voting and adopts in its place a new Article XLV which au- thorizes the Legislature to provide for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election, by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at the time of such an election are absent from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their votes in person,— which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, received YES 194 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the nega- tive, — be approved? NO QUESTION NO. 4 (ABSENT VOTING) YES 977 937 1027 1097 881 1288 831 869 694 799 9400 NO 149 164 169 157 109 229 143 117 96 136 1469 Blanks 970 960 528 434 612 612 540 670 506 573 6405 QUESTION NO. 5 LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE Shall a law described as follows:—This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A, as previously amended, and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A, which provides that conducting or promoting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance, or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws, which deals with crimes against public policy, if the entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such game are donated solely to charitable, civic, educational, fraternal or religious purposes. This new section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out, provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game of beano,— which section was approved by both branches of YES the General Court by vote not recorded, — be approved? I NO QUESTION NO. 5 (BEANO) YES 825 755 846 914 703 1047 675 635 506 627 7533 NO 288 312 309 318 277 402 262 348 232 279 3027 Blanks 983 994 569 456 622 680 577 673 558 602 6714 LIQUOR LICENSES To obtain a full expression of opinion voters should vote on all three of the following questions:— (a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "Yes" on all three questions. 106 (b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one, "Yes" on question two and "No" on ques- tion three. (c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic bever- ages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on questions one and two and "Yes" on question three. (d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addi- tion other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one and "Yes" on questions two and three. (e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alco- holic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on all three questions. 1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages YES (whisky, ruin, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? I NO QUESTION NO. 1 (ALL LIQUOR) YES 1320 1197 1015 850 935 1190 840 1088 817 961 10,213 NO. 277 332 456 632 394 648 412 279 247 298 3975 Blanks 499 532 253 206 273 291 262 289 232 249 3086 2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt YES beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages)? I NO QUESTION NO. 2 (WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES) YES 1299 1182 1037 887 954 1226 850 1073 807 974 10,289 NO 245 304 385 551 334 574 368 240 233 269 3503 Blanks 552 575 302 250 314 329 296 343 256 265 3482 3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic bev- F ES erages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises? NO QUESTION NO. 3 (PACKAGE GOODS) YES 1367 1256 1150 1041 1029 1447 929 1120 874 1069 11,282 NO 186 233 298 419 290 380 306 194 183 184 2673 Blanks 543 572 276 228 233 302 279 342 239 255 3319 REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT (THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT) The Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Cambridge and the Town Clerk of the Town of Watertown canvassed the returns -cast for Representative in the Third Middlesex District, on November 10, 1944, at the office of the Election Commissioners in the City of Cambridge. The result was as follows: 107 Total Vote Total Vote Total Vole Cast in Cast in Cast in Watertown Cambridge 3rd District Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Cambridge (D) 2972 7830 10802 Jeremiah J. Sullivan, Cambridge (D) 2626 8368 10994 Blanks 2716 6786 9502 Jeremiah J. Sullivan and Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., were declared elected Representatives in the General Court, Third Middlesex District, and notices of their election were delivered to them by the Election Commissioners of the City of Cambridge, and forwarded to the Secre- tary of the Commonwealth. REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT (TWENTY-THIRD MIDDLESEX DISTRICT) The Clerks of the Town of Belmont and the Town of Watertown met on November 14, 1944, at the Administration Building, Watertown, and canvassed the returns cast for Representatives in the General Court, Twenty-third Middlesex District, and the result was as follows: Total Vote Total Vote Total Vote Cast in Cast in Cast in Combined Watertown Belmont 23rd District Clark B. Partridge, Watertown (R) 3475 10238 13713 John W. Vaughan, Belmont (R) 2854 11343 14197 Blanks 2727 7447 10174 Clark B. Partridge of Watertown, and John W. Vaughan of Bel- mont were declared elected Representatives in the General Court, Twenty-third Middlesex District, and notices of their election were delivered to them by the Town Clerk of Belmont, and forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. REPRESENTATIVE IN THIRTIETH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Certificate of election as Representative in General Court, (Thir.- tieth Middlesex District) was served upon Earle S. Tyler, 232 Bellevue Road, Watertown, by Waldo P. Emerson, Constable of Watertown, bn November 14, 1944, at 4:15 p.m. by leaving said notice at his last and place of abode, and return was made to the Secretary of the Common- wealth, as required by law. RECORD OF FEDERAL WAR BALLOTS CAST (Included in foregoing totals for Electors of President and Vice- President; Senator in Congress; and Congressman, Fifth District) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total President Dewey and Bricker (R) - - 2 1 — 1 1 2 — 1 8 Roosevelt and Truman (D) 1 2 — 2 1 - - 1 1 1 9 17 108 Senator in Congress John H. Corcoran 1 — 1 1 1 4 Leverett Saltonstall 1 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 — 7 Blanks — 1 — 2 1 1 — 1 6 Congressman 5th District 17 Edith N. Rogers — — 1 — — — 1 1 — 1 4 Milton A. Wesson 1 — — 1 — — — — — — 2 Blanks — 2 1 2 1 1 — 2 1 1 11 ATTEST: 17 GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. Presidential and State Election Recount of Votes — December 7, 1944 ATTORNEY GENERAL CLARENCE A. BARNES, Mansfield (Republican) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 762 744 1138 1221 816 1443 901 544 630 713 8912 FRANCIS E. KELLY, Boston (Democrat) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 1183 1146 509 399 704 593 538 1017 572 724 7385 FRED E. OELCHER, Peabody (Socialist Labor Party) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 18 23 3 7 4 10 8 4 9 5 91 HOWARD B. RAND, Haverhill (Prohibition Party) Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total 2 4 2 5 6 5 1 4 4 3 36 Blanks 132 144 72 56 72 78 66 87 82 63 852 December 7, 1944 We, the undersigned members of the Board of Registrars of the Town of Watertown, hereby certify that we have made a recount of votes cast for Attorney General on November 7, 1944 and certify the returns as tabulated on this sheet to be the result. GEORGE B. WELLMAN, NORMAN D. MacKAY, PATRICK D. GLEASON, JOSEPH R. COONEY, Board of Registrars. An Amended Return was made to the Secretary of the Common- wealth as required by law of the result of the recount of votes cast in Watertown for Attorney General of the Commonwealth. ATTEST: GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk. 109 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Chairman 124 Marshall Street Watertown 3391 CHARLES F. J. HARRINGTON, Vice-Chairman 9 Fairview Avenue Watertown 8886 ALBERT P. BROGLE, Secretary 38 Hamden Avenue Watertown 6895 Terms Expiring in 1944 JAMES N. BARRETT 24 Hall Avenue LOUIS N. COUSBELLS 746 Mt. Auburn Street STERLING R. CARRINGTON 11 Stoneleigh Road THOMAS F. MEGAN 17 Alden Road ARTIN PAPAZIAN 640 Mt. Auburn Street DOMENIC RAYMOND 434 Mt. Auburn Street SEBASTIAN TANIGUSSO 92 Bellevue Road Terms Expiring in 1945 FRANCIS C. BROWN 198 Bellevue Road CARL W. JOHNSON 72 Winsor Avenue HARRY J. LANDEN 72 Standish Road ROY C. PAPALIA 250 Mt. Auburn Street CLARK B. PARTRIDGE 75 Commonwealth Road EDWARD W. SUPPLE 12 Sheldon Road EDWARD C. WEBSTER 124 Marshall Street Terms Expiring in 1946 ALBERT P. BROGLE 38 Hamden Avenue MATTHEW W. J. CARLEY 48 Evans Street CORNELIUS J. CARROLL 52 Hamden Avenue CHAR-LES F. J. HARRINGTON 9 Fairview Avenue LAWRENCE E. MALONEY 12 Hovey Street SAMUEL K. TARBELL 18 Avon Road EARL E. YOUNG 116 Irving Street Report of the Finance Committee TO THE CITIZENS OF WATERTOWN: The Finance Committee herewith submits to the Annual Town Meeting its report containing recommendations on the several requests for appropriations submitted by the Town Of icials and Department Heads. The recommendations contained herein have been made only after a full discussion and realization of what is actually necessary properly to conduct the activities of the various Town Departments. 110 Watertown Watertown is a cosmopolitan town, having a population of more than 35,000 people, and a floating population of 10,000 persons per day, working in the defense plants of the Town. Therefore, it is necessary that proper appropriation be made for the protection of life and property of the Town, and for the proper operation of the Departments of the Town. War It is with real pleasure that the members of the Finance Com- mittee, in behalf of themselves and the townspeople as a whole, take this opportunity to express their thanks and gratitude to the 3700 enlisted personnel from our Town of Watertown, and to the army of patriotic men and women who have given so unselfishly of their time and effort in the many patriotic endeavors, such as the Community Fund, Red Cross, Salvage, Bond and Stamp Drives, and Defense Corps, all Selective Service and Rationing Boards, and all other workers throughout the town who are co-operating in our United War Effort. They can all be assured that the people of Watertown take great pride in their achievements. Capital Expenditure The Finance Committee recommends no capital expenditure for the duration of the war, except in cases of extreme necessity, or for the defense of property and lives of the Town. Borrowings The Finance Committee recommends no borrowings, and it further recommends the pay-as-you-go policy. Civil Service A committee was appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to reclassify all Civil Service employees of the town. This reclassification was accomplished after several months of hearings and study, and the report of the committee was submitted to the Civil Service Commission for its approval. The committee has tried to correct the inequalities that existed, and to give equal rating to employees of the Town doing the same class of work. Salaries and Wages At the Annual Town Meeting on March 23, 1942, it was moved by Mr. Edward C. Webster, Chairman of the Finance Committee, seconded, and voted: "That a committee of seven be appointed by the Moderator, consisting of the three Selectmen, Chairman of the Finance Committee, Town Auditor, and two others, to study the salaries of all town employees, with a view to establishing a minimum and maximum for all clerks and other town employees, said committee to report at the annual transfer meeting in the fall of 1942." The Salary Commit- tee will make its report at the Annual Town Meeting of March 1944, and in its report, it will recommend a minimum and a maximum wage for all employees of the Town, with the exception of the School De- partment. By Statute, the School Committee is authorized to fix the salary of all teachers, hence the exclusion of this department from the report. The Finance Committee recommends the adoption of the mini- mums recommended by the Salary Committee as the base rate, the 111 minimum salaries not to exceed in any case an increase of more than 15% over the base pay of 1943, effective as of January 1, 1M. It further recommends that a bonus be paid of 15% of the base salary or wage of 1943, provided that the total payment to any person shall not ex- ceed 115% of the base rate of the salary or wage of 1943. Said in- creases are to be given only with the following conditions and restric- tions: (a) That every officer or agent entering the service of the Town between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1944 shall be entilted to receive this temporary increase, as well as the regu- lar compensation of his office or position. (b) That the words "salaries" or "wages" as used in this recommendation shall include all compensation from the town paid to officers and employees by the Town Treasurer, but shall exclude overtime. (c) That this temporary increase in salaries or wages shall be in effect only for the period beginning January 1, 1944 and ending December 31, 1944. . (d) That this temporary increase in salaries and wages shall not be termed or construed to be a portion of the regular compensation of any officer or employee now or formerly in the services of the Town. To carry out *the provisions of this recommendation, it is recom- mended that the sum of $150,000.00 be appropriated from the E & D account for an account to be termed "extra emergency compensation" and that the Town Auditor be instructed to determine the amount, due each individual, and to arrange for the payment of the same by the Town Treasurer quarterly in the customary manner. Labor Your Finance Committee realizes the necessity of a contented per- sonnel in Tovm employment, and in its study has taken into consid- eration the increased cost of living. It recommends that a step-up be made in the labor rate to help meet this increased cost, and that the base rate of labor shall be 821,_c an hour, plus a bonus of 15% over the base rate of 1943. In this case your Finance Committee recom- mends the adoption of the report of your Salary Committee on the wages of labor. New Equipment The Finance Committee recommends that new equipment be pur- chased for the Highway Department, for economy and efficiency, and for the saving of man-power. Welfare Welfare is still one of our pressing problems, although some em- ployables have been absorbed in the increased National Defense Pro- grams. We have upper-most in our minds the protection of our re- turning World War II veterans. Committees have been organized for the re-employment, re-habilitation, re-education of our returning vet- erans. The security, comfort, and health of all are involved in the adequate handling of this vital problem. Juvenile Recreation Your Finance Committee recommends that appropriations be made to carry out a program for juvenile recreation recommended by a Citizens Committee headed by Juvenile OfHeer McCarthy, and that the 112 sum of $14,661.44 be appropriated and be assessed on Polls and Estates of the Town to the Park Department for the facilities and equipment necessary for this recreational program. It further recommends that a sum of $11,680.00 be appropriated to the School Department, same to be assessed on Polls and Estates of the Town, for the instruction and supervision of this recreation, under the control of the Superintend- ent of Schools, but the appropriation to be used only for juvenile rec- reation instruction and supervision. Long Range Planning The Finance Committee recommends that serious consideration be given to the National Long Range Planning and Post-War Reconstruc- tion programs, that every assistance be given to the committees, and that necessary appropriations be made to carry on this work, although at this time no requests have been made by any committee for an appropriation. Article 15 The Finance Committee recommends the adoption of Article 15, to pay the cost of renovating the World War Memorial Hall. Article 20 Ths Finance Committee recommends the adoption of Article 20, and recommends the transfer from E & D account of $50,000.00 for the purchase of War Bonds. Article 25 The Finance Committee recommends the adoption of Article 25, and that the sum of $9,400.00 be transferred from the Sale of Lots Fund for the purchase of the land for an addition to Ridgelawn Ceme- tery, under authority of the Board of Selectmen and the Cemetery Commissioners. Article 26 The Finance Committee recommends no appropriation on Ar- ticle 26. Conclusion The Finance Committee desires to thank the Town Officials and Department Heads for their co-operation in our study of the require- ments of the budget. The Town of Watertown is in good financial condition, and has an excellent credit standing. We again impress upon the citizens of the Town the need for concerted action and co-operation among offi- cials, department heads, and the citizens. The Finance Committee has been excellently attended at its meet- ings; the sub-committees have given careful consideration and atten- tion to the departments assigned to them. I have enjoyed presiding over the meetings and want to thank personally all members for their splendid support, co-operation and assistance. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD C. WEBSTER, Chairman. Voted: That the Report of the Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee be adopted as the Report of the Committee. ALBERT P. 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MAHER, Chairman ESTHER DIMICK, Secretary MRS. MARY HARVEY HELENE M. MAXWELL WHITFIELD W. JOHNSON HUGH J. O'BRIEN Librarian LYDIA W. MASTERS Assistant Librarian ELEANOR L. MOORE Library Staff as of January 1945 DORIS M. BERRY Assistant, Main Library MARY C. BLAKE Assistant, Main Library NATALIE S. DUNBAR Assistant, North Branch RUTH L. ELPHICK Assistant, East Branch MARY V. HARNEY Assistant, East Branch BEATRICE C. JOHNSON Librarian, East Branch ROSE M. KELLEY Children's Librarian MARY McNALLY Assistant, East Branch DORIS G. MARTIN Librarian, West Branch HELEN E. MYERS Assistant, East Branch ESTHER E. TESTA Librarian, North Branch ANNE M. TRACEY Assistant, Main Library MARY E. YORK Assistant, Main Library Part-tinge Workers EDITH ANDERSON JACQUELINE MENGHI MARY CUNNINGHAM JUDITH MILLER PATRICIA DOLAN LUCIA A. TOSCANO Building Custodians East Branch RICH.ARD LF.SHANE West Branch BERNARD MANNIX Main Library CHARLES POLLOCK North Branch 126 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF WATERTOWN To the Citizens of Watertown: The Trustees of the library during the past year recommended to the annual Town Meeting that the Town release its claim upon prop- erty left by the late Solon Whitney for the purpose of adding a wing to the main library. The Trustees advised this course in view of the fact that the acceptance of the gift would require the expenditure by the Town of a considerable sum of money which was out of all proportion to the benefit that would be derived if the gift were ac- cepted. Miss Minnie Courtney retired on December 23, 1944, after having completed forty-four years of service upon the library staff. We hope that the remaining years of her life will be many and that they will be filled with the satisfaction and joy of knowing that her kind and courteous assistance will always be remembered by citizens of all ages and all walks of life in our Town. In addition to current building repairs, alterations had to be made in the construction of the doors in the Main Library, and the East and West Eranches in order to comply with the recent amendments of the Building Laws by the Legislature. Acting upon the mandate of the Town Meeting, the Trustees care- fully considered the salaries of all members of the staff. After weigh- ing present conditions, probable conditions after the cessation of hos- tilities, the need for procuring and maintaining upon our-library staff competent and fully trained professional personnel, and comparing the salaries of similar personnel in neighboring communities, and other employees within the Town, the Trustees unanimously adopted a salary schedule providing for a minimum and maximum salary for each member of the staff according to her position and for annual step-rate increases until the maximum is reached. The proposed salary schedule has been submitted to the staff for their consideration and has met with their apparent approval. Hereafter, this schedule will be submitted to the Salary and Wages Committee for their considera- tion. Although the supply of good books for current purchase has de- creased during the War, the cost of books and periodicals has increased. It will be necessary in the near future to seek an increased appro- priation for books and periodicals due to this factor and also to pro- vide proper annual purchase and replacement funds to meet the de- mands of the community.- In the past few years the cost of book purchase and replacement has been too little in proportion to cost of servicing the libraries for a community of our size. This problem must be dealt with in the very near future. For a more detailed account of the operation of the library, kindly refer to the report of the librarian. The Trustees wish to express their sincere appreciation to the librarian, Miss Lydia W. Masters and to the entire library staff for their assistance and faithful service during the past year. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS F. MAHER, Chairman, Board of Trustees. 127 REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN To the Trustees of the Watertown Free Public Library Ladies and Gentlemen: This Library was established two years after the end of a great conflict that shook our entire nation. Since then our country has engaged in three wars with other countries. In the present, and greatest, war almost every nation in the world is involved. Each one of these wars has effected all institutions including libraries. Men and women enter the various services on the war front, others labor in war production plants and even the young people of school age are released from the usual "home work" so that they may work in factory or store after school. In presenting the 77th report of our Library I can say that we are "holding the line" rather than making advance- ment to new positions. Our time for advancement will, I hope, come soon. After the war libraries should be more firmly established than} before and they should be ready to assume a more important part in the community by inaugurating new services. The United States Government has made, and is still making, unusual plans for the education of the returning service men and women. Any education, whether in university or vocational school, calls for the use of books. Books will also continue to be the chief tools for self-education. During the war years special research work has wrought many changes in the scientific, technologic and business fields. These changes make many books, that were published but a few years ago, now obsolete. The demobilization period will present many problems to libraries and one of the chief ones for us will be the building of a book collection which will meet the needs of the re- turned veteran, the dislocated war worker and youth looking for op- portunities in a new world. Equally important will be the maintenance of a trained staff so that the library will not only hold its place in the educational pattern but will be resourceful in expanding the library's services to the community. In spite of increased war activities the circulation of books was 272,167 volumes which was but two tenths of one per cent below that of last year. At both of the smaller branches there was an increase over last year, the loss being almost entirely in the school circulation. Of the 35,427 inhabitants of the Town more than 4,000 are in our country's armed forces, so if those remaining at home had had an equal share in the circulation, each one would have carried home nine books during the year. In our busiest years our circulation was be- tween eleven and twelve books per capita. The circulation of fiction was the lowest in many years. Last year we had the same appropriation for books, periodicals and binding that we have had for a number of years, although a less amount than we have had in the past. Owing to the increased cost of books there were 277 less books purchased in 1944 than in the pre- ceding year. Considering the shortage of paper and labor, the pro- duction of books has been maintained better than one might expect but many difficulties are encountered in replacing standard books and prices have advanced on such books as much as 25 per cent. I hope that our book appropriation may be increased for the coming year for it is entirely out of line with that of other communities of our size. This year we have collected in fines $1,923.31 and have also turned 128 in $75.76 from the sale of old books and magazines. Considerable time each day is spent in sending cards for overdue books. Probably bor- rowers never had a better excuse for keeping books overtime. Borrow- ers have had the privilege of asking to have any books, except recent additions and those on the reserve list, for four weeks. This privilege might be expanded in the adult department. During the year we have responded to the call for paper salvage and many books and periodicals that were no longer of use were sold and the money turned over to the Town. Some Government docu- ments were exchanged for books more useful to us. These discards, with the normal number of books which were worn out, caused the number of books withdrawn to exceed the number added by 1,169 books. Our present book stock is 91,524 volumes. We are still having trouble in recruiting a janitor for the East Branch which is the only building which is heated by coal. The salary for this position has no appeal in these days of war production pay. The willingness of the branch staff to assume temporarily some of the janitorial duties, in addition to what part-time help is available, has made it possible for us to carry on. During the year the changing of the doors in our libraries to con- form with the new State laws has been satisfactorily accomplished. Because of the particular type of entrances at the Main Library, these doors called for "a major operation" but they came through success- fully and few people would recognize the change. The ceiling and walls of the main room in the East Branch have been painted and the lighter tone has increased the lighting efficiency. There is a real "good neighbor" policy among libraries and dur- ing the year we have borrowed books from-near-by libraries and we have been glad to make our books available to other libraries. This interchange of books on special subjects will probably increase. We appreciate, too, the gifts received from townspeople and others. We hope that our citizens will present to the Library any items of his- torical importance about Watertown. We have continued to collect books and magazines for the men in service and have sent them to distributing points and to special units in far places. We have received a number of letters that show how much these books are appreciated. The Charles River Library Club, of which Miss Moore, our Assist- ant Librarian has been president for the last two years, held its spring meeting at the Perkins Institution. We are grateful to Dr. Farrell and his staff for their efforts in making this Watertown meeting an outstanding occasion. There have been no resignations from our staff during the year. In December Miss Minnie C. Courtney, who joined the staff in 1901, retired under the Town Retirement system. Miss Courtney has given faithful service and made many friends among the library's patrons. She carries into her years of leisure the best wishes of all. Only by team work can any organization be a success and I wish to express my appreciation of the good work of my assistants and of the co-operation I have received from you, the Trustees. In the year ahead may we all work together to increase the usefulness of our Library and thus make our contribution to the better world of to- morrow. Respectfully submitted, Librarian. 129 APPENDIX A 1944 Circulation Per- by Classes Adult Junior Juvenile Totals centage Periodicals .......... 7,629 4,467 4,945 17,041 6.3 Philosophy ...... .... 1,647 136 •2,267 4,050 1.5 Biography .......... 4,371 1,625 2,000 7,996 2.9 History ..... ........ 5,850 549 2,679 9,078 3.3 Travel ... . .......... 2,235 439 5,078 7,752 2.9 Social sciences ....... 2,552 435 1,267 4,254 1.6 Natural sciences ...... 2,567 912 4,086 7,565 2.8 Useful arts ........... 3,708 1,106 3,863 8,677 3.2 Recreative arts ....... 807 302 8'22 1,931 .7 Music ............... 832 145 870 1,847 .7 Fine arts .. ........... 1,330 58 364 1,752 .6 Language & literature. 5,660 611 25,943t 32,214 11.8 Foreign . . ........... 988 988 .4 Fiction .. ............ 95,317 22,667 49,038$ 167,022 61.3 Total ............135,493 33,452 103,222 272,167 100.0 • Of these books 1,542 are folklore t Of these books 22,310 are readers $ Of these books 10,814 are picture books APPENDIX B American Library Association Form of Uniform Statistics Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 1944 Name of Library ................Watertown Free Public Library Town ...........................Watertown, Massachusetts Name of Librarian ...............Lydia W. Masters Date of Founding ................1868 Population served ................35,427 (U. S. Census) Assessed valuation ...............$51,740,485 Library appropriation per capita..$1.22 Terms of use ... ................•Free for lending and reference Number of agencies ..............Main Library; branches, 3; schools, 10; rooms, 63 Number of days open during the year ...........................302 Hours of lending Main Library ...................72 (10 mos.) ; 63 (2 mos.) East Branch ....................67 (10 mos.) ; 58 (2 mos.) North Branch ..................40 West Branch ...................20 Receipts Town appropriation ........ ................ ............. $43,400.00 Special for changing doors ............................. 1,000.00 Total ....................................... ....... $44,400.00 130 Expenditures Books and periodicals ................. .... ............. •$4,983.56 Binding ........................... ..................... 1,216.24 Salaries: Library service ........ ...................... ......... 27,665.06 Custodian service ..... ............................... 3,582.78 Heat, light, water ................................. ....... 2,374.34 Building maintenance and repairs ...................... 1,348.15 Supplies ........................... .................... 577.78 Other maintenance .... ................................. 894.85 Expenditures from appropriation .............. ......... $42,642.77 Expended for changing doors ........................... 1,000.00 Total expenditures ................ ..................... $43,642.77 Balance from appropriation ........................... 757.23 $44,400.00 Book fines returned to Town .......................... $1,999.07 " See also amounts expended from Funds INCOME FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS Balance Amount Jan. 1, Jan.1,1944 Received Total Expended 1945 Barry Fund $48.78 $23.71 $72.49 $22.72 $49.77 Charles Fund 00.00 3.26 3.26 00.00 3.26 Mead Fund 192.44 71.35 263.79 110.42 153.37 Pierce Fund 320.90 29.80 350.70 6.75 343.95 Pratt Fund 8.20 400.00 408.20 402.50 5.70 BOOK STOCK Adult Juvenile Total Number of books at the beginning of the year ...... ............ 73,113 19,580 92,693 Volumes added during the year.. 2,337 1,809 4,148 Gifts and exchanges, included above 393 Nu,.iber of volumes lost and with- drawn during the year ...... 3,499 1,818 5,317 Total number at the end of the year 71,951 19,571 91,524 Number of periodicals and news- papers currently received ....Titles 174 Copies 267 USE Number of Fiction lent for home use: Adult Juvenile Total Main Library ........................ 36,710 16,656 53,366 East Branch ......................... 33,316 22,635 55,951 North Branch ........ ............... 18,798 12,601 31,399 West Branch .. ............ .......... 6,467 7,278 13,745 Schools ............... ........... ... 26 12,535 12,561 131 Percentage of fiction of total volumes lent 61.3 Total number of volumes lent for home use: Main Library ..... ................... 56,485 31,085 87,570 East Branch .. ........... .. .......... 47,308 39,530 86,838 North Branch ....................... 23,354 22,302 45,656 West Branch ....... ...... . .......... 8,320 13,286 21,606 Schools ........ 26 30,471 30,497 Total number of volumes circulated..... 135,493 136,674 272,167 Circulation per capita ...... ......................... ....... 7.68 Expenditures per capita .................................... $1.22 Number of pictures lent for home use ..... ................ . 506 Interlibrary loan: Volumes borrowed ...... .................................. 33 Volumesloaned ... ... ..................................... 36 REGISTRATION Number of borrowers registered during the year ........................... 1,561 1,124 2,685 Total number of registered borrowers.. 5,347 3,826 9,163 STAFF Number of staff, library service (reckoning part-time service to make whole units) .............. ................. 16.2 Janitor service ................... ......................... 2 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To The Honorable Board of Selectmen: The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the year 1944 is respectfully submitted. Sealing Fees $331.04 Adjusting Charges 7.00 Total $338.04 Scales Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Platform over 10,000 lbs. — it — — Platform 5,000 to 10,000 lbs. 2 8 2 — Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs. 24 92 5 4 Counter 100 lbs. or over 2 12 — — Counter under 100 lbs. 20 123 3 1 Beam 100 lbs. or over — 1 — 1 Spring 100 lbs. or over 1 18 — — Spring under 100 lbs. 12 110 — 5 Computing under 100 lbs. 6 110 — 1 Person Weigher (slot) — 22 — 1 Prescription 3 18 — — Jewelers — 1 — — 132 Weights Avoirdupois 27 463 — 9 Apothecary — 236 — 5 Metric — 84 — 2 Troy — it — — Volumetric Measures Liquid measures 1 gal. and under — 108 — 7 Liquid measures over 1 gal. — 9 — — Oil jars — 7 — 4 Fuel Baskets — 1 — — Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Gasoline Meter Systems 15 135 34 5 Tank Truck Meter Systems 7 43 — — Bulk Meter Systems 2 11 — 2 Grease Measuring Meters — 79 6 3 Oil Pumps — 3 — — Stops on Pumps — 34 — — Grease Measuring Pumps — 8 2 — Linear Measures Yard Sticks — 13 — -- Taxi Meters — 5 — — Cloth Measuring Devices — 5 — — Totals 121 1781 52 50 Trial Weighings Total No. Number Incorrect Commodity Tested Correct Under Over Bread 993 881 32 80 Brt.ter 672 590 23 59 Cyr, l in paper bags 34 27 — 7 C-1 in transit 8 4 — 4 Confectionery 153 144 — 9 Dry commodities 409 361 10 38 Fruits and vegetables 309 286 8 15 Meats and Provisions 85 79 1 5 Total Trial Weighings 2663 2372 74 217 Inspections Wholesale Milk cans 196 Pedlers' licenses 12 Coal Certificates 6 Milk jars 165 Marking of Bread 993 133 Marking of food pkgs. 1584 Marking coal in paper bags 34 Clinical Thermometers 59 Oil Jars 947 Miscellaneous 259 Coke in paper bags 27 Paper cartons 225 Total 4507 Tests Retests of gas devices 16 Milk jars g Miscellaneous 11 Fuel Baskets 3 Oil Jars 7 Total 45 My thanks are extended to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk, and the heads of the various Town Departments for the courtesy and cooperation extended during the past year. Respectfully, J. FRANK AHEARN, Sealer of Weights and Measures. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: December 31, 1944 Gentlemen: I herewith respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Inspector of Buildings for the year ending December 31, 1944: Permits issued were as follows: 2 factory buildings at a probable cost of $ 61,000.00 4 garages to of 1,100.00 1 temporary building It of " to500.00 69 additions and alterations 130,213.00 5 razings 81 $192,813.00 Fees collected on above permits $274.00. In addition to the field inspections on above construction the periodic inspection of elevators, etc., has been carried out and neces- sary corrections made. Under the new State Regulations, which designate the Inspector of Buildings as the authorized representative of the Massachusetts Public Safety Commissioner, much routine work and responsibility has been placed on the local Building Department. Places of assembly, of which Watertown has a considerable num- ber, are now under the supervision of the local Building Inspectors 134 and require periodic inspections, and in many cases changes in their arrangement of seating and egress. Much of this work has been done but some additional requirements will have to be met when the Safety Division finally completes its new regulations. Fifteen decisions have been rendered by the Board of Appeals under the Zoning Law, and one case of Building Law violation is pend- ing in the Superior Court. Plans now being prepared for a very large industrial plant on Grove Street indicate a substantial increase in valuation for the com- ing year. I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy and cooperation which your Honorable Board and the various Town Departments ex- tended to me during the year. ELIAS A. PERKINS, Inspector of Buildings. REPORT OF PARK COMMISSION January 8, 1945 To the Citizens of Watertown: The Park Department during 1944 worked under trying war con- ditions. However, we are pleased with our efforts. We still give periodic grading and constant care to our parks and playgrounds. Again our'playground season has been a great success, serving some 800 children during the season. Three combination tennis courts and skating rinks have been erected and also flooded. We are pleased to announce that the chil- dren of our town are enjoying wonderful skating. A coasting slide has also been erected at Victory Field. We know that the children of our town will enjoy and appreciate these sports. We especially want to thank the Engineering Department for their untiring efforts in our behalf and also all of the other Town Depart- ments. The Commission also wishes to thank the superintendent and em- ployees of the Park Department for their cooperation in the year just ended. Respectfully submitted, HAROLD A. GODWIN, Chairman JOSEPH COOK, Clerk WAYNE EATON REPORT OF TREE WARDEN December 31, 1944 To the Citizens of Watertown: Z herewith submit the Annual Report of the Tree Warden for the year ending December 31, 1944. It was very hard again this year to carry on thoroughly the work of the Tree Department owing to the shortage of labor and our in- ability to hire any trained men in tree work. However, we were able to prune many of the trees throughout the Town and do all absolutely essential work. 135 About 35 decayed and injured trees were removed and those trees which possibly could be saved were given special care. Cavities were filled, old trees fertilized, and many trees injured by trucks were re- paired. Old tree guards were removed and new ones put in wherever necessary. We set out 200 Norway Maple trees on different streets of the Town, as has been customary, some being replacements and others planted on streets at the requests of the citizens. These new trees were supplied with tree food and new guards were placed on them for protection. As the price of new trees has advanced considerably we do not contemplate planting the usual 200 trees next year but are arranging for a sufficient number to replace some of the trees which were re- moved and fill some of the requests of the citizens who have asked us to place trees in front of their residences. In September we had our second severe hurricane, and while the damage was not as great nor as wide spread as that of 1938, several trees were uprooted and numerous branches broken, and it took a period of from four to six weeks to finally clear away the branches and dead wood. All the Town trees were sprayed, where needed, by the Moth Department for the suppression of Gypsy, Brown Tail and Satin Moths and for the Elm Leaf Beetle and Aphis. We will continue with the trimming of the trees and clearing out of dead wood wherever possible, and wish to assure the citizens we will do all in our power to protect the trees of the Town. The Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company have cooperated with us and given prompt at- tention to their wires whenever they have come in contact with our trees, and we extend to them our sincere appreciation. My appreciation and thanks are extended to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and to the heads of the various Town Departments for the cooperation which they have given me in the work of the Tree Department during this past year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN C. FORD, Tree Warden. REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT December 31, 1944 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1944. A very careful inspection was made of the Town trees for the in- festation of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths and the Elm Leaf Beetle and Aphis. Throughout the winter months much scouting was done and over 8500 egg clusters of the Gypsy Moth were destroyed; all parts of trees infested by the Brown Tail Moth were cut out and burned, and the Fall Webb Worms were removed. Spraying was very necessary for the suppression of the Elm Leaf Beetle and Aphis, and the Tent Caterpillar. Many trees were pruned to offset the destruction caused by the Elm Bark Beetle. Owing to the prevalence of the Cottony Scale on our maple trees, 136 we received an appropriation of $500.00 this year to help destroy this disease. We, therefore, had the maple trees treated with the neces- sary oil and other sprays to destroy, if possible, the ravages caused by this scale. In the examination of our trees we found no evidence of the Dutch Elm Disease. As is our custom we have sprayed the trees on private properties, whenever requested to do so by the owners, and the cost of this pri- vate work was charged to the owners on the annual tax bills. The amount charged this past year to property owners amounted to $1228.00. Because of continued war conditions, the shortage of help and our inability to procure properly trained men, we were unable to cover all the work necessary; we will, however, continue the work during the coming year and do all we can to keep the trees in their present good condition. My appreciation is extended to your Honorable Board for the co- operation given me this past year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN C. FORD, Superintendent of Moth Department. REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS January 10, 1945 Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Mass. Gentlemen: in compliance with the By-Laws of the Town of Watertown, we herewith submit to you the annual report of the Board of Appeals for the year ending December 31, 1944. From January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944, the Board has received fi`teen appeals. It has held hearings on thirteen of them, and ren- dered written opinions on twelve. The membership attendance, in spite of present conditions, has been very satisfactory. At some hearings, not only the Members having been present, but also one or both of the Alternate Members. Some of the appeals have reflected the present war conditions, re- quiring unusual consideration by the Board. We are pleased to know that the recommendations of this Board on its Report to you of January 26, 1943, have been adopted, and that a Committee has been appointed for the purpose of revising and mod- ernizing our present Zoning By-Laws. It is hoped that the new Zoning By-Laws will eliminate the neces- sity of having certain petitions for occupancy permits to come before the Board, unless a refusal has first been obtained from the Building Inspector. Once more, we take this opportunity to thank the Building In- spector for his unstinted cooperation given by him to the Board. Respectfully submitted, SEBASTIAN TANGUSSO, Chairman EDWARD A. OATES, Secretary EDWIN L. STONE THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ARTHUR E. SCHOEPFER Alternate Members 137 REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following annual report of the Engineering Department for the year ending December 31, 1944. Asseswrls Department The Assessor's plans have been revised and all existing plans have been brought up to date. Plans show each parcel of land, all build- ings, areas, lot and numbers. There were ninety (90) permits issued for dwellings, mercantile buildings and garages, alterations and re- movals which have been located on the ground and placed on plans. There are two hundred and twenty-five (225) Assessor's plans in use In this department also a set of prints of the same held by the As- sessor's Department and the office of the Building Inspector, which have been brought up to date as of January 1, 1945. Board of Survey The Board of Survey established the lines and grades of Edward Road. Town Counsel The Engineering Department makes all surveys, prepares plans and makes reports on accident cases where people report injuries due to defects in public highways. A representative is sent to testify in the courts when proceedings have been brought by the individual against the Town of Watertown. Registry of Deeds During the year we have made numerous trips to the Registry of Deeds, Cambridge, for the purpose of looking up deeds and land plans. Sewer and Drain Survey During the past year we have located and placed on plans the main sewers and drains of the various streets where old locations were unreliable. This work will be continued during the coming year. Long Range PIanning Committee At the request of this committee, estimates on road, sidewalk, sewer. drainage and bridge construction were made for a period of six years, 1945 to 1950 inclusive. We emphasized particularly, the new proposed Metropolitan sewer on the south side of the Charles River in California Street. 138 Bridges At the request of this department, the selectmen granted permis- sion to have all bridges under the jurisdiction of the town, thoroughly inspected, which was done by the J. R. Worcester Co. of Boston. Very little work was found needed on the Whites Ave. and Waverly Ave. bridges to make them safe for travel and will be done by the Highway Department. The bridge over the Charles River on Bridge St. was found to need repairs to sidewalk only. No repairs were needed on the Grove St. Bridge. Tennis Courts At the request of the Board of Park Commissioners, contract plans and specifications were drawn for tennis courts to be constructed at the Coolidge School, Parker playground and West End playground on Westminster Ave. While the courts have been laid out on the ground by this department, the construction has come entirely under the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners, the Engineering Department being responsible for lines and grades only. Fire Department Plans were drawn and estimates of cost were made for a new driveway and yard at the side and rear of the East End Fire Station. The plan calls for a new driveway on the westerly side, yard in the rear, wall, fence and drainage. Private Sewer Connections Index System Sewer connections in all buildings of the town are being placed on an index card system. This index card system includes all informa- tion pertaining to each individual sewer connection. When completed this system will contain six thousand four hundred and twenty-five (6425) individual sewer connections. Miscellaneous The usual number of surveys, plans and reports have been pre- pared and we have also given a normal amount of street lines and grades to porperty owners and others as requested. This department has during the year given street line data, etc., to private engineers and surveyors. Street lines, house numbers, sew- ers and drain locations and general engineering information, have been given to the public over the desk and by telephone. I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Selectmen, all Town Departments and personnel of this department for their coopera- tion and assistance. Respectfully submitted, OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer. 130 " V4 M a � � _o o_ 4..l .p"' U U y o Ei O Up atv U p,Z U �i C.) CD 4 Q) Q o 'Q f.102 � o w .� O ti N d d S].O N �i FY U� U ��V y (D �i d C�, y �. cd r" cd Cd +� 4 > co Ul CD a °' cad dd ., R! y ai s� aim w� Q o w � aM � � a >4 >4 •+ Cd d 4-2 to c� �i cd as +� d y e N d d O L'. 4� 0 7a ,a A Ode R.s1 OU2 * ,�� ° moo °0-4 ° o a o 4. 3 a CD +� d � d .' O Cl i.� av w od H Cd 140 Curbing Laid During 1944 By The Highway Department Corner Radius Straight Blocks Street Feet Feet Each Cross St. (Cor, of Pleasant St.) 33 5 — Cushman St. (Cor. of Fayette St.) 24 12 — Cushman St. (Cor. of Hudson St.) 47 24 — Galen St. (Delta) — 6 — Irving St. (Cor. of Garnet St.) 20 17 — Mt. Auburn St. (Cor. of Summer St.) 64 — — Palfrey St. (Cor. of Church St.) 33 6 — Pond St. 35 6 1 Porter St. (Cor. of Boylston St.) 48 6 — Sycamore St. — 53 2 Totals 304 135 3 Drainage Built During 1944 By The Highway Department Reconn. Length Size No.of No.of C.B. Present Street Feet In. M.H. and Conn. C.B. Acton St. 313 15 1 — — Church St. 160 12 1 — 2 Garnet St. 31 10 1 2 — Hudson St. 186 6 — — — Pond St. 462 12 3 6 — Totals 1152 6 8 2 Sewers Built During 1944 By The Highway Department Street Length Feet Size In. No.of M.H. Grove St. 444 8 5 Public Streets Resurfaced During 1944 By The Highway Department Length Streets From To Feet Cushman St. Fayette St. Oak Place 330 Hudson St. Cushman St. Whites Avenue 130 (Incomplete) Irving St. Mt. Auburn St. B. & M. Tracks 792 Pond St. Watertown St. Newton Line 450 Total 1702 Granolithic Sidewalks Constructed During 1944 By The Highway Department Street Length Feet Sq.Ft.4" Sq.Ft.6" Arlington St. 210 1050 — Boylston St. 218 1030 132 Church St. (Cor. Palfrey St.) 30 219 — 141 Cross St. (Cor. Pleasant St.) 33 205 — Cypress St. 82 256 148 Dewey St. 826 2892 1019 Hilltop Rd. 46 128 100 Marcia Rd. 64 204 108 Mt. Auburn St. (Cor. Summer St.) 56 504 — Porter St. (Cor. Boylston St.) 58 352 — Putnam St. 152 408 418 Totals 1775 7248 1925 Asphalt Sidewalks Constructed During 1944 By The Highway Department Street Length in Feet Sq.Ft.2" Sq.Ft.3" Bancroft St. (Cor. Lexington St.) 37 278 — King St 225 604 527 Totals 262 882 527 Gravel Sidewalks Constructed During 1944 By The Highway Department Street Length in Feet Sq.Ft.12" Hovey St. (Cor. Hilltop Rd.) 142 800 Total Length of Public Streets and Various Construction Bituminous Concrete and Sheet Asphalt ........ . . .. . . 26.11 Miles Bituminous Macadam ................................. . 21.92 Miles Concrete (Cement) ............... ............... ...... 3.73 Miles Granite Block on Concrete ........................... . .20 Miles Gravel ... ............ ....... . ...... . .................. 10.18 Miles Total ..... ........................................ 62.14 Miles Total Length of Streets Public Ways ........... . . ... .. . ........................ 62.14 Miles Private Ways ......... ... .. . . . ................. ........ 9.54 Miles Total .. ......... ........ .......................... 71.68 Miles Private Sewer Connections During 1944 Number of sewer connections located .............. 5 Total length of sewer connections located ........ 371 Lineal Feet The sewer system of Watertown is now sixty-four and ninety-seven hundredths (64.97) miles long and has six thousand four hundred and twenty-five (6425) sewer connections. 142 Drainage The drainage system of Watertown is now fifty and forty-two hundredths (50.42) miles long and has two thousand six hundred and fifty-eight (2658) catch basins. Miscellaneous Data—1944 Area of Town: Land ............ 2598.43 Acres Water ........ ... 66.15 Acres Total ............. 2664.58 Acres or ............... 4.163 Sq. Miles Extent of Town, North and South ...... . . ............ .... 1.84 Miles Extent of Town, East and West ........... ................ 3.81 Miles Area of Public Grounds ................. ............ .about 137 Acres Area of Metropolitan Park Land ......................about 81 Acres Length of State Roads (Main St., Bridge to Waltham Line) 0.83 Miles Length of Metropolitan Park Roadways: Charles River Rd. Nonantum Rd. North Beacon St. (Charles River Rd. to Br.) .... ...... 1.65 Miles Elevation at Main St. and Merchants Row .... ............ 19.19 Feet Elevation at Main St. and Waltham Line ................ 69.00 Feet Elevation at Sycamore St. and Belmont Line .. .......... 79.18 Feet Elevation at Church St. and Marion 'Rd. .................. 41.35 Feet Elevation at Common St. at Locke St. .................... 201.73 Feet Elevation at Belmont St. near Mt. Auburn St. ............ 44.90 Feet Elevation at Arsenal St. and Charles River Rd. .......... 21.60 Feet Elevation at Arsenal St. and Beachwood Ave. ............ 44.05 Feet Elevation at Galen St. and Williams St. (Newton Line) .. 51.53 Feet Total number of plans on file in Engineering Department about 14,510 Total number of index cards in Engineering Department about 16,465 143 .� lo N N o c-N M m Of -t co to to 0)to- t—O) Q� N.-1 MNM.-t tN N MM-4ML OM O)(M QI 0)0)0)0)M = m M M m tO 0)cl C3 in. 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W V•M N riod a to 0 N w E o(D000000000000 0 M W W l (} W M WW V��C7M�lWNW Vt W iii N N W N ON bt) O > Od0NOd > OEi Cda4- rn� -0E x�� a c�� w w z Z0a)icd oo� o ff , EI � O � dca �t3 °' ca it di aaaa�mzx0mNmN a 00 HH 2 i. 44 Ea c a� w0 &ar.cu �R'i ai a0i� a0iU1 0''0� c4'i aiU2Ul M1 , U 0 C�a Cd o-& � o tR o � �� ° � ;. , o.,.... �., � 0a . t� o PU�o fAXP r7 j y, 0 0 b d N �V1 ° ° $04 co 0 tiv DQi 0Co 0 �x � �. � a) a > EoE� ;. ��v2 0 V-) 0 it 156 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE Watertown, Mass., December 31, 1944 The Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: In compliance with the By-laws of the Town, I have the honor of submitting the annual Report of the Police Department of the Town of Watertown for the year ending December 31, 1944, together with the recommendations for the ensuing year. ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT Act-Chief Edward A. Murray Captains *Joseph J. Reilly "James M. Igoe John J. Igoe (Act.) Lieutenants Andrew J. Donnelly (Act.) Francis A. Nally (Act.) Sergeants Thomas W. Devaney Edmund H. Norton Walter F. Flahery tWilliam H. Munhall (Act.) Wohn F. Gleason (Act.) Joseph C. Harrington (Act.) John F. McGeever (Act.) Charles E. Shea (Act.) Patrolmen Arthur P. Perkin* *Francis J. Garafalo Lawrence C. Hanley Stephen F. Lyons Stewart E. Savage 'Andred J. Borden James M. Reilly "Richard H. Keefe Thomas J. Cullen Richard T. Ryan *Joseph F. Loughlin 'Herbert A. MacDonald George J. Farrell Paul L. Meenan Edward P. Murphy John A. Walsh Joseph H. Gilfoil `John J. Reilly, Jr. Edward J. Boyle Francis J. McCarthy Russell J. Kimball 'Edward J. Maloney John A. Higgins 'James C. McElligott John J. Hanlon *Bernard Pelkey George 11. Clinton *Francis D. Egan *William W. Carnes Theodore F. Reimann James J. Burke *David F. Keefe *James P. Shea Daniel E. Igoe John P. Long *Lawrence F. Galligan Harold M. Parker *William H. Fairbanks William J. Shea Wilfred Pouliot 157 Military Substitutes Thomas Ryder John H. McNeil Waldo P. Emerson Armond*Boudakian Lawrence Arone Donald A. Skuse §Edward M. Quinn . Daniel R. Todd Richard J. Carr Alfred Zalenski Arthur J. O'Neil Stephen G.McGrath Ralph Forte $Robert W. Parkhurst )Edward J. McCabe Joseph X. Cochrane Robert E. Williams Charles E. Morash John Linehan Reserve Officers Thomas V. Gildea Richard Bartley William Martin *Joseph A. Sheehan *George Armstrong "John L. DeLorey "James Chamberlain *James Devlin Walter Burke Donald Todd Edward P. Sullivan "Michael F. Casey "William Maloney Richard Carr Military Substitute Reserve Men Michael McCarthy Henry Maurer Preston Hatch Thomas P. Coffey Harry Hawes §John Loring William Reardon Norman Ticehurst Charles Donnelly Everett Higson §John Watson John T. Roper Anthony LeContt Joseph P. Whyte Wagonman-Clerks Thomas F. Sheridan *Michael F. Casey Wagonman and Janitor "=John Roper Stenographer-Clerk `Robert E. Roche §"Katherine A. Brogie Additional Clerk Catherine Gannam Military Service •" Military Substitute t Deceased # Retired § Resigned 158 Valuation of Property Stolen and Recovered-1944 Value of Property Reported Stolen . ... .................... $40,373.85 Valuation of Property Recovered .... ..... ... ........... ... 28,474.69 Valuation of Property Recovered for Other Departments 11,425.00 Work of Signal System Day on duty calls ............ ........ 21,460 Night on duty calls ....... . .... ...... 43,392 Total telephone calls ....... .......... 3,576 Radio calls ......................... .. 7,102 Miscellaneous—Complaints and Reports AbsenteeVoters ....... .. .. . .......... .... . ... ............ ... . . 1138 Accidental Destruction of Property ....... . ............. .. .... .. 45 Arc Lights out .. ............ . .. ......... ... ............. . .... .. . . 160 Arrests for Other Departments ....... ... ... .............. .... . . 2 ArticlesFound .................................. .. ........... .. 123 Articles Lost .......................... ....................... .. 145 Attempt Larceny .... .................... .................... ... .. 2 Automobile Accidents ... ............. ................ .... ... .. . 116 Automobiles Recovered .... ........ . ... . ..... ...... . .. ... .. . .. .. 29 Automobiles Stolen in Watertown .............................. 23 BicyclesRecovered .... ... ................................ ...... 55 Bicycles Stolen ......................................... ...... .. 40 Broken Windows .............. .. . . .... ... 307 Cases Investigated ............................... . ... ...... . ... 1571 Children Causing Trouble ................ ................. ..... 609 Deaths . .. . ... ............ ..................}................... 4 DeadCats ....... ................... .................. ......... 176 DeadDogs ....... ... .. . ............... . .............. .... ...... 72 Defective Streets and Sidewalks .... .. . . .................... .. .. 157 DogBites ...... ...... . ........... ....................... ....... 74 DogCases Investigated .. ...................................... 328 Dogs Reported Lost .................. .... 135 Doors and Windows found open and secured .................... 922 Emergency Fuel Administrator ................................. 722 FamilyTrouble . .. ........................................ ..... 225 Fire Alarms answered by officers ........... .. ......... ........ . 138 Forgery — Uttering ...... ... ........... ................. .... ... 1 Identification wanted — Other Departments ................ . .. 121 Investigations for local licenses ........................... . .... 200 Investigations for Other Departments ..... ............... ..... .. 86 In1•cstigation for various agencies incidental to war effort .... ... 317 Investigations for Selectmen ................ ................... 29 Messages Delivered . ...... ..................................... 60 Miscellaneous Escort .... .. ................................. .... 497 Per:ons Committed for Mental Sickness ................. ...... 20 Persons Transported to Hospitals ..... ............. .... ...... ... 226 Recommendations .. ........... ...... ........................... 97 Sick and Injured Assisted ........... .................. .... ..... 330 Street Lights out, incandescent ......................... ........ 903 Summons and Subpoenas Served ...................... ........ 798 Threatening ...... ...... ............................. ... ........ 4 Trouble with Neighbors ........................... ........... .. 55 159 Using auto without authority ................... ................ 2 Total calls answered for miscellaneous complaints and reports 10,064 Total reports investigated by Inspectors Department .. ....... 924 Total reports investigated by Juvenile Officers .. .... .. .... ... 1,534 Total cases investigated ................... .. .... .. . . . 12,522 Licenses and Permits Issued by Chief 5 Cab Licenses ................................ ... .... ..... $ 5.00 5 Cab Stand Licenses ..................... ... .............. 10.00 19 Licenses to operate cab ......................... ......... 19.00 4 Permits to purchase .... ..................... ............ 8.00 142 Permits to carry pistol or revolver ............ ... ... ... ... 71.00 Total . .... ...... ......................... ............ $113.00 Inspectors Report of Miscellaneous Reports of Crimes in Watertown With Results of Investigation Assault and Battery cases reported .................... . ... ... .. 115 Casessolved ...... .... ............................. ............ 113 Unfounded or Inconsequential ......... .......................... 1 Unsolved cases ............. ..................... ... ....... . .... 1 Assault with Intent to Kill cases reported ...................... 1 Casessolved ............................. ..... .... ...... ....... 1 Unsolved cases ......... ......................... ... ............. 0 Abduction cases reported ........................ ... .. ... ....... 1 Cases solved ............. ......................... .. ... ......... 1 Unsolved cases ....... .......................... ........ .. ...... 0 Accosting cases reported ... ............... .... .. . ... ... ... . .... 26 Casessolved ............ .. ......... ...... ...... . ........ .... 15 Unfounded or Inconsequential ................. .. .......... ..... 8 Unsolved ............................... ... .... ................. 3 Breaking and Entering cases reported .... ..... ....... .. . . ..... 32 Cases solved ................................. ............. ..... 11 Unfounded or Inconsequential .......................... ....... 5 Unsolved ......... .............................................. 16 Breaking and Entering and Larceny cases reported .. . ..... .. ... 61 Casessolved . .. ............................ ... . .. ... .. .. ...... .. 32 Unfounded or Inconsequential .................. ................ . 7 U{nsolved ..... ................. .... ............ .. .. .. ........... 22 Larceny cases reported ................. .... . .. .. ... . .......... 140 Cases solved 53 Unfounded or Inconsequential ..................... ....... ..... 24 Unsolved cases ... ....... ........................ . ...... . ....... 63 Attempt Breaking and Entering cases reported . .. . ...... .. ..... 9 Cases solved ...... ... ................... ..... ... . .. .. .. ........ 1 160 Unfounded or Inconsequential ...................... .............. 1 Unsolved cases .......... ................................... .. .. 7 Larceny from a Building cases reported ...... ... ......... ....... 1 Cases solved .............................................. ..... 1 Unsolvedoases ...... ............................... ............ 0 Larceny from the Person cases reported ..................... ... 1 Unfounded or Inconsequential ............ ................... .. 1 Robbery cases reported ...... ............. 2 Casessolved ................................................... 0 Unsolvedcases ....................................... .......... 2 Rape cases reported .......................................... .. 5 Casessolved . ........................... ....................... 4 Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Police ............................. 1 Unsolved cases ................................................. 0 Burglarycases reported ............... . ... ............ ... ..... 3 Salved cases .................................. ........... . ...... 3 Unsolved cases ............ .......... .............. . .. ... ....... 0 Carrying a revolver cases reported .......... ................. .. 2 Solvedcases .. ............ ............................... ...... 2 Unsolved cases ......... ............ . .................. . ........ 0 Threating cases reported .... ............................ ....... 3 Casessolved ................................................ ... 2 Unsolved ccases . ............................................. .. 1 Malicious Destruction of Property cases reported .............. 201 Solvedcases ........................... .. ................... ... 125 Unsolved cases ...................................... .. .... ..... 76 Committed by Juveniles .................... ................ .. . 196 Loitering cases reported ................................ ... . .... 14 Solvedcases ....................................... .. .... ...... 14 Unsolved cases ............................ .......... .. .... .... 10 Lewd and Lascivious Persons cases reported . . . .......... ...... 8 Solved cases ........ ... ............. ... . ......... ... . .... .. .... 6 Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Police 1 Unsolved cases ........................... ... .......... . ... . .. .. 1 Disturbance of Peace cases reported ...................... ... .. 299 Solved cases .................................... ............... 244 Unsolved )cgases ............................. ...... ............. )55 Total of all crimes reported .................... 924 Total solved . ............................ .... .. 628 Total Unfounded or Inconsequential ........... 47 Total Jurisdiction other Depts. ................. 2 Total Unsolved ...................... ... ....... 247 "Solved" indicates knowledge of perpetrator. It does not neces- sarily mean prosecution. In some minor offenses the victims are reluc- tant to prosecute. - 161 Arrests Total number . .................... . ............ 1278 Males .... ...................................... 1165 Females ......... ............................... 113 Native born ................. .... ............... 1040 Foreign ..................... .................... 238 The Following is a List of Actual Arrests Accosting ........................... ............... ............. 5 Abduction ....................... 1 Adultery ............... .... ................................. 5 Arrests for Other Departments .................... ... ...... ... 4 Arson . ...... ....................................... ......... ... 2 Assault and Battery on female child . ......................... 1 Assault and Battery on person .................. ................. 21 Assault with intent to rape ....................... ............. 2 Assault and Battery on Police Officer .......... ...... ............ 4 Assault and Battery on wife ................................. 3 Assault with dangerous weapon ........... 4 Assault with intent to kill ........ 1 Attempt to rescue prisoner ................ .................... 2 A. W. O. L. Army ............................................. 2 A. W. O. L. Navy ...... ........... ............................. 5 Bigamy ......................................................... 1 Breaking, entering and larceny, Day-time .................... 15 Breaking, entering and larceny, Night-time .................... 8 Burglary ......................................................... 3 Carrying dagger ............. ..... .............................. 1 Carrying revolver .. . ........................................... 1 Compounding felony ............................................ 1 Conspiracy .... ....................... 8 Contributing to delinquency of child .......................... 1 Crueltyto animals .... ......................................... 4 Draft evasion ..... ............ ................................. 1 Default warrant ................................. . ............. 11 Destruction of property .. ............ .......................... 2 Disturbance of peace .......................................... 20 Drunkenness ............. .... ....... ...... ..................... 285 Escaped prisoners ........ ..... . .................... ......... ... 1 Escaped persons ..... ........................................... 13 Fornifleation ............ ...... ... ............. ................ . 1 Falsename to police officer . .................................... 1 Faulty equipment ......................................... ..... 2 Forgery-uttering ................................ ................ 3 Fugitive from justice ... ....................................... 1 Grosslewdness ............................. .................... 6 Idle and disorderly ................................ ............. 1 Illegitimacy ...... ................................. .............. 1 Insane persons ................................................. 1 Larceny .......................................... ....... ..... .. 23 Larceny by check .................. ................ .. ...... ... 3 Larceny false pretenses ........................................ I Larceny from building ......................................... 1 Larcenymoney ....... .............................. ...... . .. . .. 7 162 Loitering ................................................... .... 7 Lottery tickets in possession ................................... 3 Malicious destruction of property .............................. 1 Manslaughter .... ... ............................................ 1 Neglect of children ............................................. 10 Nolicense in possession ....................................... 3 Nonsupport wife ...... .. .................................... 1 Non support wife and child ................................... 16 Promoting lottery .............................................. 4 Rape ........ ................................................... 5 Ringing false alarm ........................ 1 Runaway .... ... ................................................ 9 Safekeeping .... ............................................... 22 Stubborn child ................................................. 5 Suspicious person .............................................. 39 Truant .................................... ..... ................ 1 Unnatural-act ........ ................................... ....... 4 Using automobile without authority ........................... 2 Vagrancy .. .............. ....................................... 2 Violation of court order ........................................ 1 Violation of labor laws . .............................. .......... 2 Violationof parole ............................................. 2 Violation of probation .......................................... 18 Violation of Town By-laws, Section 16 ......................... 1 Motor Vehicle Lawls, Violating: Allowing improper person to operate . ............................ 3 Attaching wrong registration plates to car . ....................... 1 Failureto slow ..................... ...... ..................... 42 Fail to stop at signal of police officer ............. ............. 4 Leaving scene of accident—property damage ................... 4 Leaving scene personal injuries ................................... 1 No inspection certificate . ........................ ............. 06 One-way street ...... ... .. ............................ .... 4 Operating after revocation of license .......................... 7 Operating at a speed greater than reasonable and proper ...... 232 Operating left of road ......................................... 6 Operatingto endanger ......................................... 18 Operating under the influence ................................ 9 operatingun-insured car ...................................... 1 Operating un-registered car .................................... 1 Operating without license ..................... ................. 18 Parkingviolations .............................................. 18 Permittingminor to operate .................................. 1 Redlight .................. .................................... 24 Stopstreet ................... ... ............. .................. 110 Walklight .... ............................. .................... 7 GRAND TOTAL ........... ........ . ................... 1273 t Report of Traffic Department _ Traffic Violations—Court Operating under the influence of liquor ........................... 12 Operating to endanger ............... .......................... 20 163 Failing to slow at intersection ................................ 40 Refusing to stop for a police officer ............. ............... 5 Through walk-light ............................................ 1 Permitting minor to operate ............... ................... 1 Through red-light ............................................. 133 Parking violation ............. .. ....... ........................ 14 No license in possession ....................................... 2 Left of street car .................................... .. ........ 12 No registration in possession ........ . .......... ..... ......... 2 Left of center of road ......................................... 6 Stop street violations .... ... ..................... ........ ...... 121 Overspeeding ....... ............................................ 234 Nolicense ......... ........... ... ....... .. . ............. .... ... 17 Not a proper person to operate ................................. 3 Operating after suspension ........................ ....... .. . .. 1 Operating after right has been suspended . ...... ................. 1 Failing to slow down for a pedestrian ..................... ..... 1 One way streets ....... ... ..................................... 3 Operating un-registered car .................................... 1 Operating un-insured car ...................................... 1 Attaching plates ..................... .......................... 1 Manslaughter ................................................... 1 Drunkenness ................................................... 4 Leaving scene after property damage ..... ........ .............. 3 Leaving scene after personal injury .... ......................... 1 No inspection certificate ........................................ 93 Giving false name ............................................. I Operating after revocation .................................... 2 Refusing to show license ................... ................... ... 1 Failingto secure brakes ........................................ 1 TOTAL ............................................. .... 643 Traffic Violations—Warnings During the year, 857 operators were stopped for automobile viola- tions and given warnings. Street Painting Angle parking lines were painted on Main Street, Mt. Auburn Street, North Beacon Street and Galen Street. Cross walks were painted in Watertown Square, Coolidge Square and other busy inter- sections. The word cross-walks was also painted on both ends of cross walk. Investigations Many accidents were investigated, applications for licenses investi- gated, and several traffic problems from the Board of Selectmen. 164 Accidents Personal Injury Property Damage January 12 21 February 16 24 March 7 21 April 9 9 May 9 15 June 11 15 July 5 15 August 8 17 September 12 7 October 9 16 November 15 20 December 14 31 TOTAL 127 211 Fatal Accident Watertown had one fatal accident for the year 1944, against two for 1943. This is the lowest in fatal accidents in fifteen years, our high record in fatal accidents was eleven. We went 378 days without a fatal accident, but this did not come in a calendar year. On March 1, 1943 Lieutenant Donnelly was assigned to the Traffic Department, and in September Officers Parker and Boudakian were assigned to this Department. The Officers have done much work in the Department considering that they also do school traffic duty. Through their efforts personal injury accidents have been kept to a minimum and many families have been spared untold grief and suffer- ing. Their task is not a pleasant one, they deserve commendation. Report of Juvenile Department 1,534 complaints concerning Juveniles were registered with the Crime Prevention Bureau during the year ending December 31, 1944. These complaints include various types of offenses. Complete tabulation is shown below: Numbers Type of Offense Boys Girls Total Breaking and Entering and Larceny 27 5 32 Breaking and Entering 2 0 2 ;larceny 84 6 90 Otatutory Rape 3 0 3 Unnatural Acts 4 0 4 Open and Gross Lewdness 4 0 4 Lewd and Lascivious Behavior 2 0 2 Assault and Battery on Female Child 1 0 1 Fornication 0 1 1 Under the Influence of Liquor 2 0 2 Assault and Battery with a dangerous weapon with intent to rob 3 0 3 Assault and Battery 32 0 32 Malicious Destruction of Property 217 3 220 Wilful Damage 52 0 52 Malicious Mischief 112 0 112 Creating a Disturbance 154 3 157 Sounding False Alarms (Fire) 7 2 9 165 Setting Fires 18 3 21 Truancy 14 2 16 Runaway 47 11 58 Carrying a Gun 1 0 1 Smoking Cigarettes 10 0 10 Accidental Damage 17 2 19 Violating Traffic Laws 4 0 4 Violating Bicycle Laws 13 1 14 Miscellaneous 647 18 665 TOTAL 1477 57 1534 The Officers comprising the Bureau interviewed the children con- cerned in the above offenses, advising and counseling them. In over ninety percent of the cases the parents have been personally inter- viewed concerning the misdeeds of the children, in the remaining ten percent, comprising minor violations of the law the parents have been advised by letter. Of the above tabulated complaints forty five (45) necessitated court action. In the prosecution of these forty five (45) cases it was neces- sary to bring charges against fifteen (15) adults, parents of delinquents. etc. These fifteen (15) adults are included in the tabulation shown below which also gives the disposition of the court cases. DISPOSITIONS t Y A � 0 Court Cases ° Boys 43 1 2 6 1 0 33 43 Girls 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 . 2 Adults 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 TOTAL 60 W Every possible consideration is given to every child before bringing him or her to court. This action is taken as a last resort and only after counsel with parents, clergy and teachers. During 1944 stolen property recovered, restitution for money taken and repair of damage done by Juveniles amounted to $2,862.45. The Crime Prevention Bureau wishes to express its appreciation to the citizens who comprise the Directors of the Watertown Boys and Girls Club. Through their cooperation and assistance numefous ac- tivities for the recreation of Watertown youth have been initiated. While it is a known fact that recreational activities alone do not solve delinquency problems, this Bureau has felt that there was plenty of occasion for expansion along the recreational line and to this end much remains to be accomplished. The Crime Prevention Bureau Officers, Francis J. McCarthy and John J. Higgins have enjoyed the full cooperation of the Inspectors Division and the other Divisions of the Police Department at all times which has been most helpful. 166 ` Inspectors Department �. During this past year it became necessary to re-organize the In- spectors Department. I am happy and proud to report that the Inspec- tors have established an enviable record. I expect them to outdo them- selves from year to year if they maintain their present zeal, initiative and pride in their work. During the year the men of this department have worked a total of 844 hours overtime without monetary compensa- tion and have lost a total of 51 days off. They have done their work willingly and cheerfully with utmost harmony, all working towards a common goal. This department is in charge of Lieutenant Francis A. Nally, as- sisted by Inspectors George J. Farrell and Stephen F. Lyons. The Juvenile department is associated with the Inspectors department. Juvenile affairs are in charge of Inspector Francis J. McCarthy, assisted by Inspector John A. Higgins. It would be impossible to measure the amount of good resulting from the efforts of these Juvenile officers. However, a study of the following figures and a little imagination will give one some idea of the great service they are rendering. Gambling and Vice Gambling complaints have dropped off. We have had no com- plaints, but have made seven (7) arrests for violation of Lottery Laws. There seems to be an increase in the number of cases involving public morals, particularly amongst minors. We have had fifteen (15) cases of a serious nature. All persons involved were complained of in Waltham District Court. Liquor In general liquor dispensing establishments and package goods stores are being operated in a very satisfactory manner. Any com- plaints we had during the year were referred to the Honorable Board of Selectmen. Arrests for Drunkenness total two hundred and fifty eight (258) as compared with three hundred and twenty (320) for the year 1943. Personnel During the year we lost the following persons: Acting Sergeant John F. Gleason by retirement. Acting Sergeant William H. Munhall by death. Patrolman Joseph Loughlin by retirement. Military Substitute Patrolman Robert Parkhurst, Armed Forces. Military Substitute Reservemen John Loring and John Watson, Jr. Termination notice sent by reason of not being available for duty. Military Substitute Patrolman Edward McCabe by death. Clerk Mrs. Katherine Brogie resigned without prejudice. Patrolmen Charles E. Shea and John F. McGeever were promoted to the rank of Acting Sergeants to fill vacancies left by William H. s Munhall and John F. Gleason. Auxiliary Police The Auxiliary Police Force is comprised of 150 members, 50 of which are active and have been attending meetings, classes, and per- 167 forming police duty when called upon. This duty consists of accom- panying regular officers and working under their direction. They have proven to be very valuable as an auxiliary force. They always respond to emergencies and work untiringly. We never know when an emergency may arise, either in the form of domestic disturbance or of some catastrophe. It is a source of con- solation and it gives us all a feeling of greater safety and security to know that we have an organization of well trained, uniformed citizens who are willing to give their time and energy toward making it pos- sible for you to enjoy adequate police protection in times of unusual trouble. Although this organization was originally organized as part of the Civilian Defense plan, we feel that it would be a wonderful thing to take any steps necessary to insure its continued existance. The value of auxiliary police forces has been recognized throughout the nation. Every effort is being made to keep them intact. The support or maintenance of the auxiliary force was at first paid for out of civilian defense funds. For the past two years they have supported themselves from funds raised by the Watertown Auxiliary Police Association. Like other Towns and Cities, we are experiencing difficulty in keep- ing the Auxiliary force intact. Various means and methods are being employed by municipalities toward this end. It has been our policy in the past few months, and will be in the future, to encourage the mem- bers of the Auxiliary force to attend and take part in the training pro- gram of our regular force. In this way we hope to create a closer bond and better understanding between the regular and auxiliary men. In the past year the Auxiliary men answered many calls of duty, and rendered valuable service in a creditable manner. They worked at the lumber yard fire, practice air raids, the night before the fourth of July, Halloween, the hurricane, numerous public functions and have spent many hours patroling the streets with regular men, performing traffic duty and in a good many cases, they were not properly equipped or clothed, especially at the lumber yard fire and during the hurricane. We hold these men high in our esteem and we are profoundly grateful for the assistance they have rendered. Roster of the Watertown Auxiliary Police Department Alger, G. D. Cohen, B. Alger, R. N. Cohen, D. .Ambrose, J. Colella, A. Andrews, A. Corrazini, P. Coveno, R. F. Boliver, W. A. Crossman, N. Bonier, M. J. Crupi, V. Brackett, J. T. Bradbury, E. M. Daggett, G. F. Brett, J. F. Dane, H. P. Brown, J. J. Danskin, R. Brownsword, N. 0. D'Antonio, S. Bunyon, J. Devereaux, F. D'Onofrio, T. Carroll, M. Downey, J. Chase, E. L. Dragone, F. J. Clancy, W. A. Drury, P. H. Coffey, T. Dudley, W. V. 168 Newell, R. L. Eaton, W. T. Newell, W. L. Erickson, E. E: . O'Connor, W. J. Farrell, W. F. Oldford, J. M. Osgood, E. C. Giglio, S. Grimes, E. B. Paine, P. Papalia, A. R. Halvorsen, O. Papalia, R. C. Haskins, L. E. Parks, P. S. Hayden, J. L. Passero, L. P. Hennessey, J. A. Pentz, C. E. Hirtle, J. L. Perkins, M. A. Holmes, O. W. Pevear, L. R. Howland, G. F. Phillips, H. L. Hughes, W. H. Piscatelli, D. F. Hunt, B. R. Proto, D. Pugliese, O. D. Johnson, E. C. Johnson, G. P. Raftery, J. B. Riccio, V. J. Kivlehan, F. J. Sands, E. F. LaRoche, E. N. Sawin, R. W. Larsson, E. R. Sawyer, A. F. Leahy, R. N. Schoepfer, A. E. 'LeFavor, G. E. Seigal, C. Lehoux, P. E. Sheridan, J. H. Leonard, F. A. Sideleau, A. L. Linfleld, W. Smith, E. W. Loring, J. A. Stanton, E. H. MacKay, H. Stanton, R. W. Martin, P. J. Steadman, A. W. Matheson, J. M. Symonds, F. Maurer, H. A. McAulliffe, F., Sr. Temple, E. McAulliffe, F. F. Thomas, W. McHugh, J. P. Toomasian, P. Messina, F. ,Michelson, H. G. Walker, W. B. Mooney, F. X. Wellman, G. B. Moore, R. E. Welsh, C. D. Morrell, R. A. White, D. ,Morris, R. Whiteacre, H. Murphy, G. Whyte, J. Murray, J. F. Wigandt, P. J. Naveau, V. Zaccagnini, D. Newell, C. S. k Reserve Men $10,500.00 requested. This is approximately the amount of money expended in 1944 with the result of having the routes properly covered. At the present time we have 7 routes ranging from 110 acres to 473 acres in area. One or two of these routes left unprotected represents 169 a large, thickly settled, residential or manufacturing district without police patrol. The most efficient way to cope with the open route problem is to appoint more permanent patrolmen. However, I don't feel that we should do this until after our young men get home from the war. It seems prudent to keep these reserve men working part time until this condition is remedied. Juvenile Department $600.00 is the estimated additional cost of maintaining this depart- ment. This department has just completed its first year and its record of accomplishment certainly justifies the expenditure of this amount on records, postage, publicity and public relations. This department also has a radio car which is in constant use and cost $356.00 to op- erate and repair in 1944. In conclusion. We desire to thank the Justices of the Superior and District Courts, the Clerks of same, the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Members of the Finance Committee, other Town Officers, and the many public spirited citizens who have cooperated with this Department dur- ing the year. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD A. MURRAY, Acting Chief of Police. REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL January 13, 1945 Honorable Board of Selectmen, Administration Building, Watertown 72, Mass. Gentlemen: In accordance with the requirements of Section 2, Chapter 3, of the By�Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown, I submit to you my re- port as Town Counsel for the year ending December 31, 1944. The following actions against, or in behalf of the Town, are now pending in the Courts indicated: Middlesex Superior Court Ida Santoro vs. Town of Watertown Miriam Nazarian vs. Town of Watertown Catherine Moore vs. Town of Watertown Anna M. McGlinchey vs. Town of Watertown Harold McGlinchey, p.p.a. vs. Town of Watertown Edward V. Goguen vs. Town of Watertown Mary A. Neffinger vs. Town of Watertown These actions are brought to recover for personal injuries sustained, allegedly caused by defects in public ways. Town of Watertown vs. Gennaro Capaldi This is an action of contract instituted by the Water Department to recover for a water bill which defendant claims is excessive. 170 4 Town of Watertown vs. Joseph Busconi This is a Bill in Equity to restrain the defendant from using cer- tain premises in violation of the Building and Zoning By-Laws of the Town. Jasper Iannelt vs. Town of Watertown This is a petition by plaintiff to recover damages for land taking in connection with the widening of Bigelow Avenue. The majority of these cases have been assigned for trial and will be disposed of within a few months. Suffolk Superior Court City of Boston vs. Town of Watertown (two cases) In these actions the City of Boston seeks to recover for Welfare Aid furnished persons who allegedly have a legal settlement in Water- town. Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex Mary E. Rogers vs. Town of Watertown Florence Connolly vs. Town of Watertown Andrew Sullivan vs. Town of Watertown Florence Rattigan vs. Town of Watertown These actions are brought to recover for personal injuries sustained, allegedly caused by defects in public ways. George Fishfush, p.p.a. vs. Town of Watertown Mary Fishfush vs. Town of Watertown .these actions are brought to recover for personal injuries and consequential damages arising out of operation of motor vehicle of Town of Watertown. Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex City of Cambridge vs. Town of Watertown (two cases) In these actions the City of Cambridge seeks to recover for Wel- fare Aid furnished persons who allegedly have a legal settlement in Watertown. Appellate Tax Board Estate of Walter H. Gleason vs. Board of Assessors August A. Busch & Co.vs. Board of Assessors (two cases) New England Laundries, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors (two cases) Metropolitan Ice Co. vs. Board of Assessors (two cases) American Oil Co. vs. Board of Assessors Mary M. Kalajian vs. Board of Assessors Diran Bayzar vs. Board of Assessors Sousie Boyajian vs. Board of Assessors Mildred M. Foster vs. Board of Assessors (four cases) Lorena Sears Lacker vs. Board of Assessors Futurity Thread Co. vs. Board of Assessors Ann Elizabeth Chamberlain vs. Board of Assessors (four cases) Peter Turchon, Trustee vs. Board of Assessors (five cases) 171 The case of Rose Ajamian vs. Town of Watertown, brought to re- cover damages sustained by reason of falling on a defective way, was tried to a jury in Middlesex Superior Court, and an ultimate verdict of $4000.00 was awarded to plaintiff. The injuries sustained were serious and justified the amount of the verdict. Exceptions taken by Counsel for the Town at the trial were brought to the Supreme Judicial Court for determination and after a hearing the Court ruled that there was no reversible error by the Trial Judge. There were also several suits and claims of various nature brought against the Town which were settled by the Selectmen, upon my ad- vice, for small amounts. During the year the By-Law Committee of which I was a member, submitted its report at a Special Town Meeting and after lengthy de- bates on some of the proposed laws and amendments being made thereto, they were submitted to the Attorney General for his approval, which .was granted with very few exceptions. The 'By-Laws, as they now stand, should prove of inestimable benefit to the Town, although inevitably, certain changes thereon from time to time will be necessary. The work of the Town Counsel is constantly increasing and will be further intensified upon the return of the members of the Armed Forces from abroad. Provision has been made in the Contingent Ac- count of the Town Counsel for the employment of extra legal assist- ance, which has been of great aid, but the appointment of an Assistant Town Counsel, to whom could be referred constantly the work of ex- amining records and of research necessary for the preparation of cases, would greatly facilitate the work of the Town Counsel, and enable him to handle expeditiously, the ever increasing volume of work. During the year I have attended to all the regular duties of the Town Counsel, involving all departments of the Town Government. This included the giving of written and oral opinions to the heads of departments, the drawing of contracts, easements and releases; the preparation of various articles and votes of the Town Meeting, and the innumerable matters of a legal nature which were referred to me for attention. I have also attended the regular and special meetings of your Board and of the Finance Committee, when requested. I wish to extend to your Honorable Board, and to the Town Officers, and the various departments, my sincere thanks for the splendid co- operation and aid they have always willingly rendered me. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. CURRAN, Town Counsel. REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES I respectfully submit the following report relative to the collection of taxes, assessments and motor vehicle excises for the year of 1944. 1944 Real Estate Taxes Commitment $1,530,732.92 Refunds 1,774.32 $1,532,507.24 Paid to Treasurer $1,442,403.53 Abatements 4,738.05 Credit by Tax Titles 4,995.64 1,452,137.22 Balance January 1, 1945 $ 80,370.02 172 1944 Personal Taxes Commitment $ 106,734.52 Refunds 110.90 $ 106,845.42 Paid to Treasurer 104,972.33 Abatements 660.44 105,632.77 Balance January 1, 1945 $ 1,212.65 1944 Poll Taxes Commitment April 3, 1944 $ 6,118.00 Commitment April 20, 1944 17,620.00 Commitment November 1, 1944 402.00 Commitment December 31, 1944 290.00 Refunds 16.00 $ 24,446.00 Paid to Treasurer $ 16,984.00 Abatements 7,462.00 $ 24,446.00 B&lance January 1, 1945 .00 1944 Motor Vehicle Excises Commitment May 6, 1944 $ 24,126.08 Commitment August 24, 1944 9,274.60 Commitment November 13, 1944 664.70 Refunds 151.45 $ 34,216.83 Paid to Treasurer $ 33,383.39 Abatements 746.00 34,129.39 Balance January 1, 1945 $ 87.44 1943 Real Estate Taxes Balance January 1, 1944 $ 92,059.29 Refunds 468.04 Disclaimers 55.74 $ 92,583.07 Paid to Treasurer $ 88,457.25 Abatements 432.57 Credit by Tax Titles 3,693.25 $ 92,583.07 Balance January 1, 1945 .00 1943 Personal Taxes Balance January* 1, 1944 $ 2,596.26 $ 2,596.26 Paid to Treasurer 2,406.38 Abatements 189.88 $' 2,59626 Balance January 1, 1945 .00. _ 173 1943 Poll Taxes Balance January 1, 1944 $ 280.00 $ 290.00 Paid to Treasurer $ 164.00 Abatements 116.00 $ 280.00 Balance January 1, 1945 .00 1943 Motor Vehicle Excises Balance January 1, 1944 $ 476.91 Commitment January 11, 1944 249.27 Commitment February 23, 1944 6.00 Refunds 21.02 Adjustments 6.97 $ 760.17 Paid to Treasurer $ 609.69 Abatements 150.48 $ 760.17 Balance January 1, 1945 .00 TOTAL PAYMENT TO TREASURER BY COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1944 Real Estate Taxes $1,442,403.53 Interest $ 488.16 1944 Personal Taxes 104,972.33 Interest 24.63 1944 Poll Taxes 16,994.00 Interest 8.10 1944 Motor Vehicle Excises 33,383.39 Interest 12.71 1943 Real Estate Taxes 88,457.25 Interest 1,770.97 1943 Personal Taxes 2,406.38 Interest 32.62 1943 Poll Taxes 116.00 Interest 4.70 1943 Motor Vehicle Excises 609.69 Interest 4.47 $ 2,34626 $1,689,332.57 Receipts from Total Interest 2,346.26 Receipts from Costs 1,086.69 Receipts from Statements of Lien 351.00 Receipts from Unapportioned Sidewalks paid in advance 305.55 Receipts from Apportioned Sidewalks paid in advance 51.45 Receipts from Apportioned Street Betterments paid in advance 20.05 Total paid to Treasurer during 1944 $1,693,493.57 JOHN J. KENNEDY, Collector of Taxes. Approved: December 31, 1944 W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Auditor 174 REPORT OF WIRE DEPARTMENT December 31, 1944 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: Herewith submitted is the Annual Report of the Wire Department for the year ending December 31, 1944. Inspections Three hundred twenty-one permits for wiring and fixtures were issued during the year. Inspections to cover these permits, plus the inspections of business properties and re-inspections, resulted in ap- proximately 1350 individual calls. Receipts for 321 permits amounted to $160.50, which was paid to Town Treasurer. Maintenance The regular recurrent maintenance work, such as painting all fire and police boxes, posts, pedestals, cable boxes, etc.; reinspection of all commercial properties, such as stores, factories, garages, etc., when a new tenant occupies after a vacancy; periodical testing of all Fire Alarm Boxes and Police Boxes, and maintenance of same plus the maintenance of Firemen's Tappers, Police and Fire Alarm Wires over- head and underground; and care and maintenance of all traffic sig- nals; the supervision of street lighting and maintenance of electrical apparatus at the Municipal Garage, Administration Building, Signal Room, Police Station and both Fire Stations, was accomplished. Fire Alarm System One new Fire Box and Pedestal was installed on Arsenal Street near Patten Street, Box No. 211. This is one of seven new Fire Boxes received late in the year. The remainder will be installed as soon as possible. New heavy duty batteries were installed in the Signal Room to replace batteries worn out after eleven years of service. A new acous- tical ceiling was installed in the Signal Room to reduce noise and to promote better signal effects. New Fire Alarm Tappers were installed in Traffic Signal Booth at corner of Galen and Watertown Streets, and the residences of Firemen Melanson and Robbins; the transfer of tappers was made due to the change of residence of Firemen Bythewood and Armstrong. Tappers were removed from the residences of former Fire Chief John W. O'Hearn and Capt. John J. Kelly. The tapper at the Hood Rubber Company installed for Civilian Defense purposes was also removed. Police Signal System Changes in the circuiting of the Police Signals were made so that each circuit is supplied by an individual set of batteries for more effi- cient operation and maintenance. A direct telephone connection was installed between the Police 175 desk and the new traffic booth in Beacon Square on the Police Signal System. A survey was made for the Police Department on the possibility of the installation of a Police Recall Signaling System. Traffic Signal System The Traffic Signal Booth in Beacon Square was replaced with a larger and modern booth; new wiring and electrical equipment were installed to bring the system up to modern standards. A bell was installed at the traffic booth at corner of Galen and Watertown Streets to operate with the walk lights. A three 11ght housing was added to the traffic post in the Boston Elevated Car Barn Yard facing west to accommodate east bound traf- fic out of Watertown Street. A three light housing was added to the traffic post on Delta at corner of Mt. Auburn and School Streets facing north to accommodate south bound traffic from School Street. The work was commenced on the new traffic signals to be installed at the corner of Main Street and Waverley Avenue and should be com- pleted in the very near future. Street Lighting Due to the restrictions imposed by the war only the very necessary additions were made to the street lighting system. Surveys made in- dicate that much work and re-lighting will be necessary in the post war. Lights were added during the year on the following streets: One on Acton Street One on Belknap Terrace One on Bellevue Road One on Gilbert Street One on Green Street Terrace One on Hillerest Circle Two on Puritan Road Two on Ralph Street One on Water Street Damage to Town Property Automobiles were responsible for damages to the Galen Street Traffic Booth, Fire Alarm pedestal at corner of Main Street and Wav- erley Avenue and Fire Alarm pedestal at corner of Mt. Auburn Street and Winthrop Street., The damages caused were repaired by this De- partment and the casts of materials and labor were reported to the Town Counsel who has started action for recovery for the Town. The Wire Department truck was struck by another vehicle, claim was made for damages, for which recovery was made and receipts turned over to the Town Treasurer. Cooperation Between Town Departments The harmony and cooperation between departments in our experi- ence is noteworthy. During the year we have tried to maintain this condition and have contributed in this wise by wiring and maintain- 176 ing equipment for the Police, Fire, Highway, Water, Town Clerk, Soldiers' Relief, Playgrounds, Ration Board, Selective Service Board, , School, Election, Town Meeting and Red Cross Agencies. We hsve had splendid help from the Highway Department who have cooperated greatly with us in our work on the Town Streets, digging and back- filling trenches for our conduits, etc., which has saved the Town a considerable sum of money. Other Departments have gladly assisted us when we made the request. Emergency Coal Distribution This Department, in cooperation with other Departments of the Town, was busily engaged in distributing emergency fuel during the months of January, February, March and part of April. This much needed assistance was carried on voluntarily and did much to alle- viate suffering. Personnel The loss of John P. Walsh was keenly felt among his fellow workers in the Department. He was a very loyal worker, very well liked, ambi- tious and very conscientious. The Town lost a very faithful citizen in his passing. The vacancy in the Signal Room caused by Mr. Walsh's death was filled by a transfer of John J. Keefe from the Maintenance Division of the Wire Department to the Signal Room. Mr. Keefe's transfer has left a vacancy in the Wire Division to be filled at a later date when a properly qualified person is available. I wish to thank my co-workers in the Wire Department for their very loyal cooperation. It is a pleasure to be associated with such a fine group of workers. Acknowledgements I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen for their cooperation during the year. Acknowledgments are made to the various Town Department heads, to the Gamewell Company, the Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company for the courtesies and cooperation shown me during the year. Respectfully submitted, LEO P. LANDRY, Superintendent of Wires: REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: The Planning Board wishes to report that much progress has been made during the past year with respect to improving civic conditions. The Committee consisting of the Board of Appeals, the Building Inspector and the Planning Board for the purpose of studying build- ing laws and to make amendments when needed has been very active, and much progress has been made along these lines. Amendments on these buildings laws will be submitted for approval by the next town meeting. It is believed by this committee that the proposed changes will be especially helpful in the interpretation of the building laws. 177 The Committee appointed by the Town consisting of the Board of Health, Superintendent of Cemeteries and the Planning Board for the purpose of acquiring the most feasible land as an addition to Ridge- lawn Cemetery has also been active, and that Committee will have recommendations to submit to the next Town Meeting. The Planning Board has also made an intensive study of Post-War Planning and has acquired much helpful data from the larger indus- tries of Watertown. From this data, it will be possible to keep the un- employment situation well in hand after the war. The Board is of the opinion that some suitable shelter should be erected in the delta for the benefit of persons waiting for buses and street cars, and although some opposition has been expressed, plans are now available which we believe would permit a structure of this type to be erected without marring the beauty of the Square and which would prove extremely helpful to the people of Watertown. Recently the Planning Board has considered the question of a hos- pital in the Town. Members are of the opinion that such a hospital would be both profitable and is necessary to meet the needs of the Inhabitants of Watertown. However, much work and study will be necessary before plans for such a project can be recommended to the Town. Although the work of the Planning Board is by no means accom- plished, we feel that much advancement has been made during the past year. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES P. EATON, Chairman JOSEPH BLANCHARD, Secretary HARRY CRAWPORD EARL CHASE HENRY RATTIGAN REPORT OF DOG OFFICER To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: Report of the dog officer for gear 1944 is respectfully submitted. Thirteen hundred and thirty-two (1332) dogs are licensed. One hundred and fifty-three (153) stray dogs were impounded for a period of 6 days. Three were quarantined for a period of fourteen (14) days. Two dogs were sold. One hundred and fifty-four (154) were destroyed. Twenty-eight (28) were returned to their owners. I wish to express my appreciation for the co-operation of the vari- ous departments which were very helpful throughout the year. SAMUEL G. THAYER, Dog Officer. 178 REPORT OF 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, 1944 together with recommendations for the ensuing year. The membership of the Fire Department on December 31, 1944 is as follows: One (1) permanent Chief; one (1) permanent and two (2) acting Captains; two (2) permanent and two (2) acting Lieutenants; one (1) Mechanician; one (1) Call Captain and fifty-five (55) per- manent Privates. At the present time there are 12 members of the Fire Department in the armed services whose places are being filled by military substitutes. During the past year one member was honorably discharged from the Navy and restored to active duty in the depart- ment. The total number of alarms for the year 1944 was 548, a decrease of 72 over the previous year which incidentally was an all time record year for alarms. Of these 446 were Still Alarms and 102 Bell alarms. The total number of false alarms was 19, the same as the previous year. In addition the Fire Department assisted the Police, responding to 195 calls with the Ambulance. Insurance Values Losses Insurance Paid Buildings $251,600.00 $49,359.93 $227,050.00 $47,603.03 Contents 269,635.98 58,285.87 254,150.00 56,315.87 $521,235.98 $107,645.80 $481,200.00 $103,918.90 It might be interesting to note that $72,921.20 of our loss for 1944 was for a fire at the Kimball Lumber Co., which occurred on Jan. 2nd. Losses from all other fires are comparatively low $34,724.60. The department has been called to render emergency service for various reasons on numerous occasions, and whereas the members of the department are ever ready to respond to calls for assistance out- side their regular fire duties, there have been occasions where multiple calls for such service has strained the department strength, and has in- terfered with department efficiency. Fire prevention during the past several years has been confined to limited areas and then mostly to complaints received and hazards called to the department's attention. It is my intention to broaden the scope of fire prevention activities, namely, to conduct regular periodic inspections by regular department members rotating, in order that all members may become better acquainted with their districts, type and kind of construction, contents of building, location of hydrants and all other matters of importance pertaining to their profession. During the winter months when snow covers the ground and par- ticularly when snow plows cause banks of snow to obscure fire hydrants from view it is difficult for members of the Fire Department to locate hydrants for fire fighting purposes. This condition may be entirely eliminated by placing hydrant markers near fire plugs and thereby greatly assist the Fire Department in bringing hose lines into action quickly. Municipalities who have installed hydrant markers have found 179 them a most valuable aid to the Fire Department. I recommend the installation of hydrant markers. Heretofore many sections of the town have been dependent on the telephone for notification of fire. New developments and built up areas are located some distance from fire alarm street boxes. I recommend that five additional boxes with materials therefor be procured for im- mediate installation. I also recommend that the fire alarm system of Cambridge and Boston be connected to fire alarm headquarters, a mat- ter of vital importance that should receive immediate attention. After 49 years of faithful service John W. O'Hearn, ex-Chief of the fire fighting forces was retired on pension in accordance with the pro- visions of General Law Chapter 32, Section 35 as amended. In behalf of the members of the Fire Department I extend to Chief John W. O'Hearn our very best wishes for a long, happy and prosperous life in his well deserved retirement. Captain John J. Kelley, a member of the Fire Department since 1906, a loyal, faithful and excellent fireman, was retired on pension May 4, 1944 in accordance with General Law Chapter 32, Section 85 as amended. In behalf of his comrades I extend our best wishes for a long and happy life. In behalf of the members of the department I thank the members of the Honorable Board of Selectmen for their cooperation, advice and willingness to assist in necessary improvements within the department. The Auxiliary Fire Department may be mobilized quickly in case of emergency. To these men who are so willing to sacrifice their time and energy in behalf of our townspeople, I wish to express my sincere thanks for their continued cooperation. I take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to our allied departments for their cooperation and inter-department aid, namely, Leo P. Landry, Supt., and the members of the Wire and Fire Alarm Departments; Michael B. Oates, Supt., the Water Commissioners and members of the Water Department; Edward A. Murray, Chief, and members of the Police Department, and Thomas V. Dwyer, Supt., and members of the Highway Department. I also at this time want to publicly extend my thanks to the officers and members of the Newton, Belmont, Waltham and Cambridge Fire Departments for their aid and assistance which they have given to our department through our Mutual Aid system. It is my sincere hope that Mutual Aid will be expanded and improved in order that all municipalities concerned will receive still further protection with the powerful reinforcements available. To the members of our local Fire Department I extend my pro- found thanks for their loyalty and the faithful service that they have rendered, sometimes under trying conditions. Your willingness to work extra hours without compensation and to serve in capacities outside your regular duties is commendable. Nowhere can there be found a group of men, banded together in a common cause, who possess greater courage or more devoted to their duty. I am proud to be associated with you in the field of fire control and to be your leader in our chosen profession. -Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM C. McELROY, Chief Fire Department. 180 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND AID TO ` DEPENDENT CHILDREN January 10, 1945 Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Re: Annual Report for the Year 1944 In the matter of Old Age Assistance the total expenditure for the year 1944 was $173,609.36 of this amount Watertown received from the Federal Government an approximate grant of $70,496.86 and reim- bursement from the Commonwealth amounting to approximately $68,- 741.66. These sums deducted from our total expenditure of $173,609.36 shows a balance of $34,370.84 which represents the approximate cost to the Town for the administration of Old Age Assistance. In my report of 1943 I estimated a decrease in the case load of approximately 10% for the year 1944, however, we extended beyond that percentage to one of .148. This being almost a direct result of the so called children's legal contribution clause which was a part of the 1943 Legislation that became effective on September 8th of that ,year which made it mandatory that the children of old age assistance recipients, whose earning capacity exceeded certain exemptions in- cluded in the law, contribute to their parent or parents a certain per- centage of that excess beyond the exemption. However, upon perusing the statistical report for 1944 you will note that our case load reached Its lowest ebb in April and has since then shown a small but steady increase to the extent of 4% for the balance of the year. It is my opinion that this increase is going to continue through the year 1945. I am convinced that our present Legislation reduced the old age as- sistance case load to its absolute minimum and that it has stabilized the plan to the extent that now we shall entertain a slow but steady increase. It is further obvious that although our case load decreased our expenditures have increased, this is a result of the Town's conformity to the law, rules, regulations, policies and procedures aforementioned. Inasmuch as these laws became effective in September of 1943 they actually did not start to affect our expenditures until February of 1944 the reason for this being that the Bureau, in order to be in com- plete conformity to the above mentioned changes, had to review and treat each case as if it were a new one before the budget could be adjusted and the larger payment made thus, postponing immediate increased expenditures. Our total expenditure for the administration of the Department of Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1944 was $77,450.49, our total grant from the Federal Government amounted to $16,687.47, and our reimbursement from the Commonwealth was approximately $20,254.34. These sums deducted from our total expenditure of $77,450.49 shows a balance of $40,508.68 which represents the approximate cost for the administration of this Department to the Town. The administration of Aid to Dependent Children is somewhat similar to that of Old Age assistance in that the same standards of 181 assistance and the same procedure of computing the contributions of single children living in and out of the home are employed. Of course in this category we are working more with the family group rather than the individual. A great deal of effort and personal service is ' demanded of this category because of the multiple complexities that continually arise in family groups. It is astounding to note to what extent the loss of a parent has on the general stability of a family, that certain balance that is so necessary in family life seems almost extinct. The remaining parent, usually the mother, insofar as this Department is concerned seems to lose the confidence and initiative that is such a potent factor in the raising of children. Consequently they become very much dependent on the Department not only for financial assistance but also for counsel and other special services. Legislation and other policy revisions in this particular category remains somewhat static except for occasional budgetary changes that the State Department may recommend from time to time. The year 1944 has seen a further reduction in the case load on General Relief and if conditions remain the same for the ensuing year we may anticipate a slightly lower load at the end of 1945. Our expenditure for General Relief was $33,384.44, our expenditure to other Cities and Towns for aid rendered to cases settled in Water- town but residing elsewhere was $1,613.15 or a total of $34,997.59. It appears from our statistics on hand that Watertown will be reimbursed to the extent of $6,606.04 from the Commonwealth for those cases which we are aiding that have no settlement in the Common- wealth and $3,692.01 reimbursement on those cases settled in other Cities and Towns in the Commonwealth but residing in Watertown, reimbursement from the clientele or their relatives in the amount of $1,141.44 has been received throughout the course of the year. These monies deducted from our total expenditures of $34,997.59 shows a bal- ance of $23,558.10 which represents the exact cost to the Town for the administration of General Relief. It can be assumed that our expenditures will continue at their present level. It is interesting to observe a marked increase in the cost of physi- cians services, hospital, medicine, dentistry, and eye glasses as com- pared with 1943. The tendency for these larger expenditures are two- fold: 1st That the clientele 1s growing older and consequently re- quired more adequate medical attention with each passing year. 2nd The expansion of the social program relating to these special services. The following bills have been filed in the Legislature the passage of which would affect this category: Abolition of Settlements Abolition of citizenship requirements Abolition of minimum and maximum, which at the present time is the governing factor in the payments to the clients. Increase of burial allowance Elimination of the legal contribution of children to their parent or parents The latter being the only one that. would affect us financially to any great degree at this time. A survey of our case load shows that if the legal contribution of the children were eliminated with our 182 present case load, we would expend approximately $31,488 more than previous years. Our survey revealed to us that the children of re- cipients now receiving old age assistance are contributing $26,832 in cash and $4,656 in kind making a total of $31,483. The abolition of settlements has always been a subject of consid- erable controversy. If this bill were to pass I do not think that Water- town would be affected financially to any great extent, but it would certainly eliminate a great deal of detail work which in itself is very complex and time consuming. The abolition of citizenship requirements at this time may be an advantage to the Town in that many of our clients receiving General Relief are perfectly eligible for old age assistance except for the fact that they are not citizens. The abolition of the minimum and maximum would in my opinion permit the Bureau to conserve money and encourage better social work. We can expect that our payments on cases that are Watertown Settled but residing in other Cities and Towns will be less for the year 1945 than they were in 1944, as our records show that 15 cases that are being aided by other Cities and Towns at the present time will lose their Watertown Settlement and will then become the financial responsibility of the State Department of Public Welfare. The present clientele of General Relief consists mostly of chronic cases who are either mentally or physically inadequate as may be seen by studying the statistical breakdown wherein hospital, medicine, in- stitutional care, nursing and convalescent homes accounts for approxi- mately 35% of the total expenditure. Considerable time and patience is consumed in caring for these individuals, as it is difficult for them to conduct their own affairs in a proper manner, particularly in budget- ing, the use of fuel coupons, food stamps, etc. The assistance of the social worker in such cases as these is of immeasurable help. Administration In accordance with your request that I submit a plan relative to the proposed reorganization of the Public Welfare Department. I am attaching herewith said plan which I think is self explanatory, show- ing the ultimate authority and the line of descent from this authority down through each type of job in the agency. You will note that the lines of authority are very definite and dis- tinct and the various divisions exacting in their specific duties. Such a graphic presentation of staff relationships is likely to demonstrate previous unsuspected duplications, overlappings, and empty spaces in the performance of duties, and to be a great aid in putting the Depart- ment on a business like basis. You will further note that the plan affords sufficient supervisory personnel to cause proper and constructive administration and also allows for expansion of the help in the various divisions, whenever the occasion may arise, without confusion. We must bear in mind at all times that the Public Welfare Depart- ment, from a financial standpoint is a non-productive part of our Town Government. Every dollar that is spent for this purpose is a direct charge against the taxpayer and, therefore, every precaution should be taken to conserve these funds and at the same time render the proper service to the indigent of our Community. This conservation of funds and the rendition of proper service 183 can be accomplished only through the medium of an administrative program with the proper and adequate personnel. The initial study of this plan might cause one to believe that it is too expansive for the present, as the expenditures for salaries for said plan will be increased by $5,015.25. However, I know that $5,000 will be a minimum of what we can save by the end of 1945, not to mention the high quality of service that will be rendered and the value of a properly trained and organized Welfare staff at the end of hos- tilities when we will be bound to have a large case increase in all cate- gories of assistance. To further substantiate the plan insofar as costs are concerned may I advise you that experts on Public Welfare Administration and Social Work Engineering state that the absolute minimum that should be spent for the disbursement of Welfare funds is 10% of the total appro- priation. Our cost with the reorganization would still be less than 9%. The experts further point out that the average well organized department should spend 15% of its total appropriation for administra- tion which in our case would be $42,150.00 or $17,775.00 less than what the proposed plan calls for and that the real progressive one will ex- pend 18% of its total appropriation, which in our case would be $50,580.00 or $26,205.00 more than our proposed plan requires. I am bringing out these points to show that our plan of reorganization would not be too expansive but merely progressive. It is my understanding from good authority that between 1932 and 1936 this Town lost in the vicinity of a quarter of a million dol- lars through the lack of proper organization and trained workers. This sum would pay for the complete administrative cost of the new plan for a period of 10 years. No one person or group of persons could possibly be held responsible for our loss as every community in the Country found itself in practically the same position but, permit me to say, "let the lamp of experience be our guide and prepare ourselves for the future." By way of recommendation I would suggest at this time that the Board give to me the permission to outline and set up the nucleus of a Municipal Employment Agency within the Welfare Department. This undertaking is most vital to the Town, not for what it would be worth at the present but the value of it in the future. It is needless for me to call your attention to the vast potential resource we have in Watertown by way of Industry and Business, which if properly tapped and utilized would greatly minimize our Public Welfare problem in the future. The cost of setting up and administering this project would be negligible but the ultimate saving to the Town would be enormous. I further recommend that reconsideration be given to my request of previous years, that a medical and dental clinic be established as a part of the Welfare Department. Such clinics are now in affect in many towns that do not have a hospital and are more than proving their worth both from a financial and social standpoint. It is my desire at this time to extend my appreciation to the vari- ous departments of the Town Government for the courtesy and services rendered to the. Welfare Department and to the Board for their keen interest and counsel for the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH F. MURRAY 184 c TREASURER'S REPORT I respectfully submit the following financial report for the year 1944: Borrowed in Anticipation of Revenue January 7 Merchants National Bank of Boson $300,000.00 cc rate of .347% discounted Notes Paid in 1944 November 15 Merchants National Bank of Boston $300,000.00 Notes Due in 1945 NONE Funded Debt Retired in 1944 February 1 New Administration Building $10,000.00 March 1 School 1;-'40.00 School (Outside) 30,000.00 April 1 Drainage 4,000.00 Municipal Relief (Outside) 33,000.00 Streets 2,000.00 May 1 School 16,000.00 June 1 Municipal Relief (Outside) 8,030.00 July 1 Municipal Relief (Outside) 8,000.00 October 1 Municipal Relief (Outside) 5,000.00 State Tax Refunding 14,000.00 November 1 Drainage (Outside) 1,000.00 Municipal Relief (Outside) 8,000.03 Highway Equipment 6,000.00 December 1 School (Outside) 19,000.00 Library (Outside) 2,000.00 Police Station (Outside) 5,000.00 $172,000.00 Funded Debt Due in 1945 February 1 New Administration Building $10,000.00 April 1 Drainage 4,000.00 Municipal Relief 33,000.00 Streets 2,000.00 May 1 School 4,000.00 June 1 Municipal Relief 8,000.00 July 1 Municipal Relief 7,000.00 October 1 Municipal Relief 5,000.00 November 1 Municipal Relief 8,000.00 Highway Equipment 6,000.09 December 1 School 8,000.00 Police Station 2,000.00 $97,000.00 185 Debt Statement Total Funded Debt December 30th, 1944 $343,000.00 DEBT OUTSIDE DEBT LIMIT: School P. W. A.Chap. 404,Acts 1935 $38,000.00 Police Station, P.W.A., Chap. 404, Acts 1935 2,000.00 Municipal Relief, W.P. A., Chap. 58, Acts 1938 64,000.00 Municipal Relief, W.P. A., Chap. 72, Acts 1939 129,000.00 Total Debt Outside of Debt Limit $233,000.00 DDBT WITHIN DEBT LIMIT: Drainage $20,000.00 School 4,000.00 Administration Building 70,000.00 Streets 10,000.00 Highway Equipment 6,000.00 Total Debt Within Debt Limit $110,000.00 $343,000.00 A statement of the accounts on which the Town Indebtedness applies: Sewers and Drains $20,000.00 Schools 42,000.00 Street Betterments 10,000.00 Police Station 2,000.00 Administration Building 70,000.00 Municipal Relief 193,000.00 Highway Equipment 6,000.00 $343,000.00 The indebtedness of the Town matures as follows: 1945 $97,000.00 1946 59,000.()0 1947 58,000.00 1948 58,000.()0 1949 42,000.00 1950 18,000.()0 1951 11,000.00 $343,000.00 Borrowin; Capacity for 1945 Valuation 1942 $53,526,880.00 Valuation 1943 52,788,170.00 Valuation 1944 52,735,105.00$159,050,155.03 Abatements 1942 $550,849.64 Abatements 1943 680,488.36 Abatements 1944 167,559.00 $1,398,897.00 3) $157,651,258.00 52,550,419.33 3% 1,576,512.57 Less Debt Inside Debt Limit 110,000.00 Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1945 $1,466,512.57 186 A statement of Debt and Total Cash RKpenditures of the Town for thirty years: Year Expenditures Debt 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 1,942,000.00 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 1940 3,732,597.22 1,120,000.00 1941 3,583,494.47 890,000.00 1942 3,488,489.32 693,000.00 1943 3,076,543.04 515,000.00 1944 3,257,739.65 343,000.00 Statement of Town Insurance Company Amount Expires National Fire Insurance Company $50,000.00 Sept. 1, 1945 Springfield Insurance Company 244,000.00 Sept. 1, 1945 New England Fire Insurance Company 75,000.00 99 Hartford Fire Insurance Company 50,320.00 " It Penn Fire Insurance Company 57,225.03 " " Liverpool& London& Globe Ins. Company 50,000.00 " so Firemen's Fund Insurance Company 200,000.00 " " Liverpool &London & Globe Ins. Company 102,000.00 Sept. 1, 1946 Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Company 102,000.00 The World Fire & Marine Ins. Company 102,000.00 " Liverpool &London & Globe Ins. Company 102,000.00 " Queen Insurance Company of America 102,000.00 " Queen Insurance Company of America 102,000.00 ad Fire & Marine Ins. Company 86,003.00 Sept. 1, 1947 Century Insurance Company 85,000.00 " " Penn Fire Insurance Company 85,000.00 " as Aetna Insurance Company 85,000.00 at as Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Company 85,000.00 46 96 187 Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Company 85,000.00 " " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Company 65,000.00 Sept. 1, 1948 Great American Ins. Company 65,000.00 " The World Fire & Marine Ins. Company 65,000.00 " The Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Company 64,679.00 " Insurance Company of North America 65,000.00 " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Company 65,000.00 " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Company 117,819.00 Sept. 1, 1949 Liverpool & London &Globe Ins. Company 117,819.00 " The World Fire & Marine Ins. Company 1117,819.00 " Anchor Insurance Company 117,819.00 " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Company 117,819.00 " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Company 117,818.00 " Cemetery Account The several sums of money turned over to me for the perpetual care of lots of the Cemeteries have been deposited in the Watertown Savings Bank, and are as follows: Balance, December 31, 1943 $67,057.40 Interest for the year 1944 1,541.34 $68,598.74 1943 Interest withdrawn 1,612.90 $66,985.84 Names and Amounts Collected in 1944 Feb. 2 Hovannessian & Johnson (Agavnie Essayian) $93.75 W. G. Rockwell (Dora May York) 45.00 W. G. Rockwell (Florence F. Virgo) 45.00 W. G. Rockwell (Gladys M. Townsend) 93.75 Mrs. Marilyn L. Decker 45.00 W. G. Rockwell (Mary Moulton) 56.25 Hovannessian & Johnson (Hagop Minassian) 22.50 Arthur L. Watts (Geo. E. Watts) 45.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Murgerdich Nahagian) 45.00 Mrs. Louise LeDuke (Charles LeDuke) 75.00 Lawrence E. Sullivan (Orville W. Dulac) 45.00 Mar. 1 Frank B. Wetherbee (Elizabeth Goding) 225.00 Mrs. Dorenda J. Keefe 78.75 Donald J. MacDonald (John D. Cochrane) 45.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (John H. Calusdian) 112.50 Apr. 5 Mrs. Jas. M. Hermanson 75.00 Chester H. Parker (Morris H. Parker) 56.25 John Esposito (Vito Marenilli) 22.50 Donald J. MacDonald (Gladys Golding) 45.00 Agnes Mazmanian (Elisha Mazmanian) 112.50 W. G. Rockwell (Clement Spencer) 90.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Maderios Boghosian) 75.00 Apr. 19 Hovannessian & Johnson (Seranoosh Djenevis) 75.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Bagdashar Pergherian) 135.00 Vahakn Jerian (Manoog Jerian) 45.00 W. G. Rockwell (Azier Stanchfield) 56.25 188 May 3 Hovannessian & Johnson (Hartunian) 22.50 Hovannessian & Johnson (Sarkis Sevian) 45.00 Short & Williamson (Wallace I. Eaton) 22.50 W. G. Rockwell (Wm. Garland) 56.25 June 7 Gladys Vincent 45.00 Geo. H. Gregg & Son (James E. Battles) 75.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Dicronenhi Tunjrian) 45.00 ,Mrs. F. Florence MacDougall (David Thurston) 22.50 Mrs. Bessie J. Wood 45.00 Mrs. Agnes M. S. Wood 45.00 Leroy S. Eaton 142.50 July 5 W. G. 'Rockwell (M. H. Ellsworth) 56.25 D. J. MacDonald (H. M. Fitzpatrick) 75.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Marian Gagosian) 22.50 John J. Stanton (Charles W. Dunton) 22.50 A. E. Long & Son (Katherine McKenzie) 22.50 Aug. 2 Hovannessian & Johnson (Jos. K. Parmakian) 75.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Nellie Avakian) 75.00 Charles Mardirasian (Doudan Vartanian) 22.50 Sept. 6 Hovannessian & Johnson (Vartar Tutunjian) 22.50 Wesley E. Monk 112.50 Richard LeShane 75.00 W. G. Rockwell (Taylor) 45.00 Oliver Wass 45.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (S. Kooyoumjian) 75.00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lavers 90.00 Oct. 4 Dr. Harry M. Chopourian (Minas Chopourian) 22.50 Hovannessian & Johnson (Serope Beldorian) 22.50 Mrs. Florence Canfield (Carl A. Canfield) 78.75 Peter Stonoga 56.25 Nazareth Boyajian (Gulenya Boyajian) 45.00 W. G. Rockwell (Phoebe P. Alger) 45.00 Oct. 18 Arthur C. Hasiotosis (Louis Cannellis) 22.50 Katherine A. Mohoney (Grace L. Levin) 45.00 Arthur C. Hasiotisis (John Panos) 22.50 Charles R. Ames 45.00 Oct. 31 A. E. Long & Son (Est. C. Peterson) 75.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (Mardiros Kasigrain) 112.50 Dec. 6 Peter Murock 11.25 Orville & Helen Purchian 67.50 Edw. P. & Emma Stearns 142.50 Hovannessian & Johnson (Bagdassar Badigian) 22.50 James Gorrisso 22.50 Frederick G. Rawlings 75.00 Christian J. Berglund (Jacob B. Murland) 45.00 Dec. 31 Hovannessian & Johnson (Taroohi Titus) 112.50 Mrs. Aznir Malkasian 45.00 Est. Fred Robbins 82.00 Angus C. MacMillen 45.00 Hovannessian & Johnson (M. Tomasian) 22.50 Arthur C. Hasiotis (Minas L. Loison) 112.50 John C. MacArthur (Margaret MacArthur) 90.00 $ 4,750.75 Balance Brought Forward $66,985.84 Balance December 31, 1944 $71,736.59 189 Toven Trust Funds Martha Sanger Fund: Investment $915.21 Income for 1944 20.70 Balance December 30, 1944 $935.91 Templeton Fund: Investment $587.53 Income for 1944 612.86 Balance December 30, 1944 $1,200.39 Two $1,000 4% New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad first mortgage bonds. Benjamin Hosmer Pierce Fund: Investment $1,320.90 Income for 1944 29.80 $1,350.70 Disbursements 6.75 Balance December 30, 1944 $1,343.95 Barry Fund: Investment $1,048.78 Income for 1944 23.71 $1,072.49 Disbursements 22.72 Balance December 30, 1944 $1,049.77 Mary E. Emerson Fund: Investment $3,192.44 Income for 1944 71.35 $3,263.79 Disbursements 110.42 Balance December 30, 1944 $3,153.37 Michael P. Charles Fund: Investment $200.00 Income for 1944 326 Balance December 30, 1944 $203.26 190 Rehabilitation Fund: Investment $50,000.00 Income for 1944 137.55 Balance December 30, 1944 $50,137.55 Receipts and Expenditures Balance, January 1, 1944 $743,658.72 1944 Receipts 3,160,733.38 $3,904,392.10 1944 Paid Treasury Warrant 3,257,739.65 Balance, December 30, 1944 $646,652.45 Approved: W. W. 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M_ M. . .. CV3 H 40) r-i v-1 CD .� 193 a� CIS cd R, a C3ta a� t oo c,to to t oo rn in to vt� vw"vww9w am a3 c)m a�a�m a�a� �z cs �b Cdcd t N"""C-700 w COct�covwcoN m t t t to to to to to N to W 'dt 0 --ti O5 �O M - - In O a,' Z A 194 REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Gentlemen: The following report relating to work done and money expended by this department for the year ending December 31, 1944 is respectfully submitted: Highway Appropriations PAY ROLLS $203,275.00 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION 9;123.00 HIGHWAY MART NANCE 23,000.00 HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT 3,700.00 HIGHWAY ASST. SUPERINDENT 3,100.00 HIGHWAY CHIEF CLERK 1,700.00 HIGHWAY 'SENIOR CLERK 1,400.00 HIGHWAY VACATIONS 7,954.00 HIGI-WAY OFFICE 300.00 SNOW AND ICE 2,500.00 SNOW AND ICE OVERTIME AND TRUCKING 5,500.00 CHAPTER 90 1,0W.00 REUD FROM STATE AND COUNTY (CHAPTER 90) 1,837.60 GRENVILLE ROAD PATCH 500.00 CATCH BASON & SEWER, CLEANING MACHINE 10,000.00 CONVEYOR TYPE BODY FOR GARBAGE 2,380.00 SEWER CONSTRUCTION 350.00 GROVE STREET SEWER 1,075.00 SEWER ,NAINTENANCE 500.00 SHORT SEWER EXTENSIONS 100.00 SIDEWALKS 500.00 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE 2,000.00 SIDEWALK BEI I ERMENTS 1,200.00 ASHES AND PAPERS 2,000.00 GARBAGE 2,000.00 DRAINAGE 1,065.00 MORTON STREET DRAIN 510.00 $288,569.60 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 273,903.20 BALANCE $14,666.40 PERSONNEL Our Honor Roll Joseph Burke George Johnston Richard Collins Henry McGrady James Cram Dominic Pallone Edward Ford Anthony Sallese Joseph Ford John Skuse Nicholas Gulli 195 Retired During 1944 Entered Town Employ Betlred Dominic Conti January 18, 1921 May 11, 1944 Dominic ,Russo August 20, 1923 April 20, 1944 *Robert Stewart September 24, 1914 December 8, 1944 Prank Zuppe May 3, 1926 December 1, 1944 'Granted a 6 months reinstatement. Highway Construction During the year Irving Street was rebuilt from Mt. Auburn Street to the Boston & Maine Railroad with a bituminous concrete surface. This street has considerable more traffic since the United States Govern- ment took over and closed that portion of School Street between Arsenal and No. Beacon Streets, thereby necessitating its reconstruction. Pond Street, Cushman Street and a portion of Hudson Street were newly constructed during the year. The work on Hudson Street had to be stopped due to the advent of Winter but it will be completed very shortly in the Spring of 1945. These streets also were constructed with a bituminous concrete surface. Expenditures Cushman and Hudson Streets $6,D28.97 Irving'Street (from Mt. Auburn St. to railroad crossing) 6,630.47 Pond Street East (from Watertown St. to Newton line) 1,909.06 $14,568.50 Chapter 90 Maintenance The usual work of patching, sealing cracks and joints, cleaning drainage, painting safety guard rails, etc. was done on Mt. Auburn Street, between Upland Road and the Mt. Auburn Bridge, Arlington Street, Arsenal Street, Galen Street, Belmont Street and Watertown Street. No surface treatment was done because of the lack of trap rock. I had hoped to treat Belmont Street and a section of Orchard Street. In conjunction with this work the Town received $918.80 each from the County and State. Expenditures Arlington Street $474.77 Arsenal Street 1,266.25 Belmont Street 367.96 Galen Street 129.D0 Mt. Auburn Street 798.64 Watertown Street 203.10 $3,239.72 Highway Maintenance Due to labor shortage I was unable to do the amount of street main- tenance work this past year that I anticipated. I was unable to purchase trap rock from the stone companies, who were also handicapped by the 196 lack of labor, therefore, I was unable to surface treat some of our streets which are very badly in need of this treatment. The usual amount of patching, sealing of cracks and joints was accomplished. Three bad corners at intersections were widened and rebuilt, namely; East corner of Summer and Mt. Auburn Street, west corner of Pleasant and Cross Streets, and the south corner of Palfrey and Church Streets, which has greatly benefited traffic at these locations. With the aid of a mechanical catch basin cleaner, which I hired, together with the few men that I could spare from time to time, we cleaned every catch basin in the town once during the year, something which has not been done for several years. With the acquisition of a new Elgin Eductor, which I expect will be delivered any day, having been ordered since last .April, this work will be just a matter of routine and inexpense. This year I am recommending and requesting the purchase of a power sweeper for cleaning our streets, as it is impossible to clean all of our streets and keep them clean with only ten men especially after a Winter of heavy sanding. Street cleaning should be one of the most important duties of a highway department, as it is an index of municipalities government and citizenship. Inspection of the Bridge Street, Waverley Avenue and Whites Ave- nue bridges was performed by J. R. Worcester and Co., Engineers of Boston, Mass., and they have prepared plans and specifications for the necessary repairs to these bridges. Work will start as soon as the weather is available. I have recommended to the Long Range Planning Committee the construction of new permanent bridges at these locations, together with the Grove Street bridge. Maintenance of wooden bridges is expensive and a nuisance. Auto and Truck Maintenance Several of our ash and garbage trucks should be replaced this coming year as they are worn out and it is costing tco much money to maintain them, also considering the time that is lost due to breakdowns especially when plowing snow. Our expenditures for auto and truck maintenance has increased considerably over last year. General Maintenance Expenditures $369.86 i­!;,:ng, loading and hauling coal for Fuel Administrator 331.20 Building and painting Red Cross Shield 114:13 Building and painting V. F. W. Shield 318.02 Building shed at Bemis Dump 1,380.70 Carpenters 325.80 Carpentry work for other Town Departments 563.36 Cleaning catch basins and drains 9,479.93 Cleaning Treadaway Brook 48.68 Cleaning and repairing garage boilers 624.58 Collecting clothes for Russian Relief 35.00 Drilling holes for water sprinkler at Municipal Garage 33.60 Erecting platform for Firemen's Ball 15.67 Erecting Christmas tree on Delta 17.75 Engineering and plans for Bridge St. bridge 115.00 Erecting Safety Fence on Bellevue Road 64.80 197 Fence repairs 37.90 Garage foreman 2,235.80 Garage night foreman 793.65 Garage janitors 3,483.23 Gasoline and stock clerk 1,844.33 Garage clerk and lanternman 1,593.10 Hauling wood from Arsenal and delivering to Welfare recipients 1,265.05 Hurricane (labor, supplies and equipment hire) 3,785.62 Janitor at Grant School 288.15 Moving furniture for O.P. A. 7.75 Moving sand from schools 20.80 Moving furniture for Welfare Dept. 20.40 Mechanics 5,027.21 National Defense- collecting salvage 3,066.87 Painting streets 3,330.94 Painting garage 811.74 Patching streets 14,222.59 Repairs and painting Town Dump fence 378.03 Repairs to Gilkey Court fence 46.91 Repairs to Grove Street bridge 63.65 Repairs to Whites Avenue bridge 357.50 Repairs to Waverley Avenue bridge 165.95 Repairs to Park Dept. truck 4.20 Repairs to Brookline Street bridge 171.99 Repairs to fence corner Church and Palfrey Streets 1232) Repairs to wall on Forest Street 28.80 Repairs to Dog Pound 63.25 Razing part of garbage house at Town Dump 53.25 Street and traffic signs, also painting and repairs to street 'and traffic signs 4,021.81 Salt 662.94 Street cleaning 16,339.09 Setting boundstones 6.80 Spraying poison ivy 30.00 Transportation of spreader 75.OJ Underground connections for traffic signal, corner Waverley Avenue and Main Street 246.41) Watchmen 6,272.39 Widening 'Cross Street at Pleasant Street 391.01 Widening Summer Street at Mt. Auburn Street 825.719 $86,007.03 Equipment Maintenance Advertising bids $35.25 Building and painting push carts 362.10 Building sewer equipment trailer 235.27 Coal for garage 111.92 Drinking water service 84.00 Damages 7.50 Equipment repairs and supplies 1,634.87 Expressing and freight 8.21 Fuel Oil 1,60.16 Garage supplies 193.80 Garage coat service 52.30 Hardware supplies 655.53 Illuminating gas service 47.G6 198 Incidentals 34.50 Lighting garage 970.11 Lumber 618.59 Meteorological service 40.00 Power drive gasoline engine 293.12 hollers repaired 244.28 Welding supplies 45.72 $7,340.79 Auto and Truck Maintenance Auto and truck repairs and maintenance $13,119.08 Insurance 180.71 $13,299.79 $ummary General Maintenance $86,007.03 Equipment Maintenance 7,340.79 Auto and Truck Maintenance 13,299.79 $106,647.61 Grenville Road Patch Expenditures Grenville Road $437.57 Catch Basin and Sewer Cleaning Machine Expenditures Mack Truck Chassis $3,986.68 Conveyor Type Body for Garbage Expenditures Garbage Body $1,781.20 Snow and Ice The Walters Snow Fighter, a combination snow plow and sanding machine, which has been in use for the past five winters, is still doing a wonderful job, and I most urgently recommend the acquisition of an- other one of the same type before another winter. I do not know how we would have combated the snow and ice as well as we have without the present Walters. Expenditures Equipment repairs and supplies $2,903.85 Sand 42.63 Sanding payrolls 3,220.87 t. Sand loading machine hire 302.50 Snow payrolls 3,926.03 Truck hire 913.63 $11,309.51 199 Highway Superintendent Expenditures Salary of Thomas V. Dwyer $3,700.00 Highway Clerks Expenditures Salary of Esther L. Regan $1,700.00 Salary of Marie Flaherty 1,400.00 $3,100.00 Highway Office Expenditures Office supplies $98.50 O.D.T. Books 38.00 Printing 109.00 Subscriptions to magazines 10.00 Time books 22.80 Typewriter service 21.20 $299.50 Highway Vacations Expenditures Vacations to employees $7,455.00 Ashes and Papers Expenditures Cleaning dumps $4,223.71 Collecting 41,910.25 Gasoline 1,581.63 Printing brush notices 22.50 Dump fires (labor) 524.99 Supplies 25.70 $48,288.78 Garbage Our new garbage body has been a pleasant sight to many of the townspeople over the old type and it has made the work much easier and faster for the men. I hope we will be able to equip the rest of our garbage trucks with this same type body before long. Expenditures Collecting garbage $36,803.72 Gasoline 2,142.91 Printing 4425 Supplies 122.00 $38,112.88 200 Drainage A new section of drainage was installed in Church Street, south from Palfrey Street, which has corrected a bad condition during periods of heavy rains. New drains were constructed in Pond Street in connection with the resurfacing of this street. Additional drainage also had to be constructed on Irving Street at Garnet Street before we could rebuild Irving Street. Expenditures Boston & Maine R. R. Easement $12.00 Church Street at Palfrey Street 403.44 Drain repairs 273.50 Irving Street 237.50 Pleasant Street 368.73 Pond Street 1,428.47 Repairs to Boylston and Putnam Streets drains 130.60 $2,854.24 Pipe on hand January 1, 1945 198.33 Castings on hand January 1, 1945 223.85 $3,276.42 Drainage Special Expenditures Acton Street between Rosedale Road and Morton Street $873.54 Sidewalk Construction Expenditures Grading borders $822.60 Granolithic walks 756.49 Setting curbing 575.30 $2,154.39 Sidewalk Maintenance I advocate more sidewalk maintenance and less sidewalk construc- tion (luring this coming year, 'as many of our walks are becoming in a dangerous condition and injuries and suits against the town may result. I have not the help to construct and also maintain. I believe in main- taining what we already have. Expenditures Asphalt walks repaired $1,342 26 Granolithic walks repaired 3,980.41 Repairs to King Street steps, wall, walks, etc. 1,451.83 $6,774.50 201 Sidewalk Betterments Expenditures Arlington Street $424.01 Dewey Street 2,165 a5 Putnam Street 595.80 $3,18526 Grove Street Sewer Expenditures Grove Street Sewer $2,793.65 Sewer Maintenance Expenditures Cleaning siphons $820.13 Dead end connections 301.80 House connections 595.42 Relaying connections 287.65 Sewers repaired 232.21 Stoppages and Bushings 6,748.98 $8,986.19 I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Board of Selectmen, of�i- cials and members of the other Town Departments and especially the members of the Highway Department for their co-operation in the ad- ministration of this department for the year ending 1944. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS V. DWYM, Superintendent of Highways. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS The report of the Water Commissioners for the sixtieth year of municipal operations is as follows: During the year the principal items of street mains that were laid are: 154 feet of 8-inch sand spun cement lined cast iron pipe on Gay Road, connecting two dead ends on Flint Road and Sunnybank Road. 72 feet of 10-inch sand spun cement lined cast iron pipe and 800 feet of 10-inch Transite pipe on Grenville Road, replacing old 6-inch cast iron pipe, to supply an adequate amount of water to the Rosary Academy and Oakley Country Club on Common Street Hill. Old cement lined pipe under railroad tracks on Bridge'Street renewed to 6-inch sand spun cement lined cast iron pipe. Old house connections to the number of 72 have been renewed or repaired. 17 new house connections and services have been laid. 20 new hydrants have been added and gated, this includes 19 of the new Hydrants for which we had an appropriation for. One existing hydrant has been gated. Two hydrants that were broken off were re- placed. The number of meters repaired and exchanged on house connec- tions were 1600. Approximately 400 house services were cleaned out from the main to the meter. 202 All hydrants have been inspected and repaired where necessary. We recommend for 1945 an appropriation for the remaining 19 ad- ditional hydrants as approved by the Fire Chief last year. Also an appropriation to renew the 40 year old 6-inch cast iron pipe with 10-inch pipe on Grove Street, from Coolidge Hill Road to Arlington Street, as this district is rapidly becoming a manufacturing area and the present water supply is not sufficient for their needs. Also recommended is a survey of the distribution system, as from time to time during the past ten or fifteen years there have been sug- gestions made for necessary changes and reinforcements in our water system. Some of these changes have been made with partial benefits resulting therefrom, but the present Board of Water Commissioners feel that there is a definite need for coordinated planning and improvement of the system. As pointed out in a report of the New England Insurance Rating Association in 1937, the pipe lines, including some of the main supply lines, have been installed 'approximately fifty years, and since these pipes when installed were not cement lined, their interior walls are tuberculated to such an extent that friction loss has been increased some sixty to seventy, per cent, thus reducing the free waterway in these pipes. There is further need for flow determinations at all the fire hydrants within the town. It is the opinion of the Board that a test should be made of all grid sections within the town so that the results of these tests could be recorded on a plan showing the actual flows at each hydrant. Dead ends should be eliminated where possible. Small pipe sizes should be increased and replaced in densely popu- lated areas to allow for greater flows during a heavy demand of fire emergencies. It is for these reasons that the Board of Water Commissioners is requesting the suin of Five Thousand Dollars to employ a consulting engineer for the purpose of making a complete survey of the town water works system with recommendations for improvements and reinforce- ments. CIiARLES ARIMSTRONG, Chairman JOHN L. HAYDEN, Clerk DENTS A. DEVANEY Board of Water Commisioners. REPORT OF THE SUPER.INTE'NDENT To the Board of Water Commissioners: Gentlemen: In accordance with the usual custom I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1944. The extension and renewals of mains for the past year has been as follows: Length Size Bridge Street 18 feet 6-inch Gay Road 154 feet 6-inch Grenville Road 72 feet 10-inch Grenville Road 800 feet 10-inch Total 1044 feet Total number of feet laid on construction and reconstruction, 1044 feet. 203 Expenditures For Maintenance of Meters $8,211.06 For Maintenance of Mains 5,620.35 For Maintenance of Services 12,155.84 For Maintenance of Repair Shop 3,584.27 For Maintenance of Hydrants 2,709.64 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 1 513.23 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 2 390.70 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 3 290.75 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 4 638.76 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 5 428.40 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 6 537.50 For Maintenance of 4utomobile No. 7 45927 $35,539.77 For Vacations $804.00 Salary of Superintendent 3,300.00 Salary of Registrar 2,200.00 Salary of Engineer 2,200.00 ,Salary of Clerks 2,500.00 Salary of Meter Readers 5,506.28 Maintenance of Office 1,599.22 New 5/8-inch Meters 300.00 New House Services 722.65 Construction and Reconstruction 652.15 Water Liens 146.14 Emergency Overtime Work 970.39 Chemists Fees and Materials 648.80 Shop Repair$ 500.00 New 8-inch Meter 831.60 New Hydrants (19) 3,128.94 Grenville Road Materials and Equipment Rental 2,399.56 28,409.73 $63,949.50 Total Receipts $69,345.95 Expenditures 63,949.50 Balance $5,396.45 Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL B. OATES, Superintendent. Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Estimated total population to date, 36,500. 2. Total consumption for the year, 995,057,000 gallons. 3. Average daily consumption, 2,718,700 gallons. 4. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 76. Statistics to Distribution System MAINS 1. Kind of pipe, cement-lined, cast-iron and transite. 2. Sizes, 16-inch to 2-inch. 3. Extended, 172 feet during year. 204 4. Total now in use, 75.62 miles. 5. Number of hydrants added during the year, 20. 6. Number of hydrants now in use, 794. 7. Number of stop gates added during year, 24. 8. Number of stop gates now in use, 1438. 9. Range of pressure on mains, 115 lbs. to 30 tbs. SERVICES 10. Kind of pipe, wrought iron, cement-lined, cast iron, copper tubing. 11. Sizes, %'-inch to 12-inch. 12. Extended, 814 feet. 13. Total now in use, 22,755.63 miles. 14: Number of service taps added during the year, 17. 15. Percentage of services metered, 100. REPORT OF THE SOLDIERS' RELIEF AGENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: The following is a report of the Soldiers' Relief Department for the year ending December 31, 1944. During the year, we aided 1,087 cases representing 1,947 individuals (this including Soldiers' Relief, Military Aid, State Aid and War Allow- ance.) In cooperation with his Excellency, Governor Saltonstall, who was given the power under the Emergency Act to establish a State set-up to be known as the State Committee on Rehabilitation, we accepted that Committee's recommendation which had to do with every City and Town in the State establishing a committee to deal with the returning Veterans of World War II. The suggestion was first presented to the Selectmen, and after many meetings with this Honorable Board, we heard the representatives of the office of the Veterans Aid and Pensions and also members of the State Rehabilitation Committee. The Board voted to establish this Committee, naming the Director of Veterans Affairs as the General Chairman and Organizer pro tem. After one or two meetings of the General Committee, at which were representatives of the banking in- terests, the industrial interests, the educational interests, and the medical and social agency groups, it was suggested and voted that a permanent Chairman be elected. This was done and the Commander of the Mid- dlesex County Council of the American Legion, John J. Sullivan, Past Commander of the Watertown Post, was appointed Chairman of the General Committee. This Committee then met, and or. recommendation of its members, committees were formed—such as the Medical Committee whose duties were to set up a medical clinic so that all returning Veterans could be physically examined, to see whether they would be entitled to certain benefits from the Federal Government and what they would -be entitled to under the State Laws. We then also established an Employment Committee which has been functioning and has already set up a Youth and Job Guidance Committee. The members of this said Committee then sat in with the younger boys returned home and advised them as to how they should proceed and whom they should see on employment. These boys were also guided as to their rights under the GI Bill which was passed last year giving certain benefits to the Veteran of World War II. 205 It has been further suggested by this Committee that a study be made of the possibility of a set-up with our local educational groups as to the feasibility of establishing in our night schools, classes where the particular subject would be Civil Service examinations. Here a course of training in particular subjects would be given, so that many of our local veterans could pass their Civil Service examinations—both Federal and State—and, therefore, become gainfully employed. If any of these young men have any minor disability which does not entitle them to adequate compensation from the Federal Government, yet that are unable to be gainfully employed in the field that they occupied prior to Service, they become a burden on the taxpayers of the Town and of the State because they must be assisted through Military Aid or Soldiers' Relief grants. Of course this educational program may be an expensive venture, but I think that if worked out in the proper manner it will pay dividends by saving money for the taxpayers. Then these Sub-Committees of the General Committee are meeting from time to time and representatives of each committee with the General Committee to report progress. It has also contacted some of the different organizations in the Town and all have displayed coopera- tion. The Committee is in its infancy, but what it has accomplished so far warrants its continuance. It is further suggested that they be kept functioning as a permanent group until suitable time after the cessa- tion of hostilities. I wish to take this opportunity to thank your Honorable Board, Mr. W. Rea Long, Commissioner of Veterans' Aid and Pensions and his staff; the various Veterans' Organizations and their Auxiliaries; the Red Cross, Army and Navy Relief for their fine cooperation. Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HARRINGI'ON, Commissioner. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen for the year end- ing December 31, 1944 is herewith respectfully submitted to our citizens. This, the third year of World War II, has been a difficult one. Due to the shortage of materials, and the still more acute shortage of manpower, the work of many of our departments would have been seriously curtailed, had it not been for the redoubled efforts of our remaining employees and the able assistance of our military substi- tutes. As a result, our Town record remains an enviable one, of which we may be justly proud. Due to the failure of the Town Meeting to accept the report of the Salary and Wage Committee, permanent increases, plus a "cost of living increase" bonus of 15 io was granted to all Town employees. VETERANS The rehabilitation program for returning veterans has progressed rapidly due in great part to the unselfish and untiring efforts of Chair- man John Sullivan and Director Michael Harrington, the personnel of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs, and to the many committee mem- 206 bers who contributed so freely of their time and energy. We are con- fident we will be able to cope efficiently with any emergency which may arise in the future. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Irving, Pond, Cushman and Hudson Streets were finished with bituminous concrete, through necessity, but due to the aforemen- tioned lack of manpower and the fact that the Department should be mechanized in order to overcome this situation, very little other construction took place. The new refuse collector is a good example of what can be accomplished through proper material to work with and we are sure the Townspeople will agree that during the summer months in particular, this collector contributed a great deal toward healthy sanitary conditions. We hope in the future all refuse can be collected in this closed body type of collector. POLICE DEPARTMENT In spite of the handicap of so many of our experienced patrol- men and superior officers being in the service, our Police Department gives promise of being the best in the State. The personnel of this Department at the present time is practically 40% military substitutes and military reserve officers, and the Board is deeply appreciative of the work accomplished by them during the past year. The first com- plete report of the Juvenile Department and its achievements should be of great interest and we respectfully recommend that it be given your wholehearted attention in order that you may realize the serious consideration that has been given to this problem and the excellent results that have been accomplished. FIRE DEPARTMENT During the year Captain William McElroy was appointed perma- nent Chief of the Department to replace John W. O'Hearn, who reached the retirement age in September, 1943. The Fire Department, like others, has but a skeleton force of regular men, but we are grate- ful to the military substitutes who are carrying on in such a com- petent and efficient manner. PUBLIC WELFARE The total expenditure for the assistance granted in the Public Welfare Department for the year 1944 was $286,057.44, as follows: Old Age Assistance $173,609.36 Aid to Dependent Children 77,450.49 General Relief 34,997.59 However, because of the degree of participation by the Federal Government, the Commonwealth, other Towns and Cities and pri- vate individuals, the actual total cost to the Town of Watertown for assistance rendered in 1944 was approximately $98,437.62. Watertown received from the Federal Government by way of grants $87,184.33, reimbursement from the Commonwealth, other Towns and Cities, and private individuals totalled $100,435.49, making the total payment to the Town $187,619.82. 207 The duties and the services of the Department are continually Increasing as our social program expands. The Board, after close study and observation of our welfare problems, is convinced that the only means by which the conservation of money can be realized is through adequate personnel and proper supervision of the program. Much attention will be demanded by this Department from now through our reconversion and post war period, as it is bound to play a big part in our post war era. Watertown will either save or expend a great deal of money dur- ing this period. The saving or expenditure will depend greatly upon the operation of the Welfare Department. We request that serious study and consideration be given to the recommendations of the Board of Selectmen concerning this matter. CONCLUSION During the coal emergency in the winter of 1944 it was necessary to appoint a Fuel Administrator. Mr. Leo Landry, and those who assisted him, did an exceptionally fine job in coping with this emer- gency, ably aided by the Rationing Board, Fire, Highway, Police, Park and Water Departments. At present there are 4022 of Watertown's young men and women in the service, of whom 62 have paid the supreme sacrifice. To these saddened homes, darkened by grief, we can only ask that the Almighty send peace and comfort. We wish to thank all the Town employees for their loyal support and cooperation during the past year. We also wish to thank those citizens who were of great assistance to the Board by giving so gen- erously of their time and services to various Committees. Respectfully submitted, LAURENCE J. WALSH PATRICK A. MENTO+N EIDVinARD C. VAE BSTE R 208 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE G. JOHN GREGORY, Chairman Term Expires 1946 ALICE SULLIVAN, Secretary Term Expires 1945 DR. EDWARD J. KELLEY Term Expires 1945 MARION HEALY Term Expires 1946 AUGUSTIN PAPALIA Term Expires 1946 MABEL DRAKE Term Expires 1947 F. DING SINGLSER Term Expires 1947 FRANCIS A. KELLY Superintendent of Schools Office, Phillips School 3:30 to 5:00 P. M., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Watertown, Mass., January 4, 1945 In School Committee: Voted: That the report of the 'Chairman and the report of the Superintendent of Schools be accepted and adopted as the annual report of the School 'Committee of the Town. ALICE D. ,SULLIVAN, Secretary. 209 THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1944 Community or Public School education has been made the birthright of Watertown children for nearly two hundred ninety-three years. For nearly the same number of years, the control and administration of this important project has been entrusted to a school committee. Your School Committee of 1944, in all its deliberations, programs and decisions has been deeply conscious of the seriousness of the educational respon- sibility placed upon its shoulders by the citizens of Watertown. In all matters pertaining to the education of children, we have been conscious of this responsibility. To this end we have placed the interest of the children above all partisan and personal considerations in the selection and election of new teachers,in the assignments of authority to executive officers of the school, in promotions and in transfers where the advice or the approval of the school committee was requested by the superin- tendent, principals or department heads. No coalition of individuals or personalities have been allowed to interfere with the free expression of the convictions or suggestions of any individual member of the com- mitte on any matter under discussion. To a more than average degree, the one-year service of your 1944 School Committee has been character- ized by a spirit of harmonious cooperation among its members. Among the special tasks which your school committee has under- taken and accomplished are: a. Selection and election of your new High School Prin- cipal, Mr. Reed, who received the unanimous vote of the mem- bers out of fifty-two candidates considered and interviewed. b. The organization and execution of an extremely promis- ing recreation project for the children of Watertown with the active and splendid moral cooperation of the group of public spirited citizens known as the Watertown Boys and Girls Club. c. The encouragement of an "open door" policy enabling any principal, department head, or teacher to bring any special problem to the school committee. d. Meetings with teachers' coirunittees and principals on matters pertaining to schools and teaching. e. Establishment and partial execution of the principle of "reward according to teaching merit." In the absence of a fully prepared merit rating tool, principals' and superintendent's reports were used as a basis to determine the amount of yearly increment a teacher should receive. f. The adoption of the policy of non-interference with the responsibility and authority of a principal to supervise, organize, train or transfer his teachers, but to be accountable to the school committee for the maximum educational results he has achieved or failed to achieve. g. Organization and adjustment of a salary schedule for teachers and principals. h. Decided improvement of morale and discipline through- out the schools of the Town. However, the educational future of the Watertown Public Schools cannot be secured by the adoption of any final, iron-clad courses of 210 study, organizational plan, or administrative policies. Education cannot enjoy the status of finality or complacency. Its methods and contents must keep pace with American civilization, economic changes, social up- heavals, changes in careers and occupations, and reconversions or changes in industry and business. This being an accepted fact, every year will bring new problems for the school committee to study and meet, as well as for the leaders of our schools. There are many problems which will need the attention of your School Committee in the immediate years ahead. Some of them should find solution during 1945. Among these I wish to present to the atten- tion of parents and citizens the following educational problems: a. Organization and adoption of a reliable and objective plan to determine how good a teacher is or has been from year to year. b. Careful study and preparation for the solution of the educational problems of the returning veterans of the public school level. c. Better practical application of the guidance work to im- prove defects in our educational system and to help children get more out of their public schools from first grade to twelfth grade in high school. d. ,Better coordination of supervision, policies, and admini- strative practices in the schools. e. 'Continuation of the policy established by your School Committee to interview personally every person hired to serve In Watertown Schools. f. Very careful and serious study of character education in our schools. g. Reconsideration of our past concept of physical educa- tion in schools in the light of the great number of our young people being rejected by draft boards for physical defects. h. The lack of a Community Center devoted to the physical, cultural and moral development of our young people has become a challenging problem for this Town. Future School Committees may and should be helpful in the study of such a project which might be based on a pattern of activities used by the Y.M. C.A. and Y.W. C. A. We cannot conclude this Report of your 1944 School Committee Chairman without a word of grateful appreciation of the very vital in- terest and cooperation of Watertown parents and citizens in the im- provement of our schools. For the past five or six years the citizens of Watertown have given more attention to their schools, teachers and the qualifications of those who will control public school education than in any other communities. We fervently hope that the efforts of your School Committee have been deserving of such splendid cooperation and support. I wish to express my grateful appreciation to the sub-committees, appointed to study special problems such as the qualifications of candi- dates for positions. To this committee was appointed Dr. Frank Singiser as Chairman and Mrs. Marion Healy and Miss Mabel Drake. The sub-committee appointed by the Chairman on the Recreation Program consisted of Dr. Singiser, Augustin Papalia, Mrs. Marion Healy. Mrs. Sullivan and Dr. Kelley also served on sub-committees to represent the School Committee on various problems and occasions. These sub- committees appointed by your Chairman rendered valuable service in preparing data and information on many problems so that the full 211 meeting of the School Committee might make better decisions on the problems involved. In this way every member had a share of the res- ponsibility besides the right to vote on every matter. We recommend this practice of study and investigation of problems by special committees to the attention of future School Committees. We express our appreciation to all Officers of the school and teachers for their response to and cooperation with our decisions and policies and for their success in maintaining better discipline in the schools through- out the Town in 1944. We are attaching the Report of the Superintendent as part of the Report of the School Committee and we commend its contents -to your attention. Respectfully yours, G. JOHN GREGORY, Chairman, Watertown School Committee. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Chairman and Members of the Watertown School Committee: I have the honor to submit herewith my sixth annual report of the schools of Watertown, which is the sixty-fourth in the series of annual reports of the Superintendent of the Watertown Public Schools. This report includes a summary of the outstanding accomplishments of the past year, together with other phases of the school system which should be of public interest. The appendix to this report included the financial statement for this fiscal year of nineteen hundred forty-four, statistical data taken from the School Returns of the State Department of Education, and charts compiled by our Guidance Department. Recreation Program In April of this year, a ten-month after-school and Saturday rec- reational program was started in Watertown and an appropriation of $11,680.00 was added to the budget of the School Department for this purpose. During the months of April, May and June, twelve play areas were made available for all of the boys and girls of the Town, irrespec- tive of the schools which they attended. Supervised play was organized by a staff of teachers, the nucleus of which was drawn from our physical education department and other teachers from our faculty who had experience in camp, playground and other recreational activities. The younger boys and girls played soft ball and volley ball. The older boys played baseball. Inter playground schedules were arranged for both softball and baseball. In June a track meet was held for boys and girls at Victory Field. Pupils from all of the playgrounds competed. Approximately four hundred boys and girls were present during the running and jumping events. During the latter part of May and early June all day Saturday pic- nics and hikes were most popular. As many as three hundred boys and girls went to Waverley Oaks, Cabot Reservation and Norumbega Park with their teachers. Bicycle outings were arranged for the older girls with proper supervision. In the early fall, soccer and tag football games were scheduled for the boys and later basketball, boxing, wrestling and other indoor games 212 were organized at the East and West Junior High School gymnasiums. At the Parker School, all these, except basketball, were enjoyed in the playroom. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons, the boys have swim- ming at the Newton Y.M.1C.A., and on Friday afternoons, the girls have the same privilege. The Bowladrome at East Watertown has been en- gaged for Monday afternoons from three to five for bowling by the girls of junior and senior high school age. No other patrons are allowed in the building during these hours and the girls take turns at setting up the pins. This is one of our best projects, and more than three hundred have taken part in it. Dancing for boys and girls has been carried on in both junior high schools. In the afternoon for the junior high school pupils and in the evening for those of high school age. These parties have been well at- tended and the boys and girls have formed their own clubs and elected their own leaders. The members of the Watertown Boys and Girls Club have been very cooperative in this project. They have acted as chaperons at all of the evening dances. The following figures on attendance justify the continuation of our recreation program. During September, October, November and Decem- ber, approximately four thousand individual pupils took part in the acti- vities listed below: Tag-football 479 Roller skating 271 Swimming (boys) 111 Ice Skating 83 Swimming (girls) 134 Handwork 384 Volleyball 266 Friday afternoon dances 499 Playground games 896 Friday night dances 242 Bowling (girls) 311 Riding 83 Saturday visits to museums, broadcasts, etc. 435 High School Headmastership In August, Herbert H. Archibald, who had been Headmaster of our High School since 1937, resigned to accept the principalship of Bulkeley High School for Boys at New London, Connecticut. In the process of selecting his successor, your committee and superintendent held many meetings for the purpose of reviewing applications and interviewing worthy candidates for the position. Having made a unanimous choice, your committee made the following announcement on November 17, 1944: The Watertown School Committee is pleased to announce to the citizens of Watertown the appointment of Mr. Roberts v. S. Reed, B. E., M. A., of Stonington, Conn., to the headmastership of theWatertown High School. In making this choice the Watertown School Committee examined fifty-two individual possibilities. These candidates ranged geographi- cally from Maine to New Jersey. Three were from Watertown. The basic work of detailed investigation was done by a sub-committee com- posed of Dr. Frank K. Singiser, chairman; Mrs. Marion C. Healy, Miss Mabel G. Drake, with G. John Gregory and Superintendent Kelley as ex-officio members. The credentials of all fifty-two persons were presented to the entire School Committee for examination, and for the purpose of any further investigation if so requested by any member. The School Committee then invited nine individuals to present them- selves before the entire committee for a personal interview. This was r followed up with an inquiry in the communities in which the candidates lived. The election of Mr. Reed took place Wednesday evening, October ` 25, at an adjourned meeting of the School Committee with every member present. After hearing the report of the sub-committee and on Super- 213 intendent Kelly's recommendation, it was moved by Augustin Papalia and seconded by Dr. Edward J. Kelley that Mr. Reed be elected as Head- master of the Watertown High School at a salary of $4,500.00. This motion was unanimously adopted. At the request of the School Committee, Superintendent Kelly and Dr. Singiser went to Stonington on October 26 to notify Mr. Reed of his election, and to suggest the earliest possible date of acceptance. On Thursday evening, November 9, at the regular monthly meeting of the School Committee, Mr. Reed's letter of acceptance was received together with the announcement that his resignation from the superintendency of the Stonington schools was so timed as to enable him to assume his duties as Headmaster of the Watertown High School on or about Decem- ber 15. Mr. Reed is an educator of broad and successful experiences. He is a New Englander, 41 years of age, married, and has one child, a son. For the past three years he has been Superintendent of Schools of Stoning- ton, Conn. Previous to this for seven years he was headmaster of the High School of Weehawken, N. J., after having served the previous six years in the same city as Grade and Junior High principal. Before going to Weehawken he had his first teaching position in Greenfield, Mass., as an instructor of social studies. Mr. Reed's academic training was received at the Rhode Island College of Education from which he was given his Bachelor of Educa- tion degree. His Master of Arts degree was received from Columbia University where he majored in school administration. In addition to his career as an educator, Mr. Reed is held in high regard in the general community life for his active interest in community affairs, and also for his breadth of understanding that makes him acceptable to all groups of citizens. In educational circles he has been recognized by his fellow educators as a leader, serving on important school bodies both in New Jersey and Connecticut. Beyond his scholastic attainments and general administrative ability, Mr. Reed has an enviable record in secur- ing the happy cooperation of his teaching staff and the loyalty of his students. On December 18th, Mr. Reed began his duties as Headmaster and on the following morning at a very impressive assembly he met the student body and teachers. Your Chairman of the SubaCommittee for the Selection of a Headmaster, Rev. Dr. F. King Singiser read a Bible selec- tion from the Christmas Story and gave the invocation. The school orchestra and glee club, under the direction of Mr. Mayo, rendered ap- propriate selections. Your Chairman, Mr. G. John Gregory and Commit- tee member Augustin Papalia brought the greetings of the Committee. Your Superintendent had the honor of presenting Mr. Reed to the assem- bly. He was most enthusiastically received by the student body. During the first three months of the school year, Miss Edith Jacobs, Master's Assistant at the Senior High School held the position as Acting Headmaster. This report would be incomplete without some reference to the competent manner in which she organized the school and carried out her duties during this period. I am pleased to state that Miss Jacob's administration of the school was excellent. Remedial Reading Program At our East Junior High School, Miss Elizabeth Winning, a seventh grade teacher, organized a remedial reading class for forty pupils who were below grade. The class began on December 1, 1943 and met twice 214 each week through May 15, 1944. The average reading ability of the class in December was five years and nine months. In May, the average was seven years and nine months, or an average growth of two years. One pupil's growth was five years, another four years and one month, while others gained from two to three years. Not only did their reading ` ability increase, but their general work habits showed a marked im- provement. Miss Winning's success with this group shows what a com- petent remedial reading teacher can do with pupils who have special difficulties and problems. Maintenance As usual, the appropriation for the maintenance of our school build- ings has been expended economically and wisely under the supervision of Mr. David Ross, who is enjoying his fortieth year in the service of the School Department. All fire prevention and emergency equipment has been thoroughly inspected and repaired by a reliable company recom- mended by Chief O'Hearn of the Fire Department. Stage curtains and window draperies in all of the schools have been flame proofed and all exits have been maintained to meet the State fire laws and regulations. During the year we have continued to resurface the flat roofs on our buildings. Work has been done on the roofs of the High School, Coolidge, Hosmer and West Junior High Schools. Mr. Ross recommends that we continue this project and that we set up a five-year program for the repainting of the exteriors of all of our buildings, beginning in 1945. The High School auditorium and Whitehill Hall should be re- decorated and painted as soon 'as possible. The three boilers in the heating system at the East Junior High School, which have been in service since 1915, should be replaced. This recommendation has been made by the insurance company and also by Mr. Ross. Classes for Handicapped Children In September, a class for retarded and handicapped children was organized in each of our Junior High Schools. These two classes, in addition to the five which we have had for many years in our elementary grades, give us a well rounded program of Special Class activities. These two classes have been organized so that the pupils are now given instruc- tion in industrial arts, domestic science arts and music classes, together with specialized work in the academic subjects under the direction of the two well trained and experienced teachers. Miss Margaret Droney was promoted from the elementary classes to the West Junior High School, and Miss Margaret MacDonald, with three year's experience in this field of education, was appointed to the East Junior High School. Miss Jeanne Arbuckle, with two year's experience in special elementary classes was appointed to Miss Droney's position at the Marshall Spring School. Recommendations r I recommend for your consideration and further study the following That the Department of Guidance and Measurement be expanded to include the Department of Statistics and the Attendance Department. I also recommend that a well-qualified woman social worker be ap- pointed to this department. 215 That the following six year program be recommended to the Com- mittee for Post War Planning. Most of these projects were included In my report for the year 1943. East Junior High School Unit providing Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Auditorium and Locker Rooms. Phillips School—Complete building replacing the Francis School. Intercommunication system and radio attachment in Senior and Junior High Schools. Modernize toilet rooms in West Junior, Hosmer, Marshall Spring and Parker Schools. Senior High School—Redecorate and paint auditorium and Whitehill Hall. Coolidge School—Front on Arlington Street, low stone wall, grading and fence. Browne School—Resurface playground. West Junior High School 'and Marshall Spring Schools—Iron Pence. Hosmer School Fence, part iron and part chain link. Replace Boilers at East Junior High School. Achievement The results of the achievement tests given in May show that our elementary grades are well above the norm in all of the subjects tested. These include reading, language, arithmetic and spelling. The arithme- tic is especially high. Your committee will be interested to know that in May, 1939, our arithmetic was very low, some grades being six months lower than the norm for the tests used at this time. During 1940-41 a committee of teachers worked on a course of study and a survey of all books then in use was made by your superintendent. A great variety of books were in use and there was very little continuity between the grades. Many of the books failed to give problem solving its rightful place in an arithmetic course. As a result our problem work was very poor. Two years ago the committee of teachers presented a course of study and recommended the use of one text book throughout the grades. The Modern School Arithmetic, published by the World Book Company, was recommended and approved by the School Committee. These books have been used in all the grades for the past two years. A comparison of the grade achievement of Grades V and VI for 1939 and 1944 show a very interesting picture. The results in the other elementary grades are equally satisfactory. Grade level of achievement for Watertown Norm Arithmetic Grade 1939 19" for the grade Fundamentals VI 6.5 7.4 6.8 Problems VI 6.0 7.4 6.8 Fundamentals V 5.6 6.4 5.8 Problems V 5.4 6.0 5.8 Although our spelling achievement is above the norm in all of our elementary grades, it is not as high as our arithmetic and language. The spelling achievement in Grades VII, VIII and IX is below the norm. During the past year, a survey was made of all spelling books used in Grades II through IX. The same conditions exist as were found in the arithmetic book survey. A great variety of books, word lists and work books are being used in the several schools. 216 A study of ten spelling text books is being made by your superinten- dent, the principals and teachers. Within a few months the study will be completed and a text book and course of study will be recommended to the School Committee for adoption. Military Service Watertown has sent 4063 of her young men and women into the military services of our country. Of this number, 2004 attended or were graduated from our Senior High School. This figure is an indication of the willingness of the parents of our Town to educate their children and of the ambition of their children to improve themselves through education. It is needless to say that these boys and girls of a few years ago are scattered all over the world with the various branches of the armed services. A world, which to them as students, seemed so large and ex- pansive, but which to them as soldiers, sailors and pilots has been made small and compact because of the speed of our ships and the marvelous development of the air plane during the past few years. Already, some of them have given their lives on the shores, in the forests, and the countrysides of foreign lands, in places, which to them as school children, were remote, hidden and inhabited by strange people about whom they read and wondered. To their parents and loved ones we express our sincere condolence. The rapidity with which our young eighteen year old boys are going into the service is shown by the fact that during the year 1944, sixty- three young men from the Senior High School have been called to the colors. The physical and mental sacrifices of our youth should be an inspiration to us in the School Department, who have worked with them, to spare nothing and to do everything within our power to help to bring about the end of this world conflict. May I ask all within the depart- ment to pray sincerely and frequently that before another report of the Superintendent of Schools is written, our boys and girls may be returned to their homes. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the principals, teachers, supervisors, custodians and other employees for their cooperation during the past year. I also wish to thank the members of the other town departments, the parents and other citizens for the special interest and encouragement which they have given to the School Department. Lastly, I wish to express my appreciation to the members of the School Committee, especially to the members of the Sub-Committee on Recreation and the Sub-Committee on the Selection of a Headmaster, for their helpful assistance and support to me during the year of nine- teen hundred forty-four. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS A. KELLY, Superintendent. STATISTICAL DATA TABLE I. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944 Appropriated by Town Meeting $605,475.95 Expended $600,298.07 Balance unexpended 5,177.88 $605,475.95 217 Itemized Expenditures General Control $15,849.58 Instruction 482,150.87 Operation 66,032.50 Maintenance 9,999.83 New Equipment 192.95 Miscellaneous 6,891.68 Evening School 391.00 Trade School 6,313.81 Transportation 2,999.20 Retirement Fund 1,115.35 Juvenile Recreation 8,361.30 $600,298.07 TABLE II. MONEY RECEIVED INTO THE TOWN TREASURY AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OPERATION (This money is not expended for Schools) A. Tuition: Continuation and Trade School Reimbursements $3,174.15 Sight-Saving Class and Non-resident pupils 217.34 State Wards 1,274.32 $4,665.81 B. State Reimbursements: Americanization $182.00 General School Fund 46,590.34 Sight-Saving Class 1,000.00 $47,772.34 C. Miscellaneous Receipts: Hall Rental $136.00 Lost books, broken windows, etc. 9.95 Senior High School: lost books, chem- istry breakage, stamps, etc. 145.25 $291.20 TOTAL $52,729.35 218 TABLE III. GENERAL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1944 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: Guidance 1 1 Industrial Arts 1 1 Music 1 1 3 Supervisors: Household Arts and Cafeterias 1 1 Music (full time) 1 1 Music (part time) 1 1 Physical Education (girls) 1 1 Drawing 2 2 6 Military Drill and Tactics: Instructor 1 1 Special Teachers: Special Class 7 7 Speech Correction 1 1 Librarian 1 1 Sight-Saving Class 1 1 Physical Education (elementary) 1 1 Manual Training (elementary) 1 1 12 Teachers: Senior High School 18 35 53 Junior High Schools 15 44 57 Elementary Schools 98 98 208 Home Instruction: Teacher (part time) 1 1 1 General Control: Superintendent 1 1 Attendance Officers 2 2 Secretary to Superintendent 1 1 Assistant Secretary 1 1 5 Secretaries: Senior High School 3 3 Junior High School 2 2 Elementary Schools 4 4 9 Miscellaneous: Nurses 3 3 Physicians (part time) 3 3 6 Custodians and Janitorial Services: Custodian 1 1 Janitors 15 15 Matrons 7 7 23 ` Total number of different persons employed by the School Department 281 219 TABLE IV. ATTENDANCE DATA FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 16, 1944 Average Percentage Number of Pupils Average Daily of Enrolled Member- Attend- Attend- School Boys Girls Total ship anee ance Senior High School 546 682 1228 1152 1040 00.2 East Junior High School 321 314 635 624 591 94.7 West Junior High School 392 373 765 743 689 92.7 Browne School 218 192 410 395 358 90.6 Coolidge School 260 235 495 480 444 92.5 Hosmer School 365 342 707 677 624 92.1 James Russell Lowell School 263 224 487 475 432 90.9 Marshall Spring School 132 128 260 253 234 92.4 Parker School 104 86 190 183 164 89.6 Francis-Phillips School 221 189 410 389 353 90.7 TOTALS 2822 2765 5587 5371 4929 TABLE V. MEMBERSHIP IN THE DAY SCHOOLS, BY GRADES, OCTOBER 1, 1942, 1943, 1944 Elementary Schools 1942 1943 1944 Kindergarten 342 306 307 Special Classes 72 61 61 Sight Saving Class 9 -10 11 Grade I 431 419 418 Grade II 424 416 418 Grade III 390 387 390 Grade IV 423 386 384 Grade V 466 420 424 Grade VI 457 460 460 Total in elementary schools 3014 2865 2873 Junior High Schools Grade VII 503 446 447 Grade VIII 493 490 491 Grade IX 503 451 455 Total in junior high schools 1499 1387 1393 Senior High School Grade X 467 452 440 Grade XI 428 382 417 Grade XII 368 349 354 Postgraduates 7 2 2 Total in senior high school 1270 1185 1213 GRAND TOTAL 5783 5437 5479 220 TABLE VI. PERCENTAGE OF THE LAST FIVE GRADUATING CLASSES OF TIIE HIGH SCHOOL WHO WERE EMPLOYED, WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED, ATTENDING SCHOOL OR COL- LEGE, IN MILITARY SERVICE, ETC., WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER GRADUATION. Class '39 Class'40 Class 141 Class'42 Class 143 as of as of as of as of as of April 1, April 1, April 1, April 1, April 1, Employment Status 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 Regularly Employed 47'' 57 71 a3 40 Wholly Unemployed 16 6 2 1 .5 Attending School or College 32 31 24 17 24 In Military Service — 3 2 32 34 Married — 1 1 — .5 CCC or NYA Project 5 2 — — — Moved from town—address unknown — — — — 1 * 8% of these were for part-time work only 22! O � � m ) q q f . $ 2 \ k K M ® § � \ � \ 9 \ E u } \ �d� � m \ �� § \ / /\ � | | | | | � \ 0 d _ t g o }� $ | � 2 F 4 C _ 2 q | | | C ); Cd � ~ | 2 g m § tD*w u �� d k (® | 400 \/ o to ■ \q « o g 77 \ CO E - � / A ® | 2$ | | G § % 0Cd ¥ CdD2 0 E � & k n § 00 0 cei � I0 2 § 2 \ d as0 / / k - � Cd �i I \\ ��\/ § �� ? = =2 � , t cs0 / 222 REPORT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: I herewith submit the report of the Workmen's Compensation De- partment for the year 1944. The total number of accidents reported to me by the various depart- ments of the Town was 60. This shows a decrease over the previous year of 7. As in the past few years most of they accidents were of a miner nature and compensation was paid in only three cases. However, 49 required some medical attention entailing an expense of $786.00. Two cases of hernia which occurred some few years ago required hospitaliza- tion and operations. Both men are now back to work and are apparent- ly in good condition. Below you will find a table of the nature of the accidents reported in 1944. The largest percentage of these accidents was to the hands and feet.. This, I believe, is due to carelessness and might be overcome by a program of publicity. Arms and wrists 4 Hands and fingers 17 Feet and legs 16 Face and head 2 Back (sprain) 12 Eyes 5 Miscellaneous 4 I wish to thank all the Town Departments for their cooperation during the year, particularly the Town Counsel and the several Town Physicians. Respectfully submitted, W. W. NORCROS►S, J+R., Acting Agent. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS The Board of Assessors respectfully submit their annual report for the year 1944. The Board functioned this year with a full Board of three. Most of the year 1942-1943, the Board functioned with two members, Mr. Wright and Mr. Bradford, because of the fact that Mr. Vahey, the other member of the Board, entered the armed forces of the United States in April 1942. Mr. Vahey has spent twenty-seven months over- seas and is now reported located in Africa as a Judge Advocate. xn March this year, Ronald M. Stone was elected to the Board at the expiration of Mr. Vahey's term. Acts of 1943, Chapter 412: AN ACT TEMPORARILY EXEMPTING FROM TAXATION CER- TAIN REAL PROPERTY OF RESIDENTS OF THE COMMON- WEALTH SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THEIR SPOUSES. 223 Real Estate of a resident of the Commonwealth serving in the armed forces of the United States during the existing state of war between the United States and any foreign country, or of the spouse of such resident, or of both if the real estate is owned by them as joint tenants, as tenants in common or tenants by the entirety, and the interest in such real estate which either or both may own in real estate owned by them or either of them with others, shall, in each year during any portion of which such resident is in such service, and for six months after the termination of such service, but in no event later than the year during which such existing states of war are ter- minated, be exempt from taxation under the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws to the extent that the assessors shall find that the payment of the tax thereon by the resident, or by the spouse of such resident, would constitute a hardship, but in no event in excess of five thousand dollars in value in the aggregate; provided, that such real estate shall be occupied in whole or in part as a home by such resident; and provided, further, that such resident, or the spouse of such resident, or a person thereunto authorized by such resi- dent or spouse, in a writing filed with the assessors prior to February first following the effective date of this act if such resident is then in such service or prior to February first of the year following the entry of such resident into such service, as the case may be, and also filed prior to February first in each subsequent year while such resident remains in such service, shall apply for exemption, stating under the penalties of perjury that such real estate is so occupied and that pay- ment of the full amount of the tax imposed by said chapter fifty-nine would constitute a hardship to such resident or the spouse of such resident, as the case may be. (Effective January 1, 1944) Very few applications were made to the Board this year under this law. Inasmuch, as it is the duty of all citizens to pay their share of the annual expenses of the Town of Watertown each individual should file a "Form of List" setting forth a list of the "Real and Tangible" prop- erty. These forms may be obtained at the Assessors Office, Admin- istration Building, and by filing such, will avoid inequitable assess- ments. All applications for abatements on real and personal property must be filed on a form approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation on or before October 1st of the year in which the tax is as- sessed. This is a law of the State of Massachusetts, and the Board of Assessors has no alternative but to reject any application made after that date. We have been severely handicapped by the shortage of clerks in the office. Miss Mary Walsh, who has been in the department twenty- one years, is in military service. Miss Lowney has married and left. For several months, the work in the office was carried on very faith- fully and with much overtime by Mrs. Helen Kerivan, our chief clerk. The Board wants to thank her publicly and express their appreciation to her for such wonderful service. In October of this year, we secured the services of Miss Marjorie Hopkins, but the Board is still underclerked. We wish also, to call to your attention that the tax rate and the amount of your tax bill is determined by the amount of money recom- mended and voted at our town meeting. The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the people of Watertown 224 for their cooperation with the Board and the personnel of our office for their efficient and cheerful aid. The following is a summary of the list of State and County taxes and valuations for the year 1944. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD F. WRIGHT, Chairman ANDREW D. BRADFORD RONALD M. STONE Total Appropriations for 1944 $2,431,281.57 Court judgments 1,302.39 Deficit in overlay for 1942 154.87 Other amounts required to be raised 3,065.05 State and County Taxes 335,570.60 1943 Underestimates on State and County Taxes 19,341.12 1944 Overlay 21,377.20 $2,812,092.80 Total Estimated Receipts $924,323.92 1943 Overestimate 149.56 Amounts voted to be taken from available funds 235,000.00 Total estimated receipts and available funds $1,159,473.48 Net amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property $1,652,619.32 8810 Polls at $2.00 each $17,620.00 Total Valuation: 1944 Tax Rate $31.60 Personal Property $3,377,675.00 $106,734.53 Real Estate 48,362,810.00 1,528,264.79 Total taxes to be levied on Polls and Property $1,652,619.32 Valuations Buildings exclusive of land $38,802,300.00 Land exclusive of buildings 9,560,510.00 $48,362,910.00 Personal estate 3,377,675.00 Total valuations $51,740,485.00 Increase in valuation of personal estate $14,275.00 Increase in valuation of real estate 257,450.00 Total increase in valuation $271,725.00 Total Poll Abatements For the year 1943 $164.00 For the year 1944 7,462.00 $7,626.00 225 Total Abatements on Personal Property For the year 1943 $189.88 For the year 1944 660.44 $850.32 Total Abatements on Real Estate For the year 1942 $277.37 For the year 1943 11,142.34 For the year 1944 4,637.30 $16,057.01 Abatement of Water Lien For the year 1944 $98.75 Abatement of 'Toth Charge For the year 1943 $1.00 For the year 1944 2.00 $3.00 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Total valuation of Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $994,620.00 Total Abatements on 'Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise For the year 1943 $143.51 For the year 1944 746.00 $8n.51 REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT To the Citizens of Watertown: The following annual report is submitted by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. The department collected Town Clerk's fees amounting to K545.82. Of this amount $1,685.25 was Conservation fees, and $3,039.00 was dog license fees. Selectmen's Fees As collector of fees for the Selectmen, the Town Clerk collected the sum of $32,122.00, which was for the various licenses issued by the Board of Selectmen in their capacity as licensing board. Vital Statistics A decline in total number of births, marriages and deaths took place in 1944 over the preceding year. However, in the matter of births, the Town Clerk has not at time of publication of this report received births for November and December from neighboring cities. When these are received, the total number of births to Watertown parents, will be con- siderably increased. 226 Honor Roll for World War No. 11 Compilation of an Honor Roll record of persons serving in World War II, was continued by the clerk. At the completion of 1944, a total of 4,082 names had been recorded, and a Gold Star record of 70 names of boys who had paid the supreme sacrifice. Births Recorded by Months Out of Town In Town Total January 35 2 37 February 54 1 55 March 40 1 41 April 62 1 63 May 43 — 43 June 55 — 55 July 44 — 44 August 59 — 59 September 46 1 47 October 46 — 46 November 46 1 47 December 41 — 41 571 7 578 Marriages Recorded by Months Out of Town In Town Total January 8 it 19 February 16 20 36 March 12 9 21 April 21 21 42 May 13 18 31 June 24 26 50 July 17 19 36 August 13 17 30 September 24 16 40 October 13 20 33 November 10 14 24 December 16 13 29 187 204 391 Deaths by Months Residents Residents Non-Residents Died in Died Outside Died in Watertown Watertown Watertown Total January 20 17 2 39 February 16 13 — 29 March 21 18 2 41 April 12 17 1 30 May 14 19 — 33 June 9 13 — 22 July 9 7 — 16 August 16 10 — 26 September 6 7 1 14 October 15 18 2 35 November 18 16 3 37 December 17 15' 1 33 173 170 12 355 227 Fees Collected in the Office of the Town Clerk for the Year 1944 Marriage permits $736.00 Chattels recorded 489.00 Discharges recorded 88.50 Notations on chattels 5.00 Birth certificates 115.25 Death certificates 55.00 Citizenship certificates 10.25 Business certificates 14.50 Marriage certificates 21.75 Watertown records 21.49 Gasoline renewals 99.00 Pole locations 24.00 Board of Appeal applications 90.00 Dog licenses 3,039.00 Conservation licenses 1,685.25 Bill of sale recorded 1.00 Transfer of dog licenses .75 Dog tags issued 3.30 Postage received . .45 Miscellaneous 46.33 $6,545.82 Conservation Fees Fishing licenses $730.00 Hunting licenses 428.00 Sporting licenses 429.00 Minor fishing licenses 82.50 Minor trapping licenses 2.25 Trapping licenses 10.50 Duplicate licenses 3.00 Free licenses (27 issued) Servicemen's licenses (21 issued) $1,685.25 There were 786 licenses issued for which fees were paid and 48 licenses issued for which there was no charge; and the fees totaling $195.00 were turned into the Town Treasury, the balance- $1,490.25—was mailed to the Department of Conservation, 15 Ashburton Place, Boston, Mass. Dog Licenses 829 Male dog licenses $1,658.00 114 Female dog licenses 570.00 393 Spayed female dog licenses 786.00 1 Kennel license 25.00 $3,039.00 I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk's Department and have found them to be correct. W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Town Auditor. 228 Fees Collected in the Office of the Town Clerk for the Selectmen's Department Transient vendor license $10.50 Yearly theatre licenses 50.00 Lodging house licenses 38.00 Pedlers' certificates 9.00 Gasoline registration 2.00 Liquor advertisments 75.00 Pin ball machines 480.00 Music box permits 370.00 Parking permits 85.00 Coffee House permits 40.00 Weekly theatre permits 107.00 Victuallers' permits 290.00 Liquor licenses 29,725.00 Junk licenses 45.00 Auto dealers' licenses 300.00 Second hand dealers' licenses 14.00 Pool and bowling licenses 175.00 Auctioneers' licenses 20.00 Miscellaneous permits 12.50 One-day beer permits 99.00 Sunday sales 175.00 $32,122.00 The sum of $32,122.00 has been turned into the Town Treasury and receipts for the same are on file in this office. GEORGE B, WELLMAN, Town Clerk. I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen's fees collected and find them to be correct. W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Town Auditor. 229 ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1944 Board of Health EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D., Chairman LOUIS MASTRANGELO, M.D., Secretary JOHN J. SLATTERY, M.D. Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT Inspector of Plumbing and Sanitation EDWARD L. MAURER Superintendent of Cemeteries VAN D. HORTON Physicians under the Health Department ARTHUR E. BURKE, M.D., Milk Inspection LOULS B. SILVERSTEIN, M.D., Babe/ Clinic, East EDWARD J. ICELLEY, M.D., Baby Clinic, West PERICLES CANZANELLI, M.D. Clerk ALICE H. FARNHAM School Dentists MAX ZELERMYER, D.M.D. JOHN B. BROWN, D.M.D. Public Health Nurses IRENE K. DRU MEY, R.N. RITA L. VAHEY, R.N. Dental Hygienist GRACE HEINECKE 230 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH 4 To the Citizens of Watertown: The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1944: The Board.organized on March -13, 1944, as follows: Eugene F. Gorman, M.D., Chairman Louis Mastrangelo, M.D., Secretary John J. Slattery, M.D. The year showed a sharp decrease in the total number of con- tagious diseases reported to the Health Department, only 654 against a total of 1232 in the previous 12 month period. The sharpest decreases were noted in German Measles, Measles, and Scarlet Fever, with increases appearing in Chicken Pox and Mumps. The Board notes with great pride the sharp decline in the number of Tuberculosis cases reported, especially in view of the fact that great segments of our population have been recently X-rayed by the Armed Forces and by extensive Industrial examinations. Sixty thousand in- dustrial workers in the Commonwealth have been examined and about 13 cases in every thousand showed suspicion of Tuberculosis. Only eight new cases were reported in Watertown in 1944. The result of careful follow up and examination of all contacts as conducted by our Department is -thoroughly justified by a constant decrease in reported cases. The Board 'of Health, acting as Cemetery Trustees, submitted a recommendation.to the annual meeting of 1944, asking for the acquir- ing of additional land for Cemetery purposes, and the subject matter was referred to a Committee which has carefully studied the matter and will again make a recommendation to the Annual Meeting of 1945. The Board wishes to gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of the Doctors of Watertown, the Watertown District Nurs- ing Association, the School Doctors and Nurses, and the Officials of the Town, County and Commonwealth. . We are pleased to report a return to the Treasurer of $2,128.57. Respectfully submitted, EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D., Chairman LOUIS MASTRANGELO, M.D., Secretary JOHN J. SLATTERY, M.D. REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER To the Board of Health bf Watertown: Gentlemen: a I herewith submit the following report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1944: 231 Financial Report Appropriations: General Administration $9,750.00 Contagious Diseases 20,000.00 Dental Clinic 3,050.00 Well Baby Clinic 425.00 $33,225.00 Expenditures: General Administration $9,708.02 Contagious Diseases 18,630.47 Dental Clinic 2,345.29 Well Baby Clinic 412.65 Gross Expenditures $31,096.43 Returned to Treasurer 2,128.57 $33,225.0b Reimbursements during 1944, exclusive of Plumbing and Cemetery Licenses $317.00 Dental Clinic 139.25 Reimbursements. 5,748.45 $6,204.70 Net Cost to Town $27,020.30 Net Cost per Capita..' ,724 .Summary of Vital Statistics , Population (Census 1945) 37,300 Reported Births 578 Reported Births per 1,000 population 15.49 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 Watertown residents occurring elsewhere, as shown by the records of the Town Clerk. Deaths of residents occurring in Watertown 173 Deaths of residents occurring out of Watertown 170 Total Deaths of Residents (Still Births not included) 343 Deaths of non-residents in Watertown 12 Death rate per 1,000 of population 9.195 Tuberculosis Deaths per 100,000 of population '26.81 Mortality Rate Age Groups Male Female Total Under 1 year 12 it 23 From 1 to 5 years 2 2 4 From 5 to 20 years a 5 4 9 ' Prom 20 to 30 years 8 4 12 Prom 30 to 40 years 3 4 7 Prom 40 to 50 years 6 17 23 232 Age Groups Male Female Total From 50 to 60 years 29 28 57 From 60 to 70 years 39 31 70 From 70 to 80 years 35 49 84 From 80 to 90 years 20 25 45 From 90 to 100 years 3 6 9 162 181 343 Stillbirths 6 7 13 Communicable Diseases Contagious Diseases reported to the Department during 1944, showed a marked total decrease over 1943, especially in German Measles, Measles, Lobar Pneumonia, and Scarlet Fever. Chicken Pox showed a sharp increase especially in May and June, when we had the highest incidence of Scarlet Fever and Measles. Watertown had no Diphtheria during 1944. This high incidence was offset by sharp decreases in other diseases in other categories and in all other months: Total reported: 1937 830 1938 401 1939 937 1940 497 1941 725 1942 799 1943 1232 1944 654 Contagious Diseases for the Year 1944 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May June July Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Tot. Anterior Poliomyelitis 1 2 2 5 Chicken Pox 23 18 11 20 34 26 5 2 1 15 24 179 Epidemic Spinal Meningitis 1 1 2 Meningitis, Other Forms 1 1 German Measles 3 1 5 3 1 1 14 Infections of the Eye Suppurative Con- junctivitis 1 1 Lobar Pneumonia 2 2 1 1 1 7 Measles 1 1 15 9 14 13 1 2 1 57 Mumps 2 1 2 2 6 2 2 1 1 3 16 38 P)carlet Fever 25 25 15 14 40 38 5 6 3 3 8 7 189 'niberculosis Pulmonary 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Other Forms 2 2 Paratyphoid— Salmonella 1 1 Whooping Cough 2 2 1 3 6 1 2 1 3 21 Dog Bite 9 7 9 7 21 J2 13 13 6 10 6 5 128 Cat Bite 2 1 3 654 233 Tuberculosis Eight Tuberculosis cases (new) were reported during 1944, and this Is the lowest figure for a number of years. Tuberculosis Reported in 1941 23 Tuberculosis Reported in 1942 19 Tuberculosis Reported in 1943 14 Tuberculosis Reported in 1944 8 This sharp decrease in reported cases is against a national trend upward and comes after literally thousands of our residents have been chest X-rayed for the first time through their examination for the armed forces and also by the extensive industrial programs of X-ray. Dozens of cases have been referred back to this Department for further examination because of suspicious findings, and we have been able to provide a clean bill of health in all but a few cases that are still being supervised. A survey of the Tuberculosis work of this Department by the State Department of Public Health during 1944, revealed a current Tuber- culosis population of 166 cases charged to Watertown. This group had total family contacts numbering 376, and we have arranged for initial and follow up X-ray and examination of 323 of these contacts. This is one of the most outstanding records of contact followup in Massa- chusetts and provides extra health insurance to those who have been exposed to active cases and to the citizens of Watertown. This is 86% of all known family contacts, and our effort is being directed to the improvement of this most important work. On December 31, 1944, the hospital population of Watertown Tu- berculosis cases was as follows: Middlesex County Sanatorium 15 North Reading Sanatorium 2 Lakeville Sanatorium 1 18 Dental Clinic The exigencies of war brought about a lack of Dentists during 1944, and we were without the services of a Dentist until Dr. John B. Brown, D.M.D. agreed to serve in October. Dr. Max Zelermyer who was on Military Leave, was released from the Army late in the year and returned to duty on December 15th. We are now operating at normal and sincerely trust that we will be able to complete the estab- lished program of complete examination and such Dentistry as re- quired by children in the lower grades who do not enjoy the services of a private Dentist. The program of oral prophylaxis was not inter- rupted during the year and excellent results were obtained by the Dental Hygienist. Diphtheria Prevention Watertown had no incidence of this dangerous disease during 1944, and this Department completed the immunization of 437 children be- tween the ages of 6 months and nine years of age. This program is paying splendid dividends in low incidence. 234 Nursing Service :Public Health Nursing has been furnished by this Department to 1200 'children in the Parochial Schools of Watertown, and this work has been of inestimable value in caring for this large segment of our total school population. The establishment of quarantine and isola- tion requirements, the supervision and follow-up of serious contagion, the conduct of all our clinics, and the attendant instructive and social work, has been conducted in an excellent manner. Sanitation This important work in Public Health by the Staff of this Depart- ment has been augmented on several occasions by representatives of the State and Federal Public Health agencies, in a common effort to safeguard the best interests of our citizens in wartime. The scarcity of many food items and the use of substitutes has caused a great many complaints, and the efforts of this Department have been directed to the. protection of all persons by the inspection of all premises and material in food processing, storage and distribution locations. The return of thousands of our servicemen from an adequate training in advanced health measures is bound to bring about a complete new instrument of great value in the furtherance of sanitation and of Pub- lic Health in all its other aspects. Staff I wish to thank the members of the Board of Health, the Officers of the Town, and also the members of the staff of this Department who have rendered such faithful and efficient service whenever called upon to do so. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. COLBERT, Health Officer. MILK INSPECTION To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: As Inspector of Milk during 1944, I have made regular inspections of all premises where milk or cream is processed and stored for dis- tribution, and have made the necessary chemical and bacteriological examinations, and respectfully report that the supply has been of a very high quality. Any indications for improvement have been readily complied with, and those charged with the responsibility of maintain- ing high standards have been most cooperative. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR E. BURKE, M.D., Milk Inspector. 235 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING AND SANITATION To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my annual report as Inspector of Plumbing. and Sanitation for the year 1944: Total amount of fees received for permits $304.00 Total number of permits issued 126 Number of No-charge permits 29 Number of $2.00 permits 42 Number of $4.00 permits 55 126 Total number of fixtures installed 356 Total number of rough inspections . 80 Total number of final inspections 131 Total number of permits issued and work not completed 8 During the past year, there was a considerable drop in the number of permits issued. This was due to the war effort and restrictions made by the VVPB and OPA. There was, however, considerable work and remodeling done in the defense plants in the town, where the neceissary priorities were available. This work was particularly noticeable through- out the Hood Rubber Co., where toilet rooms for both men and women were remodeled, and also many additional toilets, etc., were added. New buildings were added or plants extended at the Hood Rubber Co., Raytheon Mfg. Co., Barker 'Steel Co., The Odell Co., Mt. Trinity Academy and a new factory on Grove Street for the Insulation Fabrica- tion Co., Inc. All of these buildings involved detailed .plumbing and drainage. Besides the time spent in the execution of the above report and all necessary keeping of records connected therewith, many hours are taken up in consultation with plumbers, property owners and tenants, in the laying out and correction of work, both in this office and on the jobs. Sanitary inspections of all taverns, restaurants and other eating places, and places where food is kept for sale and distribution, have been made, along with investigations of general complaints and nuisances, under the direction of the Health Officer, with excellent results. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD L. MAURER, Inspector of Plumbing and Sa.nitatiori. 236 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: The report of the Superintendent of Cemeteries for the year ended December 31, 1944 is herewith submitted: Total Appropriations $12,400.00 Total Expenditures 11,274.38 Balance $1,125.62 Amounts paid to Town Treasurer for sale of lots, single graves and general labor, not including interest of Perpetual Care Fund $10,250.45 Interments in Ridgelawn Cemetery 115 Interments in Common Street Cemetery 4 Of the interments above, there were 9 Infants, 1 Child and 1 Cre- mation. Lots Sold: Infants' Graves 8 Child Graves 1 Adult Single Graves 22 Two-grave Lots 29 Three-grave Lots 16 Five-grave Lots 14 Three Adult Graves and 1 Infant's grave used by the Welfare Dept., not included in the above. Foundations Placed for Stones 68 Perpetual Care Fund, Ridgelawn Cemetery $62,746.68 Perpetual Care Fund, Common Street Cemetery 8,989.91 Total Perpetual Care Fund $71,736.59 Respectfully submitted, VAN D. HORTON, Superintendent. REPORT OF INFIRMARY DEPARTMENT Honorable Board of Public Welfare Gentlemen: I submit my report as Keeper of the Infirmary for the year end- ing December 31st, 1944. The total number of inmates has been twenty-nine which includes readmissions. The greatest number of inmates at one time was eighteen and the smallest ten, average twelve. Our present number is thirteen and with two exceptions must be considered permanent. Few of our inmates can be of assistance as they are either afflicted with heart ailment or lack proper strength. 237 We have had an unprecedented amount of illness during the year, but with one exception who is in hospital, they are in fair condition. Our most urgent need is for a lady assistant as the proper up- keep to the institution is impossible with the present staff. The outside of the building is badly in need of paint. Minor repairs have been made during the year without expense. In closing I desire to thank your Board for their kind and careful attention to all matters that I have brought to your attention, and to all others who through their acts of kindness have brought pleasure to the inmates. Respectfully submitted, HARRY J. YO= Keeper of Infirmary. REPORT OF THE TOWN VETERINARIAN December 31, 1944 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 31, 1944. A total of 347 visits have been made during the year. Of this total 286 visits were made investigating dog bite cases reported to me by the Board of Health, Police Department or the State Division of Livestock Disease Control. In most instances these bite cases were ones in which a Watertown resident had been bitten and in all, the animal inflicting the biting was owned in the Town or, was a stray dog the owner of which could not be found. Such stray dogs have been quarantined at the Town pound. All animals inflicting bites have been quarantined or restrained for a two weeks period as required by law. In the case of face bites in which there is much greater danger should the animal be harboring rabies a second visit and check up is made at the end of a week. The State Department of Health advises that rabies vaccination be carried out on all persons who receive face bites. This consists of a daily injection of vaccine. If at the end of a week an examination of the animal shows it free from any evidence of developing rabies no fur- ther treatment of the bitten person is carried out. During the year three animals inflicting bites just prior to being killed by automobiles have had the heads removed and submitted to the laboratory at the Harvard Medical School for examination for rabies. This is a safety measure required by State regulations. Inspection of all properties in the Town on which farm animals are kept has been carried out and certification of health and sanitary con- ditions made to the State Division of Livestock Disease Control. No infectious disease has been encountered and in general sanitary condi- tions have been satisfactory. In caritying out the duties of my office I have received the full co- operation of all Town officials and employees and wish to express my appreciation. Respectfully submitted, H. W. JAK.EMAN, V.M.D., Town Veterinarian and Inspector of Animals. '038 REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN January 16, 1945 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Watertown 72, Mass. Dear Gentlemen: I hereby submit the medical report of town cases I have seen Janu- ary 1, 1944-December 31, 1944. The cases consist of: 12 Welfare Cases 22 office calls and 31 house calls 20 Mothers Aid Cases 48 office calls and 12 house calls 15 A. D. C. Cases 12 office calls and 19 house calls 91 Police Emergency Calls 91 house and station calls This includes a total of 138 cases, with 82 office calls and 153 house calls. These 291 calls include examination, treatment, first aid, minor operation, vaccination and hospitalization. In 1944, I have seen 9 Old Age Cases, comprising 57 visits. In this year of my medical work as town physician, incidents of sicknesses have been below the expected proportion. This last year, as in the previous one, every department with which I have come in contact, have been most courteous, cooperative and helpful, for which I am very thankful. Very truly yours, Y. T. TOUZJIAN, M.D. Town Physician. REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN January 16, 1945 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my report for the year 1944, for the fifth and eighth precincts: Two hundred twenty-eight visits were made for the various departments of the town, including one hundred twenty-two calls to the Old Age Assistance Department. I would like to express my appreciation for the co-operation of the various departments, which was very helpful throughout the year. Respectfully submitted, EUGENE F. GORMAN, M.D. Town Physician. 239 REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN January 18, 1945 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my report for the period beginning January 1st and ending December 31, 1944. During this period, I made 112 examinations, consultations and visits to homes, this including Outside Aid and Aid to Dependent Children. Approximately 25 office examinations were made to Town em- ployees. Most valuable assistance has been given me by the Police Depart- ment in the transportation of patients to the various hospitals by am- bulance and cruising cars. In conclusion, I wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen and also the various department heads for their cooperation. Respectfully, PE LICLES CANZANELT I, M. D., Town Physician. REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN January 12, 1945 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: I respectfully submit my report for the period of April to Decem- ber 31, 1944: 146 examinations, consultations, home and office visits were made, covering cases of Outside Aid, Aid to Dependent Children, Town em- ployee and Police emergency calls. This does not include treatment of cases receiving Old Age Assistance. In carrying out the duties, I have received the full cooperation of all Town Officials and employees, and I wish to express my appreciation to all who have assisted, especially the Police Department, who have been most cooperative. Respectfully submitted, LOUI,S MASTRANGEDO, M. D., Town Physician. Annual Report OF THE AUDITOR OF THE Town of Watertown FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1944 242 v S 0 0 0 S 0 0 0 S 0 0 4 0 0 0 v LI gs $gos8o8i48 �+ �M Nt- NO�NC- .-i MN .-tGOMtt� M W d• d' rn W� � tnOONrnrn., dt F q to C;r-:d' dt't Cl " -t Cl r t CQ CD to M rt t-1 r-i r-1 r-1 N r-1 .-i ti r-1 r-1 to to to p to to p O r- co to to to o to j L N NO N C m M t It? •O to - N N U[ r'; .- 3r Wt .--i O.-4N OON W V�M_4 to ell M (U 3' F-t to L- O M CD-I d' r-t-4.--t-yt M to N C)N h 4-4 00 aS MW M^' to OM Md.n M.-/ L-N C) W 4_3 W tD N N to to r-'r-t W M .--t dt to N .-r C M tDWN -' C-W Wt-indttDtortC)WO d MMMMNNNN NNINNN -t-1 A r� W to to to C) to C)to o o t✓tb to to to o to z 67t�D [NNONto t-O to tMML NNtot- CO .-t.-+ O .-+ N O O N e}�!' 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While the Excess & Deficiency account is now quite as large as it was December 31, 1943, yet the Bonded Indebtedness is much smaller, in fact it is at the lowest point it has been since 1899. We have been able to maintain a large cash balance throughout the year and only borrowed $300,000.00 in anticipation of revenue. This year for the first time in my experience the Estimated Receipts showed a deficit. This was caused by basing the estimated Water Reve- nue on previous receipts without any knowledge of a proposed reduction in water rates by the Water Commissioners. This could be avoided in the future by closer cooperation between the Water Commissioners, the Assessors and the Town Auditor. The deficit amounted to $34=.85 which will have to be included in the tax levy for the year 1945. I am continuing the plan of'showing the table of the "Movement of the TOWN DEBT for Fifteen Years" which is shown on the opposite page. 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 examination of the Tax Collector's outstanding accounts have been made and checked against the Controlling Accounts in my office. His books have been cleared of all outstanding taxes prior to 1944 and in addition the 1944 Poll Tax lists have been cleared. Respectfully submitted, W. W. NORCRO►SS, JR., Auditor. Watertown, Mass. February 2, 1945 Then personally appeared the foregoing subscriber, William W. Nor- cross, Jr., who made oath that the foregoing statements subscribed by him are true. GEORGE B. WELLM A N, Justice of the Peace. 244 M FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS--YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 19M Receipts Taxes: Real Estate 1943 $88,338.88 ' 1944 1,440,173.98 Personal 1943 2,406.38 1944 104,972.33 Polls 1943 116.00 1944 16,984.00 Motor Excise 1943 609.69 1944 33,393.39 From State Corporation tax 172,750.64 Income tax 188,874.34 Meal tax 3,965.67 Special Assessments Moth $1,088.50 Sidewalks Added to tax bills 304.99 Paid in adance 20.05 2,022.00 Unapportioned 305.55 Streets Added to tax bills 304.999 Paid in advance 20.50 2,022.00 Water Liens 599.50 Tax Titles 26,002.61 Accounts Receivable: Moth and Tree Warden $97.00 Highway Department 61.10 Weights and Measures 132.02 Health Department 5,748.45 Public Welfare 114,558.68 School Department 854.46 Cemetery 10,204.45 Water 212,824.16 344,480.32 Federal Aid for Welfare 90,782.69 State and County Aid for Highways 1,837.60 Highway Fund from State 54,026.12 Loans: Temporary—Anticipation of Revenue 300,000.00 Interest: Taxes $2,352.16 a Special Assessments Sidewalks 65.32 Streets 38.15 Tax Titles 2,198.99 245 Trust Funds Potter Memorial Gate Fund 4.01 Library Trust Funds 539.89 Cemetery—Perpetual Care Fund 3,150.53 8,349.05 Dog Fund 3,048.00 Sewer Deposits 620.00 Deductions for Purchase of War Bonds 23,926.25 Deductions for Withholding Tax 157,982.76 Miscellaneous: Ashes and garbage tickets $213.10 Building permits 275.00 Canteen machine 22.23 Collector, liens 351.00 Costs 1,081.79 Health, Dental clinic 139.25 Licenses 339.00 Plumbing permits 282.00 Highway, garbage 9,732.50 Miscellaneous 76.20 Library, fines 1,925.73 Sale of old books, etc. 73.34 Mass.,Comm. of Boston Elevated deficit 20,040.89 State Aid, etc. 7,467.88 Outside Aid 1,141.44 Middlesex County, Dog licenses 2,191.49 Park, junk 1.00 Poles and Wires, permits 160.50 Damage to truck 31A3 Police Department, fines 1,833.70 Hackney licenses 37.00 Revolver permits 51.50 Miscellaneous 216.16 Rent of Draft Headquarters 480.00 Sale of Tax Possessions 1,090.00 School, Tuition 1,956.32 Vocational 3,174.15 Miscellaneous 154.08 Selectmen 32,122.00 Settlement of Claim 65.00 Sewer, cleaning sewer 118.25 Sidewalks 68.00 Tax paid after abatement 20.00 Tax Title Releases 219.00 Town Clerk 2,016.57 Water Department, costs .25 Damage to hydrant 125.00 Weights and Measures 256.34 89,549.09 Refunds: Aid to Dependent Children $1,397.99 Legal Services 15.00 Military Aid 9.00 Old Age Assistance 2,541.13 Outside Aid 296.27 246 Park, Juvenile Recreation 2.95 Public Welfare, Contingent 1.00 Soldiers Relief 206.63 r. Tax Title Foreclosures 31.00 War Relief Allowances 299.00 Water, Chemist's fees 32.00 Grenville Road 99.50 New house connections .62 4,932.09 Total Receipts $3,160,733.38 Cash on hand, January 1, 1944 743,658.72 $3,904,392.10 Payments GENERAL GOVERNMENT Moderator $100.00 Selectmen's Department Selectmen's Salaries 3,250.00 Private Stenographer 1,300.00 Contingent 355.70 Out-of-State Travel 974.00 Auditor's Department Salary of Auditor 3,600.00 Principal Clerk 1,500.00 Junior Clerk 762.86 Contingent 775.60 Treasurer's Department Salary of Treasurer 3,600.00 Principal Clerk 1,600.00 Senior Clerk 1,300.00 Junior Clerk 1,200.00 Contingent 1,154.04 Tax Title Foreclosure 58.40 Collector's Department Salary of Collector 3,600.00 Principal Clerk 1,700.00 Senior Clerk 1,400.00 Junior Clerk 1,139.65 Contingent 1,223.41 Tax Sale Expense 59.32 Recording Instruments 42.39 Assessors' Department Assessors' Salaries 4,100.00 Principal Clerk 1,500.00 Senior Clerk 1,077.80 Contingent 1,998.93 Appellate Tax Board 3.69 Finance Committee 1,433.03 247 Legal Services Salary of Town Counsel 2,000.00 Contingent 1,895.96 Tax Title Releases 207.00 Town Clerk's Department Salary of Town Clerk 3,600.00 Ass't Town Clerk 1,500.00 Senior Clerk 1,400.00 Junior Clerk 1,100.00 Contingent 930.89 By-Laws 594.09 Photo Record Machine 708.60 Engineering Department Salaries 12,806.50 Contingent 684.44 Election Expense 9,320.17 Registrar of Voters 800.00 Permanent Ass't Registrar 1,150.00 Listing Board 1,149.19 Printing Voting Lists 1,253.49 Town Hall Department Salary of Janitor 1,850.00 Salary of Ass't Janitor 1,750.00 Telephone Operator 1,300.00 Fuel 1,277.00 Light 1,229.39 Telephone 1,994.24 Maintenance 1,562.89 Painting and Repairing, A.D.C. do O. A. A. 298.00 Town Hall Annex 9,189.89 Planning Board 18.00 Long Range Planning Committee 229.57 Protection o/ Persons and Property Police Department Salary of Chief $3,300.00 Captains' Salaries 5,762.71 Lieutenants' 'Salaries 5,400.00 Sergeants' Salaries 14,680.82 Patrolmen's Salaries 87,451.45 Reserve Officers 10,292.76 Stenographer-Clerk 1,199.20 Additional Clerk 948.07 Junior Custodian 1,925.00 Junior Custodian (2) 3,767.00 Teletype 528.95 Uniforms 3,299.67 Contingent 8,870.88 Equipment 999.50 Two New Autos 3,200.00 New Car,Juvenile Department 1,600.00 Radio, Juvenile Department 470.00 Traffic Booth, Beacon Square 535.00 248 Station repairs 100.00 New pump for garage 1,700.00 c. Fire Department Salary of Chief 1,865.71 Captains' Salaries 6,561.84 Lieutenants' Salaries 10,196.46 Mechanician's Salary 2,241.14 Permanent Men 126,175.14 Call Man 155.00 Uniforms 2,687.50 Emergency Contingent 2,500.00 Contingent 6,999.87 Inspector of Buildings Salary of Inspector 2.800.00 Salary of Clerk 250.00 Transportation 300.00 Contingent 68.70 Weights and Measures Salary of Sealer 2,100.00 Contingent 399.49 Moth Department Salary of Superintendent 800.00 Salary of Clerk 475.00 Maintenance—Labor 1,641.44 Maintenance—Supplies 821.11 Elm Leaf Beetle--Labor 691.00 Elm Leaf Beetle—Supplies 52.47 Cottony Scale 500.00 Tree Warden Department Salary of Tree Warden 1,100.00 Salary of Clerk 200.00 Maintenance—Labor 3,099.32 Maintenance—Supplies 475.93 New Trees 859.85 Poles and Wires Department Salary of Inspector 3,300.00 Salary of Clerk 575.00 Maintenance—Labor 16,601.26 Maintenance—Materials 2,499.71 Transportation 300.00 10 New boxes and installing 857.50 New batteries 874.00 Renew Ceiling--Signal Room 470.00 Alteration to Police Circuit 970.60 Dog Officer Salary of Dog Officer 427.00 Contingent 799.88 Health and Sanitation Health Department Salary of Health Officer $2,800.00 Milk Inspector 700.00 249 Senior Clerk 1,300.00 Nurses' Salaries 3,200.00 Contagious Diseases 18,630.47 Contingent 891.97 Baby Clinic 412.65 Dental Clinic 2,345-29 Replace Auto 816.05 Inspector of Plumbing Salary of Inspector 2,400.00 Auto Expense 300.00 Contingent 82.18 Inspector of Cattle 600.00 Sewer Department Maintenance 492.99 Grove Street Materials 774.99 Grove Street Equipment Rental 206.08 Drainage 1,053.74 Morton Street Drain 387.34 Highway and Bridges Highway Department Salary of Superintendent $3,700.00 Assistant Superintendent 3,100.00 Principal Clerk 1,700.00 Senior Clerk 1,400.00 Office Expense 29950 Labor 201,51624 Vacations 7,455.00 Maintenance 22,720.24 Construction 4,921.65 Chapter 90 317.82 Snow and Ice Materials 2,485.21 Snow and Ice--Overtime and trucking 4,327.62 Catch Basin and Sewer Machine 3,996.68 Conveyor Type Body 1,781.20 Cushman Street—Materials 948.93 Cushman Street--Equipment Rental 349.70 Hudson Street—+Materials 1,229.75 Hudson Street Equipment Rental 492.75 Pond Street—Materials 838.71 Pond Street—Equipment Rental 148.95 Grenville Road Patching 412.37 Ashes and Papers 1,869.83 Garbage Disposal 1,309.16 Traffic Signals--Main and Myrtle Streets 847'16 Sidewalks 483.32 Sidewalks Maintenance 1,999.89 Sidewalks Betterments 1,192.84 Street Lights 47,984.14 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits Public Welfare Salary of Agent $643.44 Social Worker Supervisor 2,400.00 250 Junior Clerk 1,325.00 Junior Clerk 1,300.00 Contingent 716.20 Outside Aid 35,293.86 Old Age Assistance and Aid Dependent Children Supervisor 2,400.00 Social Worker No. 1 1,480.00 Social Worker No. 2 1,480.00 Social Worker No. 3 1,480.00 Social !Worker (Male) 1,480.00 Senior Clerk 1,420.00 Junior Clerk 1,200.00 Junior Clerk 1,061.30 Aid Dependent Children 63,059.17 A.D.C. Federal Administration 449.55 A.D.C. Federal Aid 14,964.55 Old Age Assistance 106,493.63 Old Age Assistance, Federal Aid 70,428.97 Contingent 2,492.31 Infirmary Department Salary of Keeper 1,100.00 General Expense 4,917.58 Physicians 2,000.00 Soldiers Relief Department Salary of Agent 2,100.00 Social Worker 1,150.00 Social Worker (Male) 252.03 Junior Clerk 562.25 Office Expense 1,509.91 Soldiers Relief 25,976.26 Military Aid 1,930.00 State Aid 1,220.00 War Relief Allowances 2,991.45 Schools and Libraries School Department General Control Superintendent $5,300.00 Clerks' Salaries 4,500.00 Attendance Officers' Salaries 4,000.00 Attendance Officers' Expenses 500.00 Telephones 1,199.99 Office Expense 349.69 Instruction Salaries '461,151.59 Sick Leave 3,000.00 Books and Supplies 17,999.28 Operation Salaries 37,042.22 Supplies 2,498.53 Fuel 14,492.68 Light and Power 9,499.62 Water 1,999.95 Halls 499.50 251 Maintenance 9,999.83 New Equipment 192.95 Medical Salaries 6,140.00 Miscellaneous 751.68 Evening School Salaries 391.00 Trade 6,313.81 Transportation 2,999.20 Retirement Fund 1,115.35 Juvenile a-ecreation 8,361.30 Public Library Salaries 31,247.84 Books, Periodicals and Bindings 6,199.80 Maintenance 5,195.13 Changing Doors 1,000.00 Library Trust Fund Income 539.89 Recreation Park Department Salary of Superintendent $2,100.00 Salary of Clerk 112.50 Maintenance 1,799.86 Labor 5,369.20 Extra Labor 1,582.72 New Equipment 990.82 Juvenile Recreation 10,058.94 Playground Salaries 2,894.00 Miscellaneous Pensions $31,809.48 Stead Pension 1,070.94 Annuities 5,632.80 Memorial Day 1,488.23 Insurance 7,984.78 Workmen's Compensation 4,838.01 Agent 300.00 Executions 4,312.17 Printing Town Reports 1,374.71 By-Laws Committee 1,000.00 Headquarters—V. F.W. 1,060.00 Headquarters—D. A.V. 360.00 Contingent 2,212.19 Board of Appeals Salary of Chairman 200.00 Contingent 297.61 Town Defense 728.91 Eyeglasses for School Children 12.50 WPA Municipal Garage 564.97 Contributory Retirement System 36,608.20 Purchase of War Bonds 50,000.00 World War Memorial Home 951.30 Extra Emergency Compensation 178,078.59 252 Enterprises and Cemeteries Water Department Salary of Superintendent $3,300.00 Salary of Engineer 2,200.00 Salary of Registrar 2,200.00 Senior Clerk 1,400.00 Junior Clerk 1,100.00 Meter Readers 5,506.28 Office Expense -1,599.22 Maintenance—Labor 28,548.43 Maintenance—Materials 6,991.34 Grenville Road--Materials 2,199.06 Grenville Road—Equipment Rental 300.00 Emergency (Overtime) 970.39 Vacations 804.00 Water Liens 146.14 Construction and Reconstruction 652.15 New House Connections 723.27 New %" Meters 300.00 New Hydrants 3,128.94 Chemists' Fees 680.80 Shop Repairs 500.00 New 8" Meters 831.60 Cemetery Department Salary of Superintendent 1,362.76 Labor 5,450.84 Extra Labor 3,816.10 Contingent 635.62 Cottage Street Cemetery 3,400.03 Interest and Town Debt Interest $10,879.13 Town Debt 172,000.00 State and County Taxes County Tax $65,942.34 County TB Hospital 18,786.42 State Tax and Assessments 250,754.47 Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue $300,000.00 Trust Funds Deposited in 'Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $4,750.75 Refunds Taxes--Property $2,261.08 Personal 110.90 Polls 16.00 Excise 172.47 Special Assessments 5.90 Water Liens 126.00 Water Rates 1,658.15 Miscellaneous Dog Fund $2,786.60 Sewer Deposits 92.30 253 Purchase of War Bonds 23,811.50 Withholding Tax 147,712.67 Estimated Receipts 1.25 Total Expenditures $3,257,739.65 Cash on Hand, December 30, 1944 646.652.45 $3,904,392.10 GENLMAL GOVERNMENT Moderator Appropriation for 1944 $100.00 Expenditures Shaw, Charles F., salary $100.00 Selectmen's Department, Appropriation for 1944 $3,250.00 Expenditures Menton, Patrick A., salary $1,048.74 Parker, Chester H., salary 182.56 Walsh, Lawrence J., salary 1,201.26 Webster, Edward H., salary 817.44 3,250.00 Selectmen's Private Stenographer Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Stone, Helen E., salary $1,300.00 Selectmen's Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $600.00 Expenditures Chase, Cedric C., photos $19.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 65.59 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 11.74 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 26.70 Main St. Garage, limousine hire 27.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 33.00 Middlesex County Selectmen's Assoc., dues 9.00 Mooney Card Shop, supplies .59 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 7.00 Railway Express Agency, express .40 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 7.00 Stone, Helen E., stamps 10.00 Towhill Co., office supplies 5.18 Watertown Herald, advertising 55.00 Watertown Sun, advertising 38.75 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise 39.75 Total Expenditures $355.70 Transferred to Revenue 244.30 5600.00 2.54 Selectmen - Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Dwyer, Thomas V., convention expenses $200.00 Harrington, Michael, convention expenses 150.00 Kelly, Francis A., travel expenses 49.00 Landry, Leo P., convention expenses 100.00 Oates, Michael B., convention expenses 75.00 Parker, Chester H., convention expenses 200.00 Walsh, Laurence, convention expenses 200.00 Total Expenditures $974.00 Transferred to Revenue 26.00 1,000.00 Auditor's Department Auditor's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,600.00 Expenditures Norcross, Jr., W. W., salary $3,600.00 Auditor's Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,500.00 Expenditures Cameron, Florence W., salary $1,500.00 Auditor - Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $900,00 Expenditures Slavin, Francis E., salary $762.86 Transferred to Revenue 137.14 $900.00 Auditor - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $785.00 Expenditures Allen Wales Adding Machine Corp., adding machine maintenance $14.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 110.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 158.42 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 172.74 Lawyers Co-op. Publishing Co., book 5.50 Mass., Comm. of.,-Div. of Acets., ledger sheets and supplies 9.99 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 3.50 Municipal Finance Officers' Ass'n, renewal subscription 20.00 Norcross, Jr., W. W., postage and incidentals 26.00 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 5.48 Standard Maintenance Co., -typewriter maintenance 23.60 Towle Co., express .62 Watertown Herald, quarterly statement 75.00 Watertown Sun, quarterly statement 75.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, quarterly statement 75.00 Woolworth Co.,-F. W., office supplies .25 Total ExXenditures $775.60 Transferred to Revenue 9.40 $785.00 255 Treasurer's Department Treasurer's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,600.00 Expenditures Sheridan, James H., salary $3,600.00 Treasurer— Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,600.00 Expenditures Walsh, Catherine, salary $1,600.00 Treasurer — Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Holmes, Lillian S., salary $1,300.00 Treasurer —Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,200.00 Expenditures McAuliffe, Alice, salary $1,200.00 Treasurer — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $1,510.00 Expenditures Allen Wales Adding Machine Co., adding machine 35.00 Allen Wales Adding Machine Co., adding machine 156.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., repairs 24.85 Copley Chemical Co., binding books, supplies 89.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 32.75 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.; forms 5.83 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 9.84 Keefe, Mary G., bonds 20.00 Mass. Collectors & Treasurers Assoc., dues 2.00 Mass., Comm. of, Div. of Aects., receipts 4.59 Mooney"Card Shop, office supplies 21.45 Murphy, George T., bonding 10.00 National Shawinut Bank, postage 2.06 New England Towel Supply Co., towel supply 9.30 Pascoe Co., Geo. T., office supplies 1.58 Piccolo's Pharmacy, germicide 2.39 Sheridan, James H., typewriter:table, stamps, expenses 20.00 Sheridan, James H., certification 24.00 Smith Co., Prederic B., tax forms 30.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 14.00 Todd Sales Co., repair,,ribbons 23.10 Union Market National Bank, rent safe deposit box 5.00 U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co., bonds 288.00 United States Post'Office, postage 322.80 Total Expenditures $1,154.04 Transferred to Revenue 355.96 $1,510.00 256 Treasurer — Tax Title Foreciosure.4 Balance brought forward $1,611.11 Refunds 31.00 $1,642.11 Expenditures Registry of Deeds, Land Court $58.40 Balance carried forward 1,583.71 $1,642.11 Collector's Department Collector's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,600.00 Expenditures Kennedy, John J., salary $3,600.00 Collector — Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,700.00 Expenditures Cunniff, F. Madeline, salary $1,700.00 Collector — Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,400.00 Expenditures Beverly, Mary, salary $816.50 Dolan, Bessie, salary 583.50 $1,400.00 Collector — Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Beverly, Mary, salary $411.65 Dolan, Bessie, salary 728.00 Total Expenditures $1,139.65 Transferred to Revenue 160.35 $1,300.00 Collector — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $1,367.50 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Machine Agency, machine $145.50 Burke, Edward J., deputy collector, services 65.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 11.25 Emerson, Waldo P., constable 75.00 Gray & Co., D. J., repair stamps, supplies 10.00 Hughes, James F., printing 7.50 Kennedy, John J., expenses meetings 45.69 Lindbladh Co., ofce supplies 39.50 Mass. Collectors & Treasurers Assoc., dues 2.00 Mass. Comm. of, Director of Accts., office supplies 29.09 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 6.80 Morris-Ireland Safe Co., repair part 1.50 O'Brien-Russell & Co., bond 436.75 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 1.43 Prentice-Hall, Inc., law book 7.50 Robinson Seal Co., forms 19.87 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 25.00 257 Towhill Co., James T., office supplies 24.25 United States Post Office, stamps 255.78 West Publishing Co., subscription 14.00 Total Expenditure $1,223.41 Transferred to Revenue 144.09 $1,367.50 Collector—Tax Sale Expense Appropriation for 1944 $150.00 Expenditures Emerson, Waldo P., services $5.32 Watertown Sun, advertising 27.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 27.00 Total Expenditures $59.32 Transferred to•Revenue 90.68 $150.00 Collector— Recording Instruments Appropriation for 1944 $75.00 Expenditures Leighton, Thomas, register, recording $41.39 Leighton, Thomas Jr., registering 1.00 Total Expenditures $42.39 Transferred to Revenue 32.61 $76.00 Assessors' Department Assessors' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $4,100.00 Expenditures Bradford, Andrew D., salary $1,366.67 Stone, Ronald M., salary 1,116.81 Vahey, James J., salary 249.85 Wright, Edward F., salary 1,366.67 $4,100.00 Assessors' Principal Clerk Appropriation for -1944 $1,500.00 Expenditures Kerivan, Helen F., salary $1,500,00 Assessors' Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,450.00 Expenditures Coveney, Mary R., salary $89.80 Hopkins, Marjorie A., salary 288.00 Jennings, Catherine E., salary 600.00 Kerivan, Helen F., salary 100.00 Total Expenditures $1,077.80 Transferred to Revenue 372.20 $1,450.00 258 Assessors' Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Machine Co., ribbon Applin, L. L., transfers 129.65 , Assn of Mass. Assessors, dues 9.00 Bankers & Tradesman Pub. Co., subscription 12.00 Bradford, Andrew D., convention expenses 12.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 103.25 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 102.00 Flaherty, Marie E., services 50.00 Godwin Taxi, taxi 197.15 Kerivan, Helen F., convention expenses 5.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 22.00 National Assn 'of Assessing Officers, registration fees 16.00 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 38.92 Railway Express Agency, express 1.43 Real Estate Guide, book 12.50 Robinson Seal Co., binding book 98.48 Smith Co., Frederic B., bill forms 460.73 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 24.00 United States Post Office, postage 653.92 Wright, Edward F., Jr., posting notices 12.00 Wright, Edward F., convention expenses 37.80 Total Expenditures $1,998.83 Transferred to Revenue 1.17 $2,000.00 Assessors' - Appelate Tax Board Balance brought forward $670.59 Expenditures Dunn's Drug Store, pictures $3.69 Balance brought forward 666.90 $670.59 Finance Committee Appropriation for 1944 $1,500.00 Expenditures Alroc. of Town Finance Committees, dues $10.00 Brogle, Albert, expenses at Assoc. sessions 82.90 Ea ton, Leroy S., printing Committee reports 765.10 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 34.20 Norcross, W. W. Jr., services 300.00 Papalia, Roy C., reimbursing for Committee meeting 36.85 United States Post Office, postage 164.73 Webster, Edward C., expenses state meeting 39.25 Total Expenditures $1,433.03 Transferred to Revenue 66.97 $1,500.00 Legal Services Salary Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures Curran, John, salary $2,000.00 259 Legal Services Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Refund 15.00 $2,015.00 Expenditures Baldwin, G., book $2•00 Boston Law Book Co., book 12.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 4.75 Connolly, Frank J., constable 1.30 Curran, John, reimbursements 226.17 Curran, Kathleen, stenographic services 520.00 Fell, M. D., Ernest M., services 50.00 Gately, Charles F., constable fees 14.00 Getchell & Son, Addison C., printing 51.25 Groom -Co., Thomas, office supplies 13.29 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 6.84 Jones, M. Eleanor, shorthand 40.95 Land Court, plans •25 Lawyers Co-op Publishing Co., books 34.00 Mass. Assoc. of City Solicitors & Town Counsels, dues 10.00 McGrath, Ralph E., constable 2.00 Middlesex Deputy Sheriffs, charges 6.10 Morley, Henry L., services 300.00 Papalia, Roy C., services 498.06 Putnam, Frederic L., expense on preparing papers 80.00 Santeangello, Mrs. Carmella, witness 10.00 Treasurer of the U. S. A., certified checks 3.00 West Publishing Co., book 10.00 Total Expenditures $1,895.96 Transferred to Revenue 119.04 $2,015.00 Legal Services — Tax Title Releases Appropriation for 1944 $207.00 Expenditures Curran, John J.. services $183.00 Papalia, Roy C., services 24.00 $207.00 Town Clerk's Department Town Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,600.00 Expenditures Wellman, George B., salary $3,600.00 Town Clerk — Ass't Town Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,500.00 Expenditures Griffin, Mary, salary $1,500.00 Town Clerk — Senior Clerk & Stenographer Appropriation for 1944 $1,400.00 Expenditures Benjamin, Alma R., salary $1,400.00 260 ToRm Clerk - Junior CIerk & Stenographer Appropriation for 1944 $1,100.00 Expenditures Butler, Barbara, salary $1,100.00 Town Clerk - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $1,235.00 Expenditures American Writing Ink Co., ink $9.90 Bartlett, Herbert K., Town Clerks' Assoc. dues 3.00 Coleman Co., George, book binding 38.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 5.50 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 10.80 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 297.23 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Gleason, Patrick D., services 3.00 Griffin, Mary C., envelopes 1.50 Hobbs & Warren Inc., office supplies .53 Horne Co., H. S., office supplies 88.36 Keystone Envelope Co., envelopes 6.20 Lawyers Co-op Publishing Co., book 1.50 LeFavor, George E., bonding 5.00 Manifold Supplies Co., carbon 13.50 Mooney Gift Shop, office supplies 6.95 Novy, James, ribbon for time stamp 1.35 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 24.33 Photo Record Corp., photo record paper 46.36 Postindex Co., cards 8.02 Resolution Service, service 5.00 Ross, David, services 5.00 Standard Book Binding Co., book binding 5.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 28.00 Towhill Co., James T., ofhce supplies 8.66 Towle Co., A., express .62 Watertown Bindery, distributing warrants 78.40 Watertown Sun, advertising 96.38 Watertown Tribune Enterprise. advertising 46.50 Wellman, George B., incidentals and stamps 82.95 1'r: Harry J., services 3.00 total Expenditures $930.89 Transferred to Revenue 304.11 $1,235.00 Town Clerk - Special - By-Laws Appropriation for 1944 $635.00 Expenditures Eaton, Leroy S., printing $416.80 Watertown Bindery, distributing warrants 80.00 Watertown Tribune Enterprise, advertising 97.29 Total Expenditures $594.09 Transferred to Revenue 40.91 $635.00 261 Town Clerk -Photo Record Machine Appropriation for 1944 $710.00 Expenditures Downs Bros., twill $9.60 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 3.20 Photo Record Corp., machine 695.80 Total Expenditures $708.60 Transferred to Revenue 1.40 $710.00 Engineering Department Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $12,850.00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D., salary $3,300.00 Frederick R. Brown, salary 1,669.00 Carroll, Richard, salary 337.50 Cook, Herbert, salary 2,600.00 McGann, Martin H., Jr., salary 1,350.00 Sullivan, James, salary 2,200.00 Tierney, Joseph E., salary 1,350.00 Total Expenditures $12,806.50 Transferred to Revenue 43.50 $12,850.00 Engineering Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $700.00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D., incidentals $46.58 Berger & Sons, C. L., repairing transit 35.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., maintenance 9.80 Business Week, subscription 5.00 Eaton, Leroy S., cardboard 13.38 Engineering News Record, subscription, 10.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 6.91 Hawes Electric Co., electric lamp 1.29 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 155.62 Johnson Co., Andrew T., drawing supplies 73.71 Land Court, recording 4.20 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 53.66 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, blue prints 4.06 Mohawk Pete, auto repair .50 Monroe Calculating Machine Co., maintenance 18.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 4.60 Nonantum Lumber Co., white wood 21.08 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 6.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 13.20 Summer St. Garage, auto service 201.85 Total Expenditures $684.44 Transferred to Revenue 15.56 $700.00 262 Election Expense Appropriation for 1944 $10,087.00 Expenditures Allen-Wales Adding Ni Tachine Co., rental adding machine $48.00 American Food Shop, meals 24.00 Bond's Restaurant, meals 16.00 Brady's Diner, meals 1.00 Brown, Elizabeth, services 10.00 Coates, Ira R., services 10.00 Copley Chemical Co., pencils 7.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 1,147.42 Emerson, Waldo P., services 2.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware .60 Foisy, Hubert, services 10.00 Gibbs Express, express .50 Gleason, Mary C., services 12.00 Gleason, Patrick D., services 12.00 Hartson, William, services 10.00 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 78.04 Hughes, James F., printing 24.75 Kelley, Richard, services 10.00 LeShane, Richard, services 10.00 Mackin's Lunch, meals 5.00 Martha's Coffee Shop, meals 14.00 Mass., Commonwealth of, Secretary, general register 10.50 McBee Co., office supplies 132.84 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 10.80 Mosman, Arthur, services 3.00 Payroll 6,553.00 Perkins, Joseph A., services 24.00 Pollard's Diner, meals 14.70 Railway Express Agency, express 1.60 Robinson Seal Co., seals 15.08 Ross, David, services 35.00 Standard Bookbinding Co., bookbinding 30.50 Standard Duplicating Machines Co., supplies 6.38 Swanson Waltham Express .36 Tracy Chair Co., chair and table rental 231.20 TowhiIl Co., James T., office supplies 49.11 Union Church, meals 26.00 Watertown Bindery, distributing warrants 313.60 Watertown Sea Grille Co., meals 47.10 Watertown Tribune Enterprise, advertising 4.50 Wellman, George B., expenses-postage, incidentals 34.34 White, Peter J., labor 314.75 York, Harry J., services 9.00 Total Expenditures $9,320.17 Transferred to Revenue 766.83 $10,087.00 263 Registrar of Voters Appropriation for 1944 $800.00 Expenditures Gleason, Patrick D., salary $200.00 MacKay, Norman S., salary 200.00 O'Hanian, Cyrus M., salary 200.00 Wellman, George B., salary 200.00 $800.00 Registrar of Voters — Permanent Assistant Registrar Appropriation for 1944 $1,150.00 Expenditures Meehan, Mary R., salary $1,150.00 Listing Board Appropriation for 1944 $1,150.00 Expenditures Coolidge Square Service Station, gas $15.32 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 27.55 Gleason, Patrick D., listing and sorting—street form 75.00 Gleason, Patrick D., listing 75.00 Hewins, Donald, master sheet for street list 432.00 Horne Co., H. S., office supplies 24.06 Manifold Supplies Co., supplies 27.00 McBee Co., office supplies 103.26 Murray Printing Co., printing 345.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 7.00 , Watertown Herald, advertising Police Listings 6.00 Watertown Sun, advertising police listings 6.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising Police Listings 6.00 Total Expenditures $1,149.19 Transferred to Revenue .81 $1,150.00 Printing Voting Lists Appropriation for 1944 $1,450.00 Expenditures Eaton, Leroy S., printing $1,253.49 Transferred to Revenue 196.51 $1,450.00 Town Hall Department Janitor's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $1,850.00 Expenditures Duffy, Peter, salary $1,850.00 Town Hall — Ass't Janitor's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $1,750.00 Expenditures Kelley, Richard, salary $1,750.00 264 Town Hall — Telephone Operator Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Connors, Ann, salary $1,300.00 Town Hall — Fuel Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Buckley & Scott Utilities, fuel $963.80 Munhall Fuel Co., fuel 313.20 Total Expenditures $1,277.00 Transferred to Revenue 23.00 $1,300.00 Town Hall — Light Appropriation for 1944 $1,100.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 200.00 $1,300.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $1,229.39 Transferred to Revenue 70.61 $1,300.00 Town Hall — Telephone Watertown 8200 Appropriation for 1944 $2,400.00 Expenditures New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., services $1,994.24 Transferred to Revenue 405.76 $2,400.00 Town Hall — Painting and Repairing A.D. C. & O. A. A. Balance brought forward $300.00 Expenditures Margosian, Aris E., painting & calsoming $298.00 Transferred to Revenue 2.00 $300.00 Town Hall — Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Transferred from Reserve 300.00 $1,600.00 Expenditures Allston Lock Co., overhauling door check $5.25 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 32.97 Brown, Charles Jewell, supervision 6.00 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 10.78 Copley Chemical Co., chemicals 36.25 Duffy, Peter, expenses 60.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 12.45 Fort Hill Paper Co., paper supplies 68.75 Hassett, Mrs. Elizabeth, relief operator 49.68 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 4.20 Johnson Co., George T., paper supplies 30.50 Lavin Mower Grinding Co., grinding and adjusting 3.00 265 Loring, R. Curtis, mower sharpened 4.00 Lowes, F. J., hose for cleaner 16.89 Margosian, Aris E., painting and calsoming 100.00 Massa & Son, Vincenzo, repair roof 40.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., lamps 57.39 Mass. Comm. of Mass., Reformatory for Women- State Flag-silk 38.07 McLellan Stores Co., supplies 4.32 Newton Glass Co., glass 17.40 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., burner repair and overhauling 286.09 Ruby Corp., telephone locks 6.00 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 210.00 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 26.30 Thompson Water Cooler Co., water cooler rental 66,00 Vrock, Rocco, Christmas trees 10.00 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 341.60 Peter J. White, labor 19.00 Total Expenditures $1,562.89 Transferred to Revenue 37.11 $1,600.00 Town Hall Annex Appropriation for 1944 $9,264.00 Expenditures Boston Cons. Gas Co., service $16.92 Boston Edison Co., service 841.90 Burnell, Jos., salary 1,794.34 Burke, Walter, salary 474.66 Copley Chemical Co., floor wax 63.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 20.04 Hudson, John, salary 1,699.98 Hughes, Joseph M., plumbing 39.95 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., supplies 45.40 Miller, Charles, plastering 15.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 1.50 Nesbitt, Robert, salary 949.29 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 510.85 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 690.03 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 99.09 Pulsifer Flooring Co., flooring 477.00 Scharff, L., painting 90.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 43.20 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 163.72 Sullivan, Frank J., salary 1,007.50 Waltham Paper Products Co., paper products 53.36 Western Union Telegraph Co., telegram .51 White, Peter J., carpentering 88.75 Whitney, Harold O., clock 4.00 Total Expenditures $9,189.89 Transferred to Revenue 74.11 $9,264.00 266 Planning Board Appropriation for 1944 $100.00 Expenditures Holmes, Wm. H., expenses—convention $3.00 Mass. Federation of Planning Boards, dues 15.00 Total Expenditures $18.00 Transferred to Revenue 82.00 $100.00 Long Range Planning Committee Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Parker, William Stanley, services $194.32 Stone, Ronald M., incidentals 1525 Temple, Maxine, stenographic services 20.00 Total Expenditures $229.57 Balance carried forward 70.43 $300.00 PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY Police Department Chiefs Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,300.00 Expenditures Murray, Edward A., salary $3,300.00 Police — Captains' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $5,800.00 Expenditures Igoe, James M., salary $2,900.00 Igoe, John J., salary 2,862.71 Total Expenditures $5,762.71 Transferred to Revenue 37.29 $5,800.00 Police — Lieutenants' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $5,400.00 Expenditures Donnelly, Andrew J., salary $2,700.00 Igoe, John J., salary 35.00 Nally, Francis A., salary 2,665.00 $5,400.00 Police — Sergeants' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $15,300.00 Expenditures Devaney, Thos. W., salary $2,550.00 Flaherty, Walter F., salary 2,550.00 Gleasoh, John F., salary 741.75 267 Harrington, Joseph C., salary 2,427.75 McGeever, John IF., salary 2,100.32 Munhall, William H., salary 220.77 Nally, Francis A., salary 33.45 _ Norton, Edmund H., salary 2,550.00 Shea, Charles E., salary 1,506.78 Total Expenditures $14,680.82 Transferred to Revenue 619.18 $15,300.00 Police — Patrolmen's Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $92,773.74 Expenditures Arone, Lawrence, salary $2,300.00 Boudakian, Armand, salary 625.40 Boyle, Edward J., salary 2,300.00 Burke, James J., salary 2,300.00 Carr, Richard, salary 2,300.00 Clington, George M., salary 2,300.00 Cochrane, Joseph X., salary 2,085.97 Cullen, Thomas J., salary 2,300.00 Emerson, Waldo, salary 2,300.00 Farrell, George J., salary 2,300.00 Forte, Ralph, salary 2,218.49 Gilfoil, Joseph, salary 2,300.00 Gleason, John F., salary 114.00 Hanley, Lawrence C., salary 2,300.00 Hanlon, John J., salary 2,300.00 Harrington, Jos. C., salary 114.00 Hatch, Preston, salary 216.39 Higgins, John A., salary 2,300.00 Igoe, Daniel E., salary 2,300.00 Kimball, Russell J., salary 2,300.00 Long, John J., salary 2,300.00 Loughlin, Jos. F., salary 2,098.89 Lyons, Stephen F., salary 2,300.00 McCabe, Edward, salary 996.93 McCarthy, Francis J., salary 2,300.00 McGeever, John F., salary 408.00 McGrath, Stephen J., salary 665.57 McNeil, John, salary 2,300.00 Morash, Charles E., salary 22.92 Murphy, Edward P., salary 2,111.44 O'Neil, Arthur J., salary 1,421.28 Parker, Harold A., salary 2,300.00 Parkhurst, Robert W., salary 1,65820 Perkins, Arthur F., salary 2,300.00 Pouliot, Wilfred, salary 2,289.32 Quinn, Edward, salary 1,611.39 Reilly, James M., salary 2,300.00 Reiman, Theodore F., salary 2,300.00 Ryan, Richard T., salary 2,3W.00 Tyder, Thomas, salary 2,300.00 Savage, Stewart, salary 2,300.00 Shea, Charles E., salary 953.04 Shea, William, salary 2,300.W 268 Skuse, Donald A., salary 424.58 Todd, Donald R., salary 2,287.95 Walsh, John A., salary 2,300.00 Williams, Robert E., salary 2,300.00 Zalenski, Alfred, salary 1,727.69 Total Expenditures $87,451.45 Transferred to Revenue 5,322.29 $92,773.74 Police — Reserve Officers Appropriation for 1944 $9,000.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 1,500.00 $10,500.00 Expenditures Bartley, Richard T., salary $125.13 Boudakian, Armand, salary 840.02 Burke, Walter J., salary 91.00 Coffey, Thomas P., salary 21.00 Donnelly, Charles, salary 1;172.48 Gildea, Thomas V., salary 665.88 Hatch, Preston C., salary 730.24 Hawes, Harry, salary 1,394.33 Higson, Everett F., salary 441.74 LaConti, Anthony, salary 209.08 Loring, John, salary 444.53 Martin, William, salary 59.50 Y;Aurer, Henry, salary 106.88 McCarthy, Michael J., salary 1,230.04 Meenan, Paul L., salary 112.00 Pouliot, Wilfred, salary 169.76 Reardon, William E., salary 1,023.58 Roper, John T., salary 293.13 Sullivan, Edward P., salary 941.93 Ticehurst, Norman E., salary 220.51 Total Expenditures $10,292.76 Transferred to Revenue 207.24 $10,500.00 Police — Stenographer-Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,420.00 Expenditures Brogie, Katherine, salary $1,199.20 'Transferred to Revenue 220.80 $1,420.00 Police — Additional Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Gannam, Katherine, salary $948.07 Transferred to Revenue 51.93 $1,000.00 Police — Junior Custodian & Wagonman' Appropriation for 1944 $1,925.00 Expenditures Roper, John T., salary $1,925.00 269 Police - Junior Custodian & Wagonman Appropriation for 1944 $3,850.00 Expenditures Cochrane, Joseph X., salary $95.00 Mahan, Harold F., salary 1,456.88 Sheridan, Thos. F., salary 1,925.00 Zaino, Joseph, salary 290.12 Total Expenditures $3,767.00 Transferred to Revenue 83.00 $3,850.00 Police - Teletype Appropriation for 1944 $540.00 Expenditures New England Tel. & Tel. Co., service $528•95 Transferred to Revenue 11.05 $540.00 Police- Uniforms Appropriation for 1944 $3,300.00 Expenditures Alexander Bros. Tailoring Co., tailoring $6.00 Arone, Lawrence, reimbursing 51.75 Basch Cap Co., caps 10.50 Donohue & Riordan, trousers 32.00 Flint's, cleansing 3.25 Harris, Charles A., shirts 9.00 Harry's Cleansing Shop, remodeling 23.75 Hawes, Harry, reimbursement 45.00 Leavitt Shirt Mfg. Co., shirts 44.25 Leopold Morse Co., uniforms 225.O0 Linsky & Bros., M., uniforms 2,709.47 Otis Bros. Co., shirts 5.70 Quinn, Edward, reimbursing for uniform 39.00 Sam's Army & Navy Store, shirts 10.00 Williams, Robert E., reimbursing for uniform 85.00 Total Expenditures $3,299.67 Transferred to Revenue .33 $3,300.00 Police - )equipment Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Coolidge Sq. Service Station, auto supplies $78.83 Darley & Co., W. S., iron claws 420.42 Duro Test Corp., electric lamps 12.65 Gamewell Co., alarm panels 241.00 Mass. Safety Council, patrol belts 13.30 Shutt, George L., batteries 67.85 Towhill Co., James T., office supplies 129.60 Waltham Sales Book Co., tags 35.85 Total Expenditures $999.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 $1,000.00 270 Police — Two New Cars Appropriation for 1944 $3,200.00 Expenditures Henley-Kimball Co., new cars $3,200.00 Police — New Pump for Garage Appropriation for 1944 $1,700.00 Expenditures Hallinan, Edward D., Josam Ramp drain for garage $700.00 Romano, S., cement work 1,000.00 $1,700.00 Police — Repairs to Station Appropriation for 1944 $100.00 Expenditures Miller, Charles, repairs—painting & plastering $100.00 Police — Traffic Booth — Beacon Square Appropriation for 1944 $776.00 Expenditures Titus, L. C., traffic booth $535.00 Transferred to Revenue 241.00 $776.00 Police — New Car — Juvenile Department Appropriation for 1944 $1,600.00 Expenditures Henley-Kimball Co., new car $1,600.00 Police — Radio — Juvenile Department Appropriation for 1944 $470.00 Expenditures Wholesale Radio Laboratory, radio $470.00 Police — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $8,875.00 Expenditures American City Magazine, subscription $2.00 American Red Cross, books and bandages 1.40 Balch Bros. & West Co., Sag and stars 8.00 Ball, A. T., envelopes 3.25 Belmont Spring Water Co., spring water 7.75 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 8.00 Boston Edison Co., service 591.01 Boston Speedometer Service Co., service 8.40 Boulevard Super Service, auto service 51.60 Buckley & Scott, Inc., oil 698.68 Cambridge Hospital, X-ray 5.00 Claus-Gelotte, Inc., focus chart .35 Cole Inc., Frank J., express 1.76 Commissioner Public Safety, bicycles registration 2.25 Comstock's Home Laundry, laundry 42.22 Coolidge Cleaners, cleaning 15.44 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 1.35 Coolidge Sq.Service Station, service 408.64 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 7.00 Crandall-Hicks Co., lens 22.50 271 Darley & Co., W. S., cartridge case 1.63 Dictaphone Corp., rental machines-cylinders 116.10 Dowd Co., H. J., paper supplies 48.96 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 95.00 Ed's Filling Station, gas 1.33 Flaherty, Walter F., do-nuts 1.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 17.97 Fox, Mr., repair canvas cover 10.00 Gamewell Co., register paper 36.16 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 33.45 Gelotte-Claus Inc., cainera supplies 44.62 Gibbs Express Co., express .35 Graham Corp., wipers 15.12 Graphic Press, printing 69.50 Greene Rubber Co., rubber aprons 6.50 Hall-Adelson, supplies 1.63 Hallinan, Edward D., reconditioning heater system 225.00 Heffernan, John E., insurance 15.00 Henley-Kimball Co., 3 sets seat covers, prestone 50.42 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 24.62 International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, dues 10.00 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., clubs 20.32 Jackson Electric Co., repair 8.10 Kee-Lox Mfg. Co., carbon 25.20 Kinch, Ralph W., oak moulding 2.50 Kirkwood Bros., targets 2.00 Kreem's, camera supplies 48.80 Lauricella, A., lunches 16.01 Linsky & Bros. Inc., badges-cords-chevrons 81.45 Mahady Co., E. F., medical supplies 26.89 Mass. Comm. of, Public Safety Commissioner, registration bicycles applications 5.25 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., supplies 17.04 Mass. Safety Council, patrol belts 6.60 Massa & Son, Vincenzo, glass set in skylight 10.00 McCarthy, Francis J., expenses 2.30 Melanson, O. J., watch repair 1.50 Metcalfe & Co., supplies 10.61 Milmore, Fred J., chart 5.00 Mohawk Pete, gas .95 Mom's Donut Shop, donuts-lunches 61.13 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 1.00 Mosler Safe Co., changing combinations 6.90 Mosman, Eleanor, matron 137.88 Motor Car Co. of N. Eng., auto repair 29.67 Murray, Edward A., registration-reimbursing for stamps 35.00 Nally, Francis A., reimbursement 68.05 New Eng. Police Revolver League, targets 41.20 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 953.65 Newton Shade & Screen Co., shades 3.50 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 4.52 Old Corner Book Store, books 7.50 Pennsylvania Oil Co., gas 1,704.90 Percy's Lunch, lunches 6.66 Police Education Service, books 6.00 Pollard's diner, lunches 17.90 272 Potter Press, duplicate books 9.50 Price, Ruth, chamois and supplies 8.03 Railway Express Agency, express 3.27 Remington Rand, Inc., cards 21.20 Rowe & McCulloch, radio repair 36.75 Royal Furniture, furniture 17.50 Shea, William J., stamps 4.00 Shutt, George L., tire repair 173.15 Standard Duplicating Machines Corp., fluid 13.50 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 34.20 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 75.00 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 95.70 Sullivan Badge & Name Plate Co., badges 36.75 Towhill Co., James T., office supplies 533.34 Underwood-Elliott-Fisher Co., labor 3.65 Valpey Frequency Meas. Co., reamurement report 2.00 Vatco Mfg. Co., fibre seats—repairs 37.00 Visual Education Co., supplies 2.00 Waltham Salesbook Co., blank quad sets 38.25 Watertown, Town of, metered water 28.50 Watertown Square Garage, motor service 1,287.99 Wholesale Radio Laboratories, repair microphone— supplies 282.66 Worcester & Co., J. R., investigation report 40.00 Total Expenditures $8,870.88 Transferred to Revenue 4.12 $8,875.00 Fire Department Chief's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,300.00 Expenditures McElroy, William C., salary $314.34 O'Hearn, John W., salary 1,551.37 Total Expenditures $1,865.71 Transferred to Revenue 1,434.29 $3,300.00 Fire — Captains' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $8,100.00 Expenditures Devaney, John J., salary $263.61 Gilfoil, George, salary 265.61 Kelley, John J., salary 892.62 McElroy, William C., salary 2,438.00 Murphy, Raymond, salary 2,700.00 Total Expenditures $6,561.84 Transferred to Revenue 1,538.16 $8,100.00 273 Fire — Lieutenants' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $10,200.00 Expenditures Costello, Jerome, salary $2,550.00 Devaney, John J., salary 2,299.70 Gilfoil, George, salary 2,299.70 Hunter, John, salary 248.53 Maloney, Thomas, salary 2,550.00 Quirk, John P., salary 248.53 Total Expenditures $10,196.46 Transferred to Revenue 3.54 $10,200.00 Fire — Mecha.nician's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures Higgins, Edmund, salary $2,241.14 Transferred to Revenue 258.86 $2,500.00 Fire — Permanent Men Appropriation for 1944 $126,016.70 Transferred from Reserve Fund 700.00 $126,716.70 Expenditures Armstrong, Frank H., salary $2,300.00 Barry, William J., salary 2,300.00 Blackburn, Charles, salary 2,300.00 Burgess, Arthur, salary 2,300.00 Bythewood, Daniel H., Jr., salary 2,300.00 Camposano, Paul A., salary 2,300.00 Carney, Maurice R.-, salary 647.27 Clark, William J., salary 2,300.00 Connors, Joseph P., salary 2,300.00 Crowley, James A., salary 2,300.00 Dardis, James, salary 2,300.00 Derick, Earl, salary 2,300.00 Devaney, James F., salary 2,300.00 Donnelly, -Bernard P., salary 2,300.00 Dwyer, Paul, salary 2,300.00 Ferris, Martin E., salary 2,300.00 Flanagan, James E., salary 2,300.00 Ford, Edward T., salary 1,949.18 Ford, James E., salary 1,684.15 Fournier, Philip D., salary 2,300.00 Gildea, John, salary 2,300.00 Higgins, Edmund P., salary 237.00 Hillier, Samuel, salary 2,300.00 Howard, Charles A., salary 418.84 Hunter, John, salary 2,074.00 Ingham, George D., salary 2,300.00 Joyce, Thomas F., salary 2,300.00 Kelley, Albert P., salary 2,300.00 Kelley, Edward F., salary 2,300.00 Kirwan, Francis M., salary 2,300.00 Laughrea, Giles, salary 2,256.01 274 Mackin, Walter, salary 2,300.00 Maloney, James J., salary 2,300.00 Maloney, Thomas F., Jr., salary 2,300.00 Mann, Charles, salary 2,300.00 Mannix, Albert, salary 2,300.00 McCarthy, Joseph F., salary 2,300.00 McCarthy, William G., salary 2,300.00 McDonnell, John, salary 1,027.86 McElhiney, Eldon E., salary 2,300.00 McManus, Frank, salary 2,300.00 McNicholas, Peter, salary 2,300.00 Mee, Joseph T., salary 2,300.00 Melanson, Ernest J., salary 1,608.74 Merullo, Eugene M., salary 2,300.00 Milmore, Frederick, salary 2,300.09 Murphy, James T., salary 2,300.00 Murphy, Jeremiah, salary 2,300.00 Nielson, Bernard, salary 2,300.00 O'Reilly, John M., salary 2,300.00 Palmer, Arthur W., salary 2,300.00 Quirk, John P., salary 2,074.00 Robbins, Benjamin, salary 1,432.79 Sheehan, Maurice J., salary 2,300.00 Simms, Thomas W., salary 2,300.00 Thileen, Ralph H., salary 384.43 Vahey, John T., salary 2,300.00 Valentino, Albert, salary 2,300.00 Watson, John B., salary 2,280.87 Whittemore, Carroll, salary 2,300.00 Total Expenditures $126,175.14 Transferred to Revenue 541.56 $126,716.70 Fire— Call Men Appropriation for 1944 $155.00 Expenditures Murphy, James B., salary $155.00 Fire— Uniforms Appropriation for 1944 $2,687.50 Expenditures Batchelder Co., Fred M., uniforms $2,260.05 Harris, Charles A., shirts 47.25 Leavitt Shirt Co., shirts 223.50 Liberty Tailoring Co., cleaning and repair 3.50 Otis Bros. Co., shirts 114.45 Paris Tailor Shop, repair 2.50 Sullivan Badge & Name Plate Co., badges 36.25 $2,687.50 Fire— Emergency Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures Baker Co., Frank G., new steam boiler $2,500.00 275 Fire - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $7,000.00 Expenditures American Fire Equipment Co., gas masks-supplies $557.98 American Food Shop, dinners 8.05 Arcand Spring Co., straighten bumper 6.00 Atlantic Flag Pole Co., flag 24.44 Baker Co., Frank G., install oil burner 225.00 Belmont Herald, advertising 11.00 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 28.75 Boston Edison Co., service 616.71 Boston Janitors Supply Co., soap 73.00 Brown, Charles Jewell, vines 4.00 Buckley & Scott, gas 285.56 Buckminster Co., George H., batteries 19.20 Cambridge Hospital, X-ray care 24.00 Canzanelli, Pericles M. D., services 6.00 Claflin Co., Walter A., druggist's supplies 4.65 Comstock's Laundry, A. H., laundry 366.85 Coolidge Cleaners, Inc., cleaners 4.84 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 11.77 Coolidge Square Service Station, auto service 3.75 Cronin Supply Co., oil burner supplies 41.66 Curtis Asbestos Co., covering tank 38.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 36.05 Duro Test, electric lamps 77.76 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 34.95 Fire Engineering; subscription 5.00 Flaherty Co., William H., rebuild carburetor 5.75 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 185.80 Garden City Gravel Corp., loam 4.00 Garden City Motor Parts Co., motor parts 53.02 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 1.50 Gillis, Augustus C., wind shield repairs 26.00 Goding, Herbert, labor 12.28 Green Co., S. B., cement and sand 1.50 Greenough Brothers, Inc., moving crane to fire and return 28.85 Hawes Electric Co., electric work 10.43 Hood Rubber Co., rubber boots 119.96 International Assoc. Fire Chiefs, books 4.50 Jackson Electric Co., electric parts .86 Jenney Mfg. Co., oil 50.75 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop, frames 2.80 Leavitt Shirt Mfg. Co., shirts 4.50 Liberty Tailoring Co., cleaning and repair 4.75 Lyman Co., John R., cleaning cloths 137.45 Lux Fire Equipment Co., recharging 33.70 MacDonald, Donald J., white gloves 6.75 MacIntosh Coal Co., John, coal 231.35 Mack, Alfred, red lens 12.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., electric supplies 12.83 Mass. Comm. of, Div. of Blind, mattress made over-pillow 8.35 Mass. Reformatory, West Concord, blankets 52.80 Mass, Reformatory, Framingham, pillow cases 22.34 276 Maxim Motor Co., motor parts 54.27 Metcalfe Co., auto supplies .75 Metropolitan Ice Co., range oil 2.12 Midwestern Mfg. Co., bunker parts 69.92 Mom's Do-nut Shop, lunches 15.40 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 51.80 Munhall Fuel Co., fuel 775.97 National Fire Prot. Assoc., dues 10.00 Newton Auto Sales Inc, auto repair 199.14 New Eng. Assoc. of Fire Chiefs 26.60 New England Laundries, towels 6.96 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 417.21 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 64.40 O'Hearn, John W., reimbursing 35.61 Overhead Door Sales Co., sash cord 9.00 Packard Motor Co., tube 2.25 Pomeroy Co., truss 20.00 Puritan Compressed Gas Co., compressed gas 65.60 Railway Express Agency, express 2.86 Rose Derry Co., heat pads 11.60 Royal Furniture Co., oil heater-pillow 128.20 Shutt, George L., tire repair 98.95 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., gas 423.10 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto parts 27.77 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 13.20 Stetson Co., M. D., glossene 68.75 Stuart Sons Co., T., rental crane 150.00 Sullivan Badge & Name Plate Co., plating 21.04 Thompson-Durkee Co., fittings 6.34 Town Diner Co., meals 38.70 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 36.72 Watertown Herald, advertising 10.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 1.08 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 27.80 Watertown Sea Grille Co., meals 80.65 Watertown Square Garage, service 155.52 Watertown Sun, advertising 34.00 Watertown Upholstering Co., pillow recovered 4.00 Watertown, Town of, metered water 110.10 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise 22.00 Watertown Welding Laboratories, welding 141.00 Wylie, Earl J., M. D., services 10.00 Total Expenditures $6,999.87 Transferred to Revenue .13 $7,000.00 Inspector of Buildings Department Inspector's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $2,800.00 Expenditures Perkins, Elias A., salary $2,800.00 Inspector of Buildings - Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1944 250.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine M., salary $250.00 277 Inspector of Buildings - Transportation Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Perkins, Elias A., use of car $300.00 m Inspector of Buildings- Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $100.00 Expenditures Copley Chemical Co., printing 9.50 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 21.15 Johnson Co., Andrew T., tracing paper 27.60 Mass. Electric Light Supply Co., supplies .95 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 6.50 United States Post Office, stamps 3.00 Total Expenditures $68.70 Transferred to Revenue 31.30 $100.00 Weights & Measures Department Salary of Sealer Appropriation for 1944 $2,100.00 Expenditures A'Hearn, J. Frank, salary $2,100.00 Weights & Measures - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $400.00 Expenditures A'Hearn, J. Frank, garage $64.37 Chapsky, Mrs. Stanley, garage 15.00 Dolbier Bros., gas 40.49 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 10.00 Moody Inc., Ed G., hose 49.88 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 4.50 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tire 16.08 Riley, Gerard J. gas 19.29 Robinson Seal Co., tags and seals 35.29 Scale Journal Pub. Co., subscription 2.00 Scott, Ernest D., insurance 6.00 Texaco Super Service Station, gas 119.59 Watertown Herald, advertising 4.00 Watertown Sun, advertising 8.00 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 5.00 Total Expenditures $399.49 Transferred to Revenue .51 $400.00 Gypsy & B. T. Moth Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1944 $800.00 Expenditures Ford, John C., salary $800.00 278 Gypsy & B. T. Moth - Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $475.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine M., salary $475.00 Gypsy & B.T. Moth -Maintenance - Labor Appropriation for 1944 $1,667.60 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $1,641.44 Transferred to Revenue 26.16 $1,667.60 Gypsy & B. T. Moth - Maintenance - Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $890.00 Expenditures Argento, Frank, washing car 2.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 3.75 Di Pietro, Angelo, washing car 125 Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., sprayer parts 17.79 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 2.73 Frost Insecticide Co., insecticide 536.08 Hebert & Co., Wm., repair valve 1.25 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 2.60 New Eng. Tree Expert Co., tree service 90.00 O'Connor, John T., use of car 100.50 Penn Oil Co., gas 29.41 Sulpho, Napthol Co., "Milkol" 33.75 Total Expenditures $821.11 Transferred to Revenue 68.89 $890.00 Gypsy & B. T. Moth - Elm Leaf Beetle - Labor Appropriation for 1944 $691.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $691.00 Gypsy & B. T. Moth - Elm Leaf Beetle - Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $52.50 Expenditures Greene Rubber Co., work gloves $6.00 O'Connor, John T., use of auto 31.50 Penn Oil Co., gas 14.97 Total Expenditures $52.47 Transferred to Revenue .03 $52.50 Gypsy & B. T. Moth - Cottony Scale Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Bartlett Tree Expert Co., F. A., spraying trees $340.80 Frost Insecticide Co., nicotine 159.20 $500.00 279 Tree Warden Salary of Tree Warden Appropriation for 1944 $1,100.00 Expenditures Ford, John C., salary $1,100.00 Tree Warden — Salary of Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $200.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine M., salary $200.00 Tree Warden — Maintenance — Labor Appropriation for 1944 $4,800.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $3,099.32 Transferred to Revenue 1,700.68 $4,800.00 Tree Warden — Maintenance — Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Bartlett Tree Expert Co., F. A., supplies $12.00 Coombs Motor Co., supplies .64 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 3.75 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware .45 Ford, John C., expenses meeting—incidentals 15.00 Frost Insecticide Co., pruning saws 6.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies .90 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 2.10 O'Connor, John T., use of auto 232.50 Penn Oil Co., gas 33.92 Postmaster—postage 5.00 Quirk Corp., Edward S., casings and tubes 141.88 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 2.00 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto service 7.83 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 4.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 7.96 Total Expenditures $475.93 Transferred to Revenue 24.07 $500.00 Tree Warden— New Trees Appropriation for 1944 $860.00 Expenditures Fish & Co., Charles R., trees $750.00 O'Connor, John T., use of car 13.50 Penn Oil Co., gas 3.35 Watertown Lumber Co., tree stakes 93.00 Total Expenditures $M9.85 Transferred to Revenue .15 $860.00 280 Poles & Wires Department Inspector's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $3,300.00 Expenditures Landry, Leo, salary $3,300.00 Poles & Wires - Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $575.00 Expenditures Ford, Katherine M., salary $575.00 Poles & Wires - Maintenance - Labor Appropriation for 1944 $17,689.71 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $16,601.26 Transferred to Revenue 1,088.45 $17,689.71 Poles & Wires - Maintenance - Materials Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $326.45 Boston Elevated Railway Co., licenses-to attach to posts 5.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 7.00 Eastern Sect.-International Ass'n Elec. Insp., dues 3.00 Electrical Contracting, subscription 4.00 Firestone Stores, auto repair 7.10 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 18.57 Fort Hill Paper Co., paper supplies 19.75 Gamewell Co., alarm supplies 28.40 General Cable Corp., cable 206.55 Graybar Electric Co., equipment 128.60 Landry, Alfred, insurance 52.00 Landry, Leo P., garage 105.82 Mass., Comm. of., renewal of licenses 16.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supp. Co., electric supp. 161.29 Mohawk Pete, gas 383.64 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 22.45 Municipal Electrical Insp. Assn, dues 1.00 New Eng. Electrical News, renewal 2.00 New Eng. Sect. I. M. S. A., dues 5.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 55.16 New Eng. Towel Supp. Co., towel supply 1.75 Penn Oil Co., gas 81.04 Postmaster, postage 10.00 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 2.00 Shutt, George L., tire repair 1.50 Simplex Wire & Cable Co., supplies 727.40 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 4.00 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 21.50 Summer St. Garage, auto repair 77.60 U. C. Lite Mfg. Co., main bulb .60 281 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 6.24 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 4.90 Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., manuals 2.40 Total Expenditures $2,499.71 Transferred to Revenue .29 $2,500.00 Poles & Wires — Transportation Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Vahey, David J., use of car $300.00 Poles & Wires — 10 Fire Boxes & Installation Balance brought forward $1,625.67 Expenditures Gamewell Co., new boxes $857.50 Balance carried forward 768.17 $1,625.67 Poles & Wires — New Batteries Appropriation for 1944 886.00 Expenditures Gamewell Co., new batteries $874.00 Transferred to Revenue 12.00 $886.00 Poles & Wires — Renew Ceiling — Signal Room Appropriation for 1944 $476.00 Expenditures Dillaby Fireproofing Co., new ceiling $470.00 Transferred to Revenue 6.00 $476.00 Poles & Wires — Alteration to Police Circuits Appropriation for 1944 $975.00 Expenditures Gamewell Co., alterations $970.60 Transferred to Revenue $4.40 $975.00 Dog Officer's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $427.00 Expenditures Thayer, Samuel G., salary $427.00 Dog Officer Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $800.00 Expenditures Thayer, Samuel G., removing & destroying dogs $799.88 Transferred to Revenue .12 $800.00 282 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Health Officer's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $2,800.00 Expenditures Colbert, John A., salary $2,800.00 Health — Milk Inspection Appropriation for 1944 $700.00 Expenditures Burke, Arthur E., salary $700.00 Health — Senior Clerk — Salary Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Farnham, Alice H., salary $1,300.00 Health — Nurses Appropriation for 1944 $3,200.00 Expenditures Drummey, Irene X., salary $1,600.00 Vahey, Rita L., salary 1,600.00 $3,200.00 Health — Contagious Appropriation for 1944 $20,000.00 Expenditures Argento, Frank J. time lost $14.00 Blacklow, Leo A., M. D., services 14.00 Canzanelli, Pericles, M. D., services 375.02 Children's Hospital, care 307.25 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 19.00 Costa Ambulance Coach Service, ambulance 76.00 Drosdick, Vincent, A., M. D., services 28.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 43.99 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 69.98 Fleming, Frank J., M. D., services 14.00 Griswold, John J., M. D., services 28.00 Hubbard Drug Co., F. A., supplies 26.00 Jakeman, Harry W., V. M. D., services 100.00 MacGregor Instrument Co., instruments 46.50 MacLeod, John, time allowance 28.00 Mass. General Hospital, medicine 1.60 Mass. Memorial Hospital, care 6,940.50 Mastrangelo, Louis, M. D., services 101.08 McCarthy, David, services 24.00 McCarthy, Robert, services 24.00 North Reading State Sanatorium, care 767.00 Middlesex County Sanatorium, care 8,697.00 Natick, Town of, (Health Dept.), care 77.00 Parquette Folding Chair Co., tables 4.00 Pesce, Guy C., M. D., services 14.00 Pitman=Moore Co., vaccine 198.45 Rutland State Sanatorium, care 418.50 Shrier, Hyman, M. D., services 14.00 Slattery, John J., M. D., services 22.00 283 Waltham Ambulance Service, ambulance 7.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 16.00 Watertown Sun, advertising 56.60 Watertown Tribune-Enterprise, advertising 44.00 York, Robert S., M. D., services 14.00 Total Expenditures $18,630.47 Transferred to Revenue 1,369.53 $20,000.00 Health - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $900.00 Expenditures Al's Auto Body, auto repair $27.00 Alger Oil Co., gas 236.12 Cherry-Burrell Corp., acid 5.00 Colbert, John A., garage 60.00 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 3.18 Coolidge Square Service Station, gas 172.51 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 13.49 Farnham, Alice H., petty cash 53.10 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 5.35 Heffernan, John E., insurance 116.00 Hobbs & Warren, Inc., license books 4.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., auto service 3.15 Martin's Garage, gas 8.11 Mt. Auburn Motors, Inc., motor supplies 93.05 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 1.20 Pascoe Co., Geoorge T., office supplies 4.60 Shutt, George L., tire repair 4.25 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 14.60 Waverley Ave. Auto Service, auto repair 19.80 Williams, E. S., gas 47.46 Total Expenditures $891.97 Transferred to Revenue 8.03 $900.00 Health Department - Baby Clinic Appropriation for 1944 $425.00 Expenditures G. & S. Paper Co., paper tray mats 12.65 Kelley, Edward J., M. D., services 200.00 Silverstein, Louis B., M. D., services 200.00 Total Expenditures $412.65 Transferred to Revenue 12.35 $425.00 Health Department - Dental Clinic Appropriation for 1944 $3,050.00 Expenditures Brown, John B., D.M.D., services $400.00 Crimmings, J. J. supplies 52.30 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 45.05 Garfield Dental Supply Co., burrs 5.50 284 Heinecke, Grace, salary 1,300.00 Heinecke, Grace, towels 1.50 Horne & Co., H. S., tray mats, and drinking cups 82.75 Reynolds Sons Co., S. H., supplies 378.19 Zelermyer, Max, D.M.D., services 80.00 Total Expenditures $2,345.29 Transferred to Revenue 704.71 $3,050.00 Health Department — Replace Auto Appropriation for 1944 $850.00 Expenditures Mt. Auburn Motors, new car $816.05 Transferred to Revenue 33.95 $850.00 Inspector of Plumbing — Salary of Inspector Appropriation for 1944 $2,400.00 Expenditures Maurer, Edward L., salary $2,400.00 Inspector of Plumbing — Auto Expense Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Maurer, Edward L., use of car $300.00 Inspector of Plumbing — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $100.00 Expenditures Coolidge Printing Co., printing $5.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 17.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 2.70 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 18.56 Maurer, Edward L., dues and renewal of license 14.00 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Co., lantern 5.82 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 5.10 Watertown Sun, advertising 14.00 Total Expenditures $82.18 Transferred to Revenue 17.82 $100.00 Inspector of Cattle (Town Veterinarian) Appropriation for 1944 $600.00 Expenditures Jakeman, Harry W., VMD, salary $600.00 Sewer Department —Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Coleman Co., cesspool cleaner $55.25 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 23.50 Green & Co., S. B., pipe 18.71 Hood Rubber Co., gloves 15.26 285 McDermott Co., J. P., tools 94.90 Milmore, Fred J., lettering 3.50 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 14.00 Otis Bros. Co., gloves and rubber boots 14.15 Parker-Danner Co., puroseal 40.95 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 72.32 Systrom Co., E. W., supplies 11.50 Turbine Sewer Machine Sales Co., manhole cushions 82.80 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plugs 5.40 Watertown Welding & Construction Co., welding 40.75 Total Expenditures 492.99 Transferred to Revenue 7.01 $500.00 Grove Street Sewer - Materials Appropriation for 1944 $850.00 Expenditures Boston & Maine R. R., expense incurred for protection $57.69 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 4.07 Green & Co., S. B., bricks 144.34 McCarthy Co., Charles J., equipment 148.80 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 65.29 Parker-Danner Co., puroseal 19.56 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 148.66 Robinson Clay Products Co., increaser .86 Sliney, John J., gravel 64.92 White Iron Works, C. M., covers and frames 120.80 Total Expenditures $774.99 Transferred to Revenue 75.01 $850.00 Grove Street Sewer - Equipment Rental Appropriation for 1944 $225.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., rental shovel $206.08 Transferred to Revenue 18.92 $225.00 Drainage Appropriation for 1944 $1,065.00 Expenditures Boston & Maine R. R. Co., drain pipe privilege $12.00 Carbone, John, loam 40.00 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., digging trench-manholes-catch basins 253.10 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 6.89 Green & Co., S. B., cement 153.12 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 67.50 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 429.52 Robinson Clay Products Co., pipes, fittings 14.33 286 Sliney, John J., gravel 5.52 Systrom Co., E. W., supplies 71.76 Total Expenditures $1,053.74 Transferred to Revenue 11.26 $1,065.00 Drainage — Morton Street Appropriation for 1944 $510.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., digging trench $124.65 Green & Co., S. B., brick and pipe 15.15 Parker-Danner Co., puroseal 21.84 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 209.14 Sliney, John J., gravel 16.56 Total Expenditures $387.34 Transferred to Revenue 122.66 $510.00 CARE & LIGHTING OF HIGHWAYS Highway Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1944 $3,700.00 Expenditures Dwyer, Thomas V., salary $3,700.00 Highway Department — Salary of Ass't Superintendent Appropriation for 1944 $3,100.00 Expenditures Johnston, E. H., salary $3,100.00 Highway Department — Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,700.00 Expenditures Regan, Esther, salary $1,700.00 Highway Department — Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,400.00 Expenditures Flaherty, Marie, salary $1,400.00 HIghvmy Department — Office Expense Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures American Public Works Ass'n, membership $10.00 Babb & Co., Edw. E., chalk 1.53 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 34.00 Coordinators Corp., truck record pads 38.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 18.75 287 Dwyer, Thomas V., stamps, excise tax 6.66 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 28.00 Flaherty, Marie, pens repaired 1.40 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 18.28 Hughes, James, printing 45.50 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 41.55 Pascoe Co., George, supplies 15.30 Remington Rand Inc., service on machine 6.06 Standard Duplicating Machine Co., supplies 3.52 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 21.20 Watertown Letter Shop, tickets 9.75 Total Expenditures $299.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 $300.00 Highway Department - labor Appropriation for 1944 $200,775.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 3,500.00 $203,275.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $201,516.94 Transferred to Revenue 1,758.06 $203,275.00 Highway Department -Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $23,000.00 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., auto supplies $173.17 Ace Upholstering Co., repair cushions 40.00 American Bitumuls Co., bitumuls 51.59 American Bldg. Wrecking Co., pipe 7.74 American City Magazine, subscription 4.00 American Oil Products Co., concrete 1,605.09 Atlantic Salt Co., salt 410.00 Atlantic Steel Co., steel 19.25 Atlas Powder Co., repair 2.61 Auto Sales & Service Co., parts 27.30 Automatic Carburetion Co., recondition carburetor 10.50 Beacon Auto Rad. Co., auto service 38.50 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 47.06 Boston Edison Co., service 961.47 Boston Filter Co., drinking water service 84.00 Boston Janitor's Supply Co., cleaning supplies 146.60 Brown, Charles Jewell, milorganite 39.00 Buckley & Scott Utilities, oil 1,115.72 Buffalo Spring Roller Co., parts 9.24 Butters Transportation Co., express .52 Carpenter Mfg. Co., batteries 64.00 Carpenter-Morton Co., pencils 3.79 Chase-Parker Co., supplies 77.62 Chicago Pneumatic Co., parts 17.65 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., rental shovel 95.00 Commercial Auto Exchange Co., auto service 35.00 Commonwealth Chevrolet Co., parts 2.66 Coombs Motor Co., motor parts 356.96 288 Condon Corp., John P., transportation of spreader 75.00 Davis Inc., H. G., auto repair 20.46 Davis Tractor Co., H. F., pump comp. 27.42 DeLuxe Filter & Piston Co., cartridges 53.40 Dinn & Co., P. J., fence supplies 6.11 Duff Spring Co., repair 38.12 Dunn's Drug Store, drug supplies 8.60 Dwyer, Thomas V., auto insurance, incidentals 92.21 Eastern Asphalt Dist. Co., asphalt 182.55 Eastern Salt Co., Retsof 252.94 Elliott, Dr. Harold, eyeglasses 7.50 Ellis, Everett T., filing hand saws 6.00 Federal National Linen Service, linen service 52.80 Firestone Stores, recap service 103.08 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 948.22 Forbush, Cyril W., spraying poison ivy 30.00 Freaney, James, rental machine 656.71 G. M. C. Truck & Coach Corp., parts 8.95 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 65.10 Garden City Motor Parts, motor parts 100.65 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 94.59 General Electric Co., repair parts 6.25 General Motor Co., motor parts la3.25 General Truck & Coach Co., truck parts 11.63 General Wiper Supply Co., wiper cloths 35.00 Gifford, Lewis H., gauge 4.50 Gingras, E. P., filing .75 Green & Co., S. B., brick 34.89 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 11.15 Harvey Sales & Service Co., auto supplies 7.16 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 16.33 Hebert & Co., Wm., tin work 10.75 Heil Co., equipment 29.29 Hodge Boiler Works, brushes 7.68 Hood Rubber Co., rubber boots 8.26 Horne & Co., H. S., pen set 2.09 Howe & French Inc., borax 3.05 Hunt Marquardt Inc., oil 198.38 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 203.50 Johnson Co., Andrew T., supplies 9.98 Kinch, Ralph, lumber 9.00 Lalime & Partridge Inc., auto parts 60.38 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., grinding 15.00 LeFavor, George E., insurance 116.00 Lenk Electric Co., supplies 3.34 Lynn Co., N. Russell, cab cushions 10.00 Mack Motor Truck Co., motor parts 791.45 MacKenzie Motor Sales Co. Inc., motor parts 18.61 Mass. Broken Stone Co., stone 409.67 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supply Co., light supplies 5.34 Mass. Highway Ass'n, dues 3.00 Mazs. Comm. of, Reformatory for Women, flag 12.65 Mass., Comm. of, State Prison, posts 15.50 Mass. Motor Car Co., parts 15.51 McCarthy, Chas. J., equipment 18.17 McDermott & Co., J. F., gas engine 293.12 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 178.17 289 McVey, T. H., curbing 498.40 Meister, O. J., welding 20.00 Milmore, Fred J., signs 24.00 Moreton Corp., Walter H., recharging 3.50 Motor Supply Co., overhauling pump 4.48 Mt. Auburn Motors, rebuilding motor, supplies 318.23 Moye Chevrolet Co., seat cushions, supplies 68.71 Munhall Fuel Co., fuel 544.44 Municipal Signal & Supply Co., signs 34.78 New England Saw Co., saws 31.25 New England Toro Co., emery 11.90 Newton Auto Radiator Co., auto radiator service 52.50 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 111.92 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 1,746.89 Morgahn Co., moldboard glaze 8.25 Orsett, C., pipe 5.84 Otis Bros. Co., raincoats 11.90 Packard Motor Car Co., motor car service 70.02 Panther Oil & Grease Co., oil 72.60 Penn Oil Co., gas 2,388.92 Porter Square Chevrolet Co., fly-wheel 4.88 Quirk Corp., Edw. S., vulcanizing 1,964.50 Railway Express Agency, express 4.79 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 72.00 Rideout, E. B., meteorologist 40.00 Roble, Inc., R. S., rental of car 49.35 Robinson Clay Products Co., increaser 1.89 Roche, John J., auto repair 45.00 Sears-Roebuck & Co., tools 23.52 Shapiro Co., David, remote handles 27.25 Shutt, George L., supplies 41.57 Silver Welding Supplies, welding 66.13 Sliney, John J., gravel 347.89 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto parts 1,441.12 Standard Chemical Co., chemicals 48.00 Stearns Perry & Smith Co., repair pump 11.73 Sullivan, James H., oil 141.00 Summer St. Garage, service 17.80 Swanson's Express, express 2.90 Swartz Hardware, hardware 19.30 Systrom Co., E. W., supplies 559.00 Taylor, W. L., wash aprons, canvas covers 6.00 Texas Co., oil 14.50 Traffic Road Equipment Co., service, exchange of cylinders 40.00 Tricont, S., rental trucks 112.00 Wagner Electric Corp., piston .74 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 265.74 Watertown Awning Co., repairs to Sag 4.00 Watertown Chrome Plating, reflectors polished 2.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 25.20 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., cement .90 Watertown Welding & Construction Co., welding 2.00 Watertown Sun, bids 24.00 Watertown Tribune Enterprise, advertising 12.25 Watson Bros., painting tfuck 45.00 Welders Supply Co., supplies 54.51 290 White Motor Co., gaskets 3.00 Worcester Co., J. R., curbs 115.00 Total Expenditures $22,720.24 Transferred to Revenue 279.76 $23,000.00 Highway Department - Construction Appropriation for 1944 $4,923.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $2,288.57 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., rental shovel 349.75 Concord Ice Co., oil 4.40 Greenough Bros. Inc., trailer moving spreader 28.84 Mass. Broken Stone Co., stone 691.84 McVey, T. H., curbing 46.90 Sliney, John J., gravel 827.90 Swartz Hardware Co., tank sprayer 9.95 Systrom Co., E. W., rental of grader with operator 306.00 Triconi, S., rental truck 178.50 Vulcan Construction Co., rental spreader 189.00 Total Expenditures $4,921.65 Transferred to Revenue 1.35 $4,923.00 Highway Department - Chaper 90 Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Received from State and County 1,837.60 $2,837.60 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $154.08 Eastern Asphalt Dist. Co., asphalt 58.74 Mass. Broken Stone Co., stone 63.20 Skinner & Sherman Inc., testing samples 20.00 Sliney, John J., gravel 6.76 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 15.04 Total Expenditures $317.82 Transferred to Revenue 2,519.78 $2,837.60 Highway Department - Snow & Ice Materials Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures Anderson Engineering Co., front end hook up $129.40 Barber-Green Co., parts for loader 5.98 Brady's Diner, lunches 19.95 Chase-Parker & Co., chains 184.23 Tractor Co., H. F., parts 399.35 Davis Inc., H. G., parts 13.57 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., shovels 100.00 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 42.63 Meister, O. J., welding 5.50 Penn Oil Co., gas 164.62 291 Shutt, George L., battery 49.53 Sliney, John J., rental truck 44.00 Systrom Co., E. W., parts, hydraulic lifts 1,019.95 Triconi, S., shovel rental 302.50 Wood Co., Charles N., part 4.00 Total Expenditures $2,485.21 Transferred to Revenue 14.79 $2,500.00 Highway Department— Snow & Ice — Trucking & Overtime Appropriation for 1944 $5,500.00 Expenditures Carbone, John, trucking $56.25 Crowley, Thomas L., trucking 63.00 East Watertown Cement Block Co., trucking 120.00 McNamara Inc., J. H., trucking 124.88 Pay-rolls, weekly 3,457.99 Sliney, John J., trucking 470.50 Tricont, S., trucking 35.00 Total Expenditures $4,327.62 Transferred to Revenue 1,172.38 $5,500.00 Highway Department — Ashes & Papers Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Corp., rental bulldozer $80.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 22.50 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., goggles 5.40 Penn Oil Co., gas 1,581.63 Silver Welding Supply Co., goggles 7.80 Taylor, W. L., repairing covers 12.50 Triconi, S., hire of bulldozer 160.00 Total Expenditures $1,869.83 Transferred to Revenue 130.17 $2,000.00 Highway Department — Garbage Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures Penn Oil Co., gas $1,142.91 State Prison Colony, garbage pails 122.00 Watertown Tribune Enterprise, advertising 44.25 Total Expenditures $1,309.16 Transferred to Revenue 690.84 $2,000.00 Highway Department—Catch Basin & Sewer Cleaning Machine Appropriation for 1944 $10,000.00 Expenditures Mack Motor Truck Co. $3,986.68 Balance carried forward 6,013.32 $10,000.00 292 Highway Department — Conveyor Type Body Appropriation for 1944 $2,380.00 Expenditures Pratt Equipment Co., "Refuse Getter" $1,781.20 Transferred to Revenue 598.80 $2,380.00 Highway Department — Cushman St. Materials Appropriation for 1944 $950.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $310.60 McVey, Thomas H., curbing 142.00 Sliney, John J., gravel 496.33 Total Expenditures $948.93 Transferred to Revenue 1.07 $950.00 Highway Department — Cushman St. Equipment Appropriation for 1944 $350.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., rental shovel $226.95 Condon Corp., John P., rental of spreader 66.75 Sliney, John J., rental 56.00 Total Expenditures $349.70 Transferred to Revenue .30 $350.00 Highway Department— Hudson St. Materials Appropriation for 1944 $1,400.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $631.95 Mass. Broken Stone Co., stone 34.21 McVey, T. H., curbing 63.00 .'Eiiney, John J., gravel 500.59 Total Expenditures $1,229.75 Transferred to Revenue 170.25 $1,400.00 Highway Department — Hudson St. Equipment Rental Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand Gravel Co., rental shovel $150.00 Condon Corp., John P., rental spreader 342.75 Total Expenditures $492.75 Transferred to Revenue 7.25 $500.00 293 Highway Department - Pond St. East - Materials Appropriation for 1944 $850.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $747.71 McVey, T. H., curbing 91.00 Total Expenditures $838.71 Transferred to Revenue 11.29 $850.09 Highway Department - Pond St. East - Equipment Rental Appropriation for 1944 $150.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Corp., shovel rental $90.45 Condon Corp., John P., rental spreader 58.50 Total Expenditures $148.95 Transferred to Revenue 1.05 $150.00 Highway Department - Grenville Rd. Patching Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $302.37 Sliney, John J., gravel 110.00 Total Expenditures $412.37 Transferred to Revenue 87.63 $500.00 Highway Department - Sidewalks Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete $246.86 McVey, T. H., curbing 78.50 Sliney, John J., gravel 39.96 Triconi, S., loam 118.00 Total Expenditures $483.32 Transferred to Revenue 16.68 $500.00 Highway Department - Sidewalks Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures American Oil Products Co., concrete $649.51 Carbone, John, loam 10.00 East Watertown Cement Block Co., cement 71.05 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., lamp black, shovels-hose 306.72 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand & stone 53.73 Green & Co., S. B., cement 64.59 294 Maffioli, Charles, labor 75.00 Mass. Broken Stone Co., concrete 54.00 McNamara, J. H., concrete 337.50 McVey, Thomas H., curbing—sharpening tools 94.22 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 21.88 Sliney, John J., gravel 261.69 Total Expenditures $1,999.89 Transferred to Revenue .11 $2,000.00 Highway Department — Sidewalks — Betterments Appropriation for 1944 $1,200.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., shovel rental $81.08 Green & Co., S. B., cement 69.13 Homes, Chilton, rental traxcavator 110.45 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 577.04 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 50.40 Sliney, John J., gravel 304.74 Total Expenditures $1,192.84 Transferred to Revenue 7.16 $1,200.00 Highway Department — Traffic Signals — Main & Myrtle Sts. Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Marshall Co., H. W., fittings $1.24 Mass. Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 90.43 Municipal Sig. & Supply Co., traffic signals 390.14 Municipal Sig. & Supply Co., controller & housing 357.79 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 7.56 Total Expenditures $847.16 Balance carried forward 152.84 $1,000.00 Street Lights Appropriation for 1944 $49,537.50 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., service $47,624.84 Duro Test Corp., lamps 45.60 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., reducer .25 Gamewell Co., repair gong—etc. 36.67 Mass. Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., lamps 69.95 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 8.25 Municipal Signal & Supply Co., traffic housing—etc. 178.49 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supplies 1.24 White, Peter J., repair signal pole 18.85 Total Expenditures $47,984.14 Transferred to Revenue 1,553.36 $49,537.50 295 CHARITIES & SOLDIERS BENEFITS Public Welfare — Salary of Agent Appropriation for 1944 $2,400.00 Expenditures Foley, Augustine A., salary $643.44 Transferred to Revenue 1,756.56 $2,400.00 Public Welfare— Social Worker & Supervisor Appropriation for 1944 $2,400.00 Expenditures Hyde, Joseph E., salary $2,400.00 Public Welfare — Junior Clerk & Typist Appropriation for 1944 $1,325.00 Expenditures Dooley, Mrs. Lena, salary $1,325.00 Public Welfare — Junior Clerk & Typist Appropriation for 1944 $1,300.00 Expenditures Sullivan, Lillian, salary $1,300.00 Public Welfare — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $725.00 Refund 1.00 $726.00 Expenditures Allen Wales Adding Machine Co., overhauling $35.00 Atwell Co., supplies, ediphone 9.68 Boston Council of Social Agencies, social service index 90.50 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 5.50 Forbush, Elsie A., auto expenses 30.00 Gass, Elizabeth, auto expenses 16.25 Hyde, Joseph E., auto expenses 383.02 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 12.15 Murray, Joseph F., auto expenses 30.00 Spergiuro, Michael, auto expenses 30.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 39.00 Survey Associates, subscription 8.50 United States Post Office, stamps 26.60 Total Expenditures $716.20 Transferred to Revenue 9.80 $726.00 Public Welfare — Outside Aid Appropriation for 1944 $35,000.00 Refunds 296.27 $35,296.27 Expenditures Bacon, G. S., services $19.00 Baratta Shoe Repairing Co., shoe repairing 13.35 Boston, City of, aid 888.20 296 Butlers Pharmacy, supplies 248.80 Cambridge, City of, aid 96.00 Cambridge Hospital, care 1,023.90 Carrabis, Mrs. Pauline, rent 300.00 Cash, weekly disbursements 21,617.34 Children's Hospital, care 84.48 Chopourian, H. M., services 55.50 Ciani, M. Manfred, M. D., services 10.00 Connoly, John J., M. D., services 32.75 Conti, Domenic, rent 192.00 Costa, George W., prescriptions 4.75 Donovan, Dr. William, services 160.00 Drosdick, Vincent, M. D., services 50.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 53.51 Economy Grocery Stores Corp., groceries 57.00 Egleston's Shoe Repairs, shoe repairs 7.70 First National Stores, groceries 37.00 Foster & Malton, rent 32.00 Fox Drug Store, supplies 163.87 Grant Co., W. T., clothes 1320 Grogan, Dr. T. F., services 2.00 Hall, Edward C., rent 300.00 Harris, Charles, clothing 51.89 Hart, George, eyeglasses 12.00 Helms, James Dr., services 3.00 Holdsworth, William S., rent 100.00 Holy Ghost Hospital, care 2,198.00 Hughes, Henry W., druggists supplies 4.75 Johnson, John J., burial 300.00 Kenmore Hospital, care 64.50 Kevorkian, Dr. J. J., services 28.00 Lafayette Bros., services 2.00 Lloyd Pharmacy, supplies 80.90 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 19.60 Lexington St. Drug Co., supplies 56.50 MacDonald, Donald J., burial 125.00 Mackin Lunch, meals 11.00 Manglinkx, Frank, rent 99.00 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, services 3.75 Mass. General Hospital, care 367.99 Mass. Hospital School, care 342.83 Mass., Comm. of, Dept. of Public Welfare, aid 1,533.95 Mass., Comm. of, Div. of Child Guardianship, care 1,497.00 Marvel Cash Market, groceries 15.00 Metcalfe & Co., rent 25.00 Murphy, John P., masseur 13.00 Newton, City of, aid 110.05 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 43.70 Otis Bros. Co., shoes 122.10 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 111.45 Revere, City of, aid 55.00 Russo, Sabatina, overpayment of care 44.88 Schindler, John H., eyeglass repair 3.00 Sheridan, James H., exec. Est. Michael Cotter, rent 75.00 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, care 162.75 Stanton Co., John J., burial 100.00 297 Star Market Co., groceries 97.00 Sullivan, James H., oil 140.00 Summer St. Market, groceries 15.00 Thomas, William H., burial 20.00 Valchius, John, rent 216.00 Waltham, City of, aid 385.90 Waltham Hospital, care 228.75 Watertown District Nursing Ass'n, care 103.00 Watertown, Town of, burial 33.00 Winchell, Mrs. Ida, board 538.87 Worcester, City of, aid 78.00 Working Boys' Home, board and care 193.40 Total Expenditures $35,293.86 Transferred to Revenue 2A1 $35,296.27 Old Age Assistance & Aid Dependent Children Supervisor Appropriation for 1944 $2,400.00 Expenditures Murray, Joseph F., salary $2,400.00 O.Ao A. & A.D. C. Social Worker No. 1 Appropriation for 1944 $1,480.00 Expenditures Cram, M. Catherine, salary $1,480.00 O. A. A. & A. D. C. Social Worker No. 2 Appropriation for 1944 $1,480.00 Expenditures Gass, Elizabeth, salary $1,480.00 O. A. A. & A.D. C. Social Worker No. 3 Appropriation for 1944 $1,480.00 Expenditures Forbush, Elsie, salary $1,480.00 O.A. A. & A. D. C. Social Worker No. 4 (Male) Appropriation for 1944 $1,480.00 Expenditures Spergiuro, Michael, salary $1,480.00 O.A. A. & A. D. C. Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,420,00 Expenditures McCree, Rosamond, salary $1,420.00 O. A. A. & A.D. C. Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $1,200.00 Expenditures D'Onifrio, Claudia, salary $1,200.00 298 O. A. A. & A. D.C. Junior Clerk No. 2 Appropriation for 1944 $1,360.00 Expenditures Kelley, E. Lillian, salary $562.98 Slavin, Frances, salary 498.32 Total Expenditures $1,061.30 Transferred to Revenue 298.70 $1,360.00 Aid Dependent Children — Town Appropriation for 1944 $64,000.00 Refunds 1,011.69 $65,011.69 Expenditures Cash, disbursements $63,059.17 Transferred to Revenue 1,952.52 $65,011.69 Aid Dependent Children — Federal Administration Balance brought forward $5,966.55 Received from State 2,276.32 $8,242.87 Expenditures Atwell Co., ediphone $449.55 Balance carried forward 7,793.32 $8,242.87 Aid Dependent Children — Federal Aid Balance brought forward $586.73 Received from State 16,100.74 $16,687.47 Expenditures Cash, disbursements $14,964.55 Balance carried forward 1,722.92 $16,687.47 Old Age Assistance — Town Appropriation for 1944 $93,000.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 11,000.00 Refunds 2,541.13 $106,541.13 Expenditures Arlington, Town of, aid $93.26 Belmont, Town of, aid 112.49 Boston, City of, aid 231.36 Cambridge, City of, aid 391.92 Cash, disbursements 104,819.28 Chelsea, City of, aid 51.64 Haverhill, City of, aid 18.76 Lexington, Town of, aid 167.11 Milford, Town of, aid 56.67 North Reading, Town of, aid 15.00 Peabody, City of, aid 51.80 Somerville, City of, aid 44.00 299 Sudbury, Town of, aid 54.03 Waltham, City of, aid 386.31 Total Expenditures $106,493.63 Transferred to Revenue 47.50 $106,541.13 Old Age Assistance- Federal Administration Balance brought forward $5,144.64 Received from State 2,337.31 $7,481.95 Balance carried forward $7,481.95 Old Age Assistance - Federal Aid Balance brought forward $428.54 Received from State 70,068.32 $70,496.86 Expenditures Cash, disbursements $70,428.97 Balance carried forward 67.89 $70,496.86 O. A. A. & A.D. C. - Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures American Public Welfare Assoc., membership $3.00 Atwell Ediphone Service Co., maintenance 9.79 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 138.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 55.52 Cram, M. Catherine, auto expense, meeting expenses 365.13 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 4.00 Family Welfare Assoc. of America, subscription 7.45 Forbush, Elsie, auto expense 235.10 Gass, Elizabeth, auto expense, meeting expenses 121.84 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 143.02 International University Press, books 7.00 Johnson Co., A. T., office supplies 22.44 Medical Science Press, book 16.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 79.65 Murray, Joseph F., auto expense, meeting expenses 425.09 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., moving telephones 6.25 Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, services 54.62 Public Adm. Service, literature 1.50 Remington Rand Inc., ribbon 1.50 Russell Sage Foundation, book 1.25 Spergiuro, Michael, auto expense, meeting expenses 366.14 Standard Duplicating Machines Corp., supplies 22.12 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 37.60 Survey Associates, book 1.00 Towhill Co., James T., supplies 9.00 United States Post Office, postage 358.30 Total Expenditures $2,492.31 Transferred to Revenue 7.69 $111,500.00' 300 Infirmary Department - Keeper Appropriation for 1944 $1,100.00 Expenditures . York, Harry J., salary $1,100.00 Infirmary Department - General Expense Appropriation for 1944 $5,478.00 Expenditures Automatic Heating Corp, of Mass., overhauling $16.75 Baker Co., Frank G., water glasses for boiler 4.50 Baratta Shoe Repairing, shoe repairing 10.40 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 57.91 Boston Edison Co., service 152.35 Buckley & Scott Utilities Inc., oil 561.87 Butler's Pharmacy, supplies 134.40 Centebar's Market, groceries 729.34 Ciani, Manfred M., M. D., services 7.00 Claflin Co., Walter A., prescriptions 1.15 Coolidge Printing Co., supplies 5.00 Connolly, Dr. John D., services 7.00 Edmands Coffee Co., coffee & tea 50.75 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 59.88 Goding, Herbert, labor 6.49 Grant Co., W. T., clothing 63.62 Harris, Charles A., clothes 34.10 Johnson Co., H. A., canned goods 495.79 LaFayette Bros.. services 5.00 Lewis Inc., Robert P., butter-eggs 136.16 Lyndonville Creamery Assoc., milk and cream 316.74 McLellan Stores Co., shirts 13.78 Meat Spot, supplies 406.73 Mooney Card Shop, letter file 1.50 National Biscuit Co., biscuits 43.97 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 49.56 Otis Bros. Co., clothing 19.85 Pay-roll, weekly 758.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, tobacco 64.60 Reformatory for Women, sheets 23.02 ,Schindler, John H., eyeglasses 19.00 Small Co., Frederick C., coffee and tea 14.55 Timken Silent Auto Oil Heating Co., repair 7.80 Warren Soap Mfg. Co., soap powder 12.92 Watertown, Town of, water 59.40 White, Peter J., carpentering 15.50 White & Clean Hygenic Laundry, laundry 217.20 York, Harry J., incidentals 329.00 Total Expenditures $4,917.58 Transferred to Revenue 560.42 $5,478.00 Physicians Appropriation for 1944 $2 000.0p Expenditures Barron, M. D., Albert, services $104.15 Canzanelli, M. D., Pericles, services 500.00 301 Gorman, M. D. Eugene F., services 500.00 Mastrangelo, M. D., Louis, services 395.85 Touzian, M. D., Yacoub T., services 500.00 $2,000.00 Soldiers Relief— Salary of Agent Appropriation for 1944 $2,100.00 Expenditures Harrington, Michael J., salary $2,100.00 Soldiers Relief — Social Worker Appropriation for 1944 $1,150.00 Expenditures Najarian, Dorothy R., salary $1,150.00 Soldiers Relief — Social Worker (Male) Appropriation for 1944 $1,035.00 Expenditures Maloney, James A., salary $252.03 Transferred to Revenue 782.97 $1,035.00 Soldiers Relief — Junior Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $675.00 Expenditures Watson, Alice S., salary $562.25 Transferred to Revenue 112.75 $675.00 Soldiers Relief — Office Expense Appropriation for 1944 $1,815.00 Expenditures Coolidge Printing Co., printing $104.00 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies, mimeograph 430.20 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 1.35 Harrington, Michael J., auto expense 302.00 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 3.79 Najarian, Dorothy R., auto expense 345.00 Nonantuin Lumber Co., lumber 1.83 Owen, Leonard, plumber 47.83 Photo Record Corp., paper supplies 168.71 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 23.00 United State Post Office, postage 82.20 Total Expenditures $1,509.91 Transferred to Revenue 305.09 $1,815.00 Soldiers Relief Appropriation for 1944 $25,000.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 1,000.00 Refunds 151.00 $26,151.00 Expenditures Alger Oil Co., oil $363.18 Bay State Hospital, Inc., care 47.50 Boland, Dr. Benedict,services 249.00 Burger, Dr. Francis J., services 14.00 302 Campbell, Harry M., brace 17.50 Cambridge City Hospital, care 46.00 Cambridge Hospital, care 72.25 Canzanelli, Dr. Pericles, services 68.00 Cash, disbursements 23,027.60 Charles Oil Co., oil 80.85 Costa Ambulance Coach Service, ambulance 14.00 Donovan, Dr. William F., services 17.00 Dunn's Drug Store,supplies 312.55 First National Stores, groceries 20.00 Foley, Mrs. Ella, burial, Veteran Lawrence Fitz- patrick 98.00 Gonnam, John C., marriage record 1.00 Guccione, Dr. I. Joseph, services 10.00 Harrington, Michael J., agent burial Lawrence Fitzpatrick 2.00 Higbee, Paul W., birth certificate .50 Kelley, Dr. Edward J., services 32.00 Kevorkian, Dr. J. J., services 4.00 King, Dr. Nelson D., services 47.00 Konrad, Frank C. W., services 75.00 LaFayette Bros., services 51.00 Lexington St. Drug Co., supplies 33.64 Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 20.35 Mass. General Hospital, care 200.94 McGowen, Dr. Philip P., services 35.00 Munhall Fuel Co., fuel 37.96 Noonan, Dr. Wm. A., services 30.00 O'Connell, James F., prescriptions 2.15 Otis Bros. Co., shoes 8.41 Overseers of the+Public Welfare, City of Boston 224.15 Paster, Dr. Raymond, eyeglasses 13.00 Pesce, Dr. Guy C., services 67.00 Picceri, Dr. Saverio, services 3.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, prescriptions 62.78 Prieur, W. L., certified record 1.50 Quirk, Dr. T. C., services 114.00 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, care 162.65 Secord, Dr. Walter N., services 36.00 Slattery, Dr. John J., services 6.00 Somerville Hospital, care 103.90 Sullivan & Son, James H., oil 42.00 Tartakoff, Dr. Joseph, services 34.00 Teresian Hospital, care 23.00 West, Dr. Anthony J., services 45.00 Total Expenditures $25,976.26 Transferred to Revenue 174.74 $26,151.00 Military Aid Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Refund 9.00 $2,009.00 Expenditures Cash Disbursements $1,930.00 Transferred to (Revenue 79.00 $2,009.00 303 State Aid Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures Monthly disbursements $1,220.00 Transferred to Revenue 780.00 $2,000.00 War Relief Allowances War No. 2 Appropriation for 1944 $6,000.00 Refunds 299.00 $6,299.00 Expenditures Cash Payments $2,991.45 Transferred to Revenue 3,307.55 $6,299.00 SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES School Department — General Control Superintendent's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $5,300.00 Expenditures Kelley, Francis A., salary $5,300.00 School Department — General Control — Clerks' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $4,500•00 Expenditures Durgin,Margaret W., salary $1,800.00 Muldoon, Marion K., salary 1,300.00 O'Toole, Anne B. salary 1,400.00 $4,500.00 School Department — General Control — Attendance Officers' Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $4,000.00 Expenditures Carroll, Joseph L., salary $2,000.00 Caverly,-Francis, salary 2,000.00 $4,00D.00 School Department — General Control Attendance Officers' Expenses Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Carroll Joseph L., transportation $250.00 Caveriy, Francis, transportation 250.00 $500.00 School Department — General Control — Telephones Appropriation for 1944 $1,200.00 Expenditures New Eng. Tel. & Tel'. Co., telephone service $1,199.89 Transferred to Revenue .11 $1,200.00 304 School Department — General Control — Office Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $350.00 Expenditures Allen Wales Adding Machine Co,. maintenance $12.00 Amer. Association of School Administrators, dues 5.00 Amer. School Board Journal, subscription 3.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 137.35 Martell Co., A. E., order blanks 30.80 Mohawk Pete, auto service 60.45 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 6.00 Shutt, George L., tube 4.00 United States Post Office, postage 85.00 Wright Potter Printing Co., supplies 6.09 Total Expenditures $349.69 Transferred to Revenue .31 $350.00 School Department — Instruction — Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $461,400.00 Expenditures Abbott, Sara D., salary $2,094.00 Adams, Alfred S., salary 2,700.00 Adams, H. Bernice, salary 1,095.63 Alberico, Mrs. Alice, salary 1,300.00 Andren, Ann, salary 1,604.26 Appel,Ruth, salary 2,200.00 Arbuckle, Jeanne, salary 630.00 Archibald, Herbert H., salary 2,580.00 Avanzino, Frances, salary 1,080.00 Baker, Mrs. Marjorie, salary 420.00 Banks, Pauline, salary 1,850.00 Barrington, Doris, salary 950.00 Bassett, Charlotte, salary 1.900.00 Bassett, Jennie M., salary 1,900.00 Beeten, Claire E., salary 1,725.00 Belding, Mary A., salary 1,388.00 Bentley, E. Mae, salary 1,831.25 Biggane, Sara T., salary 2,382.00 Biller, Bernard N., salary 2,024.50 Black, John, salary 3,100.00 Blossom, Ellen G., salary 1,888.00 Boserman, Evelyn Riley, salary 1,650.00 Boyle,Mary, salary 1,990.00 Brereton, A. Eleanor, salary 1,502.50 Brock, Gladys, salary 1,295.00 Brooks, Ethel L., salary 1,888.00 Brooks, Gertrude, salary 1,430.00 Brooks, Pauline, salary 1,720.00 Brown, Eileen, salary 1,950.00 Brown, Harriet, salary 100.00 Burge, Alice, salary 1,750.00 Burke, M. Alice, salary 1,750.Q0 Butterfield, Ruth I., salary 1,294.00 Campbell, Laura, salary 1,838.00 Carey, Mary C., salary 1,745.00 305 Carver, Alice M., salary 2,000.00 Casey, Martha J., salary 1,181.00 Chrakian, Elisha, salary 2,522.00 Chandler, Helen Wheeler, salary 480.00 Ciani, Loretta M., salary 450.00 Colby, Frances G., salary 1,740.00 Cole, Elinore, salary 1,894.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 1,894.00 Connor, Eleanor B., salary 1,888.00 Cowdry, Mrs. Bertha, salary 1,252.00 Craig, John F., salary 2,870.00 Crowley, John F., salary 20.00 Crozier, Charlotte, salary 940.00 Cusick, Elizabeth, salary 1,720.00 Daley, Catherine R., salary 1,100.00 Dedeyan, Angel, salary 1,400.00 Desmond, Elizabeth, salary 2,000.00 Donahue, Mary, salary 1,590.00 Donald, Ann, salary 1,430.00 Donald, William H., salary 2,540.00 Donnellan, Alice N., salary 1,528.00 Donnelly, Margaret, salary 1,300.00 Dooley, Gertrude, salary 1,730.00 Dowling, Patricia, salary 1,335.00 Driscoll, Mrs. Katherine, salary 760.00 Droney,Margaret, salary 1,685.00 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 1,705.00 Durell, Charles, salary 3,200.00 Dwyer, Catherine T., salary 1,750.00 Eagan, Mary, salary 1,720.00 Edwards, Josephine, salary 1,695.00 Eisenhower, Hugh J., salary 2,700.00 Ellis, Cyril, salary 3,100.00 Ellis, Mary F. Murray, salary 1,663.00 Farnham, Helen, salary 675.00 Farnum, Margaret, salary 1,490.00 Farwell, -Mrs. Grace, salary 1,950.00 Farrington, Julia H., salary 1,440.03 Finn, Charles, salary 302.00 Finnegan,Mary, salary 1,64125 Fitzpatrick, Margaret F., salary 1,100.00 Frazee, Gerald F., salary 1,542.00 Frounfelker, Lorraine, salary 1,73625 Fulton, Leah M., salary 1,833.75 Furbush, Gertrude M., salary 660.00 Gallen, Catherine Af., salary 1,750.00 Gartland, Harriet A., salary 1,575.00 Gearin, Margaret M., salary 1,840.75 Gifford, Joanna J., salary 1,750.00 Gilligan,Mary H., salary 1,721.25 Gleason, Robert, salary 1,944.00 Gough, Anna, salary 1,900.00 ♦ Gould, Carolyn, salary 1,745.00 Grant, Glenys, salary 1,100.00 Gray, Berth M., salary 1,104.00 Gray, Jane, salary 1,888.00 Greeley, Julia W., salary 1,882.00 Griffith, Pearl, salary 1,970.00 306 Grimes, George F., salary 943.00 Grogan, Helen, salary 1,620.00 Gross, Virginia Small, salary 1,370.00 Grosvenor, Lucy E., salary 1,994.00 Gruener, Adele R., salary 1,750.00 Hannabell, Mildred, salary 1,740.00 Harley, Gladys, salary 1,730.00 Harney, Catherine E., salary 1,045.00 Harris, Mary, salary 1,340.00 Hayes, Helen F., salary 1,745.00 Helms, Phoebe, salary 1,720.00 Hickey, Anne, salary 1,280.00 Hillen, Ethel A., salary 1,725.03 Hilliard, Pearl M., salary 1,662.50 Holman, William O., salary 2,600.00 Horrigan, Viola, salary 1,740.00 Howard, Mary, salary 1,703.25 Hughes, Rose, salary 1,958.00 Hutchinson, Edythe F., salary 1,950.00 Hynes, Rose, salary 1,750.00 Jacobs, Edith J., salary 2,500.00 Jeffers, Harriet M., salary 1,900.00 Johnson, Esther C., salary 2,000.00 Johnson, H. Althea, salary 1,994.00 Jones, Mildred, salary 1,988.00 Keating, Franklin P., salary 2,594.00 Keene, Irving C., salary 3,020.00 Keep, Marion P., salary 2,400.00 Kelley, John, salary 2,450.00 Kelman, A. Robert, salary 2,900.00 Kemp, Anna M., salary 1,828.00 Kent, I. Eliot, salary 2,600.03 Kinchla, Ruth, salary 1,200.00 Landin, Walter E., salary 2,600.00 Larkin, Muriel, salary 224.00 Learned, Edna L., salary 1,750.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 1,735.00 Linehan, Henry R., salary 1,008.00 Liston, John, salary 2,594.00 Lyons, Emma, salary 1,732.50 Lyons, Frances A., salary 1,745.00 Lyons, Helen, salary 1,526.50 Lyons, Helen R., salary 1,750.00 MacGregor, Helen, salary 1,747.50 MacPherson., Mabel, salary 1,900.00 Macurdy, Elmo D., salary 2,888.00 Malkasian, Stella, salary 1,940.00 Malley, Joseph, salary 3,060.00 Matson, Mrs. Mary, salary 1,219.00 Matthews, Mary F., salary 1,750.00 McCann, Beatrice, salary 1,364.00 McCarthy, Catherine Hammill, salary 2,000.00 , McCarthy, Margaret M., salary 1,294.00 McCarthy, Mrs. Marjorie, salary 1,127.00 McCartney, Arthur, salary 1,700.00 McCormack,Mary E., salary 1,335.00 McCoubrey, Anne, salary 1,792.00 307 McDermott, Mrs. Julia, salary 980.00 McDermott, Lillian, salary 684.00 McDonald, Mary E., salary 640.00 McDonough, Elizabeth, salary 1,750.00 McGrath, Lt. John P., Jr., salary 2,088.00 McKinney, Gladys, salary 1,962.00 McLaughlin, Helen, salary 1,040.00 McMahon, Kathryn, salary 1,716.25 MaMMahon, Marguerite 717.00 McManus, Helen, salary 1,680.00 McMullen, Anastasia, salary 2,050.00 McMullen, James, salary 1,582.00 McNally, Alice, salary 2,000.00 McNealy, John, salary 3,136.57 Mealy, E. Gertrude, salary 1,900.00 Megan, Mrs. Emily, salary 1,247.00 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 2,622.00 Moody, Harold L., salary 2,688.00 Mooney, Francis X., salary 3,200.00 Morrison, Elinor Marie, salary 1,325.00 Morse, Mildred I., salary 1,900.00 Moynihan, Mary H., salary 1,988.00 Murphy, Beatrice A., salary 1,900.00 Neal, Mary Brennan, salary 112.00 Nelson, Earl C., salary 3,200.00 Nolan, Helen, salary 1,289.50 Norcross, Mildred, salary 1,976.00 O'Brien, Helen, salary 1,750.00 O'Brien, Joseph P., salary 1,588.00 O'Brien, Madeline F., salary 2,100.00 O'Brien, Thomas, salary 3,350.00 O'Neill, Mary, salary 1,334.00 O'Toole, Mary, salary 1,388.00 Palm, Helen E., salary 1,870.00 Pane, Aurora, salary 1,120.00 Paquet, Charlotte, salary 1,716.00 Parker, Helen Ray, salary 1,900.00 Parker, Leila M., salary 1,705.00 Pattison, Marjorie, salary 1,507.50 Poole, Elaine D., salary 1,647.50 Prout, Jane, salary 1,628.00 Quackenbush, M. Theresa, salary 1,745.00 Quirk, Marjorie, salary 1,661.38 Randall, Freda, salary 1,958.00 Reed, Roberts V. S., salary 225.00 Reid, Mabel Claire, salary 1,725.00 Ricker, Ethel A., salary 1,946.00 Rideout, Grace E., salary 1,705.00 Riley, Isabel, salary 1,708.75 Roberts, Katherine, salary 1,846.00 Robinson, T. Donald, salary 2,658.00 Rose, Dagmar Lenander, salary 481.25 Rowe, Edna P., salary 1,845.63 Sanborn, Alice L., salary 1,750.00 Sanderson, Lucy F., salary 2,000.00 Sargent, Mabel P., salary 1,894.00 Savignana, Alvena, salary 1,310.00 308 Sawyer, Erald L., salary 3,200.00 Secord, Muriel, salary 1,728.50 Severance, Elizabeth, salary 1,982.00 Slattery, Catherine C., salary 1,777.62 Slattery, Mildred, salary 1,672.50 _ Smith, Gertrude L., salary 1,750.00 Smith, Hazel D., salary 1,264,00 Smith, Madeline, salary 1,732.50 Smith, Rose, salary 1,988.00 Storer, Elizabeth W., salary 1,640.00 Striley, C. Harold, salary 3,200.00 Sullivan, Daniel, salary 2,700.00 Sullivan, Mary, salary 1,750.00 Sullivan, Mary J., salary 1,440.00 Taylor, Jean F., salary 1,328.00 Taylor, Katherine, salary 1,958.00 Temple, John, salary 200.00 Thayer, Helen A., salary 2,000.00 Thulin, Ruth, salary 2,100.00 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 1,745.00 Tierney, Muriel M., salary 1,300.00 Tierney, Rita, salary 2,000.00 Timper, Alma L., salary 1,750.00 Toscano, Mrs. Anna, salary 1,244.25 Ticker, Shirley J., salary 765.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 1,717.50 Vanier, Ella L., salary 1,888.00 Varney, Dorothy L., salary 1,665.00 Ward, Alice J., salary 1,640.00 Ward, Anna B., salary 1,900.00 Ward, Edwin H., salary 2,688.00 Ward, John H. R., Jr., salary 2,650.00 Ward, Josephine G., salary 1,745.00 Watson, John, salary 1,286.00 Wheeler, C. Arthur, salary 3,500.00 Whitaker, Grace E., salary 1,750.00 White, Doris B., salary 1,750.00 Whitney, Marion I., salary 1,774.00 Whittemore, Louise, salary 1,628.00 Winning, G. Elizabeth, salary 1,900.00 Wood, Mary L., salary 400.00 Woodbury, Madeline A., salary 1,900.00 Young, Clara, salary 1,831.50 Specials Adams, Bernice, salary $15.00 Andren, Ann, salary 43.00 Beeten, Claire, salary 43.00 Brown, Harriet, salary 11.00 Chick, Arnold, salary 1,600.00 Clay, Elizabeth, salary 11.00 Colbert, Edward B., salary 3,450.00 Donahue, Mary, salary 35.00 Dowling, Patricia, salary 11.00 Drew, Jessie P., salary 2,165.00 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 35.00 Eagan, Mary, salary 12.00 309 Ellis, Mrs. Mary, salary 11.00 Farley, Helen M., salary 1,812.50 Gale, Mildred, salary 11.00 Gearin, Margaret, salary 10.00 Geary, Cecelia, salary 1,392.00 Gross, Virginia, salary 25.00 Hannabell, Mildred, salary 24.00 Harris, Mary, salary 15.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 17.00 MacDaid, James, salary 2,440.00 Mayo, Walter L., salary 2,740.00 McBreen, Eleanor, salary 1,936.75 McManus, Helen, salary 44.00 Morrison, Elinor, salary 8.00 O'Brien, Helen, salary 31.00 Pane, Aurora, salary 26.00 Pattison, Marjorie, salary 44.00 Phelan, Julia, salary 1,790.00 Rowe, Edna P., salary 11.00 Russell, Florence H., salary 2,354.50 Sanborn, Alice, salary 28.00 Savignano, Alvena, salary 16.00 Secord, Muriel, salary 7.00 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 38.00 Timper, Alma, salary 38.00 Tucker, Shirley, salary 14.00 Toscano, Anna, salary 8.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 30.00 Ward, Alice, salary 10.00 Wood, Mary, salary 16.00 Substitutes Baker, Mrs. Marjorie, salary $447.50 Bray, Mrs. Agnes, salary 48.00 Carey, Mrs. Ann, salary 345.00 Clay, Elizabeth, salary 17.50 Carrington, Mrs. Ann, salary 66.00 Chutjian, Mrs. Alice, salary 5.00 Devlin, Mrs. Edna, salary 312.00 DiComandrea, John, salary 6.00 Dickinson, Mrs. Frances, salary 287.50 Evans, Gladys, salary 222.50 Farwell, Mrs. Winifred, salary 545.00 Gale, Mildred, salary 612.50 Breene, Eleanor, salary 6.00 Goostray, Mrs. Eva, salary 48.00 Greene, Eleanor, salary 30.00 Guidrey, Virginia, salary 42.50 Hayes, Mrs. Esther R., salary 245.00 Howard, Mrs. Bertha, salary 15.00 Joyce, Ruth, salary 84.00 Kelley, Mrs. Clara D., salary 52.50 King, Mildred, salary 5.00 Lynch, Martha, salary 90.00 Martin, Ruth C., salary 12.00 McCarthy, Helen, salary 18.00 McCarthy, Rosemary Hughes, salary 82.50 310 MacKenzie, Ella, salary 42.00 Macrury, Mrs. Helen, salary 18.00 Moloney, Mrs. Elizabeth, salary 204.00 Morrisey, Mrs. Margaret, salary 78.00 O'Connell, Mary J., salary 252.00 Proctor, Mrs. Ardys, salary 132.00 Reid, Stella, salary 445.00 Stratton, Mrs. Martha, salary 6.00 Reilly, Mrs. Dorothy, salary 237.50 Rouke, Mrs. Mary G., salary 94.00 Sheridan, Mrs. Gertrude, salary 384.00 Sweet, Mrs. George, salary 24.00 Ticehurst, Mrs. Dorothy, salary 312.50 Udell, Sally Hughes, salary 25.00 Winter, Mrs. Elizabeth, salary 18.00 Wolfenden, Mrs. Olive, salary 202.50 Total Expenditures $461,151.59 Transferred to Revenue 248.41 $461,400.00 School Department - Instruction - Sick Leave Appropriation for 1944 $3,000.00 Expenditures Abbott, Sara, salary $6.00 Adams, Bernice, salary 50.00 Andren, Ann, salary 15.00 Arbuckle, Jeanne, salary 10.00 Barrington, Doris, salary 25.00 Beeten, Claire, E., salary 25.00 Belding, Mary, salary 12.00 Bentley, E. Mae, salary 15.00 Biggane, Sara T., salary 18.00 Biller, Bernard, salary 60.00 Blossom, Ellen, salary 12.00 Brereton, Eleanor, salary 50.00 Brock, Gladys, salary 5.00 Brooks, Ethel Reid, salary 12.00 Brooks, Gertrude, salary 10.00 Brooks, Pauline, salary 30.00 Butterfield, Ruth, salary 24.00 Campbell, Laura, salary 12.00 Carey, Mary, salary 5.00 Chrakian, Elisha B., salary 18.00 Cole, Elinore, salary 6.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 6.00 Connor, Eleanor B., salary 12.00 Cowdry, Bertha, salary 18.00 Craig, John P., salary 30.00 Crozier, Charlotte, salary 50.00 Donahue, Mary, salary 10.00 Donald, Ann, salary 10.00 Donnellan, Alice, salary 12.00 Dooley, Gertrude, salary 20.00 Dowling, Patricia, salary 5.00 Drew, Jessie, salary 35.00 311 Droney, Margaret, salary 5,00 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 45.00 Eagan, Mary, salary 30.00 Edwards, Josephine, salary 50.00 Ellis, Marie, salary 25.00 Parley, Helen, salary 35.00 Farnham, Helen, salary 25.00 Finnegan, Mary, salary 50.00 Prazee, Gerald, salary 18.00 Frounfelker, E. Lorraine, salary 10.00 Fulton, Leah, salary 7.50 Gilligan, Mary, salary 2.50 Gleason, Robert, salary 6.00 Gould, Carolyn F., salary 5.00 Gray, Bertha, salary 36.00 Gray, L. Jane, salary 12.00 Greeley, Julia W., salary 18.00 Griffith, Pearl, salary 30.00 Grimes, George, salary 60.00 Grogan, Helen, salary 30.00 Grosvenor, Lucy, salary 6.00 Gross, Virginia, salary 27.50 Hannabell, Mildred, salary 10.00 Harley, Gladys, salary 20.00 Harney, Catherine, salary 5.00 Hayes, Helen, salary 5.00 Hickey, Mrs. Ann, salary 20.00 Hillen, Ethel, salary 25.00 Hilliard, Pearl M., salary 50.00 Howard, Mary, salary 5.00 Hughes, Rose, salary 42.00 Johnson, Althea, salary 6.00 Jones, Mildred, salary 12.00 Keating, Franklin P., salary 6.00 Kemp, Anna M., salary 60.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 15.00 Linehan, Henry, salary 12.00 Liston, John J., salary 6.00 Lyons, Emma L., salary 17.50 Lyons, Frances, salary 5.00 Lyons, Helen, salary 6.00 Macurdy, Elmo D., salary 12.00 MacGregor, Helen, salary 2.50 McBreen, Eleanor, salary 48.00 McCann, Beatrice, salary 36.00 McCarthy, Margaret, salary 6.00 McCormack, Mary, salary 5.00 McCoubrey, Ann, salary 12.00 McDermott, Julia S., salary 5.00 McDermott, Lillian, salary 36.00 McGrath, John, salary 12.00 McLaughlin, Helen, salary 10.00 McMahon, Kathryn, salary 25.00 McManus, Helen, salary 35.00 McMullen, James, salary 18.00 McNealy, John, salary 6.00 Megan, Emily, salary 5.00 312 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 18.00 Moody, Harold, salary 12.00 Morrison, Eleanor, salary 15.00 Natoli, Martha, salary 12.00 Nolan, Helen, salary 37.50 Norcross, Mildred, salary 24.00 O'Brien, Joseph, salary 6.00 O'Toole, Mary, salary 12.00 Parker, Leila, salary 45.00 Pattison, Marjorie, salary 32.50 Poole, Elaine, salary 50.00 Prout, Jane, salary 12.00 Quackenbush, M. Theresa, salary 5.00 Quirk, Marjorie, salary 35.00 Randall, Freda, salary 42.00 Reid, Mabel C., salary 25.00 Ricker, Ethel, salary 54.00 Rideout, Grace, salary 45.00 Riley, Evelyn, salary 12.50 Riley, Isabel, salary 15.00 Roberts, Katherine, salary 54.00 Robinson, Donald, salary 42.00 Russell, Florence, salary 45.50 Sargent, Mabel P., salary 6.00 Savignana, Alvena, salary 35.00 Secord, Muriel, salary 5.00 Severance, Elizabeth, salary 18.00 Slattery, Catherine, salary 40.00 Slattery, Mildred, salary 50.00 Smith, Gertrude M., salary 60.00 Smith, Hazel D., salary 36.00 Smith, Madeline, salary 17.50 Smith, Rose, salary 12.00 Taylor, Catherine, salary 42.00 Taylor, Jean, salary 12.00 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 5.00 Toscano, Mrs. Ann, salary 50.00 Tucker, Shirley, salary 15.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 35.00 Vanier, Ella, salary 12.00 Varney, Dorothy, salary 25.00' Ward, Alice, salary 10.00 Ward, Edwin H., salary 12.00 Ward, Josephine, salary 5.00 Watson, John, salary 12.00 Whitney, Marion, salary 60.00 Whittemore, Louise, salary 12.00 $3,000.00 School Department - Instruction - Books & Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $18,000.00 Expenditures Air Reduction Sales Co., cylinder demurrage $27.37 Allyn & Bacon, books 418.73 American Book Co., books 477.26 American Cookery, book 1.50 313 American Crayon Co., supplies 11.00 American Ed. Press Inc., subscriptions-supplies 159.13 American Type Founders Sales Co., supplies 84.67 Appleton D.-Century Co., books 17.05 Arlo Publishing Co., books 77.53 Babb & Co., Edward E., supplies 1,105.83 Barnard & Co., F. J., book binders 45.72 Barnes & Co., A. S., book 3.09 Beaudette & Co., supplies 102.16 Beckley-Cardy Co., books 43.40 Birchard & Co., C. C., music 27.17 Boston Blue Print Co., drafting materials 21.94 Boston Envelope Co., envelopes 36.70 Boston Music Co., music 9.10 Boston University, tests 94.00 Brine Co., James W., soft balls 13.72 Brookline Music & Radio, repair 6.50 Bruce Pub. Co., books 9.12 B. U. School of Education, Elms 12.00 Bureau of Publications, books 40.60 Butterick Co., pattern books 1.75 Butters Transportation Co., express 2.58 California Test Bureau, tests 4.09 Cambosco Scientific Co., apparatus 121.22 Carter-Rice Co., paper supplies 235.32 Centebar Market, groceries 388.12 Central Scientific Co., supplies 44.32 Chandler & Farquhar, supplies 149.63 Cinema, repair projector 29.65 Conde Nast Publications, pattern book 1.50 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 20.03 Cooperative Test Service, test service 180.13 Cornell University Press, book 4.04 Coutts, David, labor 15.00 Cutter-Wood & Sanderson, garnet paper 2.78 Davidson, James E., subscription 11.00 Denoyer-Geppert Co., map-globe 36.53 Dietzgen, Eugene, drafting supplies 52.10 Doherty Paint Co., B. A., stain 11.50 Dover Publications, books 7.13 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 154.05 Educational Test Bureau, test 32.27 Expression Co., books 30.85 Fellowcrafters, supplies 4.34 Fischer Inc., Carl, music 98.13 Flaherty Co., Wm. H., belts 10.46 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 19.08 Funk & Wagnalls, book .43 General Biological Supply, books 11.96 Ginn & Co., books 713.32 Gledhill Bros., supplies 930.55 Globe Book Co., books 170.89 Gray, L. Jane, sharpening scissors 2.30 Gregory Co., C. A., tests 2.98 Grolier Society, books 163.76 Groom & Co., Thomas, stationery supplies 7.92 Hall & McCreary Co., book .36 314 Hammett Co., J. L., supplies 1,563.64 Harcourt Brace & Co., books 170.94 Harper & Bros., books 31.46 Harrison Associates, Lawrence, diplomas 305.60 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 104.00 Heath & Co., D. C., books 1,007.31 Herman Co., Louis M., rental of sound equip. 35.00 Holt & Co., Henry, Hist.-Atlas 81.04 Homeyer, Charles W., music 14.10 Houghton-Mifflin Co., books 236.12 International Bus. Machines Corp., supplies 21.89 Iroquois Pub. Co., books 116.95 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., sporting goods 32.15 Jones, Mildred, supplies 3.70 Jordan-Marsh Co., home supplies 13.43 Journal of Ed. Research, subscription 3.50 Koplow Trimming Co., sewing supplies 13.67 Krausher Press Printers, books 22.23 Lacey & Son, W. F., plywood 41.36 Laidlaw Bros., books 154.42 Library of Congress, cards 5.21 Little Brown & Co., books 3.29 Macmillan Co., books 556.95 Magnus Brush & Craft Co., craft materials 20.80 Manual Arts Press, books 98.46 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 25.30 McCall Corp., pattern book subscription 1.40 McGraw-Hill Book Co., books 38.44 Merrill Co., Charles E., books 8.86 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 245.85 Morrill Co., Geo., ink 10.50 Nations' Schools Publishing Co., subscription 3.00 New Eng. Pub. Co., subscriptions 18.00 Noble & Noble Co., books 4.96 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 12.56 Partridge, Horace, recreational supplies 69.67 Phillips Paper Co., stencils 236.17 Philosophical Library, encyclopedia 18.05 Psychological Corp., tests 5.04 Plays, subscription 3.00 Railway Express Agency, express 39.80 Rand McNally Co., maps 214.33 Rand Type Setting Service, type setting 52.68 Raynham Bleachery, wiping cloths 18.38 Ross Co., M. M., art materials 75.14 Row-Peterson & Co., books 112.47 Rowe Co., H. M., books 81.51 Sanborn & Co., Beni. H., books 51.00 School Arts Magazine, subscription 8.00 School Executive, subscription 4.00 Science Research Assoc., books 127.69 Scott-Foresman & Co., books 387.37 Scribners Sons, Charles, books 137.32 Shaw-Walker Co., supplies 13.50 Shibles, Mark R., services 10.00 Silver-Burdett Co., books 33.65 Singer Sewing Machine Co., supplies 1.05 315 Singer Co., L. W., books 73.71 South-Western Pub. Co., books 314.90 Spaulding-Moss Co., supplies 6.21 Standard Duplicating Machines Co., supplies 398.94 Stenograph Secretarial School, pads 5.50 Samuel Stephen & Wickersham, printing supplies 50.14 Supt. of Documents-Govt. Printing Office, books 4.75 Thrift Press, books 30.00 Tracy Chair Co., rental chairs 180.00 United States Post Office, postage 118.10 University Pub. Co., books 30.45 Van Nostrand Co., D., books 205.45 Visual Ed. Service Inc., projector service, film 12.73 Vocational Guidance Ass'n, dues and subscriptions 8.00 Wahn Co., George H., electric supplies 63.57 Ward's, supplies 7.25 Watertown Electric Supply Co., electric supplies 42.44 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 823.17 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 5.48 Webster Pub. Co., books 12.15 White Co., R. H., supplies 5.99 Wholesome Film Service, film 6.00 Wild & Stevens, printing supplies 18.32 Wiley & Sons, John, books 84.89 Wilkinson Co., A. J., scraper bladers,-supplies 46.31 Wilson Co., H. W., subscriptions 8.00 Winston Co., John C., books 394.56 Wolkins Co., Henry S., supplies 414.77 Wood Co., A. M., lumber 679.64 Woolworth Co., F. W., supplies 11.33 World Book Co., books 657.85 Wurlitzer, E. V., repairing musical instruments 6.25 Y. & E. Sales Corp., filing supplies 24.17 Total Expenditures $17,999.28 Transferred to Revenue .72 $18,000,00 School Department - Operation - Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $3 7,105.6U Expenditures Beatty, Richard, salary $1,320.00 Burns, Michael, salary 2,000.00 Coates, Ira Russell, salary 1,900.00 Cornick, Adolphus, salary 2,000.00 Couture, Herman, salary 2,000.00 Cram, John, salary 1,616.64 Devaney, Mary A., salary 1,050.00 Dowd, James, salary 250.00 Droney, Mrs. Bridget, salary 1,050.00 Dwyer, Mrs. Delia, salary 980.80 Fairbanks, Franklin W., salary 1,900.00 Foisy, Hubert, salary 2,000.00 Haddie, Mrs. Florence, salary 1,050.00 Hartson, William, salary 1,184.00 Keenan, James, salary 1,749.92 316 _ LeShane, Richard, salary 1,700.00 Morrisey, Mrs. Regina, salary 990.86 Perkins, Joseph C., salary 2,100.00 Quinn, Terence, salary 1,700.00 Ross, David, salary 2,600.00 Ross, John J., salary 2,100.00 Torres, John, salary 1,700.00 Ward, Grace E., salary 1,050.00 Withee, Mrs. Alice, salary 1,050.00 Total Expenditures $37,042.22 Transferred to Revenue 63.38 $37,105.60 School Department — Operation — Supplies Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures Babb & Co., Edward E., waste cans $14.22 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 39.59 Copley Chemical Co., cleaning supplies,—wax 25.00 Dolge, C. B., chemicals 3.60 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 221.27 Fort Hill Paper Co., paper supplies 157.50 Hanchett, George D., binder twine 14.50 Hodgdon, Fred H., cheese cloth 58.30 Holcomb Mfg. Co., J. I., cleaning supplies 118.00 Lewis National Supply Co., supplies 79.80 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supp. Co., supplies 351.75 Merit Paper & Chemical Corp., deodorant cakes— supplies 85.25 Mt. Auburn Paint & Wall Paper Co., supplies 49.52 Mumford, Frank S., gas 113.34 New Eng. Transportation Co., express .62 Star Market Co., rinso 14.58 State Chemical Co., soap 1,074.81 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint & varnish 76.88 Total Expenditures $2,498.53 Transferred to Revenue 1.47 $2,500.00 School Department — Operation — Fuel Appropriation for 1944 $14,500.00 Expenditures Maloney Oil Co., fuel $1,116.90 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 13,364.28 Somerville Charcoal Co., charcoal 11.50 Total Expenditures $14,492.68 Transferred to Revenue 7.32 $14,500.00 217 School Department - Operation - Light & Power Appropriation for 1944 $9,500.00 Expenditures Boston Cons. Gas Co., service $728.62 Boston Edison Co., service 8,771.00 Total Expenditures $9,499.62 Transferred to Revenue .38 $9,500.00 School Department- Operation - lVater Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Expenditures Watertown, Town of, metered water $1,999.95 Transferred to Revenue .05 $2,000.00 School Department - Operation - Halls Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Carr, Richard T., services $3.00 Coates, Ira Russell, services 73.00 Cornick, Adolphus, services 2.50 Couture, Herman J., services 121.00 Cram, John, services 21.00 Donnelly, Lieut. Andrew J., services 3.00 Dowd, James, services 12.00 Foisy, Hubert, services 74.50 Igoe, Daniel E., services 3.00 LeShane, Richard, services 100.00 Long, John P., services 3.00 McNeil, John H., services 3.00 Parkhurst, Robert W., services 3.00 Perkins, Joseph, services 9.00 Quinn, Edward M., services 3.00 Quinn, Terence, services 47.50 Shea, Charles E., services 3.00 Todd, Donald R., services 3.00 Ward, Grace E., services 9.00 Williams, Robert E., services 3.00 Total Expenditures $499.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 $500.00 School Department - Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $10,000.00 Expenditures Allen Shade Holder Co., shades $421.03 American Door Closer Co., door closer 50.85 American Fire Equipment Co., insp. & recharging extinguishers 153.85 Armant, St., Rosario, moving piano 15.45 Beaudette & Co., duplicator supplies 7.25 Black, Lester M., painting 246.82 Brittain & Cannon Co., doors 193.00 318 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., repair 8.10 Carters Ink Co., ribbons 50.84 Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co., installing 364.80 Chandler & Farquhar, tools 2.00 Cinema, reconditioning projector, lamps 24.05 Ciulla, James, labor 52.50 Coates, Ira R., services 50.00 Couture, Herman, rug-reimbursing 2.25 Elhide Co., tarred felt-supplies 359.95 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 172.38 Fairbanks, Franklin W., supplies, reimbursing 3.72 Frigidaire Div., services 23.85 Gardner, Ralph A., castings and grates 111.85 Green & Co., S. B., supplies 18.29 Griffiths Saw Co., Albert, repairs-saws 47.13 Grimes, George, service maintenance 60.00 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 29.77 Hawes Electric Co., supplies 49.27 Hill, Edward, roofing 1,015.00 Hinds Trucking, E. H., moving safe 41.20 Holcomb Mfg. Co., J. I., brushes 15.20 Hughes, Wm. H., electric work 172.15 International Bus. Machines, new part on master clock 18.90 Jacobsen Power Mower Co., parts 30.70 Johnson Service Co., temperature control service 168.95 Keenan, James, labor 61.50 Kinch, Ralph W., milling wood 5.00 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., sharpening 6.50 LeShane, Richard, labor 19.50 Lewis-Shepard Products Co., casters 13.91 MacDaid, James, labor 439.80 Maffioli C., cement work and grading 2,034.30 Mass., Comm. of, Division of blind, piano tuning 59.00 Mass., Comm. of, State Prison Colony, ash cans 57.60 Mass. Gas & Electric Light Supp. Co., supplies 28.41 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 12.89 McNamara, J. H., gravel 18.55 McWhirter, A. L., piano tuning 3.00 Meister, O. J., welding and sharpening shears 1.50 Mohawk Pete, inspection 9.65 Monroe Calculating Machine Co., maintenance 49.50 Narragansett Machine Co., keys 29.07 Newton Glass Co., glass 263.28 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 8.96 Powers Regulator Co., temperature control repair 541.10 Riley's Tydol Service, repairs 45.00 Ross, David, services,-garage 575.92 Shutt, George L., tire repair 19.50 Singer Sewing Machine Co., repair 13.60 Smith, L. C. & Corona Typewriter Co., service and parts 12.84 Standard Electric Time Co., program tape 50.39 Standard Maintenance Co., repairs to typewriters 888.75 Strickland, H. E., repairs to control system 40.90 Swaney Co., C. R., service on burner 49.75 Torres, John, services 50.00 319 Tropical Paint & Oil Co.,-roofing cement 148.50 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., nuts .60 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint and varnish 182.70 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 32.16 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 202.40 Watertown Welding & Construction Co., welding 14.00 Wholesale Radio & Laboratories, repairs on amplifier 7.50 Wolkins Co., Henry S., ink wells 21.20 Total Expenditures $9,999.83 Transferred to Revenue .17 $10,000.00 School Department -New Equipment Appropriation for 1944 $200.00 Expenditures Beaudette & Co., duplicator $96.00 Boston Music Co., electric Port. Phonograph 69.95 Hammett Co., J. L., tables 27.00 Total Expenditures $192.95 Transferred to Revenue 7.05 $200.00 School Department - Diedical Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $6,300.00 Expenditures Beverly, Marjorie, salary $1,600.00 Flynn, Agnes, salary 1,440.00 Moore, Edith, salary 1,600.00 Secord, Walter N., M.D., salary 500.00 Toppan, Albert B., M.D., salary 500.00 Zovickian, H., M.D., salary 500.00 Total Expenditures $6,140.00 Transferred to Revenue 160.00 $6,300.00 School Department - Miscellaneous Appropriation for 1944 $800.00 Expenditures Beverly, Marjorie H., expenses $109.30 Butler Pharmacy, supplies 35.49 Claflin Co„ Walter A., supplies 33.51 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 48.92 Flynn, Agnes J., expenses 38.45 Hearing Aids Co., records and repairs 82.10 Jordan-Marsh Co., dry goods 65.64 Kelly, Francis A., expenses for candidates 14.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 5.00 Moore, Edith, carfares 154.05 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 44.17 Welch Allyn Co., vision test kits 121.05 Total Expenditures $751.68 Transferred to Revenue 48.32 $800.00 220 School Department — Evening Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Beatty, Richard, salary $12.00 Cram, John, salary 3.00 Ford, Patrick, salary 51.00 r Hillen, Ethel A., salary 100.00 Perkins, Joseph, salary 78.00 Prout, Jane, salary 66.00 Ross, John J., salary 81.00 Total Expenditures $391.00 Transferred to Revenue 609.00 $1,000.00 School Department — Trade School Appropriation for 1944 $7,000.00 Expenditures Boston, City of, tuition $1,423.82 Cambridge, City of, tuition 25.26 Medford, City of, tuition 221.05 Middlesex County, tuition 264.27 Newton, City of, tuition 3,591A2 Norfolk County Agricultural School, tuition 148.00 Waltham, City of, tuition 639.99 Total Expenditures $6,313.81 Transferred to Revenue 686.19 $7,000.D0 School Department — Transportation Appropriation for 1944 $3,000.00 Expenditures Godwin Taxi, taxi $568.20 Lovell Bus Lines, transportation 1,216.00 Middlesex & Boston, transportation 1,215.00 Total Expenditures $2,999.20 Transferred to Revenue .80 $3,000.00 School Department — Retirement Fund Appropriation for 1944 $1,115.35 Expenditures Mass. Teachers Retirement Board, Military leave—paid by town $1,115.35 School Department — Juvenile Recreation Appropriation for 1944 $11,680.00 Expenditures Alberico, Alice, salary $193.44 Arbuckle, Jean, salary 15.00 Beeten, Claire E., salary 11.00 Brooks, Ethel, salary 83.50 Colby, Frances, salary 119.63 Cole, Eleanor, salary 11.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 304.00 Costello, Donald, salary 152.26 321 Cram, John, salary 35.00 Daley, Catherine, salary 236.00 Devaney, Mary, salary 14.50 Donahue, Mary, salary 45.00 Donald, Ann, salary 5.50 Donnellan, Alice, salary 269.00 Droney, Margaret, salary 168.50 Farnum, Margaret, salary 22.00 Folino, Joseph, salary 147.01 Fulton, Leah, salary 60.00 Given, Donald, salary 4.50 Gleason, Robert, salary 105.00 Gough, Anna, salary 426.26 Gould, Carolyn, salary 30.00 Gruener, Adele, salary 2•00 Harris, Mary, salary 141.00 Kinchla, Ruth, salary 322.50 Lyons, Helen Anne, salary 55.50 Malkasian, Stella, salary 146.50 Malley, Joseph, salary 135.50 Maloney, John, salary 148.13 Matson, Mary, salary 23.00 McCann, Beatrice, salary 10.00 McCartney, Arthur, salary 104.00 McDonald, Mary, salary 100.50 McGrath, John, salary 378.63 McManus, Helen, salary 57.50 Morrison, Eleanor, salary 213.50 Morrissey, Regina, salary 12.00 Natoli, Martha, salary 175.00 O'Brien, Anne, salary 26.00 O'Brien, Joseph, salary 255.50 Perkins, Joseph, salary 15.00 Perkins, Philips, salary 20.63 Prout, Jane, salary 61.50 Regan, Barbara, salary 14.00 Ross, John J., salary 50.00 Rowe, Edna P., salary 8.00 Ryan, Mae, salary 46.00 Savignano, Alvena, salary 198.00 Simoock, Walter, salary 145.88 Smith, Albert, salary 140.26 Smith, Hazel, salary 7.50 Storer, Elizabeth, salary 46.00 Sullivan, Alice, salary 63.00 Sullivan, Daniel, salary 365.50 Sullivan, Mary J., salary 63.00 Taylor, Jean, salary 137.50 Thurston, Charlotte, salary 17.50 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 126.00 Ward, Edwin H., salary 140.50 Watson, John, salary 281.00 Whitney, Betty, salary 31.00 Whitney, Marion, salary 10.00 Whittemore, Louise, salary 2.00 Winter, Elizabeth, salary 56.00 322 Supplies Brine Co., James W., recreation supplies 60.35 Dunn Drug Store, supplies 16.20 Pletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 10.20 Green & Co., S. B., cement 7.63 Hammett Co., J. L., games, plasteline 72.36 Hyde's Inc., chest handles 4.80 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., sporting goods 556.24 Jordan-Marsh Co., sporting supplies 40.60 M. & N. Athletic Co., supplies 287.24 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 36.25 Metcalfe & Co., catcher's mask 2.95 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 7.25 Newton Y.M.C.A., gym privileges 86.75 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 69.53 Partridge, Horace, sports supplies 62.44 Sacco Rubbicco Bowling Alley, bowling 191.90 Shutt, George, repair 1.50 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 36.48 Total Expenditures $8,361.30 Balance carried forward 3,318.70 $11,680.00 Public Library - Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $32,000.00 Expenditures Anderson, Edith, salary $83.75 Baker, Francis A., salary 537.00 Berry, Doris M., salary 1,400.00 Blake, Mary C., salary 1,400.00 Brousseau, Jeanne, salary 14.25 Camoreyt, Jeanne, salary 96.70 Courtney, Minnie C., salary 1,765.00 Cronan, John J., salary 12.00 Cunningham, Mary, salary 141.55 Dolan, Patricia, salary 21.35 Dorey, Joann, salary 2.00 Dunbar, Natalie, salary 1,400.00 Ruth L., salary 1,500.00 F-i.z,,erald, Shirley, salary 29.30 Gray, A. Jean, salary 51.45 Harney, Mary V., salary 1 200.00 Horner, Sydney E., salary 231.40 Johnson, Beatrice C., salary 2,000.00 Kelley, Rose M., salary 1,600.01 LeShane, Richard, salary 200.00 Lindestrand, Dorothy, salary 2.00 R2annix, Bernard, salary 2,014.38 Martin, Doris G., salary 1,600.01 Masters, Lydia W,. salary 3,100.00 McNally, Mary, salary 1,600.01 Menghi, Jacqueline, salary 90.10 Miller, Judith, salary 10.00 Moore, Eleanor L., salary 2,100.00 323 Morse, Stella M., salary 135.75 Murphy, Elizabeth, salary 7.25 Myers, Helen E., salary 1,600.01 Pollock, Charles, salary 600.00 Testa, Esther E. Madden, salary 1,600.01 Toscano, Lucia A., salary 102.55 Tracey, Anne M., salary 1,400.00 York, Mary E., salary 1,600.01 Total Expenditures $31,247.84 Transferred to Revenue 752.16 $32,000.00 Public Library - Books, Periodicals & Bindings Appropriation for 1944 $6,200.00 Expenditures Allen Co., Edwin, books $11.92 Allyn & Bacon, books 6.74 American Historical Assoc., dues 5.00 American Library Guild, books 23.32 Avon Books Inc., books 2.14 Bowker Co., R. R., copies weekly, indexes .75 Cadmus Books, books 15.21 Carol Cox Book Co., books 18.22 Clark Co., Charles W., books 129.41 College Book Exchange, books 156.56 Compton Co., F. E., service 141.50 Consumers Union, membership 4.00 Dame, Nathaniel, books 69.00 Day, Copelin R., books 45.98 DeWolfe & Fiske Co., books 44.95 Doubleday-Doran & Co., books 230.97 Facts-On-File, books 102.50 Foreign Policy Assoc., subscription 5.00 Ginn & Co., books 62.64 Goldberger Agency, Herman, subscriptions 43.85 Grolier Society Inc., books 8.12 Hanson, A. L., books 455.93 Harral, Fred, papers 32.40 Heath & Co., D. C., books 48.49 Houghton-Mifflin & Co., books 3.20 Hunntting 'Co., H. R., books 149.44 Kirkus Bookshop Service, V., subscriptions 21.00 Kraushar Press, books 4.95 Marquis Co., A. N., service 4.50 New Eng. News Co., books 295.16 Noble & Noble Pub. Co., books 37.11 Pearson, John A., books 25.51 Personal Book Shop, books 2,318.86 Robinson, G. Frederick, books 6.00 Sackett, Meyer H., books 189.38 Science Research Associates, renewal 19.50 Scribners Sons, Charles, books 12.50 Wagner Co., R. W., books 5.50 Watertown News Co., papers 59.50 Watertown Sun, advertising 6.00 324 Weiss, Sigmund, books 17.50 Wells Bindery, L. A., bindery 1,216.24 Wilson Co., H. W., renewals 105.30 Wise Co., Wm. H., books 29.80 Yale University Press, books 8.25 Total Expenditures $6,199.80 Transferred to Revenue .20 $6,200.00 Public Library - Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $5,200.00 Expenditures American Cotton Products Co., mill ends $20.38 American Library Assoc., dues 15.00 Baker Co., Frank G., pressuretral 17.50 Barnard Co., F. J., grey slips 2.50 Black, Lester M., painting 356.00 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 75.75 Boston Edison Co., service 1,135.17 Bowker Co., R. R., lists 48.18 Brown, Charles Jewell, service 42.50 Burlington Venetian Blind Co., blinds 33.00 Butters Transportation Co., express .52 Chapin Medical Supp. Co., germicide 2.50 Colonial Beacon Oil Co., clean and oil burner 2.50 Demco Library Supply Co., supplies 44.95 i Eastern Products Co., cleaning supplies 8.25 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 339.43 Evans Printing Co., printing 60.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 30.08 Gaylord Bros., cards 80.90 General Heat & Appliance Co., burner service 34.20 General Mills Inc., fertilizer 5.85 Gifford Supply Co., mops 18.73 Goding, Herbert, labor 4.50 Godwin Taxi, taxi 180.85 Hawes Electric Co., lamps 47.53 Hight Co., W. T., cushion glides 6.75 I ibrarian of Congress, cards 94.32 A`in:Intosh Coal Co., John, coal 250.84 Comm. of, Reformatory for Women, flag 3.26 Massa & Sons, Vincenzo, roof repair 60.00 Masters, Lydia W., incidentals 87.68 Mannix, Margaret, services 8.70 Mass. Library Assoc., subscription 5.00 McArdle, H. B., office supplies 206.28 Metropolitan Ice Co., oil 895.33 Middlesex Co. House of Correction, brush mats 8.40 Minneapolis Honeywell Co., adjusting & servicing 12.63 National Sawdust Co., sawdust 5.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 271.25 Noble & Noble Pub. Co., packets, plane .65 Porter Co. Inc., Wm. H., labor 416.07 Railway Express Agency, express 3.68 Rogers Co., cleaning supplies 6.23 325 Sampson, Paul, labor 49.85 Smith, James S., carpentering, screens painted 47.00 Smith, L. C. & Corona Typewriter Co., servicing 19.40 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 79.00 Stetson Co., M.D., floor brush 7.50 Stone & Forsythe Co., green tape 7.59 Strabelle, William C., maps 9.70 Watertown, Town of, water 17.25 White Co., R. H., rugs 9.00 Total Expenditures $5,195.13 Transferred to Revenue 4.87 $5,200.00 Public Library — Changing Doors Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Porter Co., William H., changing doors $1,000.00 Library Trust Fund Income Balance brought forward $8.20 Income received 539.89 $548.09 Expenditures American Library Assoc., dues $2.00 College Book Exchange, books 72.25 Goldberger Agency, Herman, subscriptions 398.00 Masters, Lydia W., expenses at meeting 6.75 Personal Book Shop, books 12.67 Sackett, Meyer H., books 48.22 Total Expenditures $539.89 Balance carried forward 8.20 $548.09 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED Park Department — Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1944 $2,100.00 Expenditures Mosman, Arthur D., salary $2,100.00 Park Department — Salary of Clerk Appropriation for 1944 $112.50 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura D., salary $112.50 Park Department— Labor Appropriation for 1944 $5,416.80 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $5,369.20 Transferred to Revenue 47.60 $5,416.80 326 Park Department - Extra Labor Appropriation for 1944 $1,705.60 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $1,582.72 Transferred to Revenue 122.88 $1,705.60 Park Department - Maintenance Appropriation for 1944 $1,800.00 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., ignition repair $16.57 Allen Bros. Corp., supplies 3.15 Automatic Heating Sales & Service, servicing boiler 13.75 Bemis Salvage Co., iron rods 5.70 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 67.33 Boston Edison Co., service 53.03 Boston & Maine R. R., freight .74 Brine Co. Inc., James W., marker 25.55 Brown, Charles Jewell, seed 73.50 Comeau, Wm. J., auto service 10.35 Crescitelli, Edward, work on auto 51.15 Curry Bros. Oil Co., oil 1.60 Dolge Co., C. B., chemicals 54.50 Eastern Salt Co., salt 22.00 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 7.85 Flag Center, flag 8.45 Pletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 156.08 Green & Co., S. B., cement-lime 11.63 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 129.31 Katz, B., iron rods 2.50 Loring, R. Curtis, lawn mower sharpening 8.75 Meister, O. J., wrenches and repair 12.50 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 3.65 Morrell Oil Co., oil 257.76 Mosman, Arthur D., incidentals 8.47 Newton Glass Co., glass 13.57 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 48.76 O'Connell, James, signs 16.50 Perry's Service Station, gas and oil 5.34 Power Lawn Mower Service, overhauling 10.70 Pugliese, Daniel, plants 8.40 Shutt, George L., flash lights-vulcanizing 31.73 Sliney, John J., loam 117.50 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto parts 15.91 Summer St. Garage, service 197.71 Sumner & Dunbar, tools 25.34 Tropical Paint & Oil Co., paint 86.18 United States Post Office, stamps 2.00 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., Tyte-O-Pryme 25.85 Watertown Letter Shop, letters 3.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 75.52 Watertown, Town of, water 105.90 White Co., John J., salt hay 4.08 Total Expenditures $1,799.86 Transferred to Revenue .14 $1,800.00 327 Park Department- New Equipment Appropriation for 1944 $1,236.00 Expenditures Allen Hdwe. Co., hardware $3.65 Babb & Co. Inc., Edward E., steel ladder & fittings 70.98 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 4.45 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 261.72 Gallagher, Mary, supplies 1.80 Grant Co., W. T., material 19.69 Hammett Co., J. L., raffia 1.12 Hird, Kenneth C., photographs 4.75 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., recreational supplies 290.75 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 10.35 Sumner & Dunbar, bubble fonts 153.30 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 102.03 Watertown Sun, 2 "cuts" 7.75 Woolworth Co., F. W. (Cambridge), games-etc. 14.07 Woolworth Co., F. W., (Belmont), games-etc. 5.49 Woolworth Co., F. W., (Brighton), games-etc. 6.27 Woolworth Co., F. W., (Watertown), games, etc. 32.65 Total Expenditures $990.82 Transferred to Revenue 245.18 $1,236.00 Park Department - Juvenile Recreation Appropriation for 1944 $14,661.44 Refund 2.95 $14,664.39 Expenditures Dinn & Co., P. J., fence $243.75 Eureka Pipe Co., pipe 151.68 Folino & Sons, T. F., tennis courts 9,457.34 Hersey Mfg. Co., meters 90.09 Rains Express Co., express 2.95 Red Hed Mfg. Co., brass goods 54.03 Sumner & Dunbar, valve boxes Z9.10 Total Expenditures $10,058.94 Balance carried forward 4,605.45 $14,664.39 Playgrounds - Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $2,920.00 Expenditures Carey, Joanna, salary $160.00 Cate, Elizabeth, salary 160.00 Clark, Roy, salary 160.00 Delaney, Ann, salary 160.00 Doherty, Henry, salary 160.00 Donahue, Mary L., salary 200.00 Donald, Mary, salary 160.00 Furfey, Florence, salary 160.00 Gallagher, Mary, salary 160.00 Godefrey, Andre, salary 136.00 Keefe, Anne, salary 160.00 328 Lloyd, Beverly, salary 160.00 112anning, Alfred, salary 160.00 Mannix, Barbara, salary 160.00 Mastrangelo, Louis, salary 128.00 Northrop, Constance, salary 160.00 Oates, Robert, salary 160.00 Quirk, Virginia, salary 160.00 Rundlett, Laura, salary 30:00 Total Expenditures $2,894.00 Transferred to Revenue 26.00 $2,920.00 Pensions Appropriation for 1944 $29,907.28 Trans. from Reserve Fund 3,000.00 $32,907.28 Expenditures Andrews, John, pension $600.00 Berardino, Fred, pension 172.76 Brennan, John, pension 886.82 Brown, Vernon S., pension 1,100.00 Burke, James P., pension 1,550.00 Burke, Martin, pension 582.40 Burke, Wm., pension 498.25 Clifford, Daniel, pension 781.75 Coleman, Wm. P., pension 1,100.00 Conti, Domenic, pension 536.00 Days, James, pension 1,043.45 Gleason, John F., pension 850.86 Howard, Wm. A., pension 1,000.00 Kelley, John J., pension 902.55 Kenney, Edward, pension 958.29 Kenney, Patrick, pension 256.60 Liston, E. J., pension 1,100.00 Loughlin, Joseph IF., pension 99.00 Maguire, John J., pension 1,232.71 Maguire, Peter, pension 912.80 n McDermott, Michael, pension 710.72 Milmore, John F., pension 1,900.00 Murphy, Thomas J., pension 1,100.00 O'Brien, Patrick J., pension 710.72 O'Donnell, Thomas, pension 803.25 O'Hearn, John W., pension 1,600.00 O'Leary, John J., pension 1,100.00 Oliv eto, Frank, pension 912.80 Perkins, Louis, pension 1,100.00 Russo, Dominic, pension 620.50 S1,11elds, John, pension 803.25 Stead, Joseph, pension 1,225.00 Walsh, Jos. A., pension 1,100.00 Walsh, Patrick, pension 782.50 White, George E., pension 1,100.00 Zuppe, Frank, pension 76.50 Total Expenditures $31,909.48 Transferred to Revenue 1,097.80 $32,907.28 329 Stead Pension (1943) Appropriation for 1944 $1,070.94 Expenditures Stead, Joseph, pension $1,070.94 Annuities Appropriation for 1944 $5,250.00 Transferred from Reserve Fund 382.80 $5,632.80 Expenditures Carney, Margaret, annuity $750.00 Clifford, Mary J., annuity 206.80 Ford, Gertrude A., annuity 750.00 McElhiney, Lydia, annuity 750.00 Mee, Vivienne, annuity 176.00 Nichols, Sadie, annuity 750.00 Streeter, Katie, annuity 750.00 Welch, Alice, annuity 1,500.00 $5,632.80 Memorial Day Appropriation for 1944 $1,500.00 Expenditures General Committee Boston Elevated Railway, special car $16.00 Newton Legion Aux. Drum Corps, services 35.00 St. Theresa's Church, chaplain 25.00 Tracy Chair Co., chair rental 12.50 Watertown H. S. Band, services 75.00 Watertown Junior H. S. Band, services 60.00 Watson, Alice, stenographic services 10.00 Watertown Post No. 99 Drill Team, services 50.00 American Legion Cornetta, Anthony, flags 44.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 272.85 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 11.50 Watertown Post No. 99 A. L., painting flag pole- postage 54.16 Sons Union Veterans Anderson, Rev. E. W., chaplain 25.00 Boston Elevated Railway, special car 16.00 Elliott, Marcia, phone calls 1.40 Eaton, Leroy S., printing 20.60 Godwin Taxi, taxi 6.65 Goodale, Margaret E., lunches 19.85 Harding Uniform & Regalia Co., marker flag3 25.55 Hicks, James, services 28.30 Leach, Donald, bugler 2.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 30.00 Isaac Patten Post No. 29, stamps-care of grave -in Florida 9.20 Pollock, Harold G., transportation 6.00 Ryan Inc., Harold A., wreaths 13.00 Sackal, Arthur, bugler 2.00 Watertown Letter Shop, printing 1.50 Woburn Pansy Growers, pansies 70.00 330 Disabled American Veterans Cutillo, Pasquale, wreaths 102.00 Robinsons, Henry M., florists supplies 4.25 Stella Chain Stores, lunch supplies 49.96 Watertown Chpt. No. 14 D.A.V., expenses- markers-stamps-decorating-printing 38.50 Veterans Foreign Wars Bakerite, Betty, food 11.33 Bond's Restaurant, refreshments 10.60 Eagle Fireworks Co., flag 14.87 Evans Printing Service, printing 30.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., rental hall 5.00 Kostick's Delicatessen, food 32.00 Mackin's Lunch, coffee 15.00 Main St. Garage, auto hire 10.00 Mason, Ralph W., flowers-wreaths 149.00 Orchard Park Grille, food 41.00 Quinlan, Frank H., postage, telephone-Rags 14.00 White, Ross J., truck hire 10.00 Woodland, Charles L., milk 7.66 Total Expenditures $1,488.23 Transferred to Revenue 11.77 $1,500.00 Insurance Appropriation for 1944 $8,675.00 Expenditures Barrett, John W., insurance $1,178.19 Keefe, Mary G., insurance 1,178.19 Mutual Boiler Insurance Co., insurance 910.65 Oates, Edward A., insurance 1,178.19 Rugg Ins. Agency, Wm. W., insurance 1,178.19 Stone, Edwin L., insurance 1,183.18 Vahey, Martin L., insurance 1,178.19 Total Expenditures $7,984.78 Transferred to Revenue 690.22 $8,675.00 Workmen's Compensation Agent Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Norcross, Jr., W. W., salary $300.00 Workmen's Compensation Appropriation for 1944 $6,000.00 Expenditures Barron, Dr. Albert L., services $23.00 Beth Israel Hospital, care 33.00 Bierne, Matthew, compensation 54.28 Cambridge City Hospital, care 14.28 Cambridge Hospital, care 120.25 Conners, Dr. T. A., services 25.00 Corrazini, John, compensation 60.00 Donovan, Dr. Wm. F., services 55.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 10.25 331 Eaton, Leroy S., envelopes 5.00 Evans, M.D., Frances E., services 15.00 Fletcher's Optical Shop, lens 6.00 Gettes, Dr. Charles N., services 5.00 Goodman, John, compensation 954.00 Gorman, Dr. Eugene P., services 101.00 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 4.00 Kelley, Dr. Edward J., services 26.00 Kelliher, Mrs. Nellie, compensation 288.00 Kevorkian, 'Dr. J. J., services 14.00 Koumjian, Charles, compensation 671.14 Lawn, Ed., compensation 125.70 Leech, Dr. John V., services 75.00 LeRoy, Dr. R. V., services 12.00 Lia, Anthony, bandages .90 Lewis, Dr. Samuel, services 65.00 Malone, Dr. Stephen J., services 15.00 Maloney, Dr. Albert M., services 10.00 Mannix, William, compensation 322.84 Mass., Comm. of, Dept. of Ind. Accidents, im- partial examination 11.00 Mass. General Hospital, care 88.25 Norcross, Jr., W. W., stamps 2.00 Perlmutter, Dr. Samuel M., services 12.00 Pesce, Dr. Guy C., services 24.00 Pomeroy Co., truss 8.80 Postmaster, Boston, Mass., stamped envelopes 48.60 Public Admin. Service, book 1.50 Quirk, Dr. T. C., services 3.00 Ritvo, Dr. Max, services 10.00 Rowley Co., J. F., repair on artificial limb 18.75 Slattery, Dr. John J., services 65.00 Smith & Co., G. W., knee cap 3.50 Touzian, Dr. Y. T., services 31.88 Whalen, Mrs. Patrick E., compensation 530.00 White & Co., Inc., C. W., trusses 11.25 Wright & Potter Co., book 6.00 Wylie, Dr. Earl J., services 396.00 York, Dr. Robert S., services 123.00 Zovickian, Dr. H., services 10.00 Zuppe, Frank, compensation 322.84 Total Expenditures $4,838.01 Transferred to Revenue 1,161.99 $6,000.00 Printing Town Report Appropriation for 1944 $1,374.71 Expenditures Eaton, Leroy S., printing $1,374.71 By-Laws Committee Balance brought forward $1,000.00 Expenditures Tyler, Earle S., services $1,000.00 332 Headquarters - Veterans of Foreign Wars Appropriation for 1944 $1,080.00 Expenditures North Beacon Trust, rent $180.00 Tomasetti, George, rent 900.00 $1,080.00 Headquarters-Disabled American Veterans Appropriation for 1944 $360.00 Expenditures Pioneer Associates, rent $300.00 Oxley Co., John H., rent 60.00 $360.00 Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $2,500.00 Expenditures American Canvas Co., canvas wall for ice carnival $50.00 American District Tel. Co., alarm system 288.00 Atlantic Flag Pole Co., painting 74.20 Barron, Albert L., Dr., hearing 25.00 Boston Edison Co., install and remove temporary meter 12.28 Brown, Charles Jewell, seeds--supervision 53.75 Cameron, Mrs. Louise, settlement of claim 200.00 Donnellan, Mrs. Mae, relief operator 50.40 Eaton, Leroy S., flyers 21.82 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 5.97 Forbush, Elsie, settlement of claim 125.00 Geoghan, Mary E., stenographic services 5.00 Gorman, Dr. Eugene F., hearing 50.00 Hall, Mrs. Sidney W., settlement 25.00 Hassett, Mrs. Elizabeth, relief operator 369.20 Hebert & Co., Wm., labor 100.00 Howard Clock Products, repairs 10.00 Kelley, Dr. Ed. J., hearing 50.00 Kinch, Ralph W., planting pine .75 LeRoy, Dr. R. V., hearing 50.00 Maroney, Anna C., settlement of case 75.00 McDonald, Ellen M., settlement 200.00 Kenton, Patrick A., convention expenses 25.00 Mooney Card Shop, prizes for ice carnival 26.75 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 30.59 Pollards Diner, lunches 111.00 Quinn, Daniel, clock attendance 25.96 Reformatory for Women, flag 3.26 Romano, S., door 10.00 Vrock, Rocco, Christmas trees 77.00 Walsh, Laurence J., reimbursement 3.00 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 3.13 Watertown Council No. 155, trophy 17.88 Webster Studio Home, pictures 37.25 Total Expenditures $2,212.19 'Transferred to Revenue 287.81 $2,500.00 333 Reserve Fund Appropriation for 1944 $35,000.00 Transfers Annuities $382.80 Fire, Permanent Men 700.00 Highway, labor 2,500.00 Highway, Cushman St. 1,300.00 Highway, Hudson St. 1,900.00 Highway, Pond St. 1,000.00 Highway, Grenville Rd. 500.00 Old Age, Assistance 11,000.00 Pensions 3,000.00 Police, Reserve 1,500.00 Sewer, Grove St. 1,075.00 Sidewalks 1,200.00 Town Hall, Light 200.00 Town Hall, Maintenance 300.00 Soldier's Relief 1,000.00 Water, Grenville Rd. 2,731.55 Total Transfers $30,289.35 Transferred to Revenue 4,710.65 $35,000.00 Board of Appeals — Salary of Chairman Appropriation for 1944 $200.00 Expenditures Tangusso, Sebastian, salary $200.00 Board of Appeals — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Kerivan, Helen F., services $150.00 United States Post Office, stamps and envelopes 109.11 Watertown Tribune Enterprise, advertising 38.50 Total Expenditures $297.61 Transferred to Revenue 2.39 $300.00 Town Defense Balance brought forward $5,942.19 Expenditures American Wrecking Co., oak timbers $24.00 Boston Edison Co., service 6.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., paint 6.15 Ganam, Catherine, salary 54.00 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 19.37 Jenney Mfg. Co., anti-freeze 5.60 Kinch, Ralph W., planing timbers 6.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 571.38 Pilgrim Specialty Co., vehicle pennants 16AI Watertown Square Garage, storage of equip- ment 20.00 Total Expenditures $728.91 Balance carried forward 5,213.28 $5,942.19 334 Special Eyeglasses for School Children Appropriation for 1944 $250.00 Expenditures Donovan, Dr. William F., services $5.00 Schindler, John, eyeglasses 7.50 Total Expenditures $12.50 Transferred to Revenue 237.50 $250.00 W.P. A. Garage Balance brought forward $1,384.75 Expenditures Standard Auto Gear Co., portable cleaner $564.97 Balance carried forward 819.78 $1,384.75 Contributory Retirement Pension System Appropriation for 1944 $36,608.20 Expenditures Retirement Board $36,608.20 Purchase of War Bonds (Fund) Appropriation for 1944 $50,000.00 Expenditures Union Market National Bank $50,000.00 World War Memorial Home Appropriation for 1944 $1,486.00 Expenditures Hughes, Joseph M., plumbing $190.30 Titus, L. C., repairing and painting 761.00 Total Expenditures $951.30 Balance carried forward 534.70 $1,486.00 Extra Emergency Compensation Appropriation for 1944 $185,000.00 Expenditures Fire Department $21,344.32 Highway Department 27,717.29 Miscellaneous 30,476.91 Police Department 19,354.65 Public Library 4,296.03 School Department 74,889.39 Total Expenditures $178,078.59 Transferred to Revenue 6,921.41 $185,000.00 Pay Roll Deductions for War Bonds Balance brought forward $2,577.70 Pay Roll Deductions 23,926.25 $26,503.95 Expenditures Purchase of War Bonds $23,811.50 Balance carried forward 2,692.45 $26,503.95 335 Pay Roll Deductions — Withholding Tax Balance brought forward $12,980.24 Pay Roll Deductions 157,982.76 $170,963.00 Expenditures Paid Federal Government $147,712.67 Balance carried forward 23,250.33 $170,963.00 ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES Water Department— Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1944 $3,300.00 Expenditures Oates, Michael B., salary $3,300.00 Water Department — Salary of Engineer Appropriation for 1944 $2,200.00 Expenditures Johnson, Edwin, salary $2,200.00 Water Department — Salary of Registrar Appropriation for 1944 $2,200.00 Expenditures Armstrong, Thomas L., salary $2,200.00 Water Department — Senior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1944 $1,400.00 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura, salary $1,400.00 Water Department— Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1944 $1,100.00 Expenditures Domenichello, Angela, salary $1,100.00 Water Department — Meter Readers Salaries Appropriation for 1944 $5,572.20 Expenditures Weekly, pay-rolls $5,506.28 Transferred to Revenue 65.92 $5,572.20 Water Department — Office Expense Appropriation for 1944 $1,600.00 Expenditures Addressograph Sales Agency, service $39.71 Allen Bros. Corp., signature stamps 18.40 Allston Lock Co., keys 1.00 Boston Envelope Co., envelopes 67.52 Collidge Printing Co., printing 51.25 Copley Chemical Co., office supplies 89.45 Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co., charts 4.42 Evans Printing Service, printing 310.00 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 12.49 Groom & Co., Thomas, printing 50.55 Johnson Co., Andrew T., tapes—prints 12.95 Kinch, Ralph W., wood work 3.50 336 Miller-Bryant-Pierce Co., carbon paper 9.00 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 67.95 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., moving telephone and charges 5.71 New Eng. Towel Supply Co., towel supply 9.90 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 30.61 Pascoe Co., George T., office supplies 80.09 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., batteries 25.47 Railway Express Agency, express .41 Shutt, Charles J., labor 42.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 40.60 Swanson's Waltham Express, express .60 Towle Co., A., express .62 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., ribbons-supplies 66.35 United States Post Office-stamps 546.28 Water Works Engineering, subscription 3.00 Water Works & Sewerage, subscription 3.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 2.39 Watertown Sun, subscriptions 4.00 Total Expenditures $1,599.22 Transferred to Revenue .78 $1,600.00 Water Department - Maintenance - Labor Appropriation for 1944 $31,367.80 Expenditures Pay-roll,weekly 28,548.43 Transferred to 'Revenue 2,819.37 $31,367.80 Water Department - Emergency - Overtime Appropriation for 1944 $1,000.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly $970.39 Transferred to Revenue 29.61 $1,000.00 Water Department - Vacations Appropriation for 1944 $1,225.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, vacations $804.00 Transferred to Revenue 421.00 $1,225.00 Water Department - Maintenance - Materials Appropriation for 1944 $7,000.00 Expenditures Appalachian Flooring Co., labor $35.00 Armstrong, Thomas L., use of car 306.00 Bennett Co., supplies 54.40 Boston Edison Co., service 75.79 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 1.11 Brown, Charles Jewell, milorganite 9.75 Builders-Providence, Inc., tees, supplies 53.74 Caldwell Co., George A., couplings 5.46 Capitol Motor Trans. Co., express 2.58 Carpenter Mfg. Co., batteries 13.00 337 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., digging hydrant cone., rental machine 170.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 19.50 Coolidge Sq. Service Station, auto service .70 Crosby Steam Gas & Valve Co., repair 4.71 Crown Shade & Screen Co., combination door 10.90 Curry Bros. Oil Co., equipment 150.67 Darley & Co., W. S., sonoscopes 6.90 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 2.25 EastWatertown Cement Block Co., cement blocks 76.10 Edson Corp., pump parts 19.95 Eureka Pipe Co., pipe fittings 556.67 Evans Printing Service, printing 8.00 Everett Bros. Inc., express .91 Feeley, J. R., auto service 15.70 Field & Son, Walter W., repairs on air com- pressor, supplies 439.57 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 250.38 Garden City Motor Parts, motor repair 1.25 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 5.04 Halpins Welding Shop, supplies 9.00 Harris, Charles A., rubber boots, flag 59.50 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 2.10 Hersey Mfg. 'Co., meter repair 586.89 Jenkins Trans. Co., Henry, transportation .62 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 950.29 Keefe, Mary G., insurance 142.70 Kennedy Valve Mfg. 'Co., valves 61.79 Lauricella, A., lunches 38.37 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., grinding 1.50 Linde Air Products Co., cylinders 8.25 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., washers 27.83 Macintosh Coal Co., coal 231.12 Mass. Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., soldering iron, supplies 8.76 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 3725 Milmore, Frederick J., sign 15.00 Monahan Transportation Co., express .62 Morley,Thomas P., repair motor, labor, checking, auto repair 176.40 Mt. Auburn Motors Inc., motor part .35 Moye Chevrolet Co., part .95 Neptune Meter Co., parts 7.66 New England Decorating 'Co., flag 6.25 Northrop & Co., Inc., wood burning furnace 44.63 Oates, Edward A., insurance 89.70 Oates, Michael B., garage 60.00 Parker-Danner Co., wheel barrow 16.00 Percy's Lunch, lunches 10.07 Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co., meter parts 12.75 Proctor, S. E. & R. C., flash lights, batteries and bulbs 7.89 Railway Express Agency, express 3.75 Red Hed Mfg. Co., brass goods 120.60 Regan, William H., lettering 15.00 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registry 12.00 Shutt, Charles J., labor 10.00 Shutt, George L., tire repair 231Z3 338 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto supplies 136.16 Star Market Co., matches 1.68 Stone, Inc., Edwin L., insurance 76.00 Sullivan & Son, Jas. H., gas 42.00 Summer St. Garage, service 537.50 Sumner & Dunbar, fittings 232.03 Texas Co., oil 3.75 Thompson-Durkee Co., fittings 23.03 Traffic & Road Equipment Co., brooms 6.35 Tremblay, T., filing saws 5.00 Vahey, Martin L., insurance 219.40 Vetco Mfg. 'Co., fabric seat 7.50 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 42.16 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 11.66 White Co., John J., hay 6.67 White Motor Co., motor overhauling 325.00 Worthington Gannon Meter Co., repair meter 12.30 Total Expenditures $6,991.34 Transferred to Revenue 8.66 $7,000.00 Water Department - Grenville Road - Materials Appropriation for 1944 $2,431.55 Refund 99.50 $2,531.05 Expenditures Builders-Providence Inc., fittings $129.80 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 21.84 Johns-Mansville Co.,pipe 1,561.56 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., valves 217.44 M & M Transportation Co., express 99.50 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 38.75 Monahan Transportation Co., express 4.93 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 2.50 Red Hed Mfg. Co., fittings 25.00 Sullivan & Son, James H., kerosene 3.50 Underground-Steam Construction Co., adapters 43.05 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 51.19 Total Expenditures $2,199.06 Transferred to Revenue 331.99 $2,531.05 Water Department - Grenville Road - Equipment Rental Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., excavating trench $300.00 Water Department - Water Liens Appropriation for 1944 $250.00 Expenditures Allen Bros. 'Co., rubber stamps $ .87 Evans Printing Service, rubber stamps-supplies 4.75 Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms 2.40 Middlesex Reg. of Deeds., recording 2.13 339 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 15.75 United States Post Office, stamps 120.24 Total Expenditures $146.14 Transferred to Revenue 103.86 $250.00 Water Department - Construction & Reconstruction Appropriation for 1944 $1,123.30 Expenditures Boston & Maine R. R. Co., expenses incurred- protection furnished $56.84 Clematis Brook Sand & Gravel Co., digging trench, moving back-hoe 81.25 Pletcher Hdwe. Co., supplies 11.14 Leadite Co., ladite 100.00 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., valves 30.59 Maloney, Thomas, flood lights 10.00 Meister, O. J., oak wedges 15.00 Percy's Lunch, lunches 8.85 Warren Pipe Co., pipe 312.00 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 26.48 Total Expenditures $652.15 Transferred to Revenue 471.15 1,123.30 Water Department - New House Connections Appropriations for 1944 $1,000,00 Refund .62 $1,000.62 Expenditures Associated Transport, express $1.44 Bennett Co., fittings 169.65 Curry Bros. Oil Co., equipment 8.65 Eureka Pipe Co. Inc., pipe fittings 189.29 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., valves 138.45 Rains Express Co., express .62 Red Hed Mfg. Co., fittings 137.55 Sumner & Dunbar, fittings 77.62 Total Expenditures $723.27 Transferred to Revenue 277.35 $1,000.62 Water Department - New Hydrants Appropriation for 1944 $3,144.50 Expenditures Bennett Co., gate boxes $96.96 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 4.97 Builders Providence Inc., fittings 241.36 Capitol Motor Trans. Co., express 5.76 Gibbs Express, express 3.63 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., new hydrants 2,097.75 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., hydrants 168.21 Monahan Transportation Co., express 3.02 O'Brien, John, tapping pipe 12.00 340 Smith Mfg. Co., A. P., fittings and supplies 126.32 Warren Pipe Co., pipe 368.94 Total Expenditures $3,128.94 Transferred to Revenue 15.56 $3,144.50 Water Department—New Meters Appropriation for 1944 $300.00 Expenditures Hersey Mfg. Co., meters $300.00 Water Department — Chemist's Fees Appropriation for 1944 $1,500.00 Refund 32.00 $1,532.00 Expenditures Armstrong, Thomas L., services $32.00 Burke, Edmund W., analysis 616.50 Coolidge Printing 'Co., printing 10.00 Howe & French, bottles and mailing cases 22.30 Total Expenditures $680.80 Transferred to Revenue 851.20 $1,532.00 Water Department — Shop Repairs Appropriation for 1944 $500.00 Expenditures Appalachian Flooring Co., flooring $500.00 Water Department — New 8" Meters Appropriation for 1944 $831.60 Expenditures Hersey Mfg. Co., 8" meter $831.60 Cemetery Department — Superintendent's Salary Appropriation for 1944 $2,100.00 Expenditures Horton, Van D., salary $1,362.76 Transferred to Revenue 737.24 $2,100.00 Cemetery Department — Labor Appropriation for 1944 $5,500.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly $5,459.84 Transferred to Revenue 40.16 $5,500.00 Cemetery Department — Extra Labor Appropriation for 1944 $4,100.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly $3,816.16 Transferred to Revenue 283.84 $4,100.00 341 Cemetery Department — Contingent Appropriation for 1944 $700.00 Expenditures Alger Oil Co., oil $3.30 American Cemetery, subscription 3.00 Brae Burn Nursery—Sawyer's Landscape Service—trees 12,50 Brown, Charles Jewell, milorganite 13.00 Dolge Co., C. B., weed killer 16.50 Eaton, Leroy S., book of deeds 14.00 Fletcher Hdwe. Co., hardware 178.52 Frost Insecticide Co., arsenate of lead 13.75 Green & Co., S. B., cement 72.03 Hebert & Co., Wm., gal. triangles—cement form 5.00 Horton, Van D., gas 51.05 MacIntosh Coal Co., coal 16.20 Mason, Ralph W., plants 17.00 Maurer, Edward L., loose leaf binder 3.50 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 95.75 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 6.85 New England Cemetery, straps 9.50 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 21.52 Romano, S., removing loam 13.00 Sliney, John J., loam 36.00 Watertown, Town of, water 10.50 Watertown Welding & Construction Co., burn- ing angle iron 5.00 Waverly Heating Supply Co., heater 18.15 Total Expenditures $635.62 Transferred to Revenue 64.38 $700.00 Cemetery — Cottage Street Cemetery Appropriation for 1944 $2,000.00 Balance brought forward 2,000.00 $4,000.00 Expenditures Forbush, Cyril W., labor $3,400.03 Balance carried forward 599.97 $4,000.00 342 INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT Town Debt Appropriation for 1944 $172,000.00 , Expenditures Bonds paid $172,000.00 Interest Appropriation for 1944 $12,000.00 Expenditures Coupons on bonds $9,992.50 Discount on notes 876.18 Stuart & Son Co., T., interest on refunds of abatements of taxes 10.45 Total Expenditures $10,879.13 Transferred to Revenue 1,120.87 $12,000.00 State Taxes & Assessments Estimated by Commissioner $250,841.84 Expenditures State Tax $103,092.00 Charles River Basin 4,165.76 Metropolitan Park 12,197.95 Metropolitan Sewer 26,703.00 Metropolitan Water 100,469.34 Boston Metropolitan Dist. Expenses 132.38 Smoke Inspection 541.17 Auditing Municipal Accounts 2,903.05 State Examination of Retirement System 549.92 Total Expenditures $250,754.47 Balance carried forward 87.37 $250,841.84 County Tax Estimated by Commissioner $65,942.34 Expenditures Middlesex County Treasurer $65,942.34 County Hospital — T. B. Assessment Appropriation for 1944 $18,786A2 Expenditureb Middlesex County Treasurer, assessments $18,786.42 344 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Cash on hand, December 30, 1944 $646,652.45 Collector's Petty Cash 500.00 Soldiers' Relief Emergency Fund 200.00 Health Department (Petty Cash) 10.00 Taxes 1944 Property $80,139.43 Personal 1,212.65 Motor 87.44 81,439.52 Special Assessments: 1944 Moth 118.00 Sidewalks 22.00 Sidewalk Interest 4.09 Water Liens 86.50 Unapp. Sidewalk Assessments 288.31 518.90 Tax Titles 29,007.60 Tax Possession 16,923.00 45,930.60 Departmental Accounts Receivable Miscellaneous A/R 739.96 Health Department 567.00 Sewer Department 937.50 Public Welfare 4,812.51 School Department 100.00 Cemetery Department 22.50 7,179.47 Water Accounts Receivable .1939 and Prior 8,310.18 District No. 1 6,782.50 District No. 2 6,418.08 District No. 3 7,396.50 Commercial 10,481.20 Water Liens 903.29 40,291.75 Estimated Receipts 34,226.85 Executions 4,312.17 $861,261.71 345 DECEMBER 31, 1944 LIABILITIES T Potter Memorial Gate Fund $248.24 Dog Fund 18.00 Sewer Deposits 445.00 Cemetery--Sale of Lots 12,776.28 , Sale of Town Land 20,382.68 Soldiers' Relief Emergency Fund 200.00 Reserve for Petty Cash 510.00 Overlay 1944 8,617.96 Overlay Reserve Fund 47,122.13 Motor Vehicle Revenue 87.44 Special Ass'm't Revenue 432.40 Departmental Revenue 7,179.47 Tax Title Revenue 45,930.60 Water Revenue 40,378.25 Tailings 265.62 State Taxes & Ass'm'nts (1941) 30,347.90 State Taxes & Ass'm'nts (1942) 17,904.05 State Taxes & Ass'm'nts (1944) 87.37 Unexpended Balances forward Treas. Tax Title Foreclosures $1,583.71 Appellate Tax Board 666•90 Long Range Planning Board 70.43 Police—F.B.I. School 700.00 Poles & Wires Motor Gen. 1,350.00 10 New Fire Boxes 768.17 Dog Officer—Pound 675.00 Highway—Betterments 1939 276.32 Motor Equipment 284.13 Main & Myrtle Sts. Traffic Sig. 152.84 Bigelow & Nichols Ave. 11,000.00 Catch Basin & Sewer Mche. 6,013.32 Church St. Bldg. L. 50.00 Mt. Auburn St. Bldg. L. 500.00 A.D.C. Federal Adm. 7,793.32 Federal Aid 1,722.92 O.A.A. Federal Adm. 7,481.95 Federal Aid 67.89 School— juvenile Recreation 3,318.70 Pub. Library—Remod. N. Br. 586.48 Library Trust Fund Income 8.20 Park—juvenile Recreation 4,605.45 Town Defense 5,213.28 W.P.A. Municipal Garage 819.78 Pay Roll Deductions War Bonds 2,692.45 Pay Roll Deductions Withholding 23,250.33 World War Mem. Home 534.70 Cemetery—Ridgelawn Fence 209.09 Cottage St. Cemetery 599.97 $82,995.33 $315,928.72 Excess & Deficiency (Surplus) 545,332.99 $861,261.71 m DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Not Due $860.47 Apportioned Street Assessments Not Due $321.58 DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt $343,000.00 347 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments: Due in 1945 $195.41 Due in 1946 120.25 r Due in 1947 120.215 Due in 1948 101.05 Due in 1949 91•20 Due in 1950 91.18 Due in 1951 91.18 Due in 1952 36.28 Due in 1953 13.67 $860.47 Apportioned Street Assessments: Due in 1945 $280.04 Due in 1946 41.54 $321.58 DEBT ACCOUNTS Surface Drainage Loan 1916 $2,000•00 Spring Street Drain 5,()00•00 Drains & Sewers Loan 1920 6,000.00 Drainage Loan 1921 7,000•00 Lowell School Addition 1930 4,000•00 Administration Building Loan 1931 70,000.00 New Elementary School Loan 1935 38,000.00 Police Station Loan +1935 2,000•00 Municipal Relief Loan 1938 32,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1938 32,000•00 Municipal Relief Loan 1939 45,000.00 Betterment Street Loan 1939 10,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1939 35,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1939 25,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan 1940 24,000.00 Highway Equipment Loan 1940 6,000.00 $343,000.00 Respectfully submitted, W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Auditor. INDEX TO REPORT OF TOWN AUDITOR Receipts . . .. ........ . ................................ ... ..... 244 Refunds .. ... ... ............................ ............... .. 245 Payments . .... ............... .. .................... ..... ..... 246 Annuities ................................................ .... 329 Appeals, Board of .. .... .. .. .. ....... 323 Assessors' Department . .................................... .. 257 Auditor's Department ....... . ........ ....................... . 254 Balance Sheet .......... .................. ................... 344 Buildings, Inspector of ................... .... ......... .... . 276 Cattle, Inspector ............. ........................... ... .. 284 Cemetery Department ................... ......... .... .. ... 341 Clerk, Town ................... ................... ........... 259 Collector's Department ....... ...................... ..... ..... 256 Contributory Retirement Pension System .......... . .......... 334 DogOfficer ................ ................................ .. 281 ElectionExpenses ...................... .......... .......... .. 262 Engineering Department ................................ ..... 261 FinanceCommittee ................ ................. ....... .. 258 Fire Department ................. 272 Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth, Superintendent ....... .......... 277 Headquarters, Veterans ......... . 332 Health Department .......... ..................... ... ........ 282 Highway Department ....... ... ........................... ... 286 Insurance .... ............... ................................. 330 Infirmary Department ....... ...... ............... . .......... 300 Interest and Maturing Debt ................................ . . 342 LegalServices . ............... ............................. .. 258 Library Department ............... 322 Memorial Day .............................................. . 329 Moderator ................................................. .. 253 Movement of Town Debt ..................................... 242 Park Department ...................... .... ......... ....... 325 Pensions ................................................... .. 328 Physicians, Town .......................................... .. 300 Plumbing, Inspector .. 284 Planning Board ................... ...... . .... .... ......... 266 Poles and Wires Department . ................................ 280 PoliceDepartment ........................................... 266 Registrars of Voters .......................................... 263 ReserveFund ................... ... .......................... 333 SchoolDepartment .... .......... ............................ 203 Selectmen's Department ................. 253 Sewer Department ........................................... 284 Soldiers' Relief .............................................. 201 StateAid ....... ... ...................... ... ........... 203 Town Defense .................. 333 TownHall ................................................. .. 263 Town Report, Printing .............................. . ... .... 331 Treasurer's Department ................ ...................... 255 TreeWarden ........................... .... .... .. ........ 279 Voting Lists ... . .......... 263 Water Department .......... ............................. . . .. 335 Weights and Measures ....................................... 277 Welfare, Public, Department ................ . ..... .... .. .. . 295 Workmen's Compensation .................................... 330 W. P. A. .... ..... ..... ..................................... 334 VeteransForeign Wars .................................. .... 332 350 REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM December 31, 1944 To The Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Watertown, Mass. Gentlemen: The Watertown Contributory Retirement Board respectfully sub- mits its eighth annual report covering the operation of the Town of Watertown Contributory Retirement System for the calendar year ended December 31, 1944: Organization and Activities of the Retirement Board The Retirement Board as now organized consists of William W. Norcross, Jr., Chairman, James H. Sullivan, Jr., Secretary, and Daniel J. Clifford. Mr. James H. 'Sullivan, Jr. was elected a member of the Retirement Board for a three year term beginning July 1, 1944. Mr. James H. Sheridan continues as ex-officio Treasurer-Custodian of the funds of the Retirement System and Mr. John J. Curran, 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 $5,000.00. During the year the Board has held twelve meetings for the official transaction of business, while other informal meetings and discussions have taken place. Membership of the Retirement System During the year 1944 twenty-three (23) employees without prior service credit were enrolled as members of the Retirement System while five (5) members withdrew voluntarily from their employment. Six (6) members were retired for superannuation, Mary E. Beverly of the Tax Collector's Office, Augustine A. Foley of the Welfare Department Office, Joseph Bonanno of the Water Department, Robert C. Stewart of the Highway Department, James C. Dowd, janitor in the School De- partment, and Minnie C. Courtney of the Library. There were two transfers from Group I to Group II, one with prior service credit and one without prior service credit, and one transfer from Group II to Group I without prior service credit. It is with regret that the Re- tirement Board records the death of two of the members of the system during the year, Dominic J. Russo of the Moth and Tree Department,who was killed in action September 12, 1944, and Edward J. McCabe of the Police Department. These changes resulted in a net increase of twelve in the active membership of the System. At the close of the year there were two hundred eighty (280) active members, with annual salaries totalling $434,205.00. Of this number one hundred eighteen (118) were members eligible for credit for service rendered prior to July 1, 1937, while one 351 hundred sixty-two (162) were members without prior service credit. Classification of these employees by departments follows: General Government 56 Highway Department 73 School Department 31 Public Library 17 Water Department 11 Police Department 47 Poles and Wires Department 6 Cemetery Department 3 Moth Department 3 Fire Department 33 Total 280 The yearly retirement allowances of the six (6) new pensioners totaled $3252.36, of which $413.74 represented annuities purchased by their own contributions and $2838.62 represented pensions provided by contributions of the Town. On December 31, 1944 there were thirty- two (32) pensioners receiving an aggregate yearly allowance of $21,- 780.74. (Refer to table at end of report.) At the last annual Town meeting $36,608.20 was appropriated for the benefit of the Watertown Retirement System, $33,615.00 being for the Pension Accumulation Fund, and $1200.00 for the Expense Fund and $1793.20, the estimate on account of Gen. Laws, Chapter 419 for one-half of all credits accumulated for contributions of members in military service as of Dec. 31, 1943. During the year the Retirement Board invested $20,950.00 exclusive of $152.78 paid for accrued interest in high grade bonds, and $88,500.00 in U. S. Defense Bonds. The amortized value of all Bonds owned De- cember 31, 1944 was $248,910.64, the average yield rate on all Bonds except Defense Bonds being 4.18%. The value of all stocks owned De- cember 31, 1944 was $27,970.00 the average yield rate on these stocks being 4.21. The net interest income from all bonds was $6141.25. In addition there was $2553.12 accrued interest on bonds owned Dec. 31, 1944, $1010.00 received on stocks, making a total net interest earned during the year of $9704.37, a sum sufficient to provide all of the in- terest required to maintain the various funds of the System as pro- vided by Law. Appropriation Required for 1945 The law provides that the amounts to be appropriated annually by the Town to the Pension Accumulation Fund of the Retire- ment System shall be determined by the Commissioner of In- surance each year. For 1945 this required appropriation includes a normal contribution of $11,289.00 on account of membership service and an accrued liability contribution of $23,061.00 on account of service rendered by members prior to July 1, 1937. In addition an appropria- tion of $1500.00 is required for the expense of operating the System. The estimate on account of Gen. Laws, Chapter 419 for one-half of all credits accumulated for contributions of members in military service as of December 31, 1944 is $1869.68. Summarizing, the total appropria- tion required for 1945 for the Town of Watertown Retirement System based upon the payroll of $434,205.00 as of December 31, 1944 for the two hundred eighty (280) active members is made up as follows: 352 Per Cent Amount Payroll Normal contribution $11,289.00 2.60 Accrued liability contribution 23,061.00 5.31 Total for Pension Accumulation Fund $34,350.00 7.91 Expense Fund 1,500.00 .34 Estimate on account of Chapter 419 (One- half of all credits accumulated for con- tributions of members in military serv- ice as of Dec. 31, 1944) 1,869.68 .43 $37,719.68 8.68 Various financial and statistical tables follow. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, JR., Chairman JAMES H. SULLIVAN, JR., Secretary DANIEL J. CLIFFORD Receipts Contributions from members credited to their accounts in the Annuity Savings Fund $21,127.72 Appropriations by Town of Watertown for: Pension Accumulation Fund $33,615.00 Expense Fund 1,200.00 34,815.00 Interest received from Bonds less$597.23 accrued interest on Bonds acquired during the year 9,666.38 9,666.38 Special Fund for military service credit 1,793.20 1,793.20 Gross profit on sale of Bonds 2,467.34 2,467.34 Gross increase, by adjustment, of Ledger Assets Bonds 96.09 Stocks 5,545.00 5,641.09 $75,510.73 Disbursements Payments to members retired for superannuation: Annuity Payments $976.44 $976.44 Pension Payments 17,810.81 17,810.81 Refund of accumulated deductions to members withdrawing from the System 1,523.00 1,523.00 Administrative Expenses: Clerical Services $1,300.00 Printing and Stationery 30.12 Postage 10.00 _ Furniture and Fixtures 1727 Miscellaneous 2.10 Surety Bonds 72.88 Safe Deposit Box 20.00 Maintenance Machines 18.60 Dues Mass.Ass'n.Cont.Retirement Boards 10.00 1,480.97 1,480.97 353 Gross Loss on sale of Bonds 1,496.47 1,496.47 Gross decrease,by adjustment,of Ledger Assets Bonds 397.36 397.36 Total Disbursements 23,685.05 Balance 51,825.68 Balance January 1, 1944 233,916.35 Balance December 31, 1944 $285,742.03 Ledger Assets January 1, 1944 233,916.35 Receipts 75,510.73 309,427.08 Disbursements 23,685.05 Ledger Assets December 31, 1944 $285,742.03 Ledger Assets December 31, 1944 Amortized value of Bonds, $248,910.64 and Stocks $27,970.00 $276,880.64 Deposits in banks not on interest 8,861.39 Total Ledger Assets $285,742.03 Non-Ledger Assets Interest Accrued on Bonds $2,553.12 $2,553.12 Gross Assets $288,295.15 Liabilities Annuity Savings Fund $119,599.26 Special Fund for Military Service Credit 1,793.20 $121,392.46 Annuity Reserve Fund 8,637.86 8,637.86 Pension Accumulation Fund 139,799.77 139,799.77 Expense Fund 674.79 674.79 Undistributed Earnings 17,790.27 17,790.27 $288,295.15 Summary of the Number and Annual Salaries of Active Members as of December 31, 1944 Members Eligible for Prior Service Credit Full Annual Number Salaries Group 1—Male 81 $157,360.00 Female 32 42,850.00 Group 2 5 11,500.00 Members Not Eligible for Prior Service Credit Group 1—Male 54 89,035.00 Female 39 46,460.00 Group 2 69 87,000.00 Total Membership December 31, 1944 280 $434,205.00 354 Names and Amounts of Retirement Allovvnces Being Paid as of December 31, 1944 Name Date Retired Annuities Pensions Total Beatty, Richard July 15, 1938 $480.00 $480.00 Beverly, Mary E. Aug. 2, 1944 $50.28 409.67 459.95 Bonanno, Joseph Mar. 8, 1944 59.15 420.85 480.00 Brigham, Harry W. Mar. 7, 1938 11.47 1,536.69 1,548.16 Bright, Emma L. Aug. 31, 1941 33.86 446.14 480.00 Callahan, John May 24, 1943 14.90 690.00 704.90 Clark, Joss L. Oct. 1, 1937 480.00 480.00 Courtney, Mary J. Dec. 23, 1944 68.17 810.00 878.17 DeVincentes,Concezio Aug. 1, 1942 61.74 372.60 434.34 *Doherty, James F. Oct. 1, 1939 13:82 287.94 301.76 Dowd, James C. Nov. 10, 1944 64.84 288.74 353.58 Farraher, Michael Nov. 15, 1937 3.56 476.44 480.00 Foley, Augustine A. Apr. 8, 1944 78.68 419.77 498.45 *Ford, Anna R. Sept. 1, 1939 17.14 669.10 686.24 "Goodman, John July 1, 1942 33.47 800.00 833.47 Harding, Susan M. Jun. 30, 1941 36.98 444.84 481.82 Hartson, William N. Apr. 16, 1943 83.78 680.67 764.45 Hewitt, Charles M. Nov. 28, 1941 82.42 546.64 629.06 Horton, Van D. Mar. 5, 1943 86.42 808.57 894.99 LaBonte,Marguerite M. Oct. 15, 1942 45.05 434.95 480.00 Manning, Delia Apr. 21, 1939 12.36 467.64 480.00 McDonnell, Peter Jun. 23, 1941 67.13 1,122.24 1,189.37 Murnaghan, Hugh J. Jun. 8, 1943 32.63 447.37 480.00 Murphy, Edward Jan. 1, 1943 38.51 441.49 480.00 Quinn, Daniel Apr. 26, 1939 480.00 480.00 Quinn, Patrick J. Dec. 9, 1940 66.44 1,500.00 1,566.44 Stewart, Robert C. Dec. 8, 1944 92.62 489.59 582.21 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 White, Henrietta P. Sept. 4, 1943 54.69 573.00 627.69 Wilson, William H. Oct. 1, 1937 953.61 953.61 $1,246.67 $20,534.07 $21,780.74 *Ordinary Disability *Accidental Disability Schedule of Membership for 1944 (a) Active Members Members Members Eligible Not 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, 1943 87 36 4 47 33 61 268 Enrolled during 1944 - - - 8 6 9 23 Transfers between groups -1 - +1 - - - - ,rotal 86 36 5 55 39 70 291 355 Withdrawals 1 2 — 1 — 1 5 Retirements for superannuation 4 2 — — — — 6 Total deductions 5 4 1 1 11 Membership Dec. 31, 1944 81 32 5 54 39 69 280 (b) Pensioners Members Members Eligible Not 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, 1943 19 7 26 Retirements for: Superannuation 4 2 6 Total 23 9 32 No deductions — — — Membership Dec. 31, 1944 23 9 32 (c) Total Membership Dec. 31, 1944, including Beneficiaries Membership Dec. 31, 1944 104 41 5 54 39 69 312 Schedule of Bonds Owned December 31, 1944 Amortized Value Coupon Date of Yield Dec.31, Description Rate Maturity Rate 1944 Railroad: Bangor&Aroos.R.R.Co. 4% July 1, 1951 4.31 $4,912.94 Chi. Burl. & Quincy R.R. Co. 31;s To July 1, 1949 4.31 4,835.96 Chi. Burl. & Quincy R.R. Co. 4% July 1, 1949 3.81 3,023.37 Chi. Burl. & Quincy R.R. Co. 4 rc Mar. 1, 1958 4.66 14,037.85 Great Northern Rwy. Co. 5?_% Jan. 1, 1952 3.91 8,772.41 Hollidaysburg,Bedford& Cumberland R.R. Co. 4% July 1, 1951 3.72 15,240.59 Oregon-Washington R.R. & Nay. Co. 4°'c Jan. 1, 1961 3.47 5,323.30 Public Utilities: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 31/s% Oct. 1, 1974 2.89 20,950.00 Brooklyn Union Gas Co. 6% May 1, 1947 3.89 5,232.81 Green Mountain Power Corp. 3''.,% Dec. 1, 1963 3.41 20,941.89 Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 33Z% Mar. 1, 1965 3.03 5,352.57 Kings County Lighting Co. 61i% July 1, 1954 6.32 2,025.43 356 Kings County Lighting Co. 5% July 1, 1954 4.35 24,153.27 Lowell Gas Light Co. 41,% Mar. 1, 1966 4.01 3,208.25 4.18 $138,010.64 9 $100.00 US. Say. Bonds Series G 2%% 12 yrs. from date 900.00 7 $500 U.S. Say. Bonds Series G 21/2% 12 yrs. from date 3,500.00 3 $1000.00 U.S. Sav Bonds Series G 21/2% 12 yrs. from date 3,000.00 2 $5000.00 US. Say. Bonds Series G 2%% 12 yrs. from date 10,000.00 1 $5000.00 U.S. Treas. Bond 1964-69 21h% June 15, 1969 5,000.00 1 $500.00 U.S. Say. Bond Series G 21/2% 12 yrs. from date 500.00 3 $1000.00 U.S. Say. Bonds Series G. 21/-.% 12 yrs. from date 3,000.00 7 $5000.00 U.S. Say. Bonds Series G. 21,2% 12 yrs. from date 35,000.00 5 $10000.00 U.S. Say. Bonds Series G. 2 12% 12 yrs. from date 50,000.00 $110,900.00 Schedule of Stocks Owned December 31, 1944 No.of Book Market Yield Description Shares Value Value Rate First National Bank of Boston 200 $11,400.00 $11,400.00 4.80 National Shawmut Bank of Boston 190 5,320.00 5,320.00 4.34 Newton Trust Company 150 7,500.00 7,500.00 4.13 Union Market Nat.Bank,Watertown 150 3,750.00 3,750.00 3.01 $27,970.00 $27,970.00 4.21 357 APPRAISER'S VALUATION Highway Department Equipment — January 1, 1945 1 1944 (4) ton Mack Chassis $3,986.68 2 1940 (5) ton Mack Trucks 9,084.00 1 1940 (5) ton Autocar 4,200.00 1 1940 (10) ton Walters Snow Fighter 15,965.00 3 1939 (11f) ton Ford Trucks 1,5()0.0() 2 1938 (1?D ton Ford Trucks 620.00 2 1935 (116) ton Ford Trucks 350.00 2 1935 (8) ton G.M. C. 1,300.00 2 1935 (3%) ton G.M. C. 900.00 2 1939 (11,D ton G.M. C. equipped with com- pressors 4,200.00 1 1939 (11F•) ton 'White Truck 850.00 1 1939 (116.) ton Dodge Truck 7 0.00 2 -1935 (1%) ton Chevrolet 'Trucks 350.00 2 1939 (1,�) ton Chevrolet Trucks 1,000•00 1 1936 (11iz) ton Chevrolet Truck 250.00 1 1939 Chevrolet Coach 200.00 1 1939 Chevrolet Coach 200•00 1 1931 Dodge Sedan 100.00 1 1939 Cletrac 'Sidewalk Tractor & Plow 2,099.50 5 1940 Cletrac Sidewalk Tractors & Plows 10,188.75 1 Large Cletrac Tractor 2,500.00 12 Truck Plows with frames 4,000•()0 1 1940 Gas Roller 3,925.00 1 1937 Gas Roller 3,500.00 1 Snow Loader 3,000.00 1 Lift 1,295.00 1 5 ton Pulley 79•00 1 Concrete Mi:xer 50.00 6 Tar Kettles 150.00 3 Sand Spreaders 300•0D 4 Hand Pumps 225.00 1 4-wheel Shanty 150.00 1 Electric Trip Hammer 200.00 1 3 Ir. P. Motor 90•00 1 Emery Wheel 100.00 1 Drilling \Tachine 100.00 1 Eicctric Blower 18.00 1 Air Compressor 306.00 1 23 Thor Paving Breaker 200.00 10 Hydraulic Lifts 830.00 2 Electric Drills 100.00 1 Sewer Trailer 500.00 1 Cleaning Outfit with motor 800.00 1 Conant Sand Loader 550.00 1 Jenney Pressure 'Cleaner 600•00 1 Elgin 'Type Garbage Body 1,815.00 1 Gear Lubricator 67.20 1 'Chassis Lubricator 108.00 1 Rear End Jack 50.00 1 Lawn Mower 150.00 1 Brake Bleeder 24•00 1 Combination Band Saw & Motor 500.00 358 3 Sidewalk Rollers 3,450.00 1 Sump Pump 50.00 3 Manley Jacks 405.00 1 Welding Outfit 104.70 1 Battery Charger 225.00 1 Trailer 340.00 1 Model 75 Thor Rock Drill Complete 246.20 Sewer System $89,167.03 $89,167.03 525,000.00 Drainage System 400,003.00 $925,000.00 Moth Department 1 Spraying Machine $1,200.00 Tools 100.00 Infirmary and Equipment $11300.00 Almshouse Building $34,229.00 Contents 2,505.50 Five Acres of Land 10,000.00 Administration Building & Annex (Grant School) $46,734.50 Administration Building $243,899.00 Contents 51,712.20 Land $295,611.20 $34,785.00 Administration Building (Grant School) $30,209.00 Contents 4,816.00 Poles and Wires Department $35,025.00 Automobiles and Equipment $125,000.00 $125,000.00 Part: Department 40 Acres of Parks, Playgrounds, Deltas and stationary equipment $254,950.00 Working Equipment, Tools,Etc., including truck 2,000.00 $256,950.00 Water Department Dwelling House and Barn $12,753.00 Contents 13,964.25 803,378 square feet of land 40,000.00 10,000 square feet of land 1,500.00 Water Mains 679 000.40 Pipe and Fittings at Pleasant St. 7,000.00 $754,217 25 Public Ubrary - 50,240 square feet of land $25,120.00 Building 113,076.00 Contents, Books, Furniture, Fittings, etc. 82,563.04 12,230 square feet of land, East End 3,100.00 East End Public Library 33,581.00 359 Contents 18,425.35 North Branch Library Building 20,000.00 North Branch, 14,908 square feet of land 1,500.00 Contents, Books, Furniture, Fittings, etc. 8,200.00 West Branch Library—contents 3,300.00 $308,865.39 Health Department Automobiles (2) $600.00 $6W.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 Phillips School 57,010 square feet of land $11,400.00 Building 150,OOD.00 Contents 8,000.00 $169,400.00 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 18,583.43 41h 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 Buildings 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 $235,601.51 360 Browne School, Main Street Land $17,225.00 Building 150,318.00 Contents 17,995.75 West Junior High School Land $10,000.00 $185,438.75 Building 208,277.00 Contents 36,628.54 $254,905.54 Parker School 126,453 square feet of land $13,000.00 Building 88,027.00 Contents 9,958.72 Central Fire Station $110,985.72 13,000 square feet of land $26,000.00 :Building 50,719.00 Contents, including Apparatus 59,187.90 New Police Station $135,906.90 Building $75,000.00 Land 7,040.00 Furniture and Equipment 24,5W.42 East End Fire Station $106,586.42 Land $5,0M.00 Building 32,616.00 Contents 19,078.85 Veterans' Memorial $56,694.85 Building and Land $915Q0,00 Contents 547.00 $10,a17.00 New Municipal Garage ' Building $150,000.00 Total $5,987,761.50 LAURENCE J. WALSH, PATRICK A. MENTON, EDWARD C. Wes, Selectmen. For the year ending December 31, 1944. CONTENTS Appeals, Board of, Report .................................... 136 Appraisers' Valuation ............................ 357 Appropriations Voted at Town Meetings ...................... 25 Assessors, Board of, Report .................................. 222 Assistance, Old Age, Report of ............................... 180 Auditor, Town, Report ....................................... 241 Auditor's Report, Index to ................................... 349 Buildings, Inspector of, Report ............................... 133 By-Laws .................................................... 65 Cemeteries, Superintendent of, Report ....................... 236 Clerk, Town, Report of Department .......................... 225 Committees, Recent Appointments ........................... 8 Counsel, Town, Report ....................................... 169 Dependent Children, Aid to,Report of ........................ 180 Dog Officer, Report .......................................... 177 Engineer, Town, Report ................ 137 Finance Committee on Appropriations, Report ............... 109 Fire Department, Report ..................................... 178 Health, Board of, Report ................................. .... 229 Highway Department, Report .............................. .. 194 Infirmary Department, Report ......................... ..... . 236 Library, Board of Trustees, Report ........................... 125 Meetings, Town, Record of ................................... 11 Moth Department, Report .................................... 135 Officers, Town ...... ...... ................................... 3 Park Commissioners, Report ................................. 134 Physicians, Town, Report .................................... 238 Planning Board, Report ...................................... 176 Plumbing Inspector, Report ................................. 235 Police Department, Report .............................. ..... 156 Population .................................................. 10 Retirement, Board of ....................................... 350 School Committee, Report ..... ... ....................... 208 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report ...................... 131 Selectmen, Board of, Report ................................. 205 Soldiers' Relief, Report ................................... 2 In,a Taxes, Collector of, Report ................................... 171 Treasurer, Town, Report .................................... 184 Tree Warden, Report ........................................ 134 Veterinarian, Town, Report .................................. 237 Water Commissioners, Report ................................ 2D1 Wire Department, Report .................................... 174 - Workmen's Compensation, Report ........................... 222