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Home My Public Portal About1949 Annual Watertown Report ANNUAL REPORTS by the officers of the Town F o Watertown for the Three Hundred and Nineteenth Year of its organization FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 , 1949 EATON PRESS Watertown, Massachusetts SEE BACK OF BOOK FOR CONTENTS 3 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1949 Selectmen ROY C. PAPALIA, Chairman Term expires 1950 H. HERBERT APPLIN, Clerk Term expires 1952 WILFRED J. PAQUET Term expires 1951 HELEN E. STONE, Confidential Secretary Committee Assignments ENTIRE BOARD Welfare, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children. ROY C. PAPALIA Police Department, Engineering, Administration Building, Veterans' Affairs, Poles and Wires, Legal. WILFRED J. PAQUET Fire Department, Infirmary, Workmen's Compensation, Insurance, Sealer of Weights and Measures. H. HERBERT APPLIN Highway, Sewer & Drainage, Sidewalks, Inspector of Buildings, Moth Department, Dog Officer, Veterinarian, Purchasing. Town Clerk GEORGE B. WELLMAN Term expires 1952 Auditor WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, JR. Term expires 1952 Treasurer JAMES H. SHERIDAN Term expires 1951 Collector of Taxes JOHN J. KENNEDY Term expires 1951 Board of Assessors JAMES J. VAHEY, Chairman Term expires 1950 JOHN J. McLAUTHLIN, Clerk Term expires 1951 ANDREW D. BRADFORD Term expires 1952 Moderator JOHN M. RUSSELL Term expires 1950 Park Commissioners JOHN J. SHEEHAN, Chairman Term expires 1951 RICHARD H. ROCHE, Clerk Term expires 1952 WAYNE E. EATON Term expires 1950 Constables FRANK D. McELROY Term expires 1950 "*DOMINICK PALLONE Term expires 1950 *MARK DUEST Term expires 1950 ALBERT ZATNO Term expires 1950 "WILLIAM EMERSON Term expires 1950 YAppointed by Selectmen. *°Elected, but failed to qualify. 4 Board of Health JOSEPH M. HUGHES, Chairman Term expires 1951 THOMAS W. DEVANEY, Secretary Term expires 1952 LOUIS MASTRANGELO Term expires 1950 School Committee JOHN J. WATSON, Chairman Term expires 1950 JAMES A. GILDEA, Secretary Term expires 1950 FRED H. BIRD Term expires 1952 PHILIP PANE Term expires 1952 EDWARD J. KELLEY Term expires 1951 EDMUND C. O'CONNELL Term expires 1951 JOHN J. SHEEHAN Term expires 1952 FRANCIS A. KELLY, Superintendent of Schools Trustees Free Public Library ROBERT GLENNON, Chairman Term expires 1951 MURIEL BARRETT, Secretary Term expires 1952 ESTHER DIMICK Term expires 1950 AGNES J. FLYNN Term expires 1950 CHARLES T. BURKE Term expires 1951 JOHN J. DOHERTY Term expires 1951 CATHARINE M. YERXA, Librarian Water Commissioners GUSTAF EDWARD FRYE, Chairman Term expires 1951 CHARLES ARMSTRONG Term expires 1952 THOMAS F. TRACY Term expires 1950 Tree Warden THOMAS P. MORLEY Term expires 1950 Planning Board ERLE L. CHASE, Chairman Term expires 1950 CHARLES P. EATON, Secretary Term expires 1951 CHARLES F. GATELY Term expires 1951 CHARLES J. DeMARAIS Term expires 1950 ROBERT B. CHASE Term expires 1952 APPOINTED OFFICERS Superintendent of Moth Department FRANK J. ARGENTO Term expires 1950 Registrars of Voters CYRUS M. OHANIAN, Chairman Term expires 1950 NORMAN D. MacKAY Term expires 1951 GEORGE B. WELLMAN Term expires 1952 PATRICK D. GLEASON Term expires 1952 Tount Physicians PETER F. TITUS, M. D. Term expires 1952 LOUIS MASTRANGELO, M. D. Term expires 1952 Keeper of Lockup JAMES M. IGOE 5 Town Counsel EARLE S. TYLER Dog Officer GUY P. CLARK Keeper of Infirmary and Pound MRS. GRACE YORK — Retired April 30, 1949 CHARLES J. DeMARAIS — Appointed May 1, 1949 Board of Appeals EDWARD A. OATES, Chairman Term expires 1951 MARTIN TOMASSIAN Term expires 1952 RONALD M. STONE Term expires 1950 . Associate Members JOHN B. REGAN Term expires 1952 MALCOLM WHITNEY Term expires 1950 Retirement Board (Contributory Retirement) W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Auditor By Virtue of Office OSBERT H. PARRINE Term expires 1952 JAMES H. SULLIVAN Term expires 1950 Finance Committee CHARLES L. SHELDON, Chairman Term expires 1950 LOUIS N. COUSBELIS Term expires 1950 ARTHUR I. DAVIS Term expires 1950 ELBRIDGE L. FOSTER Term expires 1950 ALSON H. GOODSELL Term expires 1950 DOMENIC B. RAYMOND Term expires 1950 MARTIN V. TOMASSIAN Term expires 1950 AUSTIN F. APPLEBY Term expires 1951 JOHN J. LINEHAN Term expires 1951 **FRANCIS J. CAREY (Replaced Mr. Linehan) Term expires 1951 CARL W. JOHNSON Term expires 1951 HARRY J. LANDEN Term expires 1951 THOMAS F. MEGAN Term expires 1951 CLARK B. PARTRIDGE Term expires 1951 JOHN H. DARDIS Term expires 1951 *MILES P. ROBINSON (Replaced Mr. Dardis) Term expires 1951 ALBERT P. BROGLE, Secretary (Deceased 12/3/49) Term expires 1952 MATTHEW W. J. CARLEY Term expires 1952 CORNELIUS J. CARROLL Term expires 1952 PATRICK B. FORD Term expires 1952 THOMAS J. GALLIGAN Term expires 1952 AUGUSTIN R. PAPALIA Term expires 1952 GEORGE E. SLAMIN Term expires 1952 OFFICERS UNDER CIVIL SERVICE Town Engineer OTIS D. ALLEN — Retired Feb. 28, 1949 HERBERT C. COOK — Appointed Aug. 5, 1949 6 Superintendent of Streets THOMAS V. DWYER Inspector of Cattle and Toum Veterinarian JOHN J. MURPHY, JR. Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs JAMES A. MALONEY, (Acting) JOHN F. CORBETT, Appointed April 21, 1949 Department of Public Welfare Welfare Agent JOSEPH F. MURRAY Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT Superintendent of Cemeteries GEORGE A. MARTIN Superintendent of Parks ARTHUR D. MOSMAN Superintendent of Water Department MICHAEL B. OATES Chief of Police JAMES M. IGOE Chief of Fire Department WILLIAM C. McELROY Inspector of Buildings WALTER J. LEONARD (Acting) Inspector of Plumbing EDWARD L. MAURER Superintendent of Wires LEO P. LANDRY Sealer of Weights & Measures J. FRANK A EARN Purchasing Agent WILLIAM F. OATES Supervisors of Attendance JOSEPH H. CARROLL FRANCIS E. CAVERLY 7 to oL00 co LCQ o to o ,-4 cd w CD to 00 .04 CD 4-3 00 L O cn N to O Vp+ v N .N-r N.N1 N .�-� O F' N Co 00 O m 00 0 •^ ey 00 O to N N try �j p CL C) --. 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(n i•�t O M r• v to-4 N CO L 00 GV CO -4 r^'.. w W C• M O 0.4 C• 00 N CD M C --tM O0 toN 1� MCDr M-4 NOC) tT cl to CO er t„t McoOw Q) MCq 1�1 OCO0000MMMNN �. A m00 0) N V' 00 co o � � . fCA= corn M W MNNr-mt-cot--N 0 &. - A w00M ►� tottoo co m co w0to 0.1 tOw wto Z CD CO to toMMMMM > F" O to � CDwcot- a� z 5 3 t� 00CU c Hy pp ~ to L-VV4 CO Q -4Mt- H V4to t N �tAM it A L�� W tea ��Cico to ZwcO �W r- wwtowwcOCOc� tnw ccw 0L—L—L— wa) p e}t � Ccpp V pppp QI N -M-tto C) H OG7w OOMOwOtJ)ONotlw� thCO� � ty O O � M .w••t000OMN r ww "IC+MCDCD CD CO CD ,� L w . t tot- t to 0 O -D WW it ro O v _ 80 v pa s... CU � cd Yt�O�11 M a a tit/Oy F t tr Ut/y :r QI W 1,1 i tY .0 �" Q td N C) -. O 0 N ctiwwaa � xwcwaa 0 Baca SA� � � � :~ td <: 10 PRECINCT ONE Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 *Louis E. Alfieri 56 Prentiss Street 647 Jack Ananian 125 Templeton Parkway 548 *Charles J. Curran 67 Templeton Parkway 737 *John K. Fitzpatrick 41 Maplewood Street 659 *Edward C. Kenney 11 Edgecliffe Road 669 Ambrose George Langloiss 13 Kimball Road 474 Lawrence J. Magnarelli 67 Prentiss Street 526 *Thomas P. Morley 16 Kimball Road 698 *Augustin R. Papalia 28 Dewey Street 659 *Harry Papazian 24 Kimball Road 552 *Daniel L. Riordan 31 Kimball Road 596 *Joseph C. Zaino 26 Keenan Street 590 Tatoul B. Zulalian 15 Templeton Parkway 434 Blanks 3434 PRECINCT TWO Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 `George W. Dunleavy 184 School Street 764 *Russell E. Everett 61 Hazel Street 769 *Frank A. Fitzpatrick 10 Winthrop Street 771 *John J. Kelleher 194 School Street 740 *Mary E. Murphy 17 Fairfield Street 758 *John P. Oates 12 Dartmouth Street 810 *Loretta K. Sullivan 156 School Street 738 *Carroll C. Whittemore 20 Dexter Avenue 779 *Charlotte M. Whittemore 20 Dexter Avenue 778 Blanks 4064 Town Meeting Member for Two Years Term expires in 1951 *Michael Ryder 63 Hazel Street 841 Blanks 378 Town Meeting Member for One Year Term expires in 1950 *Earl F. Derick 38 Chauncey Street 837 Blanks 382 PRECINCT THREE Term expires in 1952 Town Meeting Members for Three Years Phillip S. Davis 39 Commonwealth Road 815 %'Fred Devenney 59 Hillside Road 757 *Peter H. Duffy 1 Appleton Street 666 *Frank J. Hynes 4 Clyde Road 744 William J. Kelemen 4 Gay Road 354 *Thomas B. Mulvalhill 86 Langdon Avenue 648 Artin Papazian 572 Mt. Auburn Street 316 *Clifford F. Pascoe 12 Langdon Avenue 528 11 *Roland P. Pigeon 19 Commonwealth Road 692 *Abraham Saunders 95 Langdon Avenue 652 W. Blanche Thoday 12 Commonwealth Road 500 *Philip G. Watts 187 Maplewood Street 696 Blanks 2280 Town Meeting Member for Two Years Term expires in 1951 *Frank W. Wright 32 Hillside Road 867 Blanks 205 Town Meeting Member for One Year Term expires in 1950 *William H. West 58 Langdon Avenue 854 Blanks 218 PRECINCT FOUR Term expires in 1952 Town Meeting Members for Three Years '"Thomas L. Armstrong 30 Barnard Avenue 898 "Alma G. Bowen 265 Mt. Auburn Street 934 `Calvin D. Campbell 33 Franklin Street 956 *Robert H. Clapp 11 Bates Road 981 *Kenneth H. Erskine 91 Common Street 1004 }'Irving C. Keene 7 Grenville Road 967 'FG. Russell Phinney 4 Orchard Street 938 *Earle L. Reed 18 Robbins Road 988 :'Allen Shepard 71 Russell Avenue 972 Louis E. Wyman 5 Marcia Road 524 Blanks 2178 PRECINCT FIVE Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 Ernest Antoni 3 Bay Street 227 Frank J. Argento 17 Chester Street 318 Edward E. Bruce 26 Phillips Street 386 *James B. Chase 12 Patten Street 485 *Charles P. Colligan 5 Royal Street 455 Edmund P. Concannon 99 Arsenal Street 345 John A. DiComandrea 116 No. Beacon Street 169 "James H. Durnan 101 No. Beacon Street 440 Robert W. Evans 57 Parker Street 359 *James E. Ford 29 Irving Street 448 *Thomas J. Galligan 12 Palmer Street 438 Albert Goodrow 15 Beacon Park 359 Robert E. Marchant 89 Arsenal Street 269 *Annie G. Milmore 98 Irving Street 472 Henry L. Morley 115 No. Beacon Street 431 William S. Sellers 20 No. Beacon Court 229 *Allan W. Sherman 103 Beechwood Avenue 444 *Theodore J. Vogel 14 Thurston Road 496 J. Gibert Wallace 11 Parker Street 309 *Earl E. Young 116 Irving Street 470 Blanks 1820 12 PRECINCT SIX Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 Saul Aronow 58 Quincy Street 150 *Francis L. Barrett 44 Fitchburg Street 482 John W. Barrett 44 Fitchburg Street 401 *Ralph J. Blake 47 Standish Road 792 Joseph S. Blanchard 138 Forest Street 246 Thomas F. Boylan 74 Fitchburg Street 339 rCharles W. Bramhall 28 Hall Avenue 698 Vito M. Cirillo 70 Poplar Street 199 Alfred Cook 11 Barbara Terrace 412 Francis J. Curtin 87 Fitchburg Street 289 *Evans K. Dexter 101 Lovell Road 743 *Elmer R. Evans 43 George Street 629 *Henry Hansen, Jr. 134 Standish Road 713 *William H. Holmes 55 Channing Road 524 James B. Luck 17 Lovell Road 435 George L. Morrisey 36 Lovell Road 388 *Osbert H. Parrine 634 Lovell Road 634 *Edward S. Parsons 16 Hardy Avenue 677 Robert J. Plunkett 86 Hovey Street 471 Daniel B. Reid 49 Fitchburg Street 297 Thomas F. Wuschke 190 Orchard Street 198 Blanks 1946 Town Meeting Member for One Year Term expires in 1950 Saul Aronow 58 Quincy Street 172 *Philip Pane 6 Mason Road 773 Blanks 351 PRECINCT SEVEN Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 *Leon Abbott 43 Everett Avenue 420 George H. Cannon 9 Dana Terrace 390 *William J. Coumans 146 Spring Street 489 *Winston M. Gottschalk 130 Marshall Street 460 *G. John Gregory 16 Oliver Street 433 Garret L. Kelly, Jr. 82 Forest Street 290 Domenic A. LaMorticelli 72 Main Street 155 Ellen Linehan 4 Hawthorne Street 366 Joseph F. McCarthy 154 Summer Street 322 Patrick McDermott 97 Fayette Street 386 John McDonnell 96 Fayette Street 343 *S. Henry Newman 118 Marshall Street 439 John F. Papalia 191 Summer Street 369 Alfred J. Parrella 22 Cushman Street 148 Joseph Rizza, Jr. 274 Palfrey Street 209 *Miles P. Robinson 30 Hawthorne Street 558 John E. Ryan 7 Linden Way 270 *Grace E. Stephens 69 Summer Street 567 Thomas F. Tracy 125 Spring Street 370 *Frank W. Waterhouse 59 Marshall Street 599 *Edward C. Webster 124 Marshall Street 644 Blanks 2168 13 PRECINCT EIGHT Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 Frank Cerrati 78 Maui Street 452 "Denis A. Devaney 72 Green Street 690 Everett F. Fournier 114 Main Street 402 "Herbert J. Garaway 5 Morse Street 629 'Patrick J. Grady 25 Myrtle Street 562 'Anna V. Hughes 5 Cross Street 526 "James Me-Nicholas 38 Union Street 542 "Francis H. Quinlan 68 Green Street 620 "Edward J. Quinn 48 Green Street 605 "John Reardon *, Eliot Street 615 Angelo D. Russo 110 Pleasant Street 297 "Michael Sullivan 16 French Street 643 Blanks 2417 PRECINCT NINE Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 "Richard T. Bartley 95 Edenfield Avenue 465 "Burr B. Bronson 15 Brookline Street 408 ''Walter J. Burke 160 Edenfield Avenue 442 ''Robert J. Clark 36 Waverley Avenue 491 William T. Coffey 98 Waverley Avenue 403 ='Frederick R. Coolidge 1043 Belmont Street 422 Robert Garland 58 Hillside Street 385 "Thomas F. Jennings 236 Lexington Street 455 Frank MacIsaac 162?�- Sycamore Street 302 "Charles E. Mann 137 Lexington Street 501 Dominic Pallone 15 Linden Street 313 "Leo A. Perkins 158 Sycamore Street 426 Denis I. Saulnier 46 Prospect Street 202 Tony Scaltreto 10 Sparkill Street 358 °'Elwood V. Short 65 Hillside Street 431 Scattering 4 Blanks 2047 PRECINCT TEN Town Meeting Members for Three Years Term expires in 1952 "Frank H. Armstrong 26 Wilmot Street 720 Antonio C. Caruso 28 Olney Street 522 "Erle L. Chase 32 Olcott Street 691 "William F. Condon, 3rd 21 Longfellow Road 616 Stephen K. Eaton, Jr. 542 Pleasant Street 537 "Robert C. Harrington 37 Gilbert Street 719 Everett F. Higson 40 Evans Street 551 "James E. Lyons 50 Evans Street 709 Ray Massa 80 Evans Street 476 *Robert J. McElroy 21 Gilbert Street 707 "Joseph R. McHugh 19 Emerson Road 624 ,:Vincent H. O'Connell 75 Bromfield Street 708 Blanks 2468 14 Town Meeting Members for One Year Term expires in 1950 ''Daniel Igoe 18 Purvis Street 29 George E. LaFavor 466 Main Street 23 Scattering 5 Blanks 1063 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 reg- istered voters at the close of registration on February 10, 1948, was for- warded to the Secretary of State. In accordance with Chapter 54, Section 132, the number of persons who voted in each precinct was forwarded to the Secretary of State. In connection with the work of the Department of Corporations and Taxation, a list of Town officials was forwarded to Francis X. Lang, Director of Accounts. ATTEST: GEORGE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk 15 Record of Annual Adjourned Town Meeting March 21, 28, April 4, 13, 1949 The meeting of March 21, 1949, was called to order by Moderator John M. Russell at 7:45 P.M. Officers' return on Warrant was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. J. Walter Sillen, pastor of The First Baptist Church. The Town Meeting Members present, who had not previously taken the oath of faithful performance to duty, were sworn by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members present on March 21, as re- ported by records of Harry J. York and John T. Gleason, checkers, 244. Number of Town Meeting Members present on March 28, as re- ported by records of Harry J. York and John T. Gleason, checkers, 245. Number of Town Meeting Members present on April 4, as reported by records of John T. Gleason and William W. Norcross, 3rd, checkers, 247. Number of Town Meeting Members present on April 13, as reported by records of John T. Gleason and William W. Norcross, 3rd., checkers, 170. Notices were received on March 21, from Chairmen of Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 10, respectively, of the election to fill Town Meeting Member vacancies of: Jack Ananian, 125 Templeton Parkway, to fill vacancy in Precinct One, 1952 term, caused by the election of Thomas P. Morley to the position of Tree Warden. Wilfred J. Pouliot, 12 Winthrop Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Two, 1950 term, caused by the removal from precinct of John W. Maher. Langdon W. Chandler, Jr., 15 Franklin Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Four, 1950 term, caused by the election of H. Herbert Applin to the position of Selectman. Francis J. McHugh, Jr., 22 Pequossette Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Five, 1950 term, caused by the removal from town of J. Joseph Cunniff. James B. Luck, 17 Lovell Road, to fill vacancy in Precinct Six, 1950 term. Eugene M. Merullo, 59 Olney Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Ten, 1950 term, caused by the removal from precinct of James A. Maloney. Notices were received on March 28, from Chairmen of Precincts 5 and 10, respectively, of the election to fill Town Meeting Member vacancies of: Rita L. Valley, 104 Riverside Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Five, 1950 term, caused by the resignation of Thomas F. Valley. 16 William J. Barry, 669 Main Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Ten, 1952 term, caused by the election to the Chairmanship of the Planning Board of Erle L. Chase. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENTS , Alarch 21, 1949. (Adjournment took place at 10:35 P.M.) VOTED: To adjourn meeting of March 21, 1949, at 11 P.M. to the following Monday, March 28, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School building, Columbia Street. Notice of Adjourned Town Meeting Monday Evening, March 28, 1949, 7:30 Notice is given that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 21, 1949, .has been adjourned until MONDAY EVENING, March 28, 1949, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, on Columbia Street, in the Town of Watertown, at which time and place all unfinished business in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 7, 1949, being any unfinished business under Article 3, and Articles 4 to 40 inclusive will come before the meeting for consideration and action. Reconsideration Notices March 23, 1949 Mr George B. Wellman, Town Clerk Dear Sir: Under the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 15, of the By-Laws of the Town of Watertown, I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for reconsideration of all salaries or wages appropriated at the Town Meet- ing held March 21st, 1949. Very truly yours, s/ LAWRENCE E. MALONEY Chairman, Finance Committee March 22, 1949 Town Clerk, Administration Bldg. In accordance with Section 15, Chapter 2 of the By-laws of the Town of Watertown, I wish to have all salaries voted on at the Town Meeting, Monday, March 21, 1949, reconsidered Very truly yours, CHARLES F. GATELY Town Meeting Member, Pree. 2. March 22, 1949 Mr. George B. Wellman, Town Clerk Dear Sir: We should like to file notice for the reconsideration of the item of Junior Clerk in the Health Department. Very truly yours, WATERTOWN BOARD OF HEALTH By—Joseph M. Hughes, Chairman 17 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- fours 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 23rd day of March, A.D. 1949. JOHN M. RUSSELL, Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk March 28, 1949 VOTED: To adjourn meeting of March 28, 1949, to the following Monday evening, April 4, 1949, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, Columbia Street. Notice of Adjourned Town Meeting Monday Evening, April 4, 1949, 7:30 Notice is given that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, March 28, 1949, has been adjourned until MONDAY EVENING, April 4, 1949, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, on Columbia Street, in the Town of Watertown, at which time and place all unfinished business in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 7, 1949, being any unfinished business under Article 3, and Article 4, 5, and 6, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, and Articles 26 through 40, inclusive will come before the meeting for consideration and action. RECONSIDERATION NOTICES Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk It is requested that the matter of salaries for the following named Police Department employees be reconsidered at the meeting on April 4, 1949: Police Sergeants, Police Patrolmen, Civilian Clerk, Junior Cus- todian and Wagonmen. It is the opinion of the undersigned and others, that the 1948 per annum salaries of the above-mentioneed employees should be increased by 5 io for the year 1949. Yours very truly, s/ WALTER J. BURKE Town Meeting Member, Prec. 9 Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk Watertown, Mass. Dear Sir: Under the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 15, of the By-Laws of the Town of Watertown, I hereby file notice for reconsideration of Salaries for Permanent Privates and Mechanician in the Fire Depart- ment, at Town Meeting held March 28, 1949. Very truly yours, s/ MAURICE R. CARNEY Town Meeting Member, Prec. 2 18 Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk I move reconsideration of the action of the Town Meeting held Monday, March 28, 1949 on the High Department appropriations voted under: Highway vacations $14,652.00 Labor 360,200.00 Overtime Labor 5,200.00 Principal 2,520.00 Senior Clerk 2,160.00 s/ Joseph W. Burke Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Dear Sir: I hereby give notice for reconsideration on the action taken by the Town Meeting held March 28, 1949, on the following items in the Tree, Moth, and Elm Leaf Beetle Departments: Salary of Principal clerk $1,260.00 Moth Labor 5,100.00 Elm Leaf Beetle Labor 1,200.00 Tree Labor 12,000.00 Tree Warden 1,350.00 Very truly yours, s/ Frank A. Fitzpatrick Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Dear Sir: I hereby give notice for re-consideration on the action taken by the Town Meeting held March 28, 1949 on the following items in the Wire Department appropriations: Salary of Principal Clerk $1,260.00 Maintenance-Labor 31,060.00 Very truly, s/ Frank A. Fitzpatrick Mr. George B. Wellman Town Clerk Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Dear Sir: Under the provisions of Chapter 2, Section 15, of the By-Laws of the Town of Watertown, I hereby file notice for reconsideration of Salaries of the Water Department, with exception of the Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent, at Town Meeting held March 21, 1949. Very truly yours, s/ John Reardon Town Meeting Member, Prec. 8 19 An 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 20th day of March, A.D. 1949. JOHN M. RUSSELL Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk April 4, 1949 VOTED: To adjourn meeting of April 4, 1949, to Wednesday eve- ning, April 13, 1949, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Build- ing, Columbia Street. Notice of Adjourned Town Meeting `'Wednesday Evening, April 13, 1949, 7:30 Notice is given that the Town Meeting called for Monday evening, April 4, 1949, has been adjourned until WEDNESDAY EVENING, April 13. 1949, at 7:30 P.M. to meet in the Senior High School Building, on Columbia Street, in the Town of Watertown, at which time and place all unfinished business in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of March 7, 1949, being any unfinished business under Article 3, and Articles 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, and Articles 26 through 40, in- clusive 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 sixth day of April A.D. 1949. JOHN M. RUSSELL Moderator GEORGE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk READING OF ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING NOTICES: Meeting of March 21, 1949 The meeting of March 21, 1949 was opened at 7:45 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. The adjourned Town Meeting notice was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman, and Town Meeting members not previously sworn were administered the oath of office. Meeting of lurch 28, 1949 The meeting of March 28, 1949, was opened at 7:45 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. The adjourned town meeting notice was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Meeting of April 4, 1949 20 The meeting of April 4, 1949, was opened at 7:45 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. The adjourned town meeting notice was read by As- sistant Town Clerk W. W. Norcross, Jr., who served as clerk of the meet- ing in the absence of Town Clerk George B. Wellman on account of illness. Meeting of April 13, 1949 The meeting of April 13, 1949, was opened at 7:50 P.M. by Moderator John M. Russell. The adjourned town meeting notice was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. On motion of Thomas J. Galligan, duly seconded, it was VOTED: (Unanimously) to adopt the following resolution in respect to the late EDWARD C. HALL. IN MEMORIAM Edward C. Hall It is altogether fitting that at our 1949 Annual Town Meeting here assembled at the Senior High School on Monday, March 21, we should pause in our deiiberations to note, with deep regret, the passing of one of our most conscientious and distinguished citizens . . . Edward C. Hall civic leader in his community of Watertown for many years, who on November 20, 1948, answered the call that comes to all who inhabit the earth. Mr. Hall was fearless in character, always striving for what he believed to be for the best interests of the Town. Perseverant by nature, he was steadfast in any job which he undertook, and was untiring in his devotion to any job assigned to him. Mr. Hall was truly a public servant. He served Watertown on many committees, was a member of the Finance Committee, a Town Meeting Member, an elected member of the Water Board, and for four years served as Representative in the General Court, and at the time of his demise was chairman of the Watertown Housing Authority. Possessor of rather a strong personality, he nevertheless was humble in nature, and contributed many untold charitable acts, and was always the champion of the less fortunate. We do well to enshrine his memory in the permanent records of the Town, and Be it Resolved that this Resolution be spread upon the records of this Town Meeting, and an attested copy be presented to his widow. s/ THOMAS J. GALLIGAN s/ H. HERBERT APPLIN s/ EARLE S. TYLER 21 On motion of William W. Norcross, Jr., duly seconded, it was VOTED: (Unanimously) To adopt the following resolution in re- spect to former Town Treasurer Harry W. Brigham. Harry Webster Brigham We, the duly elected Town Meeting Members, in meeting as- sembled, do pause in our deliberations to pay tribute to the memory of one who served our Town for many years faithfully and with distinc- tion, thereby honoring himself, his family and our Town. Harry Webster Brigham was born in Watertown on the twelfth day of June 1869 and resided here his entire lifetime. In 1909 he was appointed by the Board of Selectmen to the office of Town Treasurer to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles W. Stone, and was elected and re-elected by his admiring and appreciative fellow-citizens each succeeding year until he retired from office in March 1938. He was called to his eternal reward June 18th, 1947. During his many years of service, Treasurer Brigham witnessed many important and progressive changes in our Town and in her government, always administering his office with dignity, efficiency and impartiality. He held other important posts in our Community: He was Treasurer of the Watertown Home for Old Folks; He was a Corporator and Auditor of the Watertown Savings Bank; and he was a charter member of the Treasurers and Collectors Associa- tion of Massachusetts. In all of these positions of honor and trust ,he had the admiration, respect and confidence of his fellow-man. BE IT RESOLVED that this testimonial be inscribed upon the rec- ords of our Town Meeting ,this twenty-first day of March 1949. s/ WM. W. NORCROSS, JR. s/ JAMES H. SHERIDAN s/ ROY C. PAPALIA On motion of Daniel Joseph Clifford, duly seconded, it was VOTED: To adopt the following resolution titled "The Unification of Ireland." RESOLUTION The Unification of Ireland WHEREAS, Ireland, the ancestral home, either by birth or. descent of so many of our law-abiding and God-Fearing citizens, has suffered from oppression for over seven hundred years, and today still is economically and unnaturally partitioned by Great Britain in a manner definitely opposed to the geographic boundaries as Almighty God planned it, surrounded only by the sea, and against the American concept of liberty for all small nations; and WHEREAS, American Citizens of Irish Blood of our Town, County, State and Nation have contributed mightily to the Civil, Cultural, Edu- 22 cational, Industrial, Commercial and Religious Progress and Develop- ment of our great Country, and in every War gave unselfishly of their time, talents, wealth, and when necessary, suffered, and some are still suffering, sacrificed their lives in the defense of the United States of America, from the Revolutionary War down to World Wars I and II. They fought in these wars also to protect the small nations of Europe and the World from oppression by outside powerful nations; and WHEREAS, These, and all liberty loving American Citizens are still contributing of their wealth through taxes and United States Bonds to the Treasury of the United States of America for the protection of small nations and to fight Communism and bring peace to the World; part of this money through the so-called "Marshall Plan" or European Re- covery Plan is given or loaned to Great Britian for recovery purposes, and in turn a portion of this loan or grant is siphoned from the Govern- ment in London to the puppet government in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to subsidize and maintain the Northern Ireland puppet goovernment of six of the nine countries of the Province of Ulster as the last British foothold in Ireland; and WHEREAS, These American Citizens of Irish Blood are among the strongest foes of Communism, through their Christianity, in this Nation of the United States of America, so too through their Faith in Almighty God, among all the nations of Europe, the Republic of Ireland, in the twenty six counties, stands out as a bulwark against Communism in Europe, and as America's Only Hope to find a. nation in Europe free of Communism today in case of war; and WHEREAS, The Town of Watertown, The County of Middlesex, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through its citizens, have always been foremost in efforts to aid the oppressed at all times even to the extent of war; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town of Watertown, at its Annual Town Meeting of March 21, 1949, does hereby Memorialize and Petition, The President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall, U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers to take necessary action to prevent the allocation or spending of American Taxpayers' Money by Great Britain to support armed forces to maintain the border or partition between the Six Northeast Counties of Northern Ireland from the Twenty Six Counties of the Republic of Ireland, and further to take necessary steps to prevent the allocation or spending of American Taxpayers' Money by Great Britain to subsidize the puppet government in these six Northeast Counties of the Province of Ulster, namely, the Counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, and Tyrone; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of these resolutions be sent to The President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, U.S. Senator Leverett Saltonstall, U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, and that these resolutions be spread on the historical records of the Town of Watertown, Massachu- setts. Signed DANIEL JOSEPH CLIFFORD JOSEPH W. ANDREWS WILFRED J. PAQUET JOHN G. REARDON THOMAS J. KELLY MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN 23 April 13, 1949 RESOLUTION VOTED: (Unanimously) That the acceptance by the Fire Depart- ment on April 10, 1949, of a boat, boat carrier, and outboard motor, presented to it by the Watertown Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks be ratified and approved, and that the Town Meeting expresses its appreciation to the said Lodge for its public spirited and charitably motivated act in making the gift. And further, that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to dispose of the boat and boat carrier now in service in such manner as it deems will serve the best interests of the Town. ARTICLE 2. To hear the report of the Town Officers as printed and to hear the report of any committee heretofore appointed, and act thereon. March 21, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the reports of the Town Officers as printed in the Town Report of 1948 be and they are hereby accepted. Reports of Committees March 21, 1949 Committee on Voting Machines: Matthew W. J. Carley submitted a verbal report of progress for the Committee on Voting Machines, and it was VOTED: (Unanimously) To retain the Committee on Voting Ma- chines for One Year. Incinerator Committee: Thomas V. Dwyer submitted written report for Incinerator Com- mittee which in part stated "The Committee feels that the construction of an incinerator is a "must" in the very near future, therefore, wishes to be prepared, and recommends that the Committee be continued." And, it was VOTED: To continue the Incinerator Committee. ZONING BY-LAWS: Charles P. Eaton submitted verbal report for Committee on Zoning By-Laws, and it was VOTED: (Unanimously) That Committee on Zoning By-Laws be continued until such time as the new Zoning By-Laws are printed. PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AMENDMENT: John J. Curran submitted a written report for committee to discuss certain changes in Section 1, Chapter 8, of the By-Laws, entitled "Scope of Purchasing Authority." The report in part stated: "It appears to the Committee that there is a conflict in this section respecting the definition as to what shall be construed as "Contractural services" and what shall not be construed to 24 be "contractural services," and this apparent conflict has given rise to some confusion." And, it was VOTED: To accept report, action in respect to recommendation of committee to come up under Article 31, of the Warrant. Committee on Proposed Fire Station in North Watertown: Fire Chief William C. McElroy submitted written report for the Committee on Proposed Fire Station in North Watertown. "The report stated that land has been purchased for the sum of $3,907.82 and that the committee recommended the appropriation of $125,000.00 to pay the cost of constructing a Fire Station. Action in regard to recommendation to be taken up under Article 27 of the Warrant. VOTED: (Unanimously) To accept report of Committee on Pro- posed Fire Station in North Watertown." Committee on Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration: VOTED: That the report of Personnel, Wage and Salary Adminis- tration Committee be received. (Note: Said printed report is placed on file in `Book of Reports" in the Office of the Town Clerk.) Watertown Transit Commission: March 28, 1949 Chairman Maurice O'Connell submitted written report, and on motion of Mr. O'Connell, it was moved to accept report and that com- mittee be dissolved. COMMITTEES DISCHARGED: March 21, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Committee on the Arsenal not having functioned for the past two years be now discharged. VOTED: That the Committee of Five to study the needs of office space in the Administration Building not having functioned for two years be now discharged. Committees Authorized March 21, 1949 VOTED: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to prepare an appropriate resolution on the demise of Former Selectman Edward D. Holland, and to report at a later town meeting. VOTED: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to prepare an appropriate resolution on the demise of Dr. F. King Singiser, former Chairman of the School Committee, and to report at a later town meeting. VOTED: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to prepare an appropriate resolution on the death of Elias A. Perkins, former Inspector of Buildings, and to report at a later town meeting. VOTED: That the Moderator appoint a committee of three to prepare an appropriate resolution on the death of Catherine Cram, former employee in Department of Public Welfare, and to report at a later town meeting. 25 April 13, 1949 VOTED: That a Committee of Five (5) consisting of a member of the Board of Selectmen, a member of the Finance Committee, and three citizens, be appointed by the Moderator to study and make report at the next annual town meeting on the matter of a Public Works Department. ARTICLE 3. To grant such sums of money as may be determined 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. March 21, 1949 On motion of Selectman Wilfred J. Paquet, duly seconded, it was VOTED: That the sense of the Town Meeting be taken and that a general discussion of the matter of salaries and wages be conducted as the first order of business under Article 3, and that no specific motion for wages or salary be offered until discussion is closed by vote of the meeting. A general discussion then followed. At 9:45 it was VOTED: To close discussion on wages and salaries. Selectman Paquet presented a motion for a 5 per cent flat salary increase to all full time employees of the Town. This motion was amended by Charles F. Shaw "that the salary and wage report of the Finance Committee be adopted by the town." Moderator John M. Russell ruled that Mr. Shaw's amendment repre- sented the smaller amount of money, and under the by-laws his amend- ment took precedence. A sense of the meeting vote that the recommendations of the Fin- ance Committee be accepted as a general guide was taken and on a standing vote, 131 voted in favor, and 110 as opposed. 11arch 28, 1949 Charles F. Gately presented a motion to reconsider all salary items voted at the meeting of March 21, 1949. Said motion, duly seconded, was put to the meeting by Moderator Russell, and on a standing vote the motion was lost, 112 voting in favor, and 121 as opposed. The vote was doubted and a roll call took place. The motion was again defeated, 111 voting in favor reconsideration. and 132 opposing reconsideration. April 4, 1949 Walter J. Burke presented a motion to reconsider Police salaries. This motion was amended by Charles F. Shaw "to lay on the table all re- considerations." On a standing vote on Mr. Shaw's motion, the motion was defeated, 104 voting in favor, and 125 opposed. Charles Sheldon moved an amendent to include all requests for reconsideration, which had been duly filed and were in order. This amendment carried on a voice vote. A motion was then presented, duly seconded, "To continue to vote budget as recommended by the Finance Committee, with the under- standing that at the conclusion a vote would be presented for a cost of 26 living bonus." A standing vote was taken on this motion, resulting in a tie, 117 voting in favor and 117 opposed. The vote was doubted, and a second standing vote was taken, with 126 voting in favor, and 112 opposed. 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 ($149,536.50) Moderator (See Article 14) . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . $150.00 Selectmen's Department: Selectmen's Salaries (See Art. 14) Chairman 1250; 2 @ $1000 .... . . .. .. . . .... . . . . .. .. . . . . 3,250.00 Private Secretary . .... . ...... . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . 2,520.00 Contingent . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . ..... . . ... . . . . . . 1,100.00 Treasurer's Department: Treasurer's Salary (See Art. 14) . . . . .. . . .. ... . . . ... . . . . . 5,300.00 Principal Clerk . . . ..... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520.00 Senior Clerk . . . . ... . . . . 2,160.00 Senior Clerk . . .. . . .. .. . . .... . . ..... . .... . . . . . .. . . . . . 2,160.00 Contingent . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,584.00 Collector's Department: Collector's Salary (See Art. 14) . . .. . . .. . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . 5,300.00 Deputy Collector . . . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. . ... .. . . . . .. .. . . . 2,520.00 Deputy Collector . . .. .. . . ...... ... . .. . ... .... . ... .. . . . 2,520.00 First Clerk . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .... . . .. . ..... . ... . ... . . . . . . 2,160.00 Second Clerk .. . . . . . . .... .. .... . . .... .. . ... ... . . . . . . . . . 1,800.00 Contingent . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . .. . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . 1,900.00 Auditor's Department: Auditor's Salary (See Art. 14) . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,300.00 Principal Clerk . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2,520.00 Senior Clerk . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . ... . . .. 1,940.00 Contingent .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... 9.50 Out-of-State Travel . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 200.00 Add'l for Budgetary Machine .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 500.00 Assessor's Department Assessor's Salaries (See Art. 14) . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 4,800.00 Principal Clerk . .. . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520.00 Jr. Clerk-Steno. . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . ... . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . 1,820.00 Jr. Clerk . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 1,800.00 Contingent . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200.00 Appellate Tax Board .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1,000.00 Finance Committee . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 900.00 Legal Services Salary of Town Counsel . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,500.00 Contingent .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00 Town Clerk's Department: Town Clerk's Salary (See Art. 14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 5,300.00 Principal Clerk . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520.00 27 Principal Clerk-Steno. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,280.00 Clerk-Steno. . . .. . . . . .... .. . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1,920.00 Contingent . . . . .. 1,112.50 Out-of-State Travel . .... . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . 200.00 Purchasing Department: Purchasing Agent's Salary . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 4,500.00 Junior Clerk . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1,820.00 Contingent . . . . .. . . . . . ..... . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850.00 Out-of-State Travel . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 Office Cabinets .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 Engineering Department: Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 28,810.00 Contingent . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . 1,350.00 Election Expense .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,785.00 Registrars of Voters: Salaries of 4 men r` $300.00 . . 1,200.00 Permanent Assistant Registrar .. .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,160.00 Listing Board . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1,500.00 Town Hall Department: Senior Custodian . . . . ..... . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 2.500.00 Junior Custodian . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,250.00 Telephone Operator .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. .. ... . .. .. . . . . . . 2,160.00 Relief Operator .. . . ...... . . .. .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 650.00 Telephone .. . ... . . . . .. .. .. . . ...... . . .. . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,400.00 Fuel .... .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . ... . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,500.00 Light .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . 1,600.00 Maintenance .. . . . . . . .... .. . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . .. . . . 2,800.00 Fire Extinguishers . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .... . . ... . . . . . . . 200.00 Planning Board .. .. . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.00 Board of Appeals . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . 700.00 Protection of Persons & Property ($544,445.00) Police Department: Salary of Chief .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . 4.800.00 Captains (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,600.00 Lieutenants (2) . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,680.00 Sergeants (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 24,500.00 Patrolmen (45) .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . 140,400.00 Additional Men (2) from May 1) See Art. 18 . . . .. . . . . . . 4,000.00 Junior Custodians-Wagonmen (2) . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,240.00 Civilian Clerk . . . . . . ..... . . . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,120.00 Matron . . .. . ... .. . . . . ..... . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00 Reserve Men . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 5,000.00 Contingent . . .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . 12,000.00 Teletype .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540.00 Painting . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . . . . 500.00 Uniforms . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . 3,500.00 New Cars . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .... . . . . . 3,000.00 Out-of-State Travel . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 200.00 28 Fire Department Salary of Chief .. . . . . . . . . .... . . .. .. . . .... .. .. . .. . . . .. . 4,800.00 Captains (4) .. . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,200.00 Lieutenants (5) .. .. .... . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . 19,200.00 Mechanician . . .. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . .... . ..... . . . . .. . . .. .. 3,500.00 Permanent Men (55) . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. 171,800.00 Contingent . . ... . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000.00 Out-of-State Travel . . .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . ... . . . .. . . 200.00 Uniforms .. . . .. . . . .... . . . . ... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 2,000.00 New Hose .. . . . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . .. .... . ... . . .. . . . . . .. . . 750.00 Drainage & Resurfacing—Station 2 . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . .. 6,000.00 Radio . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... 350,00 Hose Racks . . . . . . . . .... . . . ... . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ... .. 400.00 Boiler Repairs . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . .... . .... .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 400.00 Inspector of Buildings: Salary of Inspector .. . . .. .. .. . . ... . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . 4,025.00 Principal Clerk .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . 2.520.00 Contingent . . . . . . . ..... . .... . . . .... . . ... . . . . . . . .. ..... 490.00 Transportation . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . ..... 200.00 Weights & Measures Salary of Sealer . . . ... .. . . .... . . .... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 3,300.00 Contingent . . . . .. . . . . ... . .. .. . . . . ... . ...... . . . . . . . .... . 500.00 Moth Department: Salary of Superintendent .. .. . . . ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1,500.00 Maintenance Labor . . . ... .. . ..... . ... . . . ... .. . . .... . . . . .. . . . . . . . 5,100.00 Material & Expense . . . ... . . .. .. . . . ... . . . . .. . . . .. . . 1,500.00 Elm Leaf Beetle Labor . . .. . . . .. .. . . . ... . . .. .. . . .... . . .... . . . . . . . . 1,200.00 Material & Expense .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 300.00 Tree Warden: Salary of Tree Warden (See Art. 14) .. . . . . .. ... . . . .. . . 1,350.00 Principal Clerk .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1,260.00 Maintenance Labor . . . ... . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 12,200.00 Material & Expense . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . ... . . 700.00 NewTrees . . ... . . . .. ... . .. ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00 New Chain Saw . . . . .. . . . ... .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750.00 Wire Department: Salary of Superintendent .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4,800.00 Principal Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1,260.00 Extra Clerk Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 300.00 Maintenance Labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,060.00 Material & Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200.00 Transportation .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 200.00 New Construction . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . 3,500.00 Out-of-State Travel .. . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Dog Officer: Salary of Dog Officer . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 500.00 Contingent . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 29 Health & Sanitation ($71,856.00) Health Department: Salary of Health Officer . . . . ...... .. ... . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . 4,800.00 Principal Clerk . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,520.00 Junior Clerk .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . ...... . .. .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . no appro. Health Inspector . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 2,398.00 Nurses (2) .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. ... . . . .. .. . . . . ... . .. . . . . 5,680.00 Dental Clinic .. . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . ... . . .. . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . 4,270.00 Contagious Diseases ... . . . . ... ... . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . 14,000.00 Contingent .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 2,000.00 Mosquito Control . . . . .... . . . . .. .. . . . . ...... . . ... . .. . . . . 200.00 Cattle Inspection & Town Veterinarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600.00 Inspector of Plumbing: Salary of Inspector . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,300.00 Contingent . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 750.00 Sewer Department: Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 6,000.00 Maintenance .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. ... . . 4,500.00 Short Extensions .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 100.00 Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . 19,738.00 Caxe & Lighting of Highways ($630,828.40) Salary of Superintendent . . . . ... . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. . . 5,300.00 Assistant Superintendent .. . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 4,300.00 Principal Clerk . ... . . .. .. . . . . . ... ... . . . . . 2,520.00 Senior Clerk .. . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2,160.00 Junior Clerk . . . .. . . . .. . ... . . . . ... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,080.00 Extra Clerk Hire .. . . . . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . 450.00 Office Expense . .... . . . ... . . . . . .. . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 Out-of-State Travel . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 Vacation . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 14,652.00 Labor . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .... ... . .. ... . .. .. .. .. ... . . . . . . . . 360,200.00 Overtime Labor .. ... . . . ..... . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . ... . . 5,200.00 Construction . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 40,000.00 Betterment Construction . . .. . . .... .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . ... . . 15,587.00 Highway Maintenance .. . ..... . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . 32,000.00 General Maintenance . . . . . . .. . ... .... . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . 27,400.00 New Equipment .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 17,545.00 Snow & Ice—Materials . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7,267.96 Snow & Ice—Trucking & Overtime .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . 10,688.94 ""Chapter 90—Construction . ... . . .... .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 12,500.00 Garbage Disposal .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1,800.00 Ashes & Paper .. . . . . .. .. .. . 2,700.00 March 28, 1949 VOTED: That the sum of $12,50000 be.appropriated for HIGHWAY—Chapter 90 and that of this sum $493.13 be trans- ferred from Highway—Chapter 90 (1947); $7,196.19 transferred from Highway—Chapter 90 (1948); and the balance $4,810.68 be assessed on the polls and estates for the year 1949. Street Lights .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,477.50 Sidewalk Construction . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 3,500.00 Sidewalk Maintenance . .. . . . .. ... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000.00 30 Charities & Soldiers Benefits ($421,434.00) Public Welfare: *Salary of Agent (See Vote Below) iPrincipal Social Worker (See Vote Below) "Social Workers (4) (See Vote Below) Senior Clerk .... . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 2,160.00 Senior Clerk . .. . . . Junior Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1,820.00 Junior Clerk . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .... . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. 1,640.00 C ontinaent . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 2,400.00 Old Age Assistance ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 195,257.00 Aid Dependent Children . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. 68,114.00 General Relief . . . ... .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . .. 79,000.00 VOTED: That it is the understanding that the salary of the Public Welfare Agent, $4,300.00; Principal Social Worker, 3,560.00; and four Social Workers, $9,370.00 be paid from Federal Funds. Infirmary Department: Salary of Keeper . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1,710.00 General Expense . . . . 7,653.00 Physicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1,500.00 Veterans' Services: Salary of Agent . ... .. . . . . .... . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . . .. ... . . . 3,500.00 Investigator or Social Worker . . . ... . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . 2,240.00 Investigator or Social Worker . . . . .. .. . . .... . . .. .. ... . . . 2,040.00 Junior Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . ... . . .. . ... . . . . . ... . . 1,820.00 Junior Clerk . . . .. .. . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,820.00 Veterans' Benefits . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 45,000.00 Office Expense . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . 1,200.00 Car Expense (2) . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 400.00 School & Libraries ($1,127,135.00) School Department: General Control Salary of Superintendent . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 6,900.00 Assistant Superintendent . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 5,600.00 Clerks' Salaries ... . . . . . . . . I. . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . 4,680.00 Attendance Officers (2) . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . .... . . . . . 5,760.00 Attendance Officers' Expense .. . . .... .. . . .. .. . . . . 500.00 Telephones . . .... . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . 1,700.00 Office Expense . . . . . ... .. ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 500.00 New England Development Council . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 300.00 Instruction Salaries . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ... . .. . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 803,645.00 Book & Supplies . . ..... . . . ... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,000.00 Operation Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,680.00 Supplies . . .. .. . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 3,500.00 Light & Power . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000.00 Fuel . . .. . . . . ... . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 23,000.00 School Halls . . . . . . .. . . . ... .. . . .. .... . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 700.00 Water . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . ... . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 Maintenance .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 43,090.00 New Equipment .. . . . ... . .. . .. .. . . . ... . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . 2,500.00 31 Miscellaneous Medical Salaries . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 9,000.00 Medical Supplies . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 500.00 Nurses' Cars . . . . ... . . ... .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 480.00 Evening School Salaries .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 3,500.00 Supplies .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00 Trade School . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . 13,000.00 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . ... . .. . . . 5,000.00 Out-of-State Travel .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . ... . .. . . . 75.00 Juvenile Recreation .. .. . ..... .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000.00 School Ground Improvement . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . 4,100.00 Retirement Fund . . . .... . . . . . .... . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00 Public Library: Salaries .. . .. . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,435.00 Books, Periodicals & Binding .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . . 11,900.00 Maintenance . . . . . . ...... . . .... . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . 11,240.00 Recreation ($28,326.50) Park Department: Salary of Superintendent . . . . ... . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,300.00 Salary of Clerk .. .. .... .. . . . .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.50 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . ... . .. . . ... .. . . . . .. . . .. . . 4,200.00 Labor . . . . .. . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . .... ... . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . 16,224.00 Extra Labor . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . ... . .. . . . .. .... . . . .. . .. . . . 700.00 Recreation .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .... ... . . .. . . . . . . . 750.00 Roller, 2 ton, Buffalo . ... . . .. . ... . . . . . ... . .. . .. . . . . . . . . no appro. Quonset Hut 40 x 60 . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no appro. Skating Rink . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . ... .. . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . no appro. Jeep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . ... no appro. Playground Salaries . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. 3,040.00 Public Enterprises ($102,588.80) Water Department: Salary of Superintendent . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . 4,800.00 Assistant Superintendent .. . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3,680.00 Registrars . . .... .. . . . .. . .... . . . . ..... . . .. . .. . . . . . ... . . . 3,500.00 Principal Clerk . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . ..... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 2,520.00 Senior Clerk .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . .... .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 2,160.00 Junior Clerk .... .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . no appro. Water Contruction Foreman . . .... .. . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . .. 3,680.00 Meter Readers (3) . . .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,640.00 Maintenance: Labor .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .... .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . 44,376.80 Materials . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . .... . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . 12,000.00 Office Expense . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500.00 Vacations . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . .. . . . . . . .. 1,768.00 New %" meters . . .... . . . . ...... . . . ... .. . . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . .. 11800.00 New House Services . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .. . . . 3,000.00 Water Liens .. . ... . . . . .. .. ..... . . ... ..... . ... . . .. . . . .. . . 250.00 Emergency Overtime .... . . ...... . .. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2,500.00 Renewal of Services . . .. . . ....... ... .. ... ... ... . .. . . . . . . . . . 1,990.00 Out-of-State Travel • . .. . . .. . ... . •. . • •.. • • . • • . •• • • • . . . . . . .• 100.00 Secretary to Water Board .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . no appro. 32 Cleaning Water Mains .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ..... . . .. 2,100.00 Back Pay for Shea & Carney . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... . ... 284.00 Downey Street—Water Main .... . . . .. ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 350.00 Construction & Reconstruction .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . .. 590.00 New Two Ton Truck . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . no appro. Cemeteries ($18,413.50) Cemetery Department: Salary of Superintendent . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 3,280.00 Labor . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,624.00 Contingent . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,380.00 New Power Mower . . . 129.50 Public Debt & Interest ($80,000.00) Town Debt (See Art. 4) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000.00 Interest .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. 10,000.00 Unclassified ($243,970.40) Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 63,770.93 Insurance 9,000.00 Workmen's Compensation . . . . .. . . . . ... . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7,000.00 Salary of Agent . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. . . . . . .. . . 1,000.00 Printing Town Reports ... . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . 2,392.32 Reserve Fund . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . .. 25,000.00 Contingent . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00 Headquarters for Veterans' Organizations (Art. 7) . . . . . . . . . 4,150.00 Eye-Glasses for School Children (Art. 8) .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 250.00 Memorial Day (Art. 9) . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00 Tax Title Releases (Art. 10) . . .... . .. . .. . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . . . .. 51.00 Annuities (Art. 11) . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 9,250.00 Contributory Retirement System (Art. 12) ... . . . . . .. . .. . . 32,925.15 East End Park Area, Lease (Art 15) .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. .. 1.00 East End Park Area, Grading (Art. 16) . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . 2,000.00 Dominic Filipello Playground (Art. 24) . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . ... . 3,000.00 Salary & Wage Committee (Art. 25) .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. 180.00 Saltonstall Park—Flood Lighting (Art. 28) .. . . . ..... .... .. 2.000.00 Steel Stands & Press Box (Art. 30) . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . .. . 15,000.00 School Survey (Art. 33) . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... 1,000.00 Cost of Living Bonus (See Vote) . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . ... 60,000.00 TOTAL APPROPRIATION $3,418,534.10 April 4, 1949 On motion by Selectman Roy C. Papalia, it was VOTED: That the compensation of each officer and employee regularly employed in the service of the Town on a full time basis, except teachers, principals and Superintendent in the School Department, be temporarily increased by an additional amount during the year 1949 sufficient to make such compensation in each instance an amount equal to the com- pensation of such officer or employee for the year 1948 increased by 5 per cent, but said temporary increase be paid only subject to the following conditions and restrictions: 33 (A) That every officer or agent entering the service of the Town between January 1, 1949 and December 31, 1949 shall be entitled to receive this temporary increase, pro rata, as well as the regular com- pensation of his office or position. (B) That this temporary increase in salaries or wages shall be in effect only for the period beginning January 1, 1949 and ending December 31, 1949. (C) 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 service of the Town. (D) Every officer or employee shall receive such salary or wage as has heretofore been voted at this meeting notwithstanding the fact that such salary or wage may amount to more than his 1948 salary or wage increased by 5 per cent. April 4, 1949 On motion of Selectman Roy C. Papalia, it was VOTED: That the sum of Sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Account for an account to be termed "Cost of Living Bonus", 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 monthly. April 4, 1949 VOTED: That the appropriation of $25,000.00 for the Reserve Fund be transferred from the Overlay Reserve Account. VOTED: That the total sum of Three Million, four hundred eighteen thousand, five hundred thirty-four dollars and ten cents ($3,418,534.10) already appropriated be raised as follows: Transferred from OVERLAY RESERVE (Reserve Fund) . . . . .. . . $25,000.00 Transferred from Highway-Chapter 90 (1947) (Highway-Chapter 90) . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . 493.13 Transferred from Highway-Chapter 90 (1948) (Highway-Chapter 90) . . . ... .. .. .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . 7,196.19 Transferred from Excess & Deficiency Account . . . . 200,000.00 (To be used for Town Debt-Sec. Art. 4) . . .... . . . . .. . . $70,000.00 (For "Cost of Living Bonus"—See Vote) . . .. . . . . . .. . 60,000.00 (To be applied toward cost of current operations) .. 70,000.00 and the balance of Three Million, one hundred eighty-five thousand, eight hundred forty-four dollars and seventy-eight cents ($3,185,844.78) to be assessed on the polls and estates for the year 1949. ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the nec- essary sum of money to pay that portion of the Town debt which matures previous to January 1. 1949, direct 'how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. April 4, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: That the sum of Seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay that portion of the Town debt which matures previous to January 1, 1950, and that said sum be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. 34 ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1949 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 General Laws, (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, Section 17. April 13, 1949 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 on and after January 1, 1950, and to issue a note or notes on the town 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 Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws. ARTICLE 6. To see what method the Town will vote to adopt for the collection of taxes for the year 1949 and to fix the compensation of the Collector, or take any action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 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 pro- vided by General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Chapter 59, Section 57 and acts in amendment thereof. ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty dollars ($4,150.00) to pay the cost of providing suitable headquarters for the following Veterans' organizations to be distributed in the following amounts: Burnham-Manning Post 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, One Thousand Five Hundred dollar- ($1,500.00); Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Six Hundred dollars ($ 600.00); Watertown Post No. 99, American Legion, Nine Hundred dollars ($ 900.00); Watertown Post American Veterans of World War II. AMVETS One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00); American Gold Star Mother, Inc., One Hundred Fifty dollars ($ 150.00); as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 9, as amended, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. ;March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Four thousand, one hundred and fifty dollars ($4,150.00) be and is hereby appropriated to pay the cost of providing suitable headquarters for the following Veterans' organizations to be distributed in the following amounts. BurnhamManning Post 1105, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, One Thousand Five Hundred dollars ($1,500.00) : Watertown Chapter No. 14, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Six Hundred dollars ($ 600.00); Watertown Post 99, American Legion Nine Hundred dollars ($ 900.00); 35 Watertown Post American Veterans of World War II, AMVETS One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00; American Gold Star Mother, Inc., One Hundred Fifty dollars ($ 150.00); as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 9, as amended, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Hundred 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 furnish the same, as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 40; direct how the same shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) be and is hereby appropriated to provide eyeglasses and spectacles for school children eighteen (18) years of age or under who are in need thereof and whose parents or guardians are financially unable to furnish the same as authorized by the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 40, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three Thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a proper observance of Memorial Day as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 12, as amended, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the stun of Three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) be and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a proper observance of Memorial Day as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Subsection 12, as amended, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifty One dollars ($51.00) to compensate the Town Counsel for drawing seventeen (17) tax title releases during the year 1948, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Fifty-one dollars ($51.00) be and is hereby appropriated to compensate the Town Counsel for drawing seventeen (17) tax title releases during the year 1948, said amount to be place on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty dollars ($9,250.00) to pay annuities 36 to the dependents of ten (10) deceased Town employees as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 32, Section 89, as amended, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Nine thousand two hnndred and fifty dollars ($9,250.00) be and is. hereby appropriated to pay that amount for the year 1949 for annuities to the dependents of Ten (10) deceased Town employees as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 32, Section 89, as amended, said appropriation to be paid to the following: 1. To the dependents of Gilbert Nichols, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 2. To the dependents of Willard E. Streeter, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 3. To the dependents of Ernest B. Ford, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 4. To the dependents of James Carney, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 5. To the dependents of Bertram McElhiney, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 6. To the dependents of Clarence Clifford, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 7. To the dependents of Gerald Mee, a deceased member of the Fire Department. 8. To the dependents of William Munhall, a deceased member of the Police Department. 9. To the dependents of Henry Welsh, a deceased member of the Police Department. 10. To the dependent daughter of Daniel J. Sullivan, a deceased member of the Police Department. and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Five and 15/100 dollars ($32,925.15) to be paid into the various funds of the Watertown Con- tributory Retirement System as established and regulated by the pro- visions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 32, as amended, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 23, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of Thirty-two thousand, nine hundred twenty-five dollars and fifteen cents ($32,925.15) be and is hereby appropriated to be paid into the various funds of the Water- town Contributory Retirement System, said sum to be divided as follows: $29,925.15 for the Pension Accumulation Fund $3,000.00 for the Expense Fund said amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 552 of the Acts of 1948 which Act authorizes increases in the 37 amounts of annuities payable to dependents of certain public employees killed or dying from injuries received or hazards undergone in the per- formance of duty, or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 552 of the Acts of 1948, which Act authorizes increases in the amounts of annuities payable to dependents of certain public em- ployees killed or dying from injuries received or hazards undergone in the performance of duty. ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41, Section 108 as amended, for the following: Moderator, three Selectmen, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, three Assessors, Town Clerk, three Water Commissioners, Tree Warden, and to raise and appropriate by transfer or otherwise the necessary ums of money therefor, or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That there be appropriated and paid to the elective officers of the Town of Watertown as salaries for the current financial year, effective beginning January 1, 1949, the amount set opposite the office and title of each as follows: Moderator $150.00 Selectmen Chairman $1,250.00 2 members each $1000. 2000.00 3,250.00 Treasurer 5,300.00 Collector of Taxes 5,300.00 Auditor 5,300.00 Town Clerk 5,300.00 Tree Warden 1,350.00 Assessors: 3 at $1,600.00 4,800.00 Total $30,750.00 and that the sum of Thirty thousand, seven hundred fifty dollars ($30,750.00) so appropriated be assessed on the polls and estates of the current year. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to lease a certain area of land comprising Lot No. 4, Section 12, Block 30 as shown on Assessor's plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town En- gineer ,and on file in office of Town Enginner, located on and adjacent to Wells Ave., in the Coolidge Square section of the Town and containing approximately 16,257 square feet, from the Union Market National Bank of Watertown for a period of five (5) years at a total rent of One ($1.00) dollar for the term, plus a sum annually, equal to the annual real estate tax assessed upon said property by the Assessors of Watertown during each year of the said period of five years, for the purpose of providing additional parking space for motor vehicles, as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 33, as amended, or take any other action relating thereto. 38 March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to lease a certain area of land comprising Lot No. 4, Section 12, Block 30 as shown on Assessor's plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and on file in office of Town Engineer, located on and adjacent to Wells Ave., in the Coolidge Square section of the Town and containing approximately 16,257 square feet, from the Union Market National Bank of Watertown for a period of five (5) years at a total rent of One ($1.00) dollar for the term, plus a sum, annually, equal to the annual real estate tax assessed upon said property by the Assessors of Watertown during each year of the said period of five years, for the purpose of providing additional parking space for motor vehicles, as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 33, as amended, and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. RECONSIDERATION: Motion to reconsider foregoing vote was put to the meeting and defeated. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two Thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to pay the cost of material and equipment for the grading, reconditioning and surfacing the area of land on and adjacent to Wells Avenue leased by the Town from the Union Market National Bank of Watertown, and to do other suitable things in connection with its use as a public parking area; and to pay the rent therefor for the year 1949, as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 33 as amended, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: That the Town appropriate the sum of Two Thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to pay the cost of material and equipment for the grading, reconditioning and surfacing the area of land on and adjacent to Wells Avenue leased by the Town from the Union Market National Bank of Watertown, and to do other suitable things in connection with its use as a public parking area; and to pay the rent therefor for the year 1949, as authorized by General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 33 as amended, and the amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. RECONSIDERATION: Motion to reconsider foregoing vote was put to the meeting and defeated. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding to Chapter 4, Section 3 after the second sentence the following sentence: "All officers, department heads, boards and committees, appointed by or under the control of the Selectmen, shall annually prepare and submit to the Selectmen on or before the 5th day of January estimates of amounts necessary to carry on the business of their respectives offices, departments, boards or committees during the ensuing year.", or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) To amend the present existing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding to Chapter 4, Section 3 after the second sentence the following sentence: 39 All officers, department heads, boards and committees, appointed by or under the control of the Selectmen, shall annually prepare and submit to the Selectmen on or before the 5th day of January estimates of amounts necessary to carry on the business of their respective offices, departments, boards or committees during the ensuing year. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to increase the personnel in the regular Police force from fifty-seven (57) to fifty-nine (59) by the addition as of May 1, 1949 of two (2) permanent patrolmen in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 202 of the Acts of 1912, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town increase the personnel in the regular Police force from fifty-seven (57) to fifty-nine (59) by the addition as of May 1, 1949 of two (2) permanent patrolmen in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 202 of the Acts of 1912. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to increase the reserve Police force from twelve (12) to fifteen (15) by the addition as of May 1, 1949 of three (3) reserve patrolmen in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 15 of the Acts of 1930, or take any other action re- lating thereto. April 13, 1949 On a standing vote, 89 in favor and 27 opposed, it was VOTED: To increase the reserve Police force from twelve (12) to fifteen (15) by the addition as of May 1, 1949 of three (3) reserve patrol- men in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15, of the Acts of 1930. ARTICLE 20. To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following named streets to wit: Acton Street from Bromfield Street to Evans Street. Rosedale Road from Main Street to Acton Street. Brandley Road from Acton Street to dead end. Homer Street from Myrtle Street to French Street. Westminster Avenue from Warren Street to Orchard Street. Galvin Road from Arlington Street to Grove Street. under the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 82 and Chapter 80 as amended, the latter Chapter providing for the assessment of betterments; and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain or acquire by purchase or other- wise, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the necessary amount of money to pay the cost of land damages therefor, and the cost of construction, direct -how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Acton Street Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office February 21, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 7th day of February A.D. 1949, at 2.00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 7bh day of February A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock 40 P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of ACTON STREET as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that ACTON STREET be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following descrip- tion, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the westerly line of Bromfield Street, said point being Pour hundred seven (407.00) feet northeasterly from a point of curvature at the junction of Bromfield Street and Buick Street; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-five (35) feet more or less; to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Acton St.; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of six hundred sixty-four and seventy-eight hun- dredths (664.78) feet to a point of reversed curvature, seventy-seven (77) feet more or less; Thence turning and extending westerly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of nine hundred fifty-four and thirty-four hundredths (954.34) feet to a point of reversed curvature, eighty-six (86) feet more or less; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, twenty-eight and thirty-bhree hundredths (28.33) feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Evans Street, by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively, Claire C. Simeral, forty-seven and eighteen hundredths (47.18) feet; Gordon C. Seavey et ux Shirley Estabrook, sixty-six (66) feet, Leon S. Maloof et ux Reta Wedad, forty- eight and ten hundredths (48.10) feet; Thence turning and running north-easterly along said easterly line of Evans Street, eighty-two (82) feet more or less to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-five and sixty-five hundredths (35.65) feet to a point of compound curvature on the northerly line of Acton Street; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line hav- ing a radius of nine hundred fourteen and thirty-four hundredths (914.34) feet to a point of reversed curvature, sixty-nine (69) feet more or less; Thence turning and running easterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of seven hundred four and seventy-eight hundredths (704.78) feet to a point of reversed curvature, eighty-three (83) feet more or less; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, twenty-eight (28) feet more or less to a point of tangency on the west- erly line of Bromfield 'Street; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively, Rosario Massa et ux Emily, seventy-two and twenty-seven hundredths (72.27) feet; Joseph F. Hanley, forty-nine (49) feet; Newton Realty Corp., thirty-six and eighty-three hundredths (36.83) feet; Thence turning and running southwesterly along aforesaid line of Bromfield Street, eighty-one and five tenths (81.5) feet more or less to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of that part of Acton Street which is forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines and running from the westerly line of Bromfield Street to the easterly line of Evans Street as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown Plan of Part of Acton Street, to Accompany Description for Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, dated January 5, 1949, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. 41 An it is therefore ORDERED that ACTON STREET be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and de- clare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of lands 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 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Acton Street from Bromfield Street to Evans Street as and for a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted; and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 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 street, to wit . . . ACTON STREET (together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or 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 Acton Street and the report of the Selectmen with reference to said laying out were read to the 42 meeting, and upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted unanimously as follows: "That the laying out of Acton Street as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Acton Street 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, and an appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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, 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 authorizing 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 July 15, 1949, to take off and re- move 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 dam- ages are estimated and awarded as shown on said Schedule. ADOPTED ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HLRBERT APPLIN 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. 43 § § o o § § o . m CD & % § 2 7 2 a L R $ � NP / § g n cq R � 3 pz 2 3 p 2 q R k m / \ 3 \ ci 0; to 2 § \ / \ @ C6 D _ ot m 2 R E 00 Cco 3 2 8 m co cm � \ / \ / / z / 2 \ I \ ƒ / \ % - 9 7 / ell C11 c q 2 / / / - / 0 / / ( J K 2 K / / / / / / / / \ / k / 2 / \ / co / coo / k / 2 \ § * � � $ a \_ U t CZ4-1 � k § m \ � Q k cz \ / 0 § � \ ° \ / _ t — r e / a 0 3 9 / 0 k / d d / / R cu Z 44 Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Rosedale Road Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office February 14, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949 at 3 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949 at 4 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of ROSEDALE ROAD as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that ROSEDALE ROAD be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point on the southwesterly line of Main St., said point being one hundred two and seventy-five hundredths (102.75) feet southwest of a stone bound marking a point of curvature as shown on plan entitled Pilgrim Estates in Watertown, Mass., owned and de- veloped by Paul Livoli, dated May, 1949 by Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers; Thence running, easterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty-six and seventy hun- dredths (26.70) feet to a point of tangency on the northwesterly line of Rosedale Rd.; Thence running southwesterly along said line of Rose- dale Rd. six hundred twenty-seven and fifty-six hundredths (627.56) feet to a point of curvature; Thence running southwesterly and westerly along a curved line having a radious of twenty-five (25) feet, twenty-four and thirty-one hundredths (24.31) feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Acton St.; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith re- corded namely, consecutively; James H. Sullivan et ux Rose M., one hundred fifty-five (155) feet; Alfred Di Re et ux Rose M., one lot of thirty (30) feet and one lot of sixty (60) feet; Albion B. Moseley et ux Caroline, sixty (60) feet; John A. Cosgrove et ux Evelyn J., sixty (60) feet; Mabel C. Hawkins, sixty (60) feet; Maurice J. Gibbons et ux Win- ifred, sixty (60) feet; Joseph A. Bozak et ux Eugenia M., sixty (60) feet; Quirino Circeo et ux Alice L., sixty (60) feet; Charles D'Angelo et ux Frances M., fifty-four and twenty-nine hundredths (54.29) feet; Thence turning and running easterly along said northerly line of Acton St., one hundred eight and ninety-four hundredths (108.94) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and running westerly 'and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty-five (25) feet, fifty-four and twenty-three hundredths (5423) feet to a point of tangency on the southeasterly line of Rosedale Rd.; Thence running northeasterly along said line of Rosedale Rr., five hundred eighty and ninety-eight hundredths (580.98) feet to a point of curvature; Thence running northeasterly and easterly along a curved line havinga radius of fifteen (15) feet, twenty and forty-three hundredths (20.43) feet to a point of tangency on the southwesterly line of Main St. by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; enry Martin et ux Frances, seventy-three and eight hundredths (73.08) feet; Harris K. Frausel et ux Jane S., fifty-nine and fifty hundredths (59.50) feet; Frances J. Mc- Namara et ux Frances M., fifty-nine 'and fifty hundredths (59.50) feet; Stanley Bacon et ux Laura J., fifty-nine and fifty hundredths (59.50) feet; Enrico Parete et ux Mary V., fifty-nine and fifty hundredths 45 (59:50) feet; Herbert G. Davy et ux Dorothy E. sixty (60) feet; Mary C. Leighton, sixty (60) -feet; Mary Morrine, seventy (70) feet; James H. Sullivan et ux Rose M., one lot of fifteen (15) feet and one lot of one hundred (100) feet; Thence turning and running westerly along the southwesterly line of Main St., seventy-one and fifty-five hundredths (71.55) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of that part of Rosedale Rd. running from the southwesterly line of Main St., southwesterly to the northerly line of Acton St., said Rose- dale Rd. being forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown, Plan of Part of Rosedale Road to Accompany Description for Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, Scale one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, dated January 5, 1949, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that ROSEDALE ROAD be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer, dated JAN-. UARY 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Rosedale Road from Main Street to Acton Street as and for a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted; and the Selectmen are authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, reg- ularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 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 . . . 46 ROSEDALE ROAD (together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or 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 Rosedale Road and the re- port 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 Raedale Road as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Rosedale Road 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, de- scription and areas of each of said parcels -are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land, and an appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. Now therefore, it is ordered that there 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, ,including the easement in the land adjoining the location of said public way consisting of the right to have the land of the loca- tion protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location, under the provisions of law authorizing 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 July 15, 1949, 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 dam- ages are estimated and awarded as shown on said Schedule. ADOPTED ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN 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 naive is not correctly stated, it is to be understood that said parcel is owned by owners unknown. 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February 14, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January, A.D. 1949, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a peti- tion for the laying out of Brandley Road as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Brandley Road be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated November 22, 1948. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the southwesterly line of Acton Street, said point being sixty-eight and twenty-eight hundredths (68.28) feet northwesterly from a stone bound marking the division line between lot sixteen as shown on a plan of subdivision of land in Water- town, Mass. Property of Arthur J. Boudreau & Allan Krusell, by Row- land H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, Newtonville, Mass., dated Sept. 25, 1945 and recorded Middlesex Registry of Deeds, So. Dist., Plan Number 6 of 1946, and lot fifty-nine as shown on plan of Pilgrim Estates in Watertown, Mass., Owned and Developed by Paul Livoli, by Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, Waltham & Newton, dated May, 1943 and recorded Middlesex Registry of Deeds, So. District, as Plan Number 199 of 1943; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (203 feet, thirty-two and nineteen hundredths (32.19) feet to a point of tangency on the south- easterly line of Brandley Road; Thence running southwesterly along said line of Brandley Road three hundred and thirty-two and twenty-one hundredths (332.21) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and running southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of forty-six and fifty hundredths (46.50) feet, thirty-four and four hun- dredths (34.04) feet to a point of reverse curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of thirty-four and fifty hundredths (34.50) feet, sixty-five and twenty- nine hundredths (65.29) feet to a point marked by a stone bound on the northerly line of land of Carmine DiPietrantonio et ux Filomena by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded, namely, consecutively; Joseph R. Hanasik et ux Catherine P., sixty (60,000) feet; D. Lyle Russell, fftJr. et ux Jessie M., sixty (60.00) feet; Gordon F. Anderson, fifty-six (56.00) feet; Kyle E. Moon et ux Grace I., fifty-two (52.00) feet; Middlesex Developers, Inc., two (2) lots of fifty-two (52.00) feet each, one lot of fifty-five and four hundredths (55.04) feet, and one lot o fsixty-five and twenty-nine hundredths (65.29) feet; Thence run- ning southwesterly by land of said DiPietrantonio, forty and three hundredths (40.03) feet to a stone bound at the southerly end of the northwesterly line of Brandley Road; Thence turning and running northeasterly by said northwesterly line of Brandley Road, four hun- dred twenty-two and fifty-two hundredths (422.52) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20.00) feet, thirty and sixty-four 50 hundredths (30.64) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Acton Street; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, con- secutively; Middlesex Developers, Inc., fifty-six and seventy-six hun- dredths (56.76) feet, Michael A. Russo et ux Florence J., fifty-five (55.00) feet, Robert P. Burke, et ux Eileen P., fifty-five (55.00) feet; Alton W. Smith et ux Sybil J., fifty-five (55.00) feet; Harry A. LeBonte, fifty-five (55.00) feet; John F. Cotter, fifty-five (55.00) feet; Joseph P. O'Conner et ux Florence A., fifty-five (55.00) feet; Robert James Breen et ux Margaret E., fifty-five (55.00) feet; Thence turning and running south- easterly along said southerly line of Acton Street, eighty and six hun- dredths (80.06) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Brandley Road running from the southerly line of Acton Street south- easterly to land of Carmine DiPietrantonio, said Brandley Road being forty (40.00) feet in width between parallel lines except at the south- erly end as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown, Plan of Brandley Road to Accompany Description for Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, Scale one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, dated No- vember 22, 1948, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that BRANDLEY ROAD .be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto ac- cording 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 shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and de- clare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area com- prising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated November 22, 1948, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. ADOPTED THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Brandley Road from Acton Street to dead end as and for a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted; and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. 51 Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, reg- ularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 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 street, to wit . . . BRANDLEY ROAD (together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or 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 BRANDLEY ROAD 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 BRANDLEY ROAD as a public way, as ap- pears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out BRANDLEY ROAD 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, and an appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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, 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 authorizing 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 July 15, 1949 to take off and remove trees or structures affixed thereto. 52 And it is further ordered, upon the construction 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 ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN 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. 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Selectmen's Office February 21, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a. public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Homer Street as a public way, and we, the Select- men, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Homer Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Eningeer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of intersection of the westerly line of Myrtle Street and the southerly line of Homer Street said point of intersection being marked by a stone bound as shown on plan of Land Court Case Number 14086B; Thence running southwesterly along said westerly line of Myrtle Street, nineteen and twenty-seven hundredths (19.27) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty and sixty-seven hundredths (30.67) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Homer Street; Thence running northwesterly along said southerly line of Homer Street, two hundred fifty-seven and eight tenths (257.8) feet more or less to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of forty (40) feet, more or less, sixty-two (62) feet more or less to a point at the end of the westerly line of French Street; by land belong- ing to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively, Mary G. Kenny et Helen Grimes, ninety-one and seven hundredths (91.07) feet; Paul Procopio et ux Antonette, Land Court Document 172511, Certificate 48856, forty-four (44) feet; Anthony R. Frissore et ux Ann, Land Court Document 220594, Certificate 58703, thirty-eight (38) feet; Nicola Russo, three lots, forty and two hundredths (40.02) feet, forty (40) feet and thirty-si x(36) feet; Town of Watertown (How Park, fifty-one (51) feet more or less: Thence turning and running southeasterly across the southerly end of said French Street, thirty-two (32) feet more or less, to a point at the end of the easterly line of said French Street; Thence turning and running northeasterly along said easterly line of French Street a tangent distance of eight (8) feet, more or less to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of seven and four tenths (7.4) feet more or less, twelve and two tenths (12.2) feet more or less to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Homer Street; Thence running south- easterly along said northerly line of Homer Stret, two hundred fifty-four and ten hundredths (254.10) feet, more or less to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-two and sixteen hun- dredths (32.16) feet to a point of tangency on the aforesaid westerly line of Myrtle Street; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Nicola Russo, two lots, ninety-nine and fifty-five hun- dredths (99.55) feet (total); Michele Stillisano, sixty (60) feet; Michele Stillisano, et ux Carmela, ninety and thirteen hundredths (90.13) feet; 56 Thence turning and running southwesterly along aforesaid line of Myrtle Street eighty and six hundredths (80.06) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Homer Street which is forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines running northwesterly from the westerly line of Myrtle Street to the southerly end of French Street, as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown, Plan of Homer Street to Accompany Description for Ac- ceptance Under The Betterment Act, dated January 5, 1949, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that HOMER STREET be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto ac- cording 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 delcare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated January 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. ADOPTED THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUEI' Selectmen April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Homer Street from Myrtle Street to French Street as and for a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and ,is hereby accepted; and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown. regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 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 . . . HOMER STREET (together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as provided for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and 57 will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or damages therefore, 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 Homer Street and the report of the Selectmen with reference to said laying out were read to the meet- ing, and upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted unanimously as follows: "The the laying out of Homer Street as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Homer Street 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, and an appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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, 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 authorizing 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 July 15, 1949, to take off and re- move 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 ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN 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 undertood 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. 58 a� rl rl z O 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 .64 V in o 0 0 0 q M o o o r- o cD in o 0 0 to r- o C. n N M cl wM Fi � N � �� N po 6� d by o O O O O O M cc v O O —I �1 w �1 P:, U) U2 U� cn o U1 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ern E•� o00 0CID to 00 r-- L coo x x ti r' M r•C N r w O PC s0. o O O O ` &0n n n nnnn z z z z ww 0 � GQ o cc Lr. cv a � � � � � N c� c� c1 Cv c, c, c, ^, c� PCs ; 4 4-3 Cd W Cd Cd Cd Cd N Cd CdIN �QjS to CO r7 ti N N Cf� tC� x In 4.2 N W u 0: N a v ° a o c Cd Cd o A w I Er co v cp P4 a I _ o ca Cd .-�i + �" �1 v O O O �V. U cz x a � x z H z 59 Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Westminster Avenue Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office February 21, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Westminster Avenue as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Westminster Avenue be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the northerly line of Warren Street, said point being one hundred ninety (190) feet southeasterly from the intersection of said northerly line of Warren Street and the easterly line of Edenfield Avenue; Thence turning and extending east- erly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twently (20) feet ,thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet; Thence running northeasterly along the westerly line of Westminster Avenue, one hun- dred thirteen and ninety hundredths (113.90) feet to a point of curva- ture; Thence turning and extending northerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of three hundred sixty-nine and thirty-six hundredths (369.36) feet, one hundred forty-two and twenty-six hun- dredths (142.26) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running northeast- erly, one hundred fifty-four and twenty-six hundredths (154.26) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of three hundred eighty- three and seven hundredths (383.07) feet, one hundred sixty and forty- six hundredths (160.46) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running still northeasterly ,eight hundred twenty-eight and seventy-eight hun- dredths (828.78) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of fifty (50) feet, fifty and seventy-six hundredths (50.76) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Orchard Street; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable front- ages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively, Joseph Paolini, sixty- seven and fifty hundredths (67.50) feet; Giovanni Pallotta et ux Antonetta, five (5) lots, total, one hundred nineteen and twenty-three hundredths (119.23) feet; Andrew Russo et ux Lena, six (6) lots, total, one hundred twenty-nine and four hundredths (129.04) feet; Anthony J. Ruggeri et ux Marie, three (3) lots, total, sixty-five and sixty-seven hundredths (65.67) feet; Anthony Adamo, four (4) lots, total, eighty-five and seventy-six hundredths (85.76) feet; Adolorato Scioli. four (4) lots, total, eighty-one and seventeen hundredths (81.17) feet; Concetta Bonasoro et al, three (3) lots, total, sixty and one hundredths (60.01) feet; Anthony Bemati et Pasquale, four (4) lots, total, eighty (80) feet; Antonio Lauricella, ten (10) lots, total, two hundred (200) feet; Ida Cappellucci, four (4) lots, total, eighty (80) feet; Giuseppe DeFelice, et ux Phylillis, three (3) lots, total, sixty (60) feet; Ernest Centofanti et 60 ux Gilda, two (2) lots, total, forty (40) feet; Vito et Caterina Lisanto, three (3) lots, fifty-one and eighteen hundredths (51.18) feet; Joseph Inferrera, three (3) lots, total, seventy-eight and fifty-five hundredths (78.55) feet; Peoples Federal Savings & Loan Association, two lots, forty (40) feet; Raffaele Donofrio, two (2) lots, total, forty (40) feet; Con- siglia Longo fifty-six and fifty-nine hundredths (56.59) feet; Thence turning and running southeasterly along aforesaid southerly line of Orchard Street, one hundred twelve and seventy-nine hundredths (112.79) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, forty-two and seventy hundredths (42.70) feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Westminster Avenue; Thence running southwesterly along the easterly line of Westminster Avenue, seven hundred ninety-five and sixteen hundredths (795.16) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of four hundred twenty-three and seven hundredths (423.07) feet, one hundred seventy- seven and twenty-two hundredths (177.22) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running southwesterly one hundred two and ninety-six hun- dredths (102.96) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of four hundred fifty-five and eight-eight hundredths (455.88) feet, one hundred seventy-five and fifty-eight hundredths (175.58) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running southwesterly one hundred fourteen and nineteen hundredths (114.19) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turn- ing and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Warren Srreet; by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Jen- nie Tocci, two (2) lots, total, one hundred sixty-two and forty-five hundredths (162.45) feet; H. Joseph Couture, two (2) lots, total, fifty- nine and forty-four hundredths (59.44) feet; Daniel Lane et ux Angelina L., three (3) lots, total, seventy-seven and sixty hundredths (77.66) feet; Nicholas Russo et ux Louisa, three (3) lots, total, sixty (60) feet; Pantelino Cappellucci et ux Ida, two (2) lots, total, forty (40) feet; Richard Shaw et ux Rachel S., three lots, total, fifty (50) feet; Andrew Bressi et ux Mary, five (5) lots, total ninety (90) feet; Herbert G. Cannon et ux Carmen F., three (3) lots, total, sixty (60) feet, Anthony Beninati et Pasquale, three (3) lots, total, forty-five (45) feet; Pasquale Floridia et ux Olivia M., two (2) lots, total, ninety-eight and four hun- dredths (98.04) feet; Paul A. Santorsola et ux Rose L., three (3) lots, total, fifty-one and ninety-seven hundredths (51.97) feet; Rocco Tione, fifty-four and fourteen hundredths (54.14) feet; Joseph Cacciapaglia et ux Louise, two (2) lots, total, one hundred twenty-one and ninety- three hundredths (121.93) feet; Leo DiAndrea, seventy-one and forty- four hundredths (71.44) feet; Hattie May Lord, sixty-seven and fifty hundredths (67.50) feet: Thence turning and running northwesterly along the northerly line of Warren Street, ninety (90) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of that part of Westminster Avenue which runs from th northerly line of Warren Street to the southerly line of Orchard Street as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown Plan of Part of Westminster Avenue, to 61 Accompany Description for Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, dated January 5, 1949, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that WESTMINSTER AVENUE be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto ac- cording to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer, dated January 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertowh, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Westminster Av- enue from Warren Street to Orchard Street as and for a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted; and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regu- larly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A. D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 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. . . . . WESTMINSTER AVENUE (Together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws., as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and sz to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land neces- sary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay 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 Westminster 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 Westminster Avenue as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." 63 0 0 0 0 �0�11 C.a. �. tf� IP) N M CO co co Cd •-� M tp 'd� Co to M to m m O O IM M M L C- tn bp O N d• t�"IV .-� CV er Of] Cl ILq cq 00 W q O d/00 .--1 Ifs Cl CO toy tt� tb VI to O C; O O .-i .--i co M .-� .-r •-r .-t '-' •--1 C d' rl O M .-•1 N N N N C', N r"I N N N N N N .-•1 N N �1 CO R..Y -4 CO 4 O O O -4 N dl 00 00 00 CO 00 CO N O CDCV O .CD 00 co co N N CD tt') d1 M M CM M M M Id, m CV E1 N o) sfl M d• d1 d' d� d' d• w d� d' w �r N W y4� V � 4-5 h � 1 C N M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N -4 -4 N N N NNNN N N M N N N N N N 1 1 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 I I I O CD O A 00 N CD U, �dt M N 4 O Q) 00 C- to u� M N In dr d' d w cD co to to to to to to to In to ' w d1 d1 ra 1 M I t 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 N I .-� N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N to O CD CD CD to CD CD to to CD CD to CD co co CD CD co O A1 1 A 1 t 1 1 I I 1 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M Cv �i Lei VJ , Cd a Qc Cd g � (0- E cu Q) czoCd � o C3 r Nr wcd Nco Clq 00 x � o a� .- x d ce 4.' o to O i L• j 0 V O r ti 64 e: °: E o 0 0 0 1 i. ..a LO III O p C3 ad00CD CD O O p 4u GJ CD CD CDO v � C1 r m 0 p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cl 0 O O O p 0 0 0 p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O N N C1 N N N N ty N N N N C1 N N N CV N N N N CA r r r rr r rr rr I: rr rr r r r r r r rr W �I �•1 Gi I+i �! hl �i.l �I F1 �•I G I F+1 F�1 !+1 W Y•I �T I hY w F`1 v U) U) W F p O O CM M p 0 p 0 0 M p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N N N — ..y 0 0 p 0 00 CD 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 �• w -r V w w IW v , w PC y� ai G�i 4i �i G�i ci ai N CNi G�i O CD Lo v M N r-4 O m co [- to m dl M N -4 O M W L CO r-1 r-1 .-1 .ti .--1 .-i .-i O O O O 0 0 0 0 Cl m O m m �+ N N N N N N N N N N N N CV N N N N 1 1 1 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 .ra .-I Co G) co L- co U'' M N +"I O O co L` to If> VI M N ,-I O v v/ M M M M M M M M M M CV N N N N N N N N ►a 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 N N N N N N N N N N N Cl N N N N N N N N N CO Cp c� CC cp cD C'� tp cD eD CO cp ea cD 49 CD cD cD ca tD cD I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M M M M M M M M M M M M m M M M M M m m ✓ W ? 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Selectmen's Office February 8, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 14th day of February A.D. 1949, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 14th day of February A.D. 1949 at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Calvin Road as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Calvin Road be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with following description, and as shown in a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of curvature on the southerly line of Grove Street, said point being fifty-nine and eighty-eight hundredths (59.88) feet southesterly from an angle point marking the division line between Lot 1 and Lot 21 as shown in Plan of Land in East Watertown, Mass. belonging to J. Winthrop Stone dated September 24, 1925 by John J. Falvey, C. E.; Thence running southeasterly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet nineteen and sixty-nine hundredths (19.69) feet to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Calvin Road; Thence running southerly along said line of Calvin Road, four hundred two and twenty-eight hundredths (402.28) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thiry-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet westerly along said line of Calvin Road, one hundred and forty (140) feet to a point of curvature; Thence. turning and extending westerly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet to a point of tangency on the northerly line of Calvin Road; Thence running westerly along said line of Calvin Road, one hundred and forty (140) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending west- erly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet to a point of tangency on the easterly line of Arlington Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assessable frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Louise V. Alexander, one (1) lot of seventy-three (73) feet and one (1) lots of sixty (60) feet; Louis N. Cousbelis, three (3) lots of fifty (50) feet each and one (1) lot fo twenty-one (21) feet; Angelo Iannazzi, one (1) lot of twenty-nine (29) feet, and (1) lot of fifty (50) feet and one (1) lot of one hundred thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (131.42) feet; Antonio Capobianco, ninety (90) feet; Thence turning and extending southerly along said easterly line of Arlington Street eighty (80) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and forty-two hundredths (31.42) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Calvin Road; Thence running easterly along said line of Calvin Road; two hundred (200) feet to an angle point: Thence turning and extending northerly along the easterly line of Calvin Road, four hundred nine and ten hundredths (409.10) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning 69 and ruining northerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, forty-three and fourteen hundredths (43.14) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Grove Street by land belonging to the following named persons whose ownership and assess- able frontages are herewith recorded namely, consecutively; Hay & Peabody Cement Vault Co. two hundred twenty (220) feet; Arden- Rayshine Co., four hundred forty-six and forty hundredths (446.40) feet; Thence turning and extending along said southerly line of Grove Street ninety-six and five hundredths (96.05) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Calvin Road running from the southerly line of Grove Street southerly and westerly to the easterly line of Arlington Street, said Calvin Road being forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown, Plan of Calvin Road to Accompany Des- cription for Acceptance Under the Betterment Act, Scale one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, dated January 5„ 1949„ Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that CALVIN ROAD be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws pro- viding for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto an- nexed, will receive benefit or advantage tether than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area drawn by OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer, dated January 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Calvin Road from Arlington Street to Grove Street as and for a public way as ap- pears in the report of the Selectmen, be and is hereby accepted; and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way; and that no amount be appropriated for damages. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Wheareas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 20 of the warrant was before the meeting as follows: 70 "To hear the report of the Selectmen relative to the laying out of the following-named streets, to wit. . . . CALVIN ROAD (Together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapters 82 and 80 of the General Laws, as amended, the latter providing for the assessment of betterments, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money necessary to pay the cost or 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 Calvin Road 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 unani- mously as follows: "That the laying out of Calvin Road as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Calvin Road 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, and an appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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 puposes of a public way, including the easement in the land adjoining the location protected by having the surface of such adjoining land slope from the boundary of the location, under the provisions of law authorizing 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 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 ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectmen Schedule Li said Schedule each parcel of land is described as of the first day of April 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 Auril, and in case 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. 71 ce a a O �0�1 �0 O �O1 O O 0...11 ��O O �0 p ct M N IY il ►A ►! 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Pierce Road from Belmont Street to dead end. Grant Avenue from Lexington Street to Duff Street. under the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 82 as amended; and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them, as and for public ways, and will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain or acquire by purchase or other- wise, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the necessary amount of money to pay the cost of land damages therefor, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Acton Street Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office. February 19, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 3:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and oil the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Acton Street as a, public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Acton Street be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a stone bound marking the division line between lot 16 as shown on plan of subdivision of land in Watertown, Mass., prop- erty of Arthur J. Boudreau & Allan Krusell, by Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, Newtonville, Mass., dated Septembers 25, 1945 and recorded Middlesex Registry of Deeds, South District, Plan Number 6 of 1946, and lot fifty-nine as shown on plan of Pilgrim Estates in Watertown, Mass., Owned and Developed by Paul Livoli, by Rowland H. Barnes & Co., Civil Engineers, Waltham & Newton, dated May 1943, said point being eighty and forty-two (80.42) hundredths feet north- westerly from a stone bound marking a point of curvature at the southwesterly corner of Falmouth Road and Acton Street; Thence northwesterly along the southwesterly line of Acton Street two hundred twently and seventen (220.17) hundredths feet to land of John K. Jensen at ux Clara H.; Thence turning and running northeasterly by land of said Jensen forty and three hundredths (40.03) feet to a point on the northeasterly line of said Acton Street; Thence turning and running southeasterly along said northeasterly line of said Acton Street, two hundred twenty-two and fortly-seven hundredths (2422.47) feet; Thence turning and running southwesterly across the end of Acton Street as accepted at the present time forty and one hundredths (40.01) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description encloses that part of Acton Street which is forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines running from the portion accepted in 1945 and as shown on plan recorded Middlesex Registy of Deeds, South District, Plan Number 73 481 of 1945, to land of John K. Jensen et ux Clara H., as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown,Plan of Part of Acton Street, Record Plan for Acceptance, January 5, 1949, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that ACTON STREET be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area described in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by OTIS D. ALLEN, Town Engineer, dated January 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Water- town, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET April 13, 1949 Selectmen VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Acton Street from end of Public Way 225 feet, westerly by Brandley Road, as public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way, and that there be no money appropriated as damages or for cost of construction. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 21 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. . . . ACTON STREET (Together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money neces- sary to pay the cost or damages therefore, and the cost of construction. direct how said money shall be raised, or take any action relating thereto." 74 An order of the Selectmen laying out Acton 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 unani- mously as follows: "That the laying out of Acton Street as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Acton Street 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 office of the Town Clerk, of Watertown, and the owners, description and by a copy of said order and plan recorded herewith, and on file in the areas of each of said parcels are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land, and no appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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, 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, 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 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 to any person whatsoever. ADOPTED: ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectmen Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Pierce Road Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office March 7, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we , the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 2:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Pierce Road as a public way, in accordance with the following description, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. DESCRIPTION Beginning at a point of tangency on the southerly line of Belmont Street, said point being three hundred thirty-one and ninety-five hun- dredths (331.95) feet southeasterly from a stone bound marking a point of curvature at the southeasterly corner of Belmont and Duff Streets; Thence running southeasterly along said southerly line of Belmont Street seventy-two and forty-six hundredths (72.46) feet to a point of 75 curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of sixteen and sixty-three hundredths (16.63) feet, twenty-five and eighty-five hundredths (25.85) feet to a point of tangency on the southesterly line of Pierce Road; Thence run- ning southwesterly along said line of Pierce Road seven hundred fifty- seven and fifty-two hundredths (752.52) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of one hundred (100) feet, fifty-four and eleven hundredths (54.11) feet to a point of reversed curvature; Thence turn- ing and extending around a circle having a ridius of forty (40) feet and being the southerly end of Pierce Road, one hundred sixty-eight and ninety-six hundredths (168.96) feet to a point of reversed curvature on the northwesterly line of Pierce Road; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of one hun- dred (100) feet fifty-four and eleven hundredths (54.11) feet to a point of tangency; Thence running northeasterly along said northwesterly line of Pierce Road, seven hundred fifty-seven and ten hundredths (757.10) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a ridius of fifteen and eighty-four hundredths (15.84) feet, twenty-five and fourteen hundredths (25.14) feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of Pierce Road which is forty (40) feet in width between parallel lines except at the southerly end which is a circle having a radius of forty (40) feet, and extends from the southerly line of Belmont Street, south- westerly to land of Fairfield Gardens Incorporated, as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown, Record Plan Showing Pierce Road and Grant Avenue, (part) for Acceptance as a Public Way, dated January 5, 1949, by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that Pierce Road be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments there to according to the foregoing description and having considered the question of damages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no dam- ages have been sustained and nine 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 providng for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the general advantage to the community from said laying out and that betterments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the parcels of land in said area des- cribed in said Schedule and as shown on a plan of said area drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated January 5, 1949, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said described parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUEr Selectmen 76 April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Pierce Road from Belmont Street to dead end, as a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way, and that there be no money appropriated as damages or for cost of construction. .9electmen's Office Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1949 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 21 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. . . . PIERCE ROAD (Together with other streets) under the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money neces- sary to pay 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 Pierce Road 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 unani- mously as follows: "That the laying out of Pierce Road as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Select- men are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Pierce Road 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, descrip- tion and areas of each of said parcels are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land, and no appropriation was to be made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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, 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, 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 it is further ordered, upon the consideration of the question of 77 damages sustained by the owners of the land hereby taken, that damages are estimated and awarded to any person or persons whatsoever. ADOPTED ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectmen Report of the Selectmen on the layout of Grant Avenue Town of Watertown, Mass. Selectmen's Office March 8, 1949 After due notice as required by the provisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, we, the Selectmen of Watertown, met on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 2:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of viewing the premises, and on the 31st day of January A.D. 1949, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing of all parties interested, on a petition for the laying out of Grant Avenue as a public way, and we, the Selectmen, upon consideration of the matter, do hereby adjudge that public convenience and necessity require that Grant Avenue be laid out as and for a public way, in accordance with the following des- cription, and as shown on a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, and dated January 5, 1949. Beginning at a point of curvature on the southeastery line of Pierce Road said point being five hundred forty-three and sixty-three hun- dredths (543.63) feet southwesterly from a point of curvature on the said line of Pierce Road at the southeasterly intersection of Pierce Road and Belmont Steet; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of thirty (30) feet, forty-seven and twelve hundredths (47.12) feet to a point of tangency on the north- easterly line of Grant Avenue; Thence running southwesterly along said line of Grant Avenue, three hundred eighteen and forty-one hun- dredths (318.41) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and ninety-one hundredths (31.91) feet to a point of tangency on the westerly line of Lexington Street, said point being three hundred sixty-three and eighty-eight hundredths (363.88) feet southwesterly from a stone bound marking a point of curv- ature at the intersection of said line of Lexington Street and thle aforesaid southerly line of Belmont Street; Thence running southwest- erly along said line of Lexington Street eighty and three hundredths (80.03) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty and ninety-three hundredths (30.93) feet to a point of tangency on the southwesterly line of Grant Avenue; Thence running along said line of Grant Avenue three hundred twenty and forty-eight hundredths (320.48) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of thirty (30) feet, forty-seven and twelve hundredths (47.12) feet to a point of tangency on the southeasterly line of Pierce Road; Thence running northeasterly along said line of Pierce Road, one hundred (100) feet to point of beginning; Thence in a northwesterly direction forty (40) feet to a point of tangency on the nothwesterly line of Pierce Road, said point of tangency being five hundred forty-three and twenty- 78 one hundredths (543.21) feet southwesterly from a point of curvature at the northwesterly intersection of Pierce Road and Belmont Street; Thence running southwesterly along said line of Pierce Road one hun- dred (100) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending northerly and westerly along a curved line having a radius of thirty (30) feet, forty-seven and twelve hundredths (47.12) feet to a point of tangency on the southerly line of Grant Avenue; Thence running north- westerly along said southwesterly line of Grant Avenue three hundred twenty-four and eighty-three hundredths (324.83) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending westerly and southerly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and nineteen hundredths (31.19) feet to a point of tangency on the southeasterly line of Duff Street; Thence running northeasterly along said line of Duff Street eighty (80) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending southerly and easterly along a curved line having a radius of twenty (20) feet, thirty-one and sixty-four hundredths (31.64) feet to a point of tangency on the north easterly line of Grant Avenue; Thence running southeasterly along said line of Grant Avenue three hundred twenty-three and ninety-one hundredths (323.91) feet to a point of curvature; Thence turning and extending easterly and northerly along a curved line having a radius of thirty (30) feet, forty-seven and twelve hundredths feet to point of beginning. The area enclosed by the above description comprises the limits of those parts of Grant Avenue which are forty (40) feet in width be- tween parallel lines running northwesterly from the westerly line of Lexington Street to the easterly line of Pierce Road and from the westerly line of Pierce Road northwesterly to the easterly line of Duff Street, as shown on plan entitled Town of Watertown Record Plan Showing Pierce Road and Grant Avenue., (Part), For Acceptance as a Public Way, dated January 5, 1949, Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer. And it is therefore ORDERED that GRANT AVENUE be and is hereby laid out as and for a public way, under the provisions of Chapters 80 and 82 of the General Laws, and amendments thereto according to the foregoing description, and having considered the question of dam- ages sustained by the owners of the lands across and through which said street has been laid out as aforesaid, we hereby determine that no damages have been sustained and none are awarded, other than as shown in the Schedule hereto annexed, and we further order and declare that said laying out is done under Chapter 80 of the General Laws providing for the assessment of betterments, and that the area comprising the several parcels described and set forth in said Schedule hereto annexed, will receive benefit or advantage other than the gen- eral advantage to the community from said 1p.ying out and that better- ments are to be assessed for said laying out upon the porcels 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 5, 1949. and on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Watertown, a copy of which is to be duly recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds with this order, and the amount set opposite each of said des- cribed parcels is the amount estimated to be the betterment that will be assessed upon said described parcel. THOMAS J. GALLIGAN ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectmen 79 April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the laying out of Grant Avenue from Lexington Street to Duff Street, ,as a public way as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and that the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way, and that there be no money appropriated as damages or for cost of construction. Selectmen's Office, Watertown, Mass. April 25, 1945 Whereas, at a Town Meeting held by the Town of Watertown, regularly called and duly warned and held on the thirteenth day of April A.D. 1949, at which meeting a quorum was present when Article 21 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. . . . GRANT AVENUE (Together with other streets) under the porvisions of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, as amended, and to see if the Town will vote to accept said streets, or any of them as and for public ways, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, or acquire by purchase, or otherwise acquire, any land necessary for said laying out, provide the sum or sums of money neces- sary to pay 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 Grant 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 unani- mously as follows: "That the laying out of Grant Avenue as a public way, as appears in the report of the Selectmen be and is hereby accepted, and the Selectmen are hereby authorized to take the land described in said report as and for a public way." And whereas, for the purpose of laying out Grant 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 Watertown, and the owners, descrip- tion and areas of each of said parcels are shown in said Schedule. And whereas, the Selectmen were duly authorized to take said land, and no appropriation was made at said Town Meeting therefor. 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 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, all according to the plan referred to in said order of ]a.ying out, which said plan was duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk more than seven days prior to said Town Meeting. 80 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 ruZtil July 15, 1949, 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 ROY C. PAPALIA WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectmen ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to borrow the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand dollars ($25,000.00) under the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 44, Section 7, subsection 9, for the purpose of purchasing equipment for the Highway Department, or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 VOTED: To indefinitely postpone. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to place under the juris- of the Park Commission the land now owned by the Town and described as Lot A on Arlington Street, according to a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 9, 1949, containing approximately 8,340 square feet, which land is now under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen, the same to be used for playground purposes in connection with Dominick Filipello playground, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town place under the jurisdiction of the Park Commission the land now owned by the Town and described as Lot A on Arlington Street, according to a plan drawn by Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated February 9, 1949, containing approximately 8,340 square feet, which land is now under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen, the same to be used for playground purposes in connection with Dominick Filipello playground. ARTICLE 24, To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to pay the cost of fencing, grading, reconditioning, landscaping and equipping the Dominic Filipello play- ground on Arlington Street, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. 11arch 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: To appropriate the sum of Three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) to pay the cost of fencing, grading, reconditioning, landscap- ing and equipping the Dominic Filipello playground on Artlington Street, said amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred Eighty dollars ($180.00) to defray the cost of preparing 81 and printing the report of the Committee on Personnel, Wage and Salarly Administration, appointed at the Special Town Meeting of November 24, 1947, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. March 28, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of One hundred and eighty dollars ($180.00) be and is hereby appropriated to defray the cost of pre- paring and printing the report of the Committee on Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration, appointed at the Special Town Meeting of November 24, 1947, said amount so appropriated to be placed on the tax levy of the current year. ARTICLE 26. To hear the report of the Committe on Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration, appointed at the Special Town Meet- ing of November 24, 1947, relative to the preparation of an amendment to the By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown to cover the operation and to specify the duties of said administration; to act thereon and to see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding Chapter 10, Section 1-14 inclusive to be titled "Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration," or to take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Committee on Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration.) Said amendment follows: (See Proposed By-Law as printed in Warrant in Record of Town Meetings, Volume 24, Pages 235-238 inclusive.) April 13, 1949 On a standing vote, 76 in favor, 70 opposed, it was VOTED: To amend Section 12, by adding the following to be designated as paragraph (d) (d) Annual increment shall become effective on the anniversary day of each year following appointment or following final adoption of this plan, unless there is filed written objection thereto by the appropri- ate appointing authority with the Town Auditor on or before the expiration of each said year. VOTED: That Sub-section C of section 12 of the Proposed By-Law as printed in the Warrant for this Meeting be deleted and insert in lieu thereof the following: (c) The rate of pay of an employee receiving compensation between any two rates between the minimum and maximum of the range pre- scribed for the class to which his position is allocated shall be adjusted to an quivalent of one full increment each year within the salarly range until he reaches his maximum. VOTED: That Sub-section A of Section 12, of the Proposed By- Law as printed in the Warrant be deleted and the following inserted: (a) The rate of pay of an employee receiving less than the mini- mum of the range prescribed for the class to which his position is allo- cated shall be increased to the minimum except when the amount under the minimum is less than one increment when paragraph C shall apply. 82 VOTED: That the motion of the Wage and Salary Committee for adoption of a wage and salary by-law be amended as follows: By striking out Grade 6 in Section 5, and also by striking out all reference to "Moth Department Superintendent" together with the wage and salary schedule of said position, and in Sec- tion 9, Grade 3, by striking out the words "School Dentists" and all reference thereto and all salary figures and schedules affect- ing the same and in said Section 9, by striking out Grade 7 and all reference to "Town Physicians" together with the wage and salary schedule of said positions. On motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 108A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws to amend the By-laws of the Town by adding thereto Chapter 10, Section 1-14 inclusive to be titled "Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration," as follows: A By-Law governing the adoption of the Classification and Com- pensation plans for positions in the Town service. SECTION 1—Compensation of Officers and Employees. Subject to the provisions of this by-law the salary or compensation of employees of the Town shall be established. SECTION 2—Adoption of Classification Plan That the classification and standardization of all positions in the town service as contemplated and adopted by the Civil Service Com- mission, with such amendments or changes as may be made thereto, be and the same are hereby adopted as the classification plan for all posi- tions in the town service. The titles of the classes of positions named shall forthwith become the official titles of every position allocated to the respective classes and shall be used on all payrolls, budget estimates and official records and reports relating to such positions. SECTION 3—Adoption of Compensation Plan That the salary and wage schedules for the respective classes of positions as arranged under appropriate services of the classification plan and set forth in the following sections, with such amendments as may be made thereto from time to time by the Town Meeting, be and the same are hereby adopted and shall constitute the "COMPENSATION PLAN". •Said "COMPENSATION PLAN" establishing the standard salary schedules is, in words, letters and numerals, as hereafter follows. SECTION 4—Salary Schedules for Positions in the Administrative and Clerical Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Admin- istrative and Clerical Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Maximutl Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 1— "Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... $1,320 $1,440 $1,560 $1,680 $1,800 *Stores Clerk . . . . . . . ....... 1,320 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,800 'Typist .... ... . . . . . . . ...... 1,320 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,800 83 GRADE 2- Junior Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 11800 Junior Clerk-Typist . . . . . . 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 1,800 Junior Clerk-Stenographer 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 1,800 Clerk-Cashier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 1,800 GRADE 3- Senior Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 Senior Clerk-Typist . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 Senior Clerk-Stenographer 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 Telephone Operator . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 Permanent Assistant Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 GRADE 4- Principal Clerk 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 Principal Clerk-Typist . . . . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 Principal Clerk- Stenographer . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 Confidential Secretary to Selectmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 GRADE 9- Purchasing Agent . . . . . . . . . 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 • No present positions of this class have been found in the town service but the class is set up for possible future positions or because of cross references to it in definitions for other classes. SECTION 5-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Agriculture (In- cluding Conservation) Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Agricul- ture (including Conservation) Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: GRADE 4- Tree Climber . . . . . . .. . . . . Hourly Rate $1.35 per hour Tree Surgeon .. . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.35 per hour Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Maximum Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 7- Forestry Foreman .. . . . . . . . . . 2,760 2,940 3,120 3,300 3,480 SECTION 6-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Custodian (in- cluding Domestic) Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Custodian (including Domestic) Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: 84 Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Maximum Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 2- Institution House Worker. . $1,440 $1,560 $1,680 $1,740 $1,800 Matron-Infirmary . . . . . . . . . 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 1,800 Janitress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,440 1,560 1,680 1,740 1,800 GRADE 4- Junior Building Custodian 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,523 GRADE 5- Senior Building Custodian 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 SECTION 7-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Library Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Library Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Maximum Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 3- Library Assistant . .. . . . . . $1,680 $1,300 $1.920 $2.040 $2,160 GRADE 4- Ist Assistant Circulation Department 2,040 2.160 2.280 2,400 2,520 1st Assistant East Branch . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 1st Assistant Children's Department 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 North Branch Children's Librarian . . . . 2,040 2,160 2.280 2,400 2,520 West Branch Librarian . . . 2,040 2,160 2.280 2.400 2,520 East Branch Assistant (work with Juniors) . . . . . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 GRADE 5- North Branch Librarian. . . . 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 East Branch Children's Librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 GRADE 6- East Branch Librarian . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Children's Librarian . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Catalog Librarian . . . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Circulation Librarian . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Reference Librarian . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 GRADE 8- Assistant Librarian . . . . . . . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 GRADE 11- Librarian (Chief) . . . . . . . . . 4,200 4,500 4,800 5,100 5,400 85 SECTION 8-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Engineering Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Engineering Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 5- Engineering Aid-Grade 1. . $2,400 $2,520 $2,640 $2,760 $2,880 GRADE 6- Engineering Aid-Grade 2. . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 GRADE 8- Junior Civil Engineer- Grade 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 GRADE 9- Civil Engineer-Grade 4. . . . 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 GRADE 11- Town Engineer-Grade 5. . 4,200 4,500 4,800 5,100 5,400 SECTION 9-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Health and Wel- fare Services: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Health and Welfare Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Standard Basic Salary Intermediate Range Maximum Mintmurq After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 3- Hygienist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 Keeper-Infirmary . . . . . . . . 1,680 1,800 1,920 2,040 2,160 GRADE 4- Social Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 GRADE 5- Social Worker Supervisor. . 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 Public Health Nurse. . . . . . . . 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 GRADE 8- Principal Social Work Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 GRADE 9- Commissioner of Veterans' Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 GRADE 10- Welfare Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 Health Officer . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 86 SECTION 10—Salary Schedules for Positions in the Mechanical and Construction Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Mechanical and Construction Service and the same are hereby adopted as the stand- ard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Intermediate Range Standard Basic Salary Maximum Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Yrar Year GRADE 4— Chief Inspector—Water . .. 2,040 2,160 2,280 2,400 2,520 Laborer (unskilled) .. . . . . Hourly Rate $1.25 per hour Motor Equipment Operator —Grade 1 . . . . . . . . . . .. .. Hourly Rate $1.30 per hour Motor Equipment Operator —Grade 2 Hourly Rate $1.30 per hour Laborer (skilled) Hourly Rate $1.30 per hour Motor Equipment Operator —Grade 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.35 per hour Storekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.30 per hour GRADE 5— Water Meter Inspector ... 2,400 2,520 2,640 2,760 2,880 Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.40 per hour Blacksmith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Cement Finisher . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.50 per hour Foreman (Highway Depart- ment) Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Foreman (Painter) . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Foreman (Park) . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Foreman (Cemetery) Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Motor Equipment Repair- man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Timekeeper . . . . Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour Water Service Working Foreman .. . . . . . . .. . . .. Hourly Rate $1.45 per hour GRADE 6— Motor Equipment Mainten- ance Foreman . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.65 per hour Water Meter Repair Foreman . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.65 per hour Foreman Working Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly Rate $1.65 per hour GRADE 7— Water Registrar 2,760 2,940 3,120 3,300 3,480 Inspector of Wire Maintenance .. . . . ... .. 2,760 2,940 3,120 3,300 3,480 Supervisor Foreman (High- way Department) . . .. .. Hourly Rate $1.75 per hour 87 GRADE 8- Cemetery Superintendent . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 2nd Assistant Superintendent -Poles and Wires .. .... 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 Assistant Superintendent- Water Dept. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 Water Construction Fore- man .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . ... . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 Superintendent of Parks and Recreation . . . .. . . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3.660 3,840 Sealer of Weights and Measures . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 GRADE 9- Inspector of Plumbing .. .. 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 1st Assistant Superintendent -Poles and Wires . .... . 3,300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 GRADE 10- Assistant Superintendent of Highways 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 Inspector of Buildings . . . . . 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 Superintendent of Poles and Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 Superintendent of Water Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,750 4,050 4,350 4,650 4,950 GRADE 11- Superintendent of Highway Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200 4,500 4,800 5,100 5,400 SECTION 11-Salary Schedules for Positions in the Public Safety Service: "That the following salary schedules for positions in the Public Safety Service and the same are hereby adopted as the standard salary schedules for all such positions in the town service: Standard Basic salary Intermediate Range Maximum Minimum After After After After 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Year Year Year Year GRADE 6- Fireman (Private) . . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Patrolman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Patrolman (Clerk) . . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Patrolman (Building Custodian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 Fire Alarm Signal Operator 2,640 2,760 2,880 3,000 3,120 GRADE 7- Police Sergeant . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,760 2,940 3,120 3,300 3,480 Mechanician-Fire Dept. . . 2,760 2,940 3,120 3,300 3,480 GRADE 8- Fire Lieutenant .. . . .. .. . . 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 Police Lieutenant .. . . .. .. 3,120 3,300 3,480 3,660 3,840 88 GRADE 9— Captain (Fire Department 3,300 3,600 3.900 4.200 4.500 Police Captain . . . . . . .. . . . 3.300 3,600 3,900 4,200 4,500 GRADE 11— Chief (Fire Department) . . . 4,200 4,500 4.800 5.100 5,400 Police Chief .. .... .... .. .. 4,200 4.500 4.800 5,100 5,400 SECTION 12—Initial Adjustments to the Compensation Plan. That in order to bring all salary rates into conformity with those provided in the compensation plan, the following rules of application and adjustment shall be effective in fixing the rates of pay of incumbents of positions at the time any salary range included in the compensation plan or any amendment thereto takes effect: (a) The rate of pay of an employee receiving less than the mini- mum of the range prescribed for the class to which his position is allocated shall be increased to the minimum except when the amount under the minimum is less than one increment when paragraph C shall apply. (b) If the present salary is above the maximum prescribed in the new schedule, the present incumbent shall continue at the present salary and the schedule shall not apply until the position is vacated. (c) The rate of pay of an employee receiving compensation be- tween any two rates between the minimum and maximum of the range prescribed for the class to which his position is allocated shall be ad- justed to an equivalent of one full increment each .year within the salary range until he reaches his maximum. (d) Annual increment shall become effective on the anniversary day of each year following appointment, or following final adoption of this plan, unless there is filed written objection thereto by the appro- priate appointing authority with the Town Auditor on or before the expiration of each said year. SECTION 13. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or figure of this by-law is for any reason held to be unconsti- tutional or invalid, such decision and invalidity or voidance shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this by-law. SECTION 14. That this by-law shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Reconsideration: Motion to reconsider foregoing vote was duly made and seconded, and thereupon it was VOTED: Not to reconsider the same. 89 ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Hundred twenty-five Thousand dollars ($125,000.00) to pay the cost of constructing a fire station on land now owned by the Town, located on Orchard Street, Loomis Avenue and Bradshaw Street and shown as Lot Al, on plan on file in the office of Otis D. Allen, Town Engineer, dated October 22, 1947, the same being land acquired by the Town by purchase for the purpose of constructing a fire station, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Fire Station Committee) April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) To Indefinitely Postpone. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Three Thousand dollars ($3,000.00) to be expended under the direction of the Park Department, to pay the cost of providing a flood lighting system at Saltonstall,Park to be used for recreational and other civic activities, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Boosters Club) April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: To appropriate the sum of Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to be expended under the direction of the Park Department, to pay the cost of providing a flood lighting system at Saltonstall Park to be used for recreational and other civic activities. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, which Act authorizes increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired, and to beneficiaries of such persons, or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 VOTED: To accept the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, which Act authorizes increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired, and to bene- ficiaries of such persons. ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand dollars ($15,000.00) for the purpose of puchasing and erecting steel stands and Press Box at Victory Field, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Athletic Stadium Committee) April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: To appropriate the sum of Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) to be expended under the direction of the Park Department for the purpose of purchasing and erecting steel stands and Press Box 90 at Victory Field, said appropriation to be assessed on the polls and estates for the year 1949. ARTICLE 31 To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-Law of the Inhabitants of Waterown by striking out of the third sentence of Chapter 8, Section 1 the following words, "where materials, supplies and equipment are furnished by the Contractor as part of his contract," and inserting in place threof the following words, "where Moderator appoints a Special Committee to award and adminis- ter contracts," so that the said third sentence of Chapter 8, Section 1 will read as follows: "Contractual services, for th purpose of these By-Laws, shall not be construed to mean the hiring of departmental personnel, medical, legal, engineering, technical, and other professional services, or awarding and administration of contracts for new public works or projects where Moderator appoints a Special Committee to award and administer contracts." or otherwise amend Chapter 8, Section 1, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Special By-Law Committee) April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) To refer subject matter of Article 31, to next Town Meeting. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Lews (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 136, Section 4B, more particularly designated as Section 3, of Chapter 207 of the Acts of 1946, which authorizes the licensing of bowling on the Lord's day, between the hours of one and eleven post meridian, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Robert H. Bruce and others) April 13, 1949 VOTED: To Indefinitely Postpone. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to defray the cost of preparing plans for an addition to either the Browne School building or the Mar- shall Spring School building, appoint the School Comittee to act as the building committee for said addition, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of School Committee) April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: That the sum of One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) be appropriated to defray the cost of securing technical advice and to make survey of school conditions in North and West Watertown, to be expend- ed by a committee consisting of the School Committee and three other 91 citizens to be appointed by the Moderator, said citizens to serve until the work is consummated. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing Zoning By-Law of the Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown, by repealing and striking out paragraph 3 of Section 18, and adopting and substituting in place thereof the following as paragraph 3, Section 18, or take any other action relating thereto: No. 3. The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the use of the premises for which application is made shall not constitute a nuisance because of noise, vibration, smoke, gas fumes, odor, dust or other objectionable features, and that such use shall not otherwise be injurious to the inhabitants or their properties, or dangerous to the public health or safety. When not so satisfied, the Board of Appeals shall refuse to grant a permit. When, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals such a permit may be granted if accompanied by conditions especially designed to safeguard the district and the Town, it shall impose such conditions and make them a part of the decisions, and they shall be made a part of the permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings. The Board of Appeals may, after a hearing and proof of violation of any of such conditions, or any use of the terms of the permit withdraw the permit, after which the use shall be discontinued. (Request of the Planning Board) April 13, 1949 VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town amend the present Zon- ing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by repealing and striking out paragraph 3 of Section 18, and substituting in place thereof the following: No. 3. The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the use of the premises for which application is made shall not constitute a nuisance because of noise, vibration, smoke, gas fumes, odor, dust or other objectionable features and that such use shall not otherwise be injurious to the inhabitants or their properties, or danger- ous to the public health or safety. When not so satisfied, the Board of Appeals shall refuse to grant a permit. When, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals such a permit may be granted if accompanied by conditions especially designed to safeguard the district and the Town, it shall impose such conditions and make them a part of the decisions, and they shall be made a part of the permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings. The Board of Appeals may, after a hearing and proof of violation of any of such conditions, or any use of the terms of the permit withdraw the permit, after which the use shall be discontinued. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Eight Thousand dollars ($8,000.00) to be used as an additional appro- priation to the sum of Four Thousand dollars ($4,000.00) heretofore appropriated under Article 34 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1946, for the construction of a utility building at Ridgelawn Cemetery, authorize the Health Department to consruct the same, and of the sum of Eight Thousand dollars ($8,000.00) approve the transfer of Five Thousand Seven Hundred dollars ($5,700.00) from the Sale of Lots Fund, and assess the balance of Two Thousand Three Hundred dollars 92 ($2,300.00) against the polls and estates, or take any other action relat- ing threto. (Request of Health Department) April 13, 1949 (Action taken in conjunction with Article 3.) VOTED: (Unanimously) No appropriation. ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to continue in office for a period of two years the committee of seven (7) appointed by the Moderator as directed by the Town under Article 29 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1946, for the purpose of considering and studying the need for additional space at the World War Memorial, 215 Mount Auburn Street, further empower the committee to consider, study and make recommendations regarding sites other than at 215 Mount Auburn Stret, appropriate the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) originally appropriated at the Annual Meeting of 1946, of which no monies have been expended, to defray the cost of preparing plans, and direct the committee to report to the Board of Selectmen not later than December 13, 1950, direct how the money shall be raised, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of World War Memorial Committee) April 13, 1949 VOTED: To continue in office for a period of two years the com- mitte of seven (7) appointed by the Moderator as directed by the Town under Article 29, of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of 1946, for the purpose of considering and studying the need for additional space at the World War Memorial, 215 Mount Auburn Street, appropriate the sum of One Thousand dollars (1,000.00) originally appropriated at the Annual Meeting of 1946, of which no monies have been expended, to defray the cost of preparing plans, and direct the committee to report to the Board of Selectmen, not later than December 31, 1950. ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men on behalf of the Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown to enter into an agreement with the proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn concerning the matter of taxation of burial lands in Watertown, owned by the Cemetery, under the terms of and as authorized by Chap- ter 139 of the Acts of 1911, and to enter into an agreement for the settlement of other matters which are in dispute between the Town and the Cemetery, namely—a dispute as to whether the Town owned dump on Coolidge Avenue and Grove Street is a nuisance, the further oper- ation of which may be enjoined by the Cemetery; and a dispute as to whether the Town or Cemetery is legally liable to care for graves of Veterans interred in said Cemetery,—or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 On motion of Selectman Roy C. Papalia, it was VOTED: That action on the subject matter of Article 37, be post- poned to next sitting of this meeting, if any, or to first meeting, annnual or special, thereafter. 93 ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to approve the applica- tion of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for the dedication to burial purposes of a certain portion of its land adjoining the existing burial land containing approximately 112,500 square feet bounded and described as follows: NORTHERLY eight hundred fifty (850) feet by land now used as a Roman Catholic cemetery; WESTERLY by a line two hundred fifty (250) feet long at right angles to said boundary; SOUTHERLY by a line parallel to the northerly boundary and two hundred fifty (250) feet therefore; and EASTERLY by the existing burial land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn. being part of the land known as Greenhouse Lot and Davenport Land, as required by the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 14, Sec- tion 34, or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 On motion of Selectman Roy C. Papalia, it was VOTED: That action on the subject matter of Article 38, be post- poned to next sitting of this meeting, if any, or to first meeting, annual or special, thereafter, ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote for open taxi stands in the Town, such as now being used in other places, such as Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. This will give better service to the people of the Town, or take any other action relating thereto. (Request of Garrett L. Kelley, Jr. and others) April 13, 1949 VOTED: Not to adopt. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding at the end of Chapter 3, the following Section: "Section 28, Each town officer, head of department, chairman of any board or committee, or other person immediately responsible for the submission to the auditor of a payroll to be included in a warrant for payment, shall certify under oath or under the penalties of perjury that the services listed thereon have been rendered, except as otherwise noted, and are properly chargeable against the appropriation designated." or take any other action relating thereto. April 13, 1949 On motion of Selectman Roy C. Papalia, it was VOTED: To amend the existing By-Laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding at the end of Chapter 3, the following section: 94 Section 28. Each town officer, head of department, chairman of any board or committee, or other person immediately responsible for the submission to the auditor of a payroll to be included in a warrant for payment, shall certify under oath or under the penalties of perjury that the services listed thereon have been rendered, except as otherwise noted, and are properly chargeable against the appropriation designated. VOTED: Fuial adjournment at 11:30 p.m. on April 13, 1949, there being no further business to come before the meeting. A true record, ATTEST: GEOROE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk 95 RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 14, 1949 The Special Meeting of November 14, 1949 duly called and held, was called to order by Moderator John M. Russell at 8 p.m. Officers' return on Warrant was read by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. Number of Town Meeting Members present as reported by records of Harry J. York and John T. Gleason, 146. Notices were received from Chairman of Precincts 7 and 9 respec- tively, of the election to fill Town Meeting vacancies of: EDWARD F. WRIGHT, 44 Fayette Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Seven, 1950 term, caused by appointment to the Finance Committee of Miles Robinson. WILLIAM A. EAGLESON, JR., 60 Hillside Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Nine, 1950 term, caused by the death of Angus Fraser. DOMINIC PALLONE, 15 Linden Street, to fill vacancy in Precinct Nine, 1950 term, caused by the removal of Harry Kennedy. ARTICLE 1. To hear the report of any committee heretofore ap- pointed and act thereon. ACTION: No committees reported. ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to adopt a resolution with reference to the election of Harold J. Russell, a citizen of Watertown, National Commander of American Veterans of World War II or take any action relating thereto. (Request of the American Veterans) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the following resolution be made part of the records of the meeting, and that an attested copy be sent to Harold J. Russell. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) at the National Convention held at Des Moines, Iowa, on September 3-5, 1949, chose as their national leader an illustrious citizen of Watertown, Harold J. Russell; and WHEREAS, his election as National Commander climaxes a long period of unselfish service of the cause of the veteran and the disabled veteran of both great World Wars; and WHEREAS, such outstanding service to his fellow man has been rendered in spite of disabling physical handicap suffered by him during his service as a member of the armed forces during World War II; and WHEREAS, his abilities and talent have been so outstanding as to win for him a 1948 Academy Award of the motion picture industry as a result of his performance in the motion picture "Best Years of Our Lives"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Town Meeting of the Town of Watertown, held on November 14, 1949, does hereby take cognizance of the great honor bestowed upon 96 one of its citizens by the American Veterans of World War II and com- mends him for the great work done on behalf of his fellow man and the honor brought to Watertown by his election as National Commander of the said organization, and further BE IT RESOLVED That a copy of this Resolution be prepared and presented to the said Harold J. Russell, on behalf of the Town. ARTICLE.3 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the necessary sums of money for the use of the various Town Departments for the balance of the current year or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated for the following departments, for the uses listed below, and that the money be provided by transfer from certain accounts in ac- cordance with the following schedule: From To Fire, Permanent men $500.00 Fire, Contingent $500.00 Town Hall, Fuel 300.00 Town Hall, Maintenance 200.00 Town Hall, Relief Operator 100.00 Highway, Junior Clerk 1.080.00 Highway, Overtime Labor 1,080.00 Highway, Construction 3,000.00 Highway, General Maintenance 3,000.00 School, Operation, Salaries 300.00 School Telephones 300.00 Cost of Living Bonus 7,533.00 School Fuel 2,000.00 School, Light and Power 3,000.00 Police, Contingent 700.00 Police, Reserve Police 300.00 Library Maintenance 1,533.00 Fire, Permanent men 400.00 Tree Warden, Oovertime 100.00 Infirmary, General Expense 300.00 Street Lights 495.00 Park Roller 495.00 ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the necessary sums of money for the use of the Town Welfare Department, including Aid, General Relief, and Old Age Assistance, for the balance of the current year or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town appropriate the sum of Forty-four thousand, three hundred and forty-one dollars ($44,341.00) for the use of the Town Welfare Department, to be divided as follows: General Relief $ 2,000.00 Aid Dependent Children 12,475.00 Old Age Assistance 29,866.00 and that said sum be and is hereby transferred from the Excess and De- ficiency Account. VOTED: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to use the sum of six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) from Federal Funds for use in the Con- tingent Account of the Welfare Department. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate or pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, such sum.-, of money as may be necessary 97 to repair and refinish the Town Infirmary or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town appropriate the sum of Two thousand, five hundred dollars $(2,500.00) to repair and refinish the Town Infirmary, and that said sum be transferred from the Cost of Living Bonus Account. ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) for the erection and construction of a dog pound on land owned by the Town on Coolidge Avenue in said Town or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) "No appropriation." ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, the sum of five hundred eighty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($588.75) to pay unpaid bills of previous years of the Workmen's Compensation Department of the Town, said bills having been unpaid due to the insufficiency of the appropriation for such Department in the years in which such bills were incurred, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of $588.75 be and hereby is appropriated to pay unpaid bills of previous years of the Workmen's Compensation Department of the Town, said bills having been unpaid due to the insufficiency of the appropriations for such department in the years in which such bills were incurred and said sum is to be provided by transfer of $588.75 from the 1949 Workmen's Compensation account. ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, such sums of money as may be necessary to erect or construct a wire or chain link fence on the Easterly side of How Park in the Town of Watertown or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That action under Article 8, be postponed until next annual meeting. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to sell and convey for the sum of $289,769.89 by private sale to the Watertown Housing Au- thority title to approximately 62,307 square feet of land with the build- ings thereon, now owned by the Town, situated on Lexington Street in said Town and adjoining land now owned by the said Watertown Housing Authority, the same being land purchased by Town under authority of Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946 and also being the land upon which the Town, acting through the Emergency Housing Board, erected and con- structed dwelling houses and units for veterans, and authorize and direct the Selectmen for in the name of and on behalf of the Town to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver to said Watertown Housing Authority a good and sufficient deed conveying title to such property for said sum or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town sell and convey to the Watertown Housing Authority for the sum of $289,769.89 the land situated in said Watertown shown on a plan entitled "Town of Water- town Plan Showing Land to be Deeded to Watertown Housing Au- 98 thority" dated October 17, 1949 by Herbert C. Cook, Town Engineer, bounded and described as follows: EASTERLY by Lexington Street, two hundred sixty-three and 45/100 (263.45) feet; SOUTHERLY by land of Watertown Housing Authority, two hundred seventy-one and 74/100 (271,74) feet; WESTERLY by land of Watertown Housing Authority, one hundred twenty-two and 50/100 (122.50) feet; SOUTHERY again by land of Watertown Housing Authority, twenty-seven (27) feet more or less; WESTERLY again by land of Watertown Housing Authority, one hundred thirty-six and 07/100 (136.07) feet; NORTHERLY by land of Pairfield Gardens, Inc., three hun- dred two and 40/100 (302.40) feet. Excepting that portion known as Darch Road bounded and described as follows: EASTERLY by Lexington Street, eighty-five and 63/100 (85.63) feet; SOUTHERLY by Lots 16, 15, and 14, two hundred eighty- seven and 34/100 (.287.34) feet; WESTERLY by land of Watertown Housing Authority, twenty-two and 5/10 (22.5) feet; SOUTHERLY again by land of Watertown Housing Au- thority, about twenty-seven (27) feet more or less; WESTERLY again by land of Watertown Housing Authority, twenty-two and 5/10 (22.5) feet; NORTHERLY by Lots 3, 2 and 1, three hundred fifteen and 4/10 (315.4) feet, and that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and di- rected to make, execute, acknowledge, seal and deliver for, in the name of and on behalf of the Town of Watertown to said Watertown Housing Authority a good and sufficient deed Conveying title to said property for said sum. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen for, in the name of and on behalf of the Town to contract with the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn in accordance with and as authorized by the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Acts of 1911 for the payment of present and future taxes or an annual sum or sums in lieu thereof on cemetery and burial lands owned by the said Pro- prietors in the Town of Watertown and for the settlement of the dispute between the Town and the said Proprietors concerning the alleged nuisance in the maintenance of the dump owned by the Town on Coolidge Avenue and Grove Street and the further dispute concerning the main- tenance of veterans' graves in said Cemetery for the care of which the Town may be legally responsible, and in consideration therefor to approve and permit the dedication to burial purposes of a certain portion of the land of said Proprietors in Watertown adjoining the existing burial land 99 of said Proprietors, containing approximately 204,800 square feet of land, bounded and described as follows: NORTHWESTERLY by land known as the Roman Catholic Cemetery, eight hundred fifty (850) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by other land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, two hundred fifty (250) feet: SOUTHEASTERLY by land of said Proprietors, about eight hundred fifty (850) feet; and NORTHEASTERLY by land of said Proprietors now dedicated to burial purposes, about two hundred fifty (250) feet; or take any action relating thereto. VOTED : That the Inhabitants of Watertown do hereby approve, accept and ratify the following contract (and the contract thereto attached) by and between Inhabitants of Watertown and the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn ; said contract having been executed July 18, 1949 for, in the name of and on behalf of Inhabitants of Watertown by its Selectmen and for, in the name of and on behalf of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn by its President: AN AGREEMENT dated July 18, 1949, by and between INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, (hereinafter called the Town) and the PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN, (herein- after called the Cemetery) a corporation of said Commonwealth organized and existing pursuant to Chapter 96 of the Laws of 1835 of said Commonwealth and subsequent amend- ments thereto. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS the Cemetery and the Town now seek to settle certain disputes which have arisen between them, which are briefly as follows: (a) a dispute as to whether certain land owned by the Cemetery and lying within the Town is or is not taxable; (b) a dispute as to whether the dump on Coolidge Avenue and Grove Street owned and operated by the Town is a nuisance the further operation of which may be enjoined by the Cemetery; and (e) a dispute as to whether the Town is required by law to care for graves of certain veterans interred in said Cemetery, and the extent of such liability; and WHEREAS the Appellate Tax Board of said Commonwealth has recently determined that property of the Cemetery now taxed by the Town is non-taxable for the years 1946 and 1947 inasmuch as it is used for cemetery purposes and has specifically held non- taxable (except for rented greenhouse space) certain greenhouse property assessed by the Town for $73,200 for the year 1948, and both parties have appealed from this decision; and a proceeding is now pending before said Board for the year 1948; and WHEREAS the Cemetery has brought suit against the Town seeking to abate an alleged smoke nuisance caused to it by the operation of said dump, which suit has not yet been heard and is now pending; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: That if the Town at a special meeting duly and properly called and held in the year 1949 shall approve the agreement attached hereto and hereby incorporated herein and shall 100 approve the setting aside of approximately 204,300 square feet of land in said Town owned by said Cemetery for an additional burial area, and the approval of the Board of Health of the Town and the Department of Public Health to the dedication of said land to burial purposes shall be given: (a) both pasties will execute and the Cemetery will at its expense record the said attached agreement; (b) the Cemetery will withdraw its suit for the abatement of the alleged nuisance, arising out of the operation of the said dump, under such stipulations as shall be satisfactory to counsel for the Town preventing the Cemetery from reinstituting suit for any cause of action on which said suit is founded; (c) the Cemetery will resume, and will continue to the extent that it feels it is financially able so to do its previous custom of caring for veterans' graves, and agrees not to hold the Town responsible for the care of veterans' neglected graves; (d) both parties will stipulate that their respective appeals to the Supreme Judicial Court from the Appellate Tax Board above referred to will be withdrawn, and the 1948 Appellate Tax Board Proceeding will be with- drawn on the making of payments in accordance with Article 6 of the said attached agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused these presents to be signed by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized and their corporate seals to be here- 'anto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written. INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN By s/ ROY C. PAPALIA Chairman, Board of Selectmen s/ WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectman s/ H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectman PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN By s/ OAKES I. AMES President FURTHER VOTED : That the following contract is hereby authorized pursuant to Section 7 of Chapter 139 of the Acts of 1911 and that the Board of Selectmen for, in the name of and on behalf of the Inhabitants of Watertown be and hereby is directed to make, execute, seal and deliver the same and cause it to be recorded : AN AGREEMENT dated .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 1949, by and between INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter called the Town) and the PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN (hereinafter called the Cemetery), a corporation organized and existing pursuant to Chapter 96 of the Laws of 1835 of said Commonwealth and Acts amendatory thereto. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS the Town has in the year 1949, and in prior years assessed real estate taxes upon the following described parcels of lands and buildings, now owned by the Cemetery, situated in said Town: 101 I. This parcel is bounded and described as follows:— Being the greater part of lot numbered 5 on a Plan entitled "Proposed division of Estate of John Coolidge, Esq., Water- town, Mass., January, 1887, William T. Pierce, surveyor" recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book of Plans 57, Plan 42, and bounded, Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly side of Grove Street, nineteen and 4/100 (19.4) feet Southeasterly from. the Southwesterly corner of lot numbered 4 on said Plan, thence running Northeasterly, bounded Northwesterly by the remaining part of said lot 5, seventy-nine (79) feet to a point on the Southeasterly bound of said lot numbered 4; thence turning and running a little more Easterly, bounded Northwesterly by said lot numbered four, five hundred eight and 87/100 (508.87) feet to the Catholic Cemetery; thence turning and running South- easterly by said Catholic Cemetery four hundred sixty-five (465) feet to the Northeasterly corner of lot numbered 6; thence turning and running Southwesterly by said lot numbered six, six hundred fifty (650) feet to said Grove Street; thence turning and running North- westerly on said Grove Street, two hundred eighty-eight and 96/100 (288.96) feet to the point of beginning; containing two hundred twenty-seven thousand nine hundred sixty- eight (227,968) square feet of land. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by deeds of Henry J. Winslow, Trustee, and Henry J. Winslow et als, dated May 21st, 1921, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 4436, page 452 and Book 4436, page 450, respectively. The above parcel is hereinafter referred to as Parcel I. II. This parcel is made up of four (4) contiguous tracts of land, all situated on the Easterly side of Grove Street, the first of which is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of the granted premises at a point on the Northeasterly side of Grove Street at land now or formerly of Hinde & Dauch Paper Co.; thence running Easterly by the land of said company about 725 feet to land of owners unknown; thence turning and running Southerly by said land of owners unknown about 203 feet to the corner of Lot 4 shown on "Plan of Land in Watertown showing Lots 1-2-3 and 4 on plan recorded in Plan Book 57, Plan 42" by William T. Pierce with changes by W. A.Mason &Son, dated November, 1910, and recorded in Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 3564 at the end; thence turning and running Southwesterly about 468 feet to a point in the Southeasterly line of old Lot 3 on said plan; thence turning and running Northerly about 53 feet to the Northeasterly corner of Lot 3 on said plan; thence turning and run- ning Northwesterly by said Lot 3 to a point; thence turning and running Southwesterly about 275 feet by said Lot 3 to Grove Street; thence turning and running Northwesterly by Grove Street about 103 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 114,884 square feet and being a portion of Lot 2 on the plan above referred to after changes made by W. A. Mason & Son, C. E. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by deed of A. H. News & Co., In- corporated, dated May 19, 1944, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 6766, page 349. The second tract of land is shown as Lot No. 4 upon "Proposed Division of Estate of John Coolidge, Esq., dated January, 1887, William T. Pierce, Surveyor" said plan being recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book of Plans 57, Plan 42, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the granted premises at a point on the northeasterly side of Grove Street, and thence running northeasterly on Lot No. 2 on said plan, six hundred seventy-seven (677) feet to land of persons unknown; thence turning and running southeasterly on land of persons unknown, four hundred and twenty (420) feet to Lot No. 5 on said plan; thence running southwesterly on said Lot No. 5, five hundred and ninety (590) feet to said Grove Street; and thence running northwesterly on said Grove Street, three hundred and eight (308) feet to the point of beginning. The third tract of land adjoins the second tract of land above described, and is b^unded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of Grove Street at the southeasterly corner of the granted premises which is the dividing line between Lots No. 2 and No. 4 102 on the said plan; thence the boundary line runs northwesterly on said Grove Street one hundred and thirty (130) feet; thence turning and running in a straight line northeasterly through Lot No. 3 and said Lot No. 2 about six hundred and eighty (680) feet to land marked "Catholic Cemetery" on said plan at the dividing line between said Lots No. 2 and No. 4; thence turning and running southwesterly on the northwesterly boundary line of said Lot No. 4, being the dividing line aforesaid about six hundred and seventy-seven (677) feet to the point of beginning. Said third subparcel is a triangular strip of land contain- ing about one and one-quarter (1�0 acres and being shown as the lot marked "41,250" on the plan dated November, 1910, with changes by W. A. Mason & Son, Cambridgeport, which makes certain changes in the plan hereinbefore mentioned and which second plan is recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds at the end of Book 3564. The fourth tract of land adjoins the second tract of land above-described and is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northeasterly side of Grove Street at the southeasterly corner of the granted premises at a point in Lot No. 5 of the aforesaid plan recorded at the end of Book 3564 and on Grove Street; thence running northwesterly on said Grove Street, nineteen and 04/100 (19.04) feet to the dividing line between said lots No. 4 and No. 5; thence turning and running northeasterly on said dividing line, ninety-one and 27/100 (91.27) feet; thence turning and running southerly seventy-nine (79) feet to Grove Street at the point of beginning. Being a triangular strip of land as shown on the plan above last mentioned containing seven hundred and fifty-two (752) square feet, and being formerly a part of said Lot No. 5. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by deed of Watertown Savings Bank dated May 18, 1944, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 2766, page 353. The above four tracts of land are hereinafter referred to collectively as Parcel II. III. This parcel is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone on the southwesterly side of Grove Street at the southeast corner of the granted premises and at land now or formerly of Jacob Schick; thence run- ning in a southwesterly direction by said Schick land four hundred thirty-five feet to a stake; thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction one hundred twenty-one and 27/100 feet to land late of the Coolidge Estate and now supposed to be of Dohanian; thence turning and running by said land formerly.of the Coolidge Estate and now sup- posed to be of Dohanian and John P. Condon Corp. northeasterly three hundred twenty- seven 1/100 feet to a stone bound; thence turning and running in a more easterly direction one hundred and ninety-nine 30/100 (199.30) feet by land formerly of Neill and now supposed to be of Serafini to Grove Street and thence turning and running in a southerly direction by said Grove Street about three hundred seventy 40/100 feet to the point of beginning; Being the lot of land shown upon "Plan of the Estate of Joshua C. Stone, Late of Watertown, Mass. by Maynard & Coburn. C.E.'s", dated November 25, 1913, and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds Book of Plans 219, Plan 17; excluding therefrom the portion bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Grove Street, the said point being at the northeasterly corner of the excluded portion and on the division line between land of Annie Serafini and said excluded portion; thence southerly along Grove Street for a distance of thirty (30) feet; thence southwesterly and parallel to the said division line for a distance of two hundred and forty-six and eighty-five hundredths (246.85) feet to a point on the present division line between land of the John P. Condon Corporation and land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn; thence northeasterly along said division line for a distance of fifty-six and fifty one-hundredths (56.50) feet to a stone bound marking the division line between land of Annie Serafini and the excluded portion; thence more easterly along said division line for a distance of one hundred and ninety- nine and thirty one-hundredths (199.30) feet to the point of beginning; containing six thousand six hundred and fifty-five (6655) square feet. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by Deed of Edwin L. Stone et als dated July 7, 1942, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 6616, page 73, exclud- 103 ing therefrom the premises conveyed by the Cemetery to Annie Serafini by deed dated March 24, 1947, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 7111, page 293. The above parcel is hereinafter referred to as Parcel III. IV. This parcel is situated on the Southerly corner of Grove Street and Coolidge Hill Road, and is bounded and described as follows: Northeasterly by said Grove Street by two lines measuring respectively ninety and 07/100 feet and thirty-six and 86/100 feet; Northwesterly by said Coolidge Hill Road, two hundred forty feet; Southwesterly by Lot 2 on plan entitled "Plan of Land in Watertown Mass.", dated Dec. 5, 1931, by Thomas V. Dwyer, Civil Engineer, recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds, Book 5618, Page 81, now supposed to be land of John P. Condon Corporation, one hundred and sixty-two and 8/10 feet; and Southeasterly by land now or formerly of Neill two hundred nine and 02/100 feet, excluding therefrom a triangular por- tion situated on the Southerly side of said Coolidge Hill Road bounded and described as follows: Westerly by land of John P. Condon Corporation one hundred sixty-two and eight tenths (162.8) feet; Easterly by land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn one hundred fifty and two tenths (150.2) feet; Northerly by Coolidge Hill Road sixty (60) feet; containing 4,430 square feet; the said premises being shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Watertown, Mass." dated December 9, 1942, by Everett M. Brooks, Civil Engineer. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by deed of Joseph G. Neill dated April 30, 1942, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 6596, page 164, excluding therefrom the premises conveyed by the Cemetery to John P. Condon Corporation by deed dated May 24, 1943, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 6681, page 32. The above parcel is hereinafter referred to as Parcel IV. V. This parcel is bounded and described as follows: Northerly on Coolidge Avenue twelve hundred and ninety-one feet; Easterly on land of the Cambridge Cemetery one hundred sixty and 85/100 feet; Southerly on land taken by the Board of Metropolitan Park Commissioners by a line shown on a plan filed with Middlesex South District Deeds as No. 133 and described in the instrument of taking recorded with said Deeds Book 2375, Page 532, and Westerly by a line, as follows: Beginning at a point marked by a stone bound in the southerly side of Coolidge Avenue which is three hundred seventy five feet (375.00') south 710 29' west from a stone bound in the southerly side of Coolidge Avenue, (this later stone bound being nine hundred fifty four and forty three hundredths feet (954.43') westerly from the stone post in the southerly side of Coolidge Avenue on the Cambridge-Watertown boundary line; Thence south fifty two degrees and five minutes (52` 05') east forty and no hun- dredths feet (40.00') to a point marked by a stone bound; Then south sixty six degrees and twenty five minutes (660 25') east, one hundred seventy nine and eighty nine hundredths feet (179.89') to a point marked by a stone bound; Thence north eighty degrees and thirty minutes (800 30') east, one hundred thirty one and eighty hundredths feet (131.80') to a point marked by a stone bound; Thence south twelve degrees and forty one minutes (12' 41') east, one hundred seventeen and fifty hundredths feet (117.50') to the land of the United States Government, Watertown Arsenal. Said common boundary being shown on a plan of land entitled "Plan of Land in Watertown south of Coolidge Avenue, Watertown, Massachusetts", by F.H. Hamilton, Surveyor, dated March 3, 1932. approved by John F. Peterson, Supt., which plan is recorded in the Middlesex Registry of Deeds. Being the premises conveyed to the Cemetery by deed of Michael R. Molineaux dated September 30, 1919, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 4296, page 153, with westerly boundary as determined by agreement between the Cemetery and East Water- town Realty Company dated May 22, 1932, and recorded with Middlesex (S.D.) Deeds, Book 5646, page 359. The above parcel is hereinafter referred to as Parcel V. 104 All of the measurements and areas in all of the above descriptions are approxin1w e and WHEREAS the Cemetery has claimed that taxes on a portion of said property wei e illegally assessed and that a portion of said property was overvalued for purposes of taxa- tion; and WHEREAS the Cemetery intends Immediately to set aside and dedicate to the burial of the dead approximately 99,300 square feet of land comprised in Parcel I and approxi- mately 105,000 square feet of land comprised in Parcel II, bounded and described as follows: A parcel of land situated northerly of Grove Street, Watertown, Massa- chusetts, owned by the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn and adjoining the existing burial land of said Corporation, containing approxi- mately 204,300 square feet and bounded and described as follows: NORTHWESTERLY eight hundred fifty (850) feet by land known as the Roman Catholic Cemetery; SOUTHWESTERLY by a line two hundred fifty (250) feet long at right angles to said boundary; SOUTHEASTERLY by a line parallel to the northwesterly boundary and two hundred fifty (250) feet therefrom; and NORTHEASTERLY by the existing burial land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn. (the above described area being hereinafter called the burial land), and has received the approval so to do of the Town, of the Board of Health of the Town, and of the Depart- ment of Public Health of the Commonwealth as successor to the State Board of Health; and WHEREAS the Cemetery is proposing during the current year to complete the dedication to the purposes of a cemetery but not for burial purposes of the remainder of Parcel II and represents that upon the completion of such dedication it would have requested exemption of such real estate from local taxes; and WHEREAS by Section 7 of Chapter 139 of the Acts of 1911 the Cemetery and the Town are permitted (subject to a condition precedent which has been performed) to contract with each other from time to time for a specific payment or other consideration in lieu of all future taxes; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises hereinafter appearing, the parties hereto hereby agree with each other as follows: 1. The Town agrees that the Cemetery may use the burial land above described for the interment of human remains or of the ashes of the dead and for all other lawful purposes of the Cemetery. 2. The Cemetery agrees that it will not hereafter dedicate any further portion of its land in Watertown to burial purposes without first securing the approval of the Water- town Board of Health and the Town in accordance with Section 34 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws or any acts in amendment thereof or in substitution therefor. 3. Both parties agree that the assessed value of all the real estate owned by the Cemetery upon which the Town assessed taxes for the year 1948 was, as of January 1. 1948, as follows: Parcel I. Greenhouse lot $73,200 Parcel II. Davenport land 39,050 Parcel III. Lot 2 Grove St.—Pit 5,800 Parcel IV. Coolidge Hill Rd. Lot 1,300 Parcel V. Coolidge Avenue Lot A 24,750, the total of these sums $144,100.00 is hereinafter referred to as the "valuation constant" and shall remain fixed for a period of 25 years from January 1, 1949, provided however that if construction on said real estate, other than maintenance or repairs of then existing buildings thereon and other than fences, walls, roadways, drainage and irrigation, shall be 105 undertaken by the Cemetery subsequent to January 1, 1949, the actual cost of such con- struction shall be added to the valuation constant so established; in the case of buildings or structures removed or destroyed after January 1, 1949, the January 1, 1948, value as shown by the Assessors' books in the case of such structures as were in existence on that date, or the cost of construction of such structures as were subsequently undertaken, shall be subtracted from the valuation constant so established; and in the case of build- ings or structures damaged by fire or other insurable event, the amount of the insurance payment received by the Cemetery on account of such damage shall be subtracted, and the cost of repairs made consequent thereon added, to the said valuation constant; and provided further that whenever the Cemetery shall transfer title to a portion of its real estate so that said portion is no longer owned by the Cemetery, the valuation constant shall be reduced by a sum equal to the valuation of such portion as shown on the Assessors' records as of January 1, 1948, as modified by changes made in the valuation constant affecting said portion pursuant to the foregoing provisions relating to such modification. 4. At the expiration of a period of 25 years from January 1, 1949, and at the expira- tion of each 25 year period thereafter, a revaluation of the real estate described in Parcels I to V, both inclusive, insofar as said real estate is then owned by the Cemetery, with any improvements thereon, but excluding all land which may then be burial land, shall be made by 3 appraisers, of whom the Cemetery shall appoint one, the Town shall appoint a second, and the third shall be appointed by the other two. The valuation arrived at by said appraisers plus the January 1, 1948 valuation, as shown by the Assessors' books, of the burial land referred to in Paragraph 1 of this agreement shall be the valuation constant for the succeeding 25 year period, subject to revision upward or downward as hereinbefore provided in paragraph number three. 5. The tax rate as set by the Assessors in the year 1949 and in each subsequent year shall be applied to the valuation constant then current of Parcels III, IV, and V and the result shall be the amount of money to be paid by the Cemetery to the Town in each such year in lieu of all taxes on said parcels. The said tax rate shall be applied to the valuation constant then current to Parcels I and II, including the burial land referred to in Paragraph 1 of this agreement and 60% of the result shall be the amount of money to be paid by the Cemetery to the Town in each such year in lieu of all taxes on said parcels. The Cemetery agrees that such sum will be paid to the Town on or before November 1 in each such year, or on or before such other date as may hereafter be fixed by statute for payment of annual real estate taxes without interest or penalty, and the Town agrees with the Cemetery that no taxes will be assessed or collected on any of said parcels (so long as owned by the Cemetery) during the life of this agreement. If the sum due to be paid under this agreement by the Cemetery in lieu of taxes is unpaid on the due date in any year, then the Town at its election may have recourse to all statutory remedies providing for the collection of unpaid real estate taxes, to the extent of the amount due under this agreement. 6. Adjusting payments shall be made for the years 1946, 1947, and 1948 so that the sums paid by the Cemetery to the Town on account of Parcels I to V, both inclusive, shall be the same as would have been paid if this agreement had been in effect for the said years. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused these presents to be signed by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized and their corporate seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written. INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN By s/ ROY C. PAPALIA Chairman, Board of Selectmen s/ WILFRED J. PAQUET Selectman s/ H. HERBERT APPLIN Selectman 106 PROPRIETORS OF THE CEMETERY OF MOUNT AUBURN By ........................................................................................ President COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ................................ .ss ................................................................................. 1949 Then personally appeared OAKES I. AMES, President as aforesaid, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the free act and deed of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn. Before me, ........................................................................................ Notary Public My commission expires: and in consideration for all of the aforesaid that the use for interment of human remains or of ashes of the dead, and for all other lawful purposes by the said Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn of a certain portion of the land of said Proprietors in Water- town adjoining the existing burial land of said Proprietors be and hereby is approved, said land to be used for the purposes aforesaid consisting of approximately 204,300 square feet of land bounded and described as follows: NORTHWESTERLY eight hundred fifty (850) feet by land known as the Roman Catholic Cemetery; SOUTHWESTERLY by a line two hundred fifty (250) feet long at right angles to said boundary; SOUTHEASTERLY by a line parallel to the northwesterly boundary and two hundred fifty (250) feet therefrom; and NORTHEASTERLY by the existing burial land of the Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 136, Section 4B, more particularly designated as Section 3, of Chapter 207 of the Acts of 1946, which au- thorized the licensing of bowling on the Lord's day, between the hours of one and eleven post meridian, or take any action relating thereto. On a voice vote, it was VOTED: Not to accept the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 136, Section 4B. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to provide additional public parking space in the vicinity of Watertown Square by purchase or by agreement with the owners of property available and suitable for the purpose, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Watertown Square Businessmen's Association) VOTED: (Unanimously) That a Commitee of Seven (7) be ap- pointed by the Moderator to study the problem of off street parking in and about Watertown Square, and to report to the next annual Town Meeting, said Committee to have the power to fill vacancies within the committee. 107 ARICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by changing land in Watertown, description of which follows, from Zone 2, General Residence District, to Zone 4, Business District: A certain parcel of land with any buildings thereon situated in said Watertown, being shown as Lot A on a plan entitled, "Plan Showing Subdivision of Land in Watertown, Mass., owned by Mary E. Masters", dated May 1922, by Rowland H. Barnes & Henry F. Beal, Civil Engineers, bounded and described as follows: SOUTHEASTERLY by Spring Street, fifty and 5/10 (50.5) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by a Right of Way as shown on said plan as "Unitarian Church Right of Way", two hundred and 5/10 (200.5) feet; NORTHWESTERLY by land of the Unitarian Church, as shown on said plan, fifty and 5/10 (50.5) feet; and NORTHEASTERLY by Lot B, as shown on said plan, two hundred and 5/10 (200.5) feet. Containing, according to plan, 10,125 square feet of land more or less, or take any action relating thereto. Requestion of the Planning Board) ACTION: Motion of the Planning Board duly made and seconded to amend the Zoning By-Law of the Inhaditants of Watertown, as de- scribed in Article 13, of Warrant was put to the meeting and DE- FEATED. ARTICL 14. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by changing land in Watertown, description of which follows, from Zone 2, General Residence District, to Zone 4, Business District: Property is bounded and described as follows: Two parcels of land on Church, Winter and Cross Streets, bounded as follows: SOUTHEASTERLY by Church Street, sixty-two (62) feet, more or less; NORTHEASTERLY by Winter Street, one hundred seventy- six and 7/10 (176.7) feet, more or less; , NORTHWESTERLY by Cross Street, Forty-seven and 9/10 (47.9) feet, more or less; SOUTHWESTERLY by land of the Boston and Maine Rail- road (Fitchburg Division), one hundred seventy-six (176) feet, more or less, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of the Planning Board) On a standing vote, 98 voting in favor, and 15 voting in opposition, it was VOTED: That the Town amend the present existing Zoning By-law of the Inhabitants of Watertown by changing the property described below from Zone two (2), General Residence District, to Zone four (4), Business District. Property is bounded and described as follows: 108 Two parcels of land on Church and Cross Streets, bounded as follows: SOUTHEASTERLY by Church Street, sixty-two (62) feet, more or less; NORTHEASTERLY by Winter Street, one hundred seventy- six and 7/10 (176.7) feet, more or less; NORTHWESTERLY by Cross Street, forty-seven and 9/10 (47.9) feet, more or less; SOUTHWESTERLY by land of the Boston and Maine Rail- road (Fitchbur.- Division), one hundred seventy-six (176) feet, more or less. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law by changing land in Watertown, description of which follows, from Zone 2, General Residence District, to Zone 5, Light Industrial District: The property located in Watertown, Mass., and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 4990, Page 248, being Lot No. 88B as shown on "Plan of Land in Watertown, Massachusetts", dated November 7, 1925—F. J. Maynard C. E., bounded and described as follows: NORTHWESTERLY by Dexter Avenue, Sixty-four and 24;100 (64.24) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by land of owners unknown, one hun- dred fifteen and 33/100 (115.33) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by Lot No. 89 on Norwood Park plan in Watertown owned by Messrs. Bigelow, Melendy and Dexter, dated September 1871 and recorded with said deeds, Plan Book 19, Plan 27, sixty-three and 25/100 (63.25) feet; NORTHEASTERLY by Lot No. 88A on said first above men- tioned plan, ninety-seven and 89/100 (97.89) feet. Containing 6,670 square feet and subject to restriction of record, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of the Planning Board) VOTED: To adopt recommendation of Planning Board of "no change." ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing Zoning By-law by adding at the end of Section 18, the following new paragraph: 3. The applicant shall shown to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the use of the premises for which application is made shall not constitute a nuisance because of noise, vibration, smoke, gas fumes, odor, dust or other objectionable features and that such use shall not otherwise be injurious to the inhabitants, or dangerous to the public health or safety. When the Board of Appeals is not satisfied that the use of the premises will not constitute a nuisance, they shall refuse to grant a permit. When, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, conditions especially designed to safeguard the district and the Town are necessary, they shall impose such conditions and make them a part of their decision and such condition shall be made a part of the permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings. The Board of 109 Appeals may, after a hearing and proof of violation of any such conditions in the permit or any misuse of the terms of the permit, withdraw the same, after which the use shall be discontinued, or take any action relating thereto (Request of the Planning Board) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Town amend the present existing Zoning By-laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding at the end of Section 18 thereof the following paragraph 3: 3. The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the Board of Appeals that the use of the premises for which application is made shall not constitute a nuisance because of noise, vibration, smoks, gas fumes, odor, dust or other objectionable features and that such use shall not otherwise be injurious to the inhabitants, or dangerous to the public health or safety. When the Board of Appeals is not satisfied that the use of the premises will not constitute a nuisance, they shall refuse to grant a permit. When, in the opinion of the Board of Appeals, conditions especially designed to safeguard the district and the Town are necessary, they shall impose such conditions and make them a part of their decision and such condition shall be made a part of the permit issued by the Inspector of Buildings. The Board of Appeals may, after a hearing and proof of violation of any such conditions in the permit or any misuse of the terms of the per- mit, withdraw the same, after which the use shall be discontinued. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for authority to appropriate and pay to Evangeline Freeman the sum of two hundred twenty-five ($225.00) for the purpose of discharging a moral obligation and to reimburse her for expenses for medical care incurred by her on account of injuries sustained on or about June 15, 1949 by her minor son, Robert Freeman, as a result of an accident which occurred in the playground area of the East Junior High School in the Town, or take any action relating thereto. On a standing vote, 6 voting in favor and 51 opposed, it was VOTED: That the Town authorize the filing of a petition with the General Court for the necessary legislative action to authorize the Town to appropriate the sum of two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.04) to reimburse the parent of Robert Freeman, a minor, for medical ex- penses incurred as a result of an injury sustained on June 15, 1949 in the playground area of the East Junior High School. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for authority and permission to convert and use for highway or street purposes a certain portion of Parker Playground, said portion to be used for highway or street purposes being bounded and described as follows: EASTERLY by land now or formerly of Coombs Motor Co. and the Westerly end of Aldrich Road as shown on a plan en- titled "Plan and profile of Extension of Aldrich Road, Water- town, Mass." by W. A. Mason & Son Co., Civil Engineers, Cam- bridge, Mass., dated September, 1945, about two hundred twenty-three (223) feet; WESTERLY by land of the Town of Watertown, known 110 as the Parker Playground, about two hundred twenty-four (224) feet; NORTHERLY by Watertown Street, about sixty-one and 7/10 (61.1) feet; or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and directed to petition the General Court for authority and permission to convert and use for highway or street purposes a certain portion of the Parker playground, said portion to be used for highway or street purposes being bounded and described as follows: EASTERLY by land now or formerly of Coombs Motor Co. and the Westerly end of Aldrich Road as shown on a plan entitled "Plan and Profile of Extension of Aldrich Road, Watertown, Mass." by W. A. Mason & Son Co., Civil Engineers, Cambridge, Mass., dated September, 1945, about two hundred twenty-three (223) feet; WESTERLY by land of the Town of Watertown, known as the Parker Playground, about two hundred twenty-four (224) feet; NORTHERLY by Watertown Street, about sixty-one and 7/10 (61.7) feet. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to amend the present existing By-laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown by adding to Chapter 10 (Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration By-law) the following section: ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE WITH PAY "SECTION 15. All Town employees (exclusive of the School Department) shall after ten (10) years' service be allowed a total leave of three (3) calendar weeks with pay within each calendar year; and after fifteen (15) years' service be allowed a total leave of four (4) calendar weeks with pay within each calendar year", or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Walter L. Hetherington and others) VOTED: That the present existing By-laws of the Inhabitants of Watertown be and hereby are amended by adding at the end of Chapter 3 entitled "Duties of the Town Officers, Contracts, Finance and Prop- erty" the following new section: SECTION 28. On or after January 1, 1950 the head of each department of the Town is authorized to grant to all regular full-time employees of the Town except employees of the School Department who are not perman- ent civil service employees, vacation periods as follows: (a) Employees who have been regularly employed by the Town for a period of not less than 30 weeks in the aggregate during a calendar year, and not more than fifteen years may be granted by the head of each department a total annual vacation period which will not exceed two weeks, without loss of pay. (b) Employees who have been regularly employed by the Town for a period of not less than fifteen years nor more than twenty-five years may be granted by the head of each depart- 111 ment a total annual vacation period which will not exceed three weeks, without loss of pay. (c) Employees who have been regularly employed by the Town for a period of not less than twenty-five years may be granted by the head of each department a total annual vacation period which will not exceed four weeks, without loss of pay. (d) "Head of each department" shall mean the elected officers charged by law with the responsibility of supervising each department or such person within the department as shall be designated by said elected officers. The said vacation periods may be granted at such time or times during each calendar year as the head of each department may deter- mine will cause the least interference with the performance of the regular work of the Town. A person shall be deemed to be regularly employed, within the mean- ing of this By-law, if he has actually worked for the Town for thirty (30) weeks in the aggregate during a calendar year. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Selectmen to take by right of eminent domain about 3,826 square feet of land for the extension of Acton Street, for the purpose of constructing a highway or street and drains and sewers therein, and appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be neces- sary to pay damages for such takings, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized and directed to take by eminent domain or to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise about 3,826 square feet of lard for the purpose of constructing a highway and street and drains and sewers therein, the land to be taken for such purposes being shown as Lots 49B and B2 on a plan entitled "Extension of Acton Street to Oakland Street" by erbert C. Cook, Town Engineer, and that the sum of $400. be and is hereby appropriated for such purposes and the Board of Selectmen is hereby empowered and directed to acquire by purchase, lease or other- wise or to take by eminent domain the said land and to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name of and in behalf of the Town and to receive and record in the proper Registry of Deeds on behalf of the Town whatever instrument or instruments may be necessary or incidental in the accomplishment of the foregoing to acquire and procure for the Town a good and proper title to the said premises, the same to be pro- vided by transfer of $400. from the Water Department, Orchard Street account. ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will. vote to direct the Board of Park Commissioners to take by eminent domain about 2,228 square feet of land on Ladd Street, said premises being now known as Ladd Place Park, for use as a playground or public park, and appropriate and pro- vide, by transfer or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to pay damages for such taking, or take any action relating thereto. (Request of Alfred L. White and others) VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Board of Park Commissioners be and hereby is authorized and directed to take by eminent domain or to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise about 2,228 square feet of land on Ladd Street, said premises being now known as Ladd Place Park, for use 112 as a plaground or public park, the land to be taken for such purpose being shown as the lot marked "Park" on a plan entitled "Town of Watertown Plan Showing So-called Ladd Place Park" dated October 19, 1949 by H. C. Cook, Town Engineer, and that the sum of $50.00 be and is hereby appropriated for such purposes and the Board of Park Commissioners is hereby empowered and directed to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise or to take by eminent domain the said land and to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name of and in behalf of the Town and to receive and record in the proper Registry of Deeds on behalf of the Town whatever instrument or instruments may be necessary or incidental in the accomplishment of the foregoing to acquire and procure for the Town a good and proper title to the said premises. the same to be provided by transfer of $50.00 from the street lighting account. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Selectmen to take by eminent domain about 18,040 square feet of land on Spring Street adjacent to the present parking area on said street or lease the same for a period of not more than five years for use as a public parking place and maintenance thereof and appropriate and provide, by transfer or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to pay damages for such taking or rent resereved under such lease as may be negotiated, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: To Indefinitely postpone. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 33, Section 54, which statute provides that any person in the service of the Commonwealth, or of a county, city or town which accepts the provisions of this section shall be entitled, during the time of his service in the organized militia or during his annual tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen (15) days as a member of the organized reserve of the Army of the United States of the United States Naval Reserve Forces to receive pay therefor, without loss of his ordinary remuneration as an employee of official of the Commonwealth, of or such county, city or town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vacation with pay given to other like employees or officials. or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 33, section 54, which statute provides that any person in the service of the Commonwealth or a county, city or town which accepts the provisions of this section shall be entitled, during the time of his service in the organized militia or during his annual tour of duty of not exceeding fifteen (15) days as a member of the organized reserve of the Army of the United States or the United States Naval Reserve Forces to receive pay therefore, without loss of his ordinary remuneration as an employee or official of the Commonwealth, or of such county, city or town, and shall also be entitled to the same leaves of absence or vaca- tion with pay given to other like employees or officials, be and hereby are accepted. 113 ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and pro- vide by transfer or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to relocate sewers, drains and water mains in a proposed private way called Maude Terrace, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) "No Appropriation." ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to study the advisability of enacting a by-law in accordance with and as authorized by the provisions of Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1949, which Act authorizes cities and towns to prohibit or regulate the removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel in the whole or in specified districts of the Town, and make a recommendation to the Town thereon, or take any action relating thereto. VOTED: (Unanimously) That the Moderator appoint a committee of five (5) persons to study the advisability of enacting a by-law in ac- cordance with and as authorized by the provisions of Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1949, which Act authorizes cities and towns to prohibit or regulate the removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel in the whole or in specified districts of the Town, and make a recommendation to the Town thereon. On motion of Selectmen Wilfred J. Paquet, it was VOTED: That a Committee of Three be appointed by the Moderator to bring in suitable resolutions in respect to the late G. Frederick Robinson. VOTED: Final adjournment at 10:58 p.m. on November 14, 1949, there being no further business to come before the meeting. A true record, ATTEST: GEORGE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk 114 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS LAWRENCE E. MALONEY, Chairman 271 Waverley Avenue WAtertown 4-9008 CHARLES L. SHELDON, Vice-Chairman 311 School Street WAtertown 3-2739 ALBERT P. BROGLE, Secretary 38 Harnden Avenue WAtertown 4-6895 Terms Expiring in 1949 ALBERT P. BROGLE 38 Harnden Avenue MATTHEW W. J. CARLEY 34 Evans Street CORNELIUS J. CARROLL 51 Harnden Avenue PATRICK B. FORD 71 Myrtle Street CHARLES F. J. HARRINGTON 9 Fairview Avenue LAWRENCE E. MALONEY 271 Wa.verley Avenue GEORGE E. SLAMIN 41 Union Street Terms Expiring in 1950 LOUIS N. COUSBELIS 744 Mt. Auburn Street ARTHUR I. DAVIS 89 Lowell Avenue ELBRIDGE L. FOSTER 37 Russell Avenue ALSON H. GOODSELL 105 Garfield Street DOMENIC B. RAYMOND 434 Mt. Auburn Street CHARLES L. SHELDON 311 School Street MARTIN V. TOMASSIAN 267 East Boylston Street Terms Expiring in 1951 AUSTIN F. APPLEBY 5 Gleason Street JOHN H. DARDIS 37 Pearl Street HARRY J. LANDEN 216 Bellevue Road JOHN LINEHAN 4 Hawthorne Street THOMAS F. MEGAN 215 Common Street CLARK B. PARTRIDGE 75 Commonwealth Road CARL W. JOHNSON 72 Winsor Avenue 115 REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE TO THE CITIZENS OF WATERTOWN: The Finance Committee submits this report containing its recom- mendations to the Town Meeting on various items appearing in the Bud- get and on those articles in the Warrant requesting the appropriations of money. It is the opinion of the Committee that the amount recom- mended herein, if wisely expended, will allow the departments to operate efficiently for the ensuing year. Your Committee has spent considerable time in hearing the re- quest for appropriations and as a result of its deliberations, the recom- mendations of the entire Committee are presented to you, the town citizens, to vote wisely on the appropriations to be made. Taxes The amount asked for in the Budget and the Town Warrant totals $3,595,568.92 but your Committee feels that its recommendations totaling $3,335,458.08 is sufficient to conduct the business of the town in a proper, safe and reasonable manner. In 1948, the total expenditures by the town amounted to $3,383,658.94. The tax payer is hard pressed on all sides by increased expenditures and appropriations should be kept at a level consistent with good government. The town meeting members decide the actual appropriations and it is their responsibility if increases are voted which are not necessary. Your Committee established a precedent by inviting executives of industry to appear before the Finance Com- mittee and to express their opinion of business conditions during the coming year and what affect increased taxes would mean to industry as a whole. Reasonable taxes means satisfied industry and is an induce- ment to other concerns to move into Watertown. Salaries The question of salaries is always a disturbing factor to your select- men, department heads and your Finance Committee. It was not an easy matter for your Committee to recommend increases for the year 1949. We realize the difficult problem that confronted the Wage and Salary Committee. Last year the town voted a $200.00 increase to all town employees except the Instruction Account in the School Department which was taken care of by the School Committee on its merit system plan. We are now facing a business recession and unemployment has reached its highest peak since 1941. On the other hand living casts are showing a definite downward trend. Workers employed in private industry are in many instances working shorter hours resulting in a material take-home pay and the feeling of insecurity. On the other hand, town employees have job security and many other benefits not available to employees in industry. The Finance Committee approves and follows the recommendations made by the Salary and Wage Com- mitbee on the salary scale and believes that town meeting members should adopt this as part of the by-laws. Conclusion This Report does not make a specific comment about every Depart- ment but the needs for all have been studied. The amounts we have recommended signify our attitude on the several articles appearing in 116 the Budget and the Warrant. Watertown has enjoyed a good financial reputation and does so at the present time but there must be a halt called on useless expenditures if we are to maintain our position. You have in your hands the right and the opportunity to control the ex- penditure of funds and we recommend strongly that you follow the recommendations made by this Committee for your own benefit. This Committee is interested in the proper expenditures of the town funds and in making this report they have acted with the best interests of the town in mind. The Finance Committee feels that a study of all departments of the town would result in real benefit to the Department Heads and to the citizens. There is need for coordination of several of the Departments and a proper survey would undoubtedly show an overlapping of work by different Departments and a resultant high cost and useless expenditure of funds. The Finance Committee recommends: The selectmen take necessary steps to set up a Public Works De- partment which will embrace the Engineering Department, Highway Department, Moth Department, Park Department, Poles and Wires, Tree Warden and Water Department. The consolidation of these departments would result in better planning and more efficient move- ment of man power and equipment with direct benefits to departments as a whole. The appreciation of the Finance Committee is expressed to the town officials, department heads and the individual citizens who have given generously of their time to assist the Committee in the preparation of this 1949 annual report to the town meeting mem- bers. I want to thank the Committee Members for their support and for their attendance at the meetings and for their work on sub-committees. They have all performed nobly and I appreciate their co-operation. It has been a pleasure to work with them and I hope the town also ap- preciates their helpful service. LAWRENCE E. MALONEY, Chairman. Voted: That the Report of the Chairman of the Finance Committee be adopted as the Report of the Committee. Attest: ALBERT P. BROGLE, Secretary 117 rn a v00 6 CDC 0Oo 000000 0 0 o aj10 O C?RRt. 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Inspections occasioned by the issuance of these permits, plus the inspec- tion of business properties and re-inspections, resulted in approximately 3837 individual calls. Receipts for 1271 wiring and fixture permits, and 8 Annual Permits amounted to $675.50, which was paid to the Town Treasurer. Maintenance The regular recurrent maintenance work, such as painting all fire alarm boxes, police boxes, posts, pedestals, cable boxes, etc.: re-inspec- tion of all commercial properties, such as stores, factories, garages, etc.,, when a change in tenancy occurs, periodical testing of all fire alarm boxes, police boxes and the maintenance of same; the maintenance of Firemen's tappers: the maintenance of all traffic signals; the super- vision and survey of street lighting; the maintenance of electrical ap- paratus and wiring in all Town owned buildings was accomplished as far as we were able. This work was not entirely completed due to the many hours spent in doing Electrical work for other departments of the Town and the lack of sufficient personnel in the Wire Department. Fire Alarm Signal System Ten new Fire Alarm Signal Boxes were added to the system during the year, namely: Box 4'121 Mount Auburn & Taylor Streets Box =332 Russell Avenue between Columbia and Brigham Streets Box »335 Irving and Garnet Streets Box _352 11¢t. Auburn and Keenan Streets Box R353 Belmont and Brimmer Streets Box «434 Lexington Street and Darch Road Box =435 Grant Avenue and Ralph Street Box »436 Grant Avenue and Pierce Road Box .:618 Edward Road Box 4t 74 Pleasant Street, near Waltham Street. The Sprinkler Alarm System at the Infirmary was connected to Fire Alarm Headquarters through a Master Fire Alarm Box located on the street opposite the Infirmary building, assuring immediate response by the Fire Department in case of an emergency. 131 New cables were installed underground on Mount Auburn Street from Beacon Square to Parker Street, to replace cables which had worn out in service. Two new cables were installed underground from Fire Alarm Head- quarters to pedestal at corner of Main and Chestnut Streets to replace worn out cables. The Fire Alarm wires overhead on Mount Auburn Street from Dexter Avenue to Cambridge Line were removed and a new underground system to replace them was installed and completed. This was a very important extension to our underground net-work which included the connection of the East End Fire Station in this addition. All Fire Alarm wires on the top gain on the poles on Arlington Street, Melendy Avenue and Prentiss Street were lowered to their proper position on these poles, which is below the Edison power lines. Projected for 1950 is the replacement of a main cable from Fire Headquarters to Beacon Square. Cable was purchased in 1949 to be in- stalled in the Spring of 1950. Also projected is the extension of our underground system by removing the overhead wires on School Street from Mt. Auburn Street to Maplewood Street and on Maplewood Street from School to Hillside Road and placing these wires underground. Fire Alarm Headquarters During the year the Headquarters operating on a 24 hours a day basis handled 189 Fire Alarm calls, 1574 Mutual Aid calls, 769 calls deal- ing with no school signals, A.D.T. alarms and local Fire Alarm Box tests, 303 operations were required on water pressure tests, burglar alarm tests, semi-weekly tests of generator at Headquarters and admitting officials into the Administration Building. Daily circuit tests including Mutual Aid test from out of town departments totaled 14,548 operations. 76 calls were received and transmitted to Wire Department call man for emergency work on Police, Fire, Traffic light and other work of such nature, after regular work hours including Saturday, Sundays and Holidays. A new 5 K.W. gasoline driven generator was installed for emergency operation of the headquarters in case of a Utility power failure. This generator replaced a 1.2 K.W. generator which was not of sufficient capacity to handle the signal circuit and lighting loads. The headquarters staff maintain the equipment and quarters in a high state of cleanliness and order, and they are to be complimented for their efforts in this direction. Police Signal System A new Police Telegraph Box =415 was installed at the corner of Grant Avenue and Pierce Road in the Livoli Development. This addi- tional station will aid communications between this new built-up area and Police Headquarters. The Police Recall System was completed with the addition of a 132 signal light and siren on Police Box =I6 on Mount Auburn Street be- tween Elton Avenue and Melendy Avenue. Traffic Signal System The new traffic signal lay-out at the intersection of North Beacon and Irving Streets was completed early in the year. A new traffic signal lay-out was installed on Mount Auburn Street at the intersection of Common Street and Parker Street. The traffic blinker at Common and Mount Auburn Streets was re- moved and installed at the corner of Mount Auburn and Walnut Streets. Both of these installations should aid the pedestrian and vehicular traffic considerably. A new traffic signal post was installed at the corner of Irving and Arsenal Streets to replace post which had worn out. A spot light was erected on the Stop and Shop Building on Main Street to light traffic circle for Police Officer on duty after day light hours. All traffic lights were periodically timed to agree with permits issued for same by the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth, all bulbs changed, lens cleaned periodically and all traffic lights and booths re-painted. Projected for 1950 is the renovation of the traffic signal lay-out at the corner of Arsenal and Irving Streets. Installing pedestrian push buttons, new controller, the re-location of post on Northeast corner and the addition of two 3-way signal housings. Many new intersections for traffic signal lay-outs have been sug- gested and before making any more recommendations I feel a survey should be made by the State and Local agencies studying the flow of traffic, accident incidence and welfare to both the pedestrian and the automobilist. Traffic signals are not a cure-all and sometimes impair rather than help the situation in many cases. Street Lighting Surveys are being conducted and progressive steps are in making to properly light our streets for the benefit of our pedestrians and vehicular traffic. The relighting of Belmont Street from Orchard street to Waltham line, Church Street from Main Street to Orchard Street and School Street from Mount Auburn Street to Belmont Street has been ordered in and should be installed early in 1950. In addition to the above, street lights were added on the following streets during the years: Bacon Street Falmouth Road Beechwood Avenue Fifield Street Birch Road Franklin Street Elm Street Irma Avenue 133 Irving Street Pleasant Street Jackson Road Sparkhill Street Keith Street Stoneleigh Road Lowell Avenue Thaxter Street Municipal Parking Area Walnut Street Olcott Street Westminster Avenue Projected for 1950 is the relighting of Main Street from Lexington Street to the Waltham line and Lexington Street from Main Street to Orchard Street. In the not too far distant future Mount Auburn Street from West Boylston Street to the Cambridge line, Pleasant Street from Watertown Square to the Waltham line and Watertown Street from California Street to the Newton line will need renovation. Co-operation Among Town Departments For the past eleven (11) years the Wire Department has been striv- ing to do all its own construction and maintenance and in addition has been doing all it can to accommodate the other departments in the Town in the same manner. It has become increasingly difficult because of the extra load with which we have been trying to cope. For the first time a man-hour record was kept of this "outside of our Department work" and as Decem- ber 30, 1949 I have compiled this breakdown. The record is separated in three classes; — Temporary work, Repairs and New or Additional work: Man Hours New or Temporary Additional Work Repairs Work Totals Schools 349 35611-4 7051/2 Athletic Association 47 47 Libraries 6 2?!2 240 2481/-- Infirmary 9 9 Elections 29 29 Park Department 401,2' 4 484 5281/ Highway Department 6 6 Water Department 7 7 Town Hall 6 12 17 35 Town Clock 2 2 Christmas Decorations 257 257 Watertown Housing 16 27 43 Fire Department 28 28 Police Department 8 8 Health Department 15 15 3531/2 4071, 1,207 1,968Y2 The total man-hours labor represented is over one (1) man year— of 1912 hours and with a 1f man year lost to us, in and outside crewman covering Fire Alarm Operators and Crewmen vacations, my force of four (4) men is reduced to 2-1,- men full time. 134 We are willing to continue this work which means a great saving to the Town but unless we can get additional help it will be necessary to drop most of the outside work hi order to maintain our own equipment and plant which we were unable to do in 1949. This department has also been assisted by other departments in our work, particularly by the Highway Department and Park Department who made it possible to do much of our underground construction by digging and back-filling the trenches for our conduits, savhng the tax- payer and the Town a considerable amount of money. The Town is the beneficiary of this harmony and this Department will do more than its share to maintain it. Personnel During the year Mr. Joseph L. Kellett, Jr., World War II Veteran who was employed in this Department for the past three years resigned his position of Inspector of Wire Maintenance for a better position out- of-state. He was a very good and trusted employee and his leaving was a distinct loss to the Wire Department. The vacancy caused by Mr. Kellett's resignation was filled on a provisional permanent basis, subject to a later examination by the Di- vision of Civil Service, by Mr. Robert Mannix, a disabled veteran of World War II, who is a qualified Journeyman Electrician and whom we hope will become a permanent member of this Department. I have asked for one additional Inspector of Wire Maintenance and for a Junior Clerk for the Wire Department this year. This additional help is necessary if we are to keep abreast of the load which is being continually demanded of us. It is our hope that this added personnel will be allocated. The spirit of co-operation and helpfullness amongst the employees of the Wire Department is noteworthy and is manifested by the results accomplished. I wish to thank my co-workers for this fine spirit of co-operation. It is a pleasure to be associated with such a fine group. Acknowledgments I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Select- men for their co-operation during the year. Acknowledgements are made to the various Town Departments heads, to the Gamewell Company, The Boston Edison Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for the courtesies and co-operation extended to me during the year. Respectfully submitted, Leo P. Landiy Superintendent of Wires 135 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES January 3, 1950 Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1949 is respectfully submitted: Sealing Fees $753.45 Adjusting Fees 5.05 Total 758.50 Scales Total Not Adjusted Sealed Sealed Condemned Scales over 10,000 lbs. — 18 — Scales 5,000 to 10,000 3 8 — Scales 100 to 5,000 41 147 6 Balances or scales under 100 32 365 17 Weights 39 783 34 Volumetric Measures Liquid measures 1 gal. or under — 108 11 Liquid measures over 1 gal. — 1 — Dry measures — 2 — Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices Meters Inlet one Inch or Less Gasoline 3 177 5 7 Oil and grease — 101 4 1 Inlet More Than One Inch Vehicle Tank Meter System 8 65 — — Bulk Storage — 10 — — Pumps — Kerosene — Oil — Grease Stops on Pumps — 40 — — Oil Pumps — 10 — — Linear Measure Yard Sticks — 27 — 2 Cloth Measuring Devices — 12 — — Taxi Meters — 26 — 2 TOTALS 126 1900 9 81 136 Trial Weighings Total No. Number Incorrect Tested Correct Under Over Bread 384 351 8 25 Coal in paper bags 65 65 — — Coal in Transit 6 — — 6 Confectionery 79 72 — 7 Dry Commodities 188 180 1 7 Fruits and vegetables 372 315 9 48 Kindling Wood in paper 17 17 — — Meats & Provisions 54 44 — 10 Butter 18 17 — 1 Coke in paper bags 7 7 — — TOTALS 1190 1068 18 104 Inspections Pedlars Licences 48 Coal Certificates 10 Milk jars 13 Marking of Bread 418 Marking of Food pkgs. 675 Marking coal in paper bags 65 Paper cartons 14 Junk scales 4 Ice scales 14 Ice Cream cans 34 Transient Vendors 3 Pedlars scales 18 Miscellaneous 95 Oil jars 662 TOTALS 2073 Tests Total No. i Tested Retests of Gas Devices 3 Milk Jars 14 Oil Jars 21 Miscellaneous 7 Paper Cartons 6 TOTALS 51 My thanks are extended to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Heads of the various Town Departments for the courtesy and co-operation extended over the past year. Respectfully yours, J. FRANK AHEARN Sealer of Weights and Measures 137 REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN December 31, 1949 To the Citizems of Watertown: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Tree Warden for the year ending December 31, 1949. Elm Trees In March we started work trimming and removing the dead wood from our Elm Trees. There was quite a bit of cavity work done on some of the trees, also some trees needed bolting and cable work. There is a tremendous amount of work to be done on our Elm trees for the prevention of the Dutch Elm Disease, as this has caused an un- known amount of damage in ether sections, and a large amount of money has been spent to try and stop its spread. We in Watertown should be very pleased to know that so far our Trees haven't shown any Dutch Elm Disease. The State of Massachusetts recommends that some money be appro- priated in case the Dutch Elm Disease ever hits Watertown. Planting One hundred and twenty five (125) Norway Maple trees were planted this Spring, in various sections of the Town, quite a number of these were replacements. All these trees were planted in good top soil, fertli- zed and secured to a stake to hold them firm until the roots could get a good start. Most of these trees leafed out and were growing pretty good but we had a very dry and hot summer, and we did lose a couple of the new trees. This year we are sending out cards to the Citizens requesting trees, asking them to water the new -trees, in case of a dry spell. We had a number of requests for trees which we could not take care of last year, also a few new streets have been built and finished which will require more trees. Trimming Because of the large trucks going over our streets today, and the new type of trucks the Highway Department has, it is necessary that every street in the Town be trimmed of all low limbs. This year about fifteen streets were completed and over six hundred trees were trimmed and the low limbs removed and the trees balanced and shaped. Trees Removed About twenty five dead and dangerous trees were removed. Some of the stumps were dug out and others were chopped below the ground and covered over. Some were taken out by the Highway Department Gas Shovel. We removed eight trees for the Highway Department on Lexington Street, when they were making the street wider, also on Columbia Street. Others were taken down when a new driveway was being put into one's property or on the Town's sidewalks. We have about twenty trees to be taken down in the near future. We have taken down trees for every Department that requested same, and we are only too glad to co-operate. 138 Recommendations I recommend that one tree climber be appointed to the Tree De- partment as of April 1, 1950. I recommend that two laborers be appointed to the Tree Department as of April 1, 1950. I recommend that $700.00 be appropriated for the purchase of an Electric Saw and Generator. I recommend that $595.00 be appropriated for the purchase of a Power Gate for the Ford truck. I also recommend that the Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent be inade one position. I recommend that $500.00 be appropriated for Dutch Elm Disease Contingent. Personnel Your Tree Warden is a member of the Middlesex County Tree Warden's Association. He has attended all the meetings during the past year and has secured very helpful information in the care of our trees, and the prevention of Dutch Elm Disease. To the members of the Tree Department I take this opportunity to publicly commend you on a job well done. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the various Town Depart- ment Heads, The Boston Edison Company, and the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company for the courtesies and co-operation extended to me during the year. I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Select- men for their co-operation during the year. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS P. MORLEY Tree Warden REPORT OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I hereby submit the Annual Report of the Purchasing Department for the year ending December 31, 1949. During this past year the Supreme Court of Massachusetts issued a -ruling affecting all Municipal Purchasing Agents in the State with regard to purchases for the School Department. On May 9, 1949 our Town Counsel, Mr. Earle S. Tyler, ruled that it is the duty of this De- partment to purchase for the Town of Watertown School Department, and the necessary steps were taken to comply with the General Laws. However, most of the commitments had already been made for the year 1949. Included in the budget of the Purchasing Department for 1950 is a request for a new duplicating machine. The machine now in use is nineteen years old, and is beyond repair. The new machine, if appro- priation for same is voted by the Town Meeting Members, would be used by all Departments. I wish to express my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Se- lectmen and the Heads of all the Town Departments for their co-opera- tion. Respectfully submitted, William F. Oates Purchasing Agent 139 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS We respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1949. The total valuation for the year 1949 was $62,277,810.00 of which $58,178,645.00 represents real estate values and $4,099,165.00 represents personal property values, giving a total increase of $3,480,605.00 in valu- ation of both real and personal property. The Board does not anticipate a comparable increase in valuations for the coming year as it realized in the past year. We wish to remind the taxpayers that statutory requirements set forth that all applications for abatements or exemptions on real estate and personal property must be filed in the office of the Board of Asses- sors on or before October first of the year to which the tax was assessed. The Board of Assessors have no alternative or discretionary powers to accept applications after that date. All taxpayers are urged to file a "Form of List" with the Board de- claring ownership of real and personal property on or before January thirty-first of the taxable year. All the above mentioned forms or ap- plications may be obtained at the Assessors Office. A great many cases coming to the attention of the Appellate Tax Board on appeal from the valuations set by the local Board have been presented and defended by the Assessors with a marked success. In accordance with the law all valuations have been established on the condition of the property as of January first of the current year. We repeat that the tax rate is arrived at to a great extent by the amount of appropriations granted at the town meetings. We wish to express our appreciation to the various departments of the town and also to the personnel of the Assessors Office for their many courtesies and cooperation extended during the past year. Respectfully submitted, James J. Vahey, Chairman John J. McLauthlin Andrew D. Bradford The following is a summary of the list of State And County Taxes and valuations for the year 1949. Total appropriations and available funds $3,441,851.90 Total State and County Taxes and underestimates 397,104.43 1949 Overlay 41,134.24 Gross amount to be raised $3,880,090.57 Toal estimated receipts and available funds 1,301,832.08 Net amount to be raised by taxation $2,578,258.49 140 Valuations Bldgs exclusive of land $47,893,375.00 Land exclusive of buildings 10,285,270.00 $58,178,645.00 Personal property 4,099,165.00 $62,277,810.00 Additional Assessments Real Estate $12,750.00 Personal Property 13,375.00 26,125.00 Total valuation including additional assessments $62,303,935.00 Increase in valuation of real estate including additional assessments $3,241,275.00 Increase in valuation of personal property including additional assessments 265,455.00 Total increase in valuation including additional assessments $3,506,730.00 Total Poll Abatements For the year 1949 $2,252.00 Total Personal Property Abatements For the year 1948 $818.87 For the year 1949 470.48 $1,289.35 Total Real Estate Abatements For the year 1946 $558.36 For the year 1947 1,788.84 For the year 1948 4,627.89 For the year 1949 r 21,863.25 $28,838.34 Abatement of Moth Charge For the year 1949 $25.50 Abatement of Sidewalk Interest For the year 1949 $3•44 Abatement of Street Interest For the year 1949 $6.37 Motor Vehicle and Trailer excise Total valuation of motor vehicle and trailer excise $5,463,140.00 Total Abatement on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise For the year 1948 $1,194.00 For the year 1949 7,711.55 $8,905.55 141 REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen January 1950 I herewith submit the following report the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1949 together with the estimated budget re- quirements and recommendations which, in my opinion, are neocesary for the efficient and effective operation of the Fire Department for the year 1950. The membership of the Fire Department at the close of the year ending December 31, 1949 is as follows: One (1) Permanent Chief; Four (4) Permanent Captains; Five (5) Permanent Lieutenants; One (1) Permanent Mechanician and Fifty Five (55) Permanent Privates. The total number of alarms for the year was 705 an increase of 161 over the previous year. In addition the Fire Department assisted the Police Department responding to 258 calls with Police Ambulance. Fire alarms were as follows: 145 Bell Alarms, 560 Still Alarms. There were 36 False Alarms, an increase of 11 over the previous year. A brief report on fire losses, values and insurance is as follows: Insurance Values Losses Insurance Paid Buildings $1,047,000.00 $ 54,466.73 $ 899,500.00 $ 54,066.73 Contents 677,383.63 80,659.74 747,800.00 80,159.74 $1,724,383.63 $135,126.47 $1,647,300.00 $134.226.47 Recommendations I recommend the appointment of Five (5) additional men to the Fire Department as of April 1, 1950. The Fire Department has not kept pace with our Towns building and population growth. This condition leaves no alternative other than to operate the Fire Department with insufficient personnel and greatly reduces the potential strength and operating effectiveness of the Fire Department. The Fire Department must be staffed and prepared at all times for any emergencies. Minor emergencies and routine fires may well develop into major catastrophies or conflagrations unless sufficient manpower is available, particularly in the event of multiple or additional alarms. The saving of life and the protection of property is one of the most important functions of a municipality. Comparative figures, however, will show only a very slight increase in manpower on duty over the per- iod of the last twenty years (1929-23 men on duty) (1949-26 men on duty) which shows an increase of only 3 men on duty over the twenty year period.It is quite obvious that Watertown Population, Building and Valu- ation growth has greatly increased in proportion to the Fire Departments increase in men on duty. The recent action of the Town Meeting in granting Town Employees additional time off for vacations in accordance with their years of ser- vice will further increase the Fire Department's manpower shortage due to vacations from the present 924 days in 1949 to 1225 days in 1950, an increase of 301 days, this condition of days lost due to increase in vaca- tion periods will increase each year for the next several years, threfore to further delay increasing the fire fighting force is, in my 'opinion, detrimental to the welfare of our community. 142 Salaries In order to provide the salaries under the salary schedule submitted by the Wage and Salary Committee and approved at the 1949 Annual Town Meeting, I submit the following: Chief . . . . . . . .... . ... . . .. (1) n $5,100.00 . . . . . . . . . . 5,100.00 Captains . . . . .... . .. . . ... (4) t, $4,500.00 . . . . . . . . . . 18,000.00 Lieutenants . . .. .. . . . .. . . . (5) @ $3,840.00 . . . . . . . . . . 19,200.00 Mechanician .. .. ... . . .. . .. (1) (<P $3,500.00 . . . . . . . . . . 3,500.00 Permanent Privates . . . . .. (1) 0-b $3,320.00 . . . . . . . . . . 3,320.00 Permanent Privates . . . . .. (1) n $3,000.00 . . . . . . . . . . 3,000.00 Permanent Privates . . . .. . (53) Ce $3,120.00 . . . . . . . . 165,360.00 Total $217,480.00 Five additional men from April 1 r_P $2,640.00 9,945.20 Contingent In order to provide for the proper and efficient operation of the Fire Department, including building supplies and maintenance of build- ings, fire fighting supplies, tools and equipment and maintenance of motors, I recommend the sum of $10,500 be appropriated for contingent. Due to insufficient funds for the year 1949 it was necessary to hold in abeyance many repairs and supplies that should have been completed in 1949. These so called carry overs and accumulated shortages will re- quire immediate attention in 1950. The Fire Department must maintain two large buildings (fire sta- tions) and 11 pieces of automotive equipment (fire apparatus), an attached inventory of the fire department will give a comprehensive idea of the diversified and numerous articles that are necessary in maintain- ing your fire department and a general idea of our needs and require- ments. It should be borne in mind that no tools or appliances are subjected to more necessary abuse than Fire Department equipment. and that no equipment is more vital to the welfare of a community than fire department equipment. All painting and incidental repairs are done by the members of the department, otherwise, the department maintainance expenditures would be considerably higher, also included in contingent expenditures are the usual incidentals necessary for the use and employment of 66 department members. Fixed charges based on 1949 figures, which in some cases will be higher in 1950, and are charged to contingent are as follows: (Telephone $582.67, Electricity $1,019.06, Oil and Gasoline $788.40, Il- luminating Gas 39.24, Laundry $501.79, Medical Gas and Oxygen $89.81, Medical Service $172.50, Typewriter Service $15.20, Radio $38.08, Water $91.14, Fuel Oil $1,692.97), which makes a total of $5,030.86 earmarked for fixed charges and leaves an appromixate balance of $5,496.14 for all other Fire Department expenses. I recommend the sum of $10,500 be appropriated for contingent to be expended approximately as follows: Maintenance of Buildings $6,100 Maintenance of Fire Fighting Equipment $1,300 Maintenance of Motors $2,000 Office and Incidental $1,100 Total $10,500 143 Hose Fire Hose must be in perfect condittion for front line service and receives periodic inspection throughout the year. Annual inspection, which includes an inspection of lining, couplings, fabric, and subjecting each length of hose to a 250 pound pressure test, discloses that 900 feet of hose is unfit for futher use as first quality hose and depending on condition shall be used for dump fires, turned over to the Water or Highway Departments or discarded. It may also be seen by referring to inventory that considerable of our hose carried as first quality is over 10 years old, which is the maximum age for dependability. I recommend that $1,000 be appropriated for the purchase of new hose. Office and Room Repairs Office space is so limited that additional space is necessary. It is contemplated to utilize waste corridor space in renovating and enlarging the office. Several rooms require extensive repairs especially in large area plastering. In order to repair and renovate the aforementioned rooms using department labor to a large extent, I recommend that $400 be appropriated for same. Chief's Car A new Chief's Car is urgently required. The present car is a 1942 Packard Sedan purchased in 1945 and is in a deplorable condition for emergency use. During the past year it has been out of service on many occasions due to breakdown and has required considerable repairs. Breakdowns have occurred on numerous occasions while responding to fires. Your Fire Chief responds to all alarms, day and night in all kinds of weather and requires a heavy reliable car, particularly during the winter months when snow or ice on the ground presents a serious hazard as well as an obstacle, and a severe test.to a cars ability to reach an ob- jective in an emergency, particularly during or after a snow storm before the street plows have had an opportunity to remove snow. Fire apparatus and other automotive equipment used by the Fire Department in emergency operations should be powerful and sturdy. the difference in cost would be more than offset by reduced repairs and maintenance, however the most important factor is safer operation and protection to the occupants and others as well, also the ability to reach an objective under unusual road conditions. I recommend that $2,000 be appropriated for the purchase of a new Chief's Car. Uniforms An inventory discloses that it will require $3,000 to furnish uniform equipment for the members of the Fire Department therefore I recom- mend that $3,000 be appropriated for the purchase of uniforms. Out of State Travel The protection of Life and Property from Fire is one of the most important functions of municipality, therefore it is the duty of vour Fire Chief to be ever on the alert to take advantage of every progressive means at his disposal to improve the Fire Department in efficiency and effectiveness. 144 The International Association of Fire Chiefs will hold their Con- ference, exhibits and tests at San Francisco, California. The New Eng- land Fire Chiefs at New Castle, New Hampshire. The educational value of attending conferences conducted by the Fire Chiefs Associations is of great value and importance, not only to the Fire Chief, but to the entire community. It is my opinion that the educational value of attending the Fire Chief's conference will immeasurably reflect in the improvement of the Fire Department administration and operation. I recommend that $400 be appropriated for Out of State Travel for the purpose mentioned. Radio Radio has by actual experience proven to be of great value to improved Fire Department efficiency and is a definite necessity for the Fire Service. It's advantage, as the quickest and most reliable means of communication between Fire Forces in the Field and Fire Headquarters, has been established beyond any doubt. The Fire Department radio operates on the same radio frequency band as the Police Department with remote control at Fire Headquarters and transmission facilities at Police Headquarters. The present frequency of approximately 31 me. which is assigned to the Police Department and for which our stations, equipment and radios are constructed to transmit and receive, will be changed to a higher frequency band on July 1, 1950 in accordance with re-allocation of radio frequencies by the Federal Communications Commission. This change of frequencies will render our present radio inoperative under the new re-allocation of radio frequency. The Fire Service is one of the Public Safety Services covered by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission which may procure an independent radio channel for its use, however the change from the present set-up to an independent station would cost practically the same, the additional expense being in the cost of maint- enance of an independent station. The advantage of maintaining the present system of radio com- munication would be less cost of maintenance, speedy and reliable communication between Police and Fire Vehicles in the field as well as at Fire and Police Headquarters. The cost to the Fire Department in complying with the Federal Communications commission allocation of Radio Frequency Band will be $1,150. Therefore I recommend that $1,150 be appropriated to meet the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission relative to the Fire Department Radio. New Fire Station Recognizing the need of a Fire Station in North Watertown, the town has purchased land at the junction of Orchard and Waverly Ave. for the purpose named. North Watertown has greatly developed during the past twenty years, largely in wooden frame construction of dwelling occupancy. The most recent building development in this area, namgly the Fairfield Gardens and Veterans Projects, has greatly increased the potential life, building and property risk in this district. In connection with a new Fire Station in North Watertown it will be necessary to provide a new 750 Gallon Triple Combination Pumper and to appoint 10 additional men to maintain same. I mention the lat- ter so that there will be no misunderstanding as to the full extent of the requirements of maintaining a Fire Station in North Watertown. 145 A Fire Station in North Watertown will not only give added protec- tion to this area but will afford increased protection to our entire com- munity, a condition that is not only desirable but urgently necessary The Fire Station Committee have held numerous meetings in regard to this matter and were unanimous in recommending the construction of a Fire Station in North Watertown at the 1949 Annual Town Meeting. This recommendation was indefinitely postponed. Construction costs as well as other circumstances in regard to area, type, needs and requirements will require further study by the com- mittee, however it is confidently expected that an article will be pre- pared for the Town Warrant and submitted for consideration at the Town Meeting relative to this important matter, namely providing a Fie Station in North Watertown on land purchased by the Town for same. Fire Prevention Fire Prevention, a valuable adjunct to Fire Department activities. continues with excellent results. Fire Department inspectors have disclosed numerous illegal, defective and hazardous conditions in instal- lations, storage, sale and transportation of articles, solids, liquids flam- mables etc. coming under the jurisdiction of the Fire Department. In every instance the conditions found to be contrary to safety standards were made safe. In many of our mercantile and industrial buildings hazardous conditions have not only been remedied or removed but pro- tective devices installed as well. Inspections for permits, licenses, complaints, specials and ordinary have increased tremendously and shall continue to increase due to statute requirements. I am pleased to report that the Fire Department has received the fullest co-operation in our Fire Prevention Campaign from the Board of Selectmen. Retirement Frank J. McManus appointed a permanent member of the Fire De- partment April 22, 1920 was retired on pension February 21, 1949 in ac- cordance with General Law Chapter 32 Section 85 E Sub Division C. as found by medical panel appointed under General Law Chapter 32 Section 85-F. Frank J. McManus rendered loyal and excellent service during his career as a fireman and his loss shall be felt keenly. In behalf of his comrades I extend our sincere wish to Frank McManus for contentment and happiness in his retirement. Appointment The following veteran of World War II wm appointed to the Fire Department during 1949. Robert A. Poirier appointed April 25, 1949 to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Frank J. McManus. In Memoriam James B. Murphy, the last remaining member of the Call Fire Force, died January 5, 1949 after 53 years of loyal and faithful service as a member of the Call Fire Department. Born May 21, 1872, James Murphy was appointed a Call Man May 1 1894. Promoted to Call Lieutenant May 1, 1912 and to Call Captain May 1, 1916. 146 The Fire Department has lost, in James Murphy's death. a faithful loyal fireman. The community, a valued and respected citizen. His family, a kind and devoted family man. Conclusion In behalf of the Fire Department and the members thereof I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Honorable Board of Se- lectmen for their co-operation and assistance. I also take this opportunity to publicly extend my thanks to the Heads of Departments and members of the various municipal depart- ments for the excellent co-operation and assistance accorded the Fire Department throughout the year. I extend my thanks to the Chiefs and Department ".Members of Newton, Belmont, Waltham and Cambridge Fire Departments for their assistance through mutual aid. To the Members of the Fire Department I take this opportunity to publicly commend you for your loyal and faithful service. You have discharged your duties in a manner that has commanded respect, and have every reason to be proud of the excellent service you have rendered. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM C. McELROY Chief Fire Dept. REPORT OF THE I;OARD OF APPEALS Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building, Watertown 72. Massachusetts Gentlemen: We submit herewith the annual report of the Board of Appeals of the Town of Watertown for the year ending December 31, 1949. From January 1, 1949 to the end of the year, the Board has heard and acted upon 35 appeals. In several cases, members of the Board have taken views of the various premises in question in order that fair and intelligent decisions might be made. Many of the petitions presented to the board during the year 1949, have dealt with the conversion of third floor areas into liveable apartments. We should like to point out that in every case that has come before the Board, members have endeavored to render decisions without bias or prejudice and with the best interest of the citizens of the town foremost in mind. In closing we should like to thank the Building Inspector for his attendance and assistance at all hearings and we should also like to thank all other persons who have rendered assistance to us in any way. Respectfully, EDWARD A. OATES, Chairman RONALD M. STONE, Secretary MARTIN V. TOMASSIAN, Atty. JOHN B. REGAN J. MALCOLM WHITNEY Associate Members 147 FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATERTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY January 17, 1950. The importance of the duties of this Authority and the impact of its operations, for good or ill, upon the welfare of the Town, and its citizens who are Veterans of World War II, suggests the desirability of an annual report to the Town. Historically, the following is a brief summary of the Town's contri- bution for the alleviation of the acute shortage of dwelling facilities made for the direct benefit of those who served in the late War. On June 20, 1946 under Article 13, it was Votecl:—"to authorize the appointment by the Board of Selectmen of a Committee to be known as The Emergency Housing Board to serve and function until otherwise directed by vote of the Town, for the purpose of providing temporary housing of Veterans of World War II and their families; and that said Board shall have the power to exercise in the name of and in behalf of the Town all the powers to provide temporary housing for Veterans of World War II granted to the Town by Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946, and any other Acts which may be passed by the General Court". To implement the duties of this Board, the Town Meeting appro- priated $20,000. From this appropriation, a total of $17,944.59 was used for the conversion of space to apartments at the Municipal Garage, the Grant School and the American Legion Home, thereby creating 16 dwelling units which have been occupied since the dates of completion. The unexpended balance of $2,055.41 has been returned to the Town by the local Authority, which from its initiation has acted as custodian and rental agent for the Town. On June 9, 1947, under Article 5, it was voted to borrow $3W,000. under the authorization of Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946, to construct a Veterans Emergency Housing Project. This project, begun in the Fall of 1947 under the Chairmanship of the late Edward C. Hall and located on Lexington Street and Darch Road, was completed August 15, 1948 at a cost of $289,769.89 covering buildings and site. It consists of 6 four- family dwelling units of 4 rooms and bath each, and is of substantial brick-veneer construction. From date of completion this Project has been fully occupied and has also been under the management of the local Authority. At the Annual Town Meeting of 1948, it was voted to accept the Act establishing a Housing Authority in Watertown, and in pursuance thereof as provided by Statute, the Board of Selectmen appointed four members and the State Housing Board appointed one member to serve until an annual March Election in 1949 at which time four members were elected to serve for terms of 5, C. 2 and 1 years. On June 7, 1948. the Watertown Housing Authority held its first meeting, was duly organized as a Corporation, and authorized to trans- act business and exercise its powers in accordance with the Housing Authority Law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In compliance with Chapter 200 of the Acts of 1948, the Authority on January 17, 1949, executed a contract with the Commonwealth, through the State Housing Board, for financial assistance in the sum of $1,622.000. to finance the construction of a State-aided Housing Project of 144 dwel- lin-- units, to be located on Lexington Street, Darch Road and Robert Ford Road. Contract for this construction was awarded August 24, 1949. 148 Work has progressed since that date and completion is expected on or before June 1, 1950. At the Fall Town Meeting of 1949, the Selectmen were authorized to sell to the local Housing Authority the land and 6 buildings on Darch Road constructed by the Emergency Housing Board in 1948 and for which purpose the Town borrowed $300,000. To facilitate this purchase from the Town, the Commonwealth through the State Housing Board amended its contract of January 17, 1949, with the local Authoriiy by increasing its financial assistance from $1,622,000. to $1,912,000. On December 27, 1949, the Watertown Housing Authority paid the Ton of Watertown $289,769.89 and received from the Honorable Board of Selectmen a deed transferring title of this property to the Watertown Housing Authority. As the Authority had previously purchased from the Town for $10,384. unused acreage originally purchased by the Emergancy Housing Board in 1946, together with a payment of $5,927.87 representing a bal- ance of the Development Fund originally appropriated by the Town, there is now in the Town Treasury the sum of $306,081.76 which, by Statute, may be held and invested as a sinking fund to retire the Town's original $300,000. debt for Housing construction. Thus, by this transac- tion, the tax burden of the Town is relieved of future appropriations for interest and yearly amortization of the debt liability. To close this transaction, the Authority has also paid to the Town $11,626.12, earned surplus from its operation by the Authority. The Authority has recently received assurance from the State Hous- ing Board that additional State aid will be forthcoming under Chapter 200 for the construction of 60 additional dwelling units. This construc- tion, if and when authorized, the Authority feels, should be located in the Easterly part of the Town, reasonably adjacent to the industrial plants located there. Adding the estimated cost of these contemp!ated 60 units to the $1,912,000. financial assistance already extended to Watertown by the Commonwealth, the Watertown Housing Authority will then have under its responsible control as Trustees, a Housing investment of $2,500,000. or more, which is the largest single Public Works investment in the history of the Town. In conclusion, may we express our appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Heads of the various Town Departments and their subordinates for the advice and assistance given this Authority during the past year. To Chairman Roche of the State Housing Board and his whole or- ganization, we are also indebted in many ways during this year of active construction, and we appreciate their courtesy, advice and guidance in the determination of our joint problems. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES F. SHAW, Chairman CHESTER H. PARKER, Vice Chairman SEBASTI AN TANGUSSO, Treasurer EVERETr A. KELLEY, Assistant Treasurer FRANCIS M. LIGHTBODY A. ERIC SALSBURG, Executive Director and Secretary ROBERT J. GLENNON, Esquire, Attorney 149 TREASURER'S REPORT I respectfully submit the following financial report for the year 1949: FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts and Expenditures Balance January 1, 1949 $ 562,580.26 1949 Receipts $4,833,160.82 $5,395.741.08 1949 Paid Treasury Warrant $4,734,085.58 $ 661,655.50 Veterans Housing Fund 300,153.89 Balance December 31, 1949 $ 961,809.39 APPROVED: W. W. NORCROSS, JR., Auditor JAMES H. SHERIDAN, Treasurer Borrowed in Anticipation of Revenue in 1949 January 28 Merchants National Bank of Boston $300,000.00 0 rate of .673% discounted. May 24 Rockland Atlas National Bank of Boston 300,000.00 @ rate of .689% discounted. Notes Paid In 1949 November 7 Merchants National Bank of Boston $300,000.00 November 7 Rockland Atlas National Bank of Boston 300,000.00 Notes Due In 1950 None. Funded Debt Retired In 1949 February 1 New Administration Building $10,000.00 April 1 Drainage 1,000.00 Drainage 1,000.00 Drainage 1,000.00 Municipal Relief 9,000.00 Street Betterments 2,030.00 May 1 Municipal Land 7,000.00 July 1 Municipal Relief 7,000.00 Highway Equipment 6,000.00 August 1 Veterans Housing 15,000.00 October 1 Municipal Relief 5,000.00 December 1 School 6,000.00 $70,000.00 150 Funded Debt Due In 1950 February 1 New Administration Building $10.000.00 April 1 Drainage 1,0v0.00 Drainage 1,0W.00 May 1 Municipal Land 7,0W.00 July 1 Highway Equipment 5,000.00 August 1 Veterans Housing 15,000.00 December 1 School 6,000.00 $45,00.00 Debt Statement Total Funded Debt December 31st, 1949 $321,000.00 DEBT OUTSIDE DEBT LIMIT: School P.W.A. Chap. 404 Acts 1935 $6,000.00 Veterans Housing, Chap. 372, Acts 1946 270,000.00 Total Debt Outside Debt Limit $276,000.00 DEBT WITHIN DEBT LIMIT: Drainage $3,000.00 New Administration Building 20,000.00 Municipal Land 7,000.00 Highway Equipment 15,000.00 Total Debt Within Debt Limit $45,000.00 $321,000.00 A Statement of the accounts on which the Town Indebtedness applies: Sewers and Drains $3,000.00 Schools 6,000.00 Administration Building 20,000.00 Municipal Land 7,000.00 Highway Equipment 15,000.00 Veterans Housing 270,000.00 $321,000.00 The Indebtedness of the Town Matures as follows: 1950 $45,000.00 1951 31,000.00 1952 20,000.00 1953 15,000.00 1954 15,000.00 1955 15,000.00 1956 15,000.00 1957 15,000.00 1958 15,000.00 1959 15,000.00 1960 15,000.00 1961 15,000.00 1962 15,000.00 151 1963 15,000.00 1964 15,000.00 1965 15,000.00 1966 15,000.00 1967 15,000.00 $321,000.00 Borrowing Capacity for 1950 Valuation 1947 $59,805.265.00 Valuation 1948 62,886,785.00 Valuation 1949 67,767,075.00$190,459,125.00 Abatements 1947 942,225.00 Abatements 1948 785,662.00 Abatements 1949 701,355.00 $2,429,242.00 3) $188,029.883.00 62,676,627.66 5% 3,133,831.38 Less Debt Inside Debt Limit 45,000.00 Borrowing Capacity January ist, 1950 $3,088,831.38 A Statement of Debt and Total Cash Expenditures of the Town for thirty years: Year Expenditures Debt 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 3,257,739.65 353,000.00 1945 3,388,896.39 281,000.00 1946 3,470,390.71 215,000.00 1947 4,325,489.02 477,000.00 1948 4,915,157.78 391,000.00 1949 4,734,085.58 321,000.00 152 Statement of Town Insurance Company Amount Expires BaltimoreAmerican Insurance Co. $121,000.00 Sept. 1, 1950 Connecticut Fire Insurance Co. 71,000.00 to of Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 50,000.00 " of Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 121,000.00 " to Queen Insurance Company of America 121,000.00 to to Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 121,545.00 " to Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 121,000.00 it of American Aviation & General Ins. Co. $102,000.00 Sept. 1, 1951 American Insurance Company 50,000.00 " " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 102,000.00 " " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 102,000.00 " to Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company 52,000.00 " " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 102,000.00 " The World Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 102,000.00 " Mutual Boiler Insurance Company $ 10,000.00 Jan. 1, 1952 Aetna Insurance Company 32,000.00 Sept. 1, 1952 American National Fire Ins. Co. 56,000.00 " of Automobile Insurance Company 56,000.00 ofit Boston Insurance Company 25,000.00 if if Gibraltar Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 57,000.00 " of Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 57,000.00 " of National Union Fire Ins. Co. 57,000.00 of " Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. 57,000.00 " " The Travelers Fire Insurance Co. 57,000.00 of " The World Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 57,000.00 ofof Aetna Insurance Company $ 50,000.00 Sept. 1, 1953 Boston Insurance Company 75,000.00 " to Centennial Insurance Company 50,000.00 to of The Columbia Fire Insurance Company 50,000.00 to " New York Underwriters Insurance Co. 75,000.00 to Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company 156,692.00 of " Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company 75,000.00 " of Springfield Fire & Marine Iris. Co. 150,000.00 " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 75,000.00 " The World Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 150,000.00 of " Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. $100,000.00 Sept. 1, 1954 Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 100,000.00 " to Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. Co. 104,913.00 of it Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. 100,000.00 of of Queen Insurance Company of America 100,000.00 if " Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 100,000.00 " to Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 100,000.00 itit The World Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 100,000.00 of of 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, 1948 $87,671.14 Interest for the year 1949 1,792.54 89,463.68 1948 Interest Withdrawn 1,706.64 $87,757.04 153 Names and Amounts Collected in 1949 Feb. 2 Charles Mardirosian (Antranig Ongoonian) 45.00 John Mooradian (Arakaie Mooradian) 150.00 Edward J. Drake (Mary V. Drake) 112.50 Alton A. Shaw 112.50 W. G. Rockwell (Augusta Erickson) 150.00 W. G. Rockwell (Leslie O. Frizzell) 150.00 Charles Mardirosian- (Doris Mootafian) 45.00 Mar. 2 Charles Mardirosian (Alyce Leister) 150.00 Donald J. MacDonald (Frank Forrest) 45.00 Linda C. Singiser (Frank Singiser) 150.00 Allen C. & Martha MacKenzie 112.50 Apr. 6 Aram Bedrosian (Rosanna Ohilian) 45.00 Aram Bedrosian (David Zakarian) 112.50 W. G. Rockwell (Augustus Boudreau) 112.50 Hagop Barsam (Anna Najarian) 112.50 Charles Mardirosian (Infant Miller) 8.00 W. G. Rockwell (Louise Simmons) 150.00 Jos. L. Fitzpatrick (Geo. S. Slawenwhite) 112.50 May 4 Short & Williamson (Bessie P. Back ) 150.00 July 6 Arthur Hasiotis (Geo. M. Gaitanis) 150.00 Mary Mazmanian (Nishan Mazmanian) 45.00 Catherine W. Hunnell (Louise Hunnell) 150.00 Charles Mardirosian (Sarah Kelenjian) 45.00 Adam Ross 88.00 Charles Mardirosian (Rosalie Leroy) 112.50 Charles Mardirosian (Lucy Bedig) 45.00 James Bartholomew (Annie Bartholomew) 375.00 Jannini & Sementa (Carmela Briguiglio) 225.00 John Jackson 150.00 July 20 Mrs. Martha Papazian (Kapriel Papazian) 150.00 Mrs. Ruth Baker 225.00 Charles Mardirosian (Harry Sohigian) 90.00 Sarah McSwain (Mrs. Annie Piper) 45.00 Aug. 3 John J. Stanton (Martin T. Dunn) 20.00 Arthur R. Safer (Anna Keshish) 45.00 Donald J. MacDonald (Frank Schultz) 90.00 Aug. 31 W. G. Rockwell (Wm, A. Wormwood) 45.00 Freedom Wentworth & Sons (Nils A. Johansen) 90.00 W. G. Rockwell (Annie W. Buchanan) 150.00 Geo. H. Gregg & Son (Samuel C. Pitman) 90.()0 Charles Mardirosian (Daniel Eramian) 112.50 Oct. 5 R. McF. Brown & Sons (George M. Paterson) 45.00 Oct. 19 Adolf L. Huseby (Arnfin F. Huseby) 45.00 John Esposito (Dominic DiBacco) 20.00 Nov. 2 Francis J. Joyce (Mary White) 90.00 Mrs. Frances Schultz 45.00 Aram Bedrosian (Maritza Kayaian) 45.00 154 Dec. 7 Aram Bedrosian (Manoog Karjian) 150.00 Aram Bedrosian (Marilyn Meldonian) 150.00 Frank J. Duff 210.00 W. G. Rockwell (Emil Nilson) 45.00 Dec. 31 Donald J. MacDonald (Raymond F. Eiler) 45.00 Mrs. Zabelle Dedekian (Bagdasar Dedekian) 150.00 W. G. Rockwell (Ada Elizabeth Cartoof) 45.00 Archibald C. Belinger (Baby Parkhurst) 8.00 W. G. Rockwell (Margaret Simmons) 45.00 Mrs. Violet Fermanian (Samuel Fermanian) 112.50 Miss Evangeline Kazanai (George M. Kazanai) 112.50 $ 5,926.50 Balance Brought Forward $87,757.04 Balance December 31, 1949 $93,683.54 Town Trust Funds Martha Sanger Fund: Investment $1,013.41 Income for 1949 20.36 Balance December 31, 1949 $1,033.77 John Templeton Fund: Investment $1,704.73 Income for 1949 80.91 $1,785.64 Disbursements 175.00 Balance December 31, 1949 $1,610.64 Two $1,000.00 United States Savings Bonds Benjamin Hosmer Pierce Fund: Investment $1,251.63 Income for 1949 24.38 $1,276.01 Disbursements 87.90 Balance December 31, 1949 $1,188.11 Barry Fund: Investment $1,077.34 Income for 1949 21.65 Balance December 31,1949 $1,098.99 155 Mary D. Emerson Meade Fund: Investment $3,217.79 Income for 1949 64.53 $3,282.32 Disbursements 205.52 Balance December 31, 1949 $3,076.80 Michael P. Charles Fund: Investment $215.25 Income for 1949 4.32 Balance December 31, 1949 $219.57 Rehabilitation Fund: Investment $53,229.80 Income for 1949 1,069.91 Balance December 31, 1949 $54,299.71 Solon F. Whitney Fund: Investment . . $306.55 Income for 1949 6.15 Balance December 31, 1949 $312.70 William P. 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C7 -4 .-1 to to L C- ry CV N M _ M V� J4 M a) O Oi to - Qi _ _ _ - _ .-4 r-1 - O O w Q) d' d' w A �►, d' A 157 REPORT OF THE BUILDING DEPARnIENT December 31, 1949 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Herewith is respectfully submitted the report of the Building De- partment for the year 1949. Permits issued were as follows: 46 One family dwellings at a probable cost of $311,890.00 5 Two family dwellings " " 11 of to 45.000.00 15 Four family dwellings 466.620.00 3 Six family dwellings 131,986.00 4 Eight family dwellings 248,864.00 1 Ten family dwelling 11,770.00 2 Twelve family dwellings 186,648.00 21 Private garages 14,200.00 2 Churches 119,000.00 1 Laboratory to to 3,000.00 1 Storage building 61000.00 1 Transformer foundation 11,500.00 1 Pent house to to It of 19 500.00 1 Store it itIt it It2,000.00 1 Gasoline station to It it 11 it 11,000.00 1 Garage & filling station " " 8,000.00 1 Heating shed if to 1,500.00 1 Heating unit It so IF It to 112.00 2 Curing chambers & boiler rooms " toIt to 22 4,500.00 1 Tonic stand 100.00 2 Office buildings 12,100.00 2 Temporary office buildings 200.00 1 Office building and warehouse 2,000.00 2 Grand stands & press box 14,900.00 163 Additions and alterations 251,490.00 15 Razings 230 Signs 526 $1,939,280.00 Fees Collected: Building Permits $1,112.00 Sign Permits 115.00 $1,227.00 New Construction The past year new construction in Watertown has been extensive. The Veterans' Housing Project is progressing and should be ready for some occupants by late Spring 1950. Other permits for construction will extend into 1950. 158 Places of Assembly All public halls and other places of assembly are in compliance with requirements, but take constant care and inspection to see that regula- tions are not violated. Liability on Projections into Public Ways Projections over public ways are covered by insurance of approxi- mately $1,500,000.00 which is on file in the Department. Bonds and cer- tificates are checked for renewal prior to expiration. Permits are issued annually. Elevators The inspection of elevators take considerable time. There are fifty or more elevators in the Town of various makes. I suggest that the Town enable the Department to engage a licensed elevator inspector to make the required tests. Board of Appeals From January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949 thirty nine applications were received from the Board of Appeals on variances and occupancies. Conclusion The Department wishes to express appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and all other departments for their co-operation and assistance during the year 1949. Respectfully submitted, WALTER J. LEONARD Acting Inspector of Buildings REPORT OF THE VETERANS' AGENT Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: The following is my report for the year beginning January first and ending December thirty-first, 1949. As the name of the department indicates, the Bureau of Veterans Services is concerned with more than merely rendering financial assis- tance to needy veterans. Watertown veterans have rightfully come to regard this office as a store-house of information on federal and state benefits and opportunities available to veterans. The preparation and processing of applications for service-conneoted -and non-service con- nected pensions, widows pensions, schooling, on-the-job training, hospi- talization and tax abatements have occupied much of our time this year, giving us an opportunity to be of help to veterans other than those in direct financial need. Expenditures for the year slightly exceeded those of 1948 but this is true throughout the state as the war-time and early post-war prosperity gives way to a gradual business recession. Legislative enactments have liberalized cash benefits to veterans, and three times during 1949 the allowable rates for hospital care have been increased. Greater efforts have been made to assist veterans to find jobs and in 1949 over thirty unemployed veterans were placed in jobs by this office. In addition, twelve more found employment through co-opera- 159 tion between this office and the Division of Employment Security. Our work of photostating discharges and other important papers for veterans has been continued, and we have assisted the Watertown Housing Auth- ority in the preparation and distribution of questionnaires to determine the need for further low-rent housing. Next year promises to be even busier than the one just past. The present high cost of living makes it difficult for men with families to accumulate any savings so that when layoffs occur, they are forced to seek financial assistance almost at once. Delays encountered in processing Unemployment Compensation claims frequently make it necessary to aid veterans for brief periods pending receipt of initial checks. The co-operation received from all the members of the department and particularly from Mr. James A. Maloney, former Acting Agent and Miss Dorothy R. Najarian, Senior Investigator, has contributed greatly toward making my first year as Veterans Agent a most pleasant one. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. CORBETT Agent REPORT OF THE INFIRMARY DEPARTMENT January G, 1950 Honorable Board of Public Welfare Watertown, Mass. Gentlemen: Herewith is respectfully submitted my report as Keeper of the Infirmary: The largest number of inmates during the year 1949 was twelve; the smallest nine; average eleven; present number is ten. All are con- sidered permanent with the excption of one. During the year, one inmate died and two were released as a re- sult of bad conduct. All the others seem to be as happy as can be ex- pected, considering their infirmities, though most of them are unable to give much assistance. A balanced diet, which is our first consideration, seems to work out very well from a health standpoint. The Housekeeper and Cook need assistance as cooking for thirteen people, serving three meals a day, leaves very little time for anything else. The outside of the home is getting some badly needed repairs with some repairs inside. If we can spread some paint around in the Spring, it should suffice for a long time. We still have a family of five keeping house in two rooms. Thru the generosity of the children of the Lowell School, Watertown Emblem Club, children who rendered Christmas Carols, and other indi- viduals who gave presents, all contributed to make a Joyful and Merry Christmas for all the inmates. I wish to thank your Honorable Board for the co-operation and advice rendered when needed. Respectfully submitted, CHAS. J. DeMARAIS Keeper of Infirmary 160 REPORT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTIMENT January 16, 1950. Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: In Conformance with Chapter 3. Section 2 of -the Town By-Laws. kindly accept herewith my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1949. The Department expended a total of $576,163.39 for the year on Public Assistance. The Town will receive by way of reimbursement from the Commonwealth. other Cities and Towns and grants from the Federal Government monies in the amount of $391,881.46. These reimbursements and grants will reduce the cost to the Town to only $184.281.93 or less than 32% of the total annual expenditure. A further breakdown of our statistics prove that 899 cases or 1321 persons were aided and that the cost per day, per person to our Community was only .381 or .CO3 per person per day more than in 1948. This figure includes all costs to the individual or family group such as food, board and room, rent or carry- ing charges, fuel and light, household supplies and replacements, cloth- ing, personal needs, church contributions, insurance, medical care, medicine, nursing, dentistry, hospitalization, nursing and convalescent home care, eyeglasses, new Leisure Time Activity allowance on Old Age Assistance and other special needs compatible with health and well being. A statistical report of each category for the year 1949 follows showing the individual financial breakdown of each assistance plan for that year. Statistics secured from the Commonwealth, Bureau of Accounts, show that our Town is still, over a four year period, operating 30% lower in case load than all Cities and Towns in the Commonwealth in the population brackets of 25 to 60,000 people, as may be discerned on page six. At this time the Federal Government is still granting to the Town of Watertown an average of 37.5 of the salaries and administrative costs of the Department over and above the grants mentioned in the first paragraph. This percentage will continue during 1950. In my opinion the above is another outstanding achievement on the part of the personnel, particularly when we consider that the De- partment is still understaffed and the trend of Public Assistance has been steadily upward. It is my desire at this time to congratulate and thank the personnel and ,you, Gentlemen, for the co-operation and assistance in making this possible. The year 1950 will see the Public Assistance Program costs total- ling approximately $713,280.00 excluding salaries and contingent expen- ses. It will be our responsibility to salvage about $475,417.00 of this amount for the Community from the Commonwealth, Federal Govern- ment and other Cities and Towns throughout the Commonwealth. 161 Old Age Assistance The Bureau of Old Age Assistance expended for the year 1949 $383,715.83. The nuinber of cases or individuals aided during the calen- dar year were 603 with a case increase of .12 over 1948, and a cash increase of just under 225c. The Town will receive a total reimbursement from the Common- wealth of approximately $144,643:08, grants from the Federal Govern- ment of $158.592.83 and $7.904.91 from other communities, leaving the net cost to the Town to be $72,575.01. Our Town balance on this Category is $196.5.5 and our Federal balance is $6,499.12. It may be assumed that it will cost $492,479.00 to administer the Bureau for the year 1950. Our Federal participation should amount to about $202,481.00. Our State reimbursement should be $184,280.00 The net cost to the Town for Old Age Assistance should be in the vicinity of $105,718.00 plus $6,500.00 for other Cities and Towns. I, thereby, recommend tnat $289,999.00 be appropriated for this Category in 1950. Aid to Dependent Children The total administration for aid to Dependent Children for 1949 cost $111,469.25. The total cost to the Community will be $54,054.00. The Federal Grant in aid is $22,855.21, the reimbursement from the Common- wealth is $34,550.04. These two amounts added together and deducted from the total expenditures represents the aforementioned Town cost. Our Town balance on this category is $1,985.36. I expect that this Department will spend $125,402.90 in 1950. Our Federal Grant should be $25,723.13, our State reimbursement $41,710.00, thereby, costing the Town approximately $57,969.77. You may recall our many discussions,'during the war years, about the reactions our economic situation has on this Category and General Relief, particularly, as economic trends affect causes for incarceration, commitments to Mental Institutions, divorce, legal separation, desertion and illegitimate pregnancies where the putative father cannot be ar- raigned for one reason or another. During the last six years when our national employment and income peak was at the highest point in the history of the Country, the Aid to Dependent Children case load due to the causations of the usual a?gravations being removed, reduced itself to a very satisfactory level. The conclusion of the war, however, with the gradual curtailment of peak employment and income inflaming the above mentioned causes of child dependency produced a slight but more steady influx than we have had from the time of expansion of the law in 1938 to its highest gradual peak in 1941 which was 111 cases. I think that it is reasonable to assume that the case load of this Category will gradually return to at least our 1941 peak. Inasmuch as there was no actual evidence available to prove when or by what degree this Category would increase, I, up until this year, felt that except for budgetary cost increases we should maintain our ap- propriations to a point of almost status quo. I feel that the strongest influx has been experienced this year and am reducing the percentage of increase for 1950 by fifty percent of that of 1949 over 1948. Provided there are no changes in legislation which would cause a substantial financial increase in expenditures the requested appropriation should be sufficient for the year 1950. 162 I recommend that $94,036.00 he appropriated for this program for 1950. General Relief The total cost of rendering General Relief for the year 1949 was $80,978.31 an increase of 24% over 1948. Our appropriation was $81,000.03 showing an unused balance of $21.69. Although $80,978.31 was the actual expenditure for this Category, Watertown will receive back from the Commonwealth and other Cities and Towns approximately $24,508.57 which amount deducted from the total expenditure leaves a balance of about $56,460.74 as the Town's expense. This form of assistance is plagued by all of the same basic causes of eligibility for Aid to Dependent Children plus any and all other con- ditions that make for indigency, such as aged and incapacitated persons and wage earners not eligible for Old Age Assistance and Aid to Depen- dent Children, unemployed single persons, emergency hospitalization and medical care, individuals and breadwinners returned from incar- ceration and other institutionalization, unemployment in all of its phases and the like. This Category is bound to increase gradually because of its very nature and purpose. The same rationalizing has been employed in com- puting the appropriation for this Category as for Aid to Dependent Children and is being followed again this year. I trust that the amount requested will be sufficient. Certain bills in the amount of $1,600,46 from other Communities remain unpaid for the year 1949. They have proved to be our legal re- sponsibility and will be paid at the earliest possible time. Other bills to other Cities and Towns amounting to approximately $5,000.00 that I mentioned in my report of 1948, which would perhaps require court action for disposition, by majority, remain on the books. Suit still might be brought against the Town on these. For that reason we will continue to carry them in our accounts, but not include them in our appro- priation. I have reason to believe that the Town will be highly success- ful in a suit brought against it by the City of Boston for a series of bills amounting to over $2,000.00. I, therefore, recommend an appropriation of $95,399.00 for this pro- gram for 1950. Administration Public Welfare, in all of its phases, is now recognized to be a highly complex, fast moving and extremely important part of our Government at all levels. It is the second highest appropriation of any level of Gov- ernment and even exceeds the first with regard to comptrollership. It might well, in time, become the balance to govern our whole way of life from an economic and social standpoint—not only in this Country but throughout the World. The law governing Public Assistance makes it the Agencies first responsibility to see that the needs of the people found to be indigent (regardless of the type) shall be met. The administrator shall not be found wanting in his service to these people. This function, in and of itself is a rigorous, painstaking operation, as it involves the whole treatment of the human being from an economic and scientific standpoint. It is only through this sort of therapy that Public Assistance rolls can be reduced and expenditures curtailed. No other method can be effective without violating the law or philosophy of the program. 163 If it may be agreed that the above is correct, then we realize that nothing can be done about conserving direct aid monies for actual proven needs but money can be conserved by reducing loss through the inefficient application of procedures and therapy caused by a lack of personnel. It has been proven time and time again, particularly during the past ten years, that the proper number of efficient personnel re- ceiving proper remuneration and a proper and functioning table of organization is the only means of conserving Public Assistance funds. The new personnel that I have requested, if allowed, will still be less, considerably, than what was suggested in the Departmental Review made by the State Department of Public Welfare last spring. I do believe that even though the State's recommendations are high- er with regard to the number of workers the Department should have, that with the modern equipment we now have in the Department we should be able to do a good job. Very truly yours, JOSEPH F. MURRAY Exec. Director Aid to Old Age Dependent General Population Assistance Children Relief Arlington 43,515 526 29 49 Belmont 28,866 207 15 23 Braintree 20,299 322 32 23 Brockton 65,202 2315 236 423 Brookline 56,940 841 60 165 Chelsea 39,940 818 229 373 Chicopee 44,625 581 72 166 Everett 48,553 973 142 303 Fitchburg 43,770 736 37 205 Framingham 25,502 454 55 110 Gloucester 24,862 811 89 184 Haverhill 46,612 1647 106 200 Holyhoke 53,775 1338 76 207 Malden 59,567 1229 135 266 Medford 67,071 1139 92 224 Melrose 27,971 451 30 40 Newton 77,257 904 160 115 Revere 35,687 670 74 226 Salem 42,833 943 79 224 Taunton 38,612 672 172 285 Waltham 43,577 750 103 101 Watertown 37,438 512 86 108 Weymouth 27,957 650 65 121 164 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE - 1949 r A 7, A w O A a v Jan. $39.00 $11.00 $820.80 $1,561.55 $81,90 $830.90 $220.00 $91.00 Feb. 78.91 48.00 788.10 729.85 98.65 844.57 77.50 Mar. 62.00 898.45 1,705.79 105.15 805.08 143.00 88.00 Apr. 42.00 50.00 964.20 1.174.55 90.30 844.90 54.00 81.00 May 42.00 691.90 809.94 70.10 812.43 70.00 103.25 June 41.00 102.00 830.55 319.40 150.10 859.32 327.00 84.00 July 47.00 24.00 572.40 1,273.80 78.95 819.51 190.50 143.00 Aug. 539.50 246.70 134.65 639.59 21.00 105.75 Sept. 92.00 643.10 1,194.09 141.55 667.33 183.00 151.00 Oct. 66.00 952.45 2,244.01 80.00 865.08 207.00 191.50 Nov. 66.50 684.20 1,951.25 136.75 663.40 142.50 126.00 Dec. 91.00 120.00 1,186.25 2,149.20 104.70 1,140.43 87.00 46.00 667.41 355.00 9,572.30 15,360.13 1,272.80 9,792.54 1,645.00 1,288.00 w � 94 b Jan. $200.00 $79.17 $3,935.32 $26,449.41 $30,384.73 $160.59 $30,224.14 469 64.44 Feb. 199.50 85.00 2,950.08 27,597.27 30,547.35 926.22 29,621.13 479 61.83 Mar. 600.00 57.50 4,464.97 27,096.40 31,561.37 210.10 31,351.27 484 64.77 April 200.00 53.49 3,554.44 27,176.61 30,731.05 343.52 30,387.53 486 62.52 May 100.00 26.50 2,726.12 27,672.19 30,398.31 121.95 30.276.36 486 72.29 June 200.00 59.00 2,972.37 27,620.81 30,593.18 765.44 29,827.74 485 60.57 July 39.13 3,188.29 27,028.49 30,216.78 224.85 29,991.93 494 60.71 Aug. 200.00 30.05 1,917.24 27,851.69 29,768.93 124.30 29,644.63 502 59.05 Sept. 111.54 3,183.61 28,208.56 31,392.17 588.28 30,803.89 502 61.36 Oct. 200.00 19.00 4,825.04 29,025.17 33,350.21 414.81 33,435.40 516 64.79 Nov. 86.01 3,856.61 29,581.69 33,438.30 1,162.65 32,275.65 526 61.36 Dec. 500.00 60.18 5,485.16 31,732.35 37,217.51 386.20 36,831.31 528 69.75 2,399.50 706.57 43,059.25 337,040.64 380,099.89 5,428.91 374,670.98 496 63.62 Other Cities and Towns 5,705.56 Total 380,376.54 165 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - 1949 s ° a A tz z a a o a A 0 0 Jan. $158.69 $48.00 $82.91 $82.91 $134.50 $17.00 Feb. 198.55 18.30 136.27 8.00 15.00 Mar. 195.70 87.35 54.50 71.62 171.00 36.00 Apr. 16.00 163.65 284.00 24.75 163.53 6.00 7.00 May 13.00 155.65 212.90 13.45 121.39 59.00 27.00 June 13.00 147.85 163.56 13.25 108.75 372.00 12.00 July 14.00 157.40 525.00 10.75 120.09 5.00 Aug. 107.80 25.75 112.05 Sept. 239.95 38.55 155.86 205.97 72.00 Oct. 112.60 32.40 204.81 95.50 24.75 Nov. 205.90 37.50 167.9E 27.00 Dec. 193.10 491.40 11.00 167.41 130.00 49.00 56.00 2,036.84 1,812.21 363.11 1,612.67 1,186.97 286.75 :z d z U a U Jan. $524.01 $7,214.10 $7,738.11 $7,738.11 66 117.24 Feb. 376.12 7,459.70 7,835.82 7,835.82 67 116.95 Mar. 44.50 660.67 7,874.61 8,535.28 8,535.28 69 123.69 Apr. 13.75 678.68 8,036.94 8,715.62 8,715.62 71 122.75 Mar. 602.39 8,380.41 8,982.80 8,982.80 75 118.77 June 29.36 859.77 8,245.27 9,105.04 136.67 8,968.37 74 121.19 July 29.73 861.97 9,167.48 10,029.45 200.15 9,829.30 79 124.42 Aug. 117.75 363.35 8,845.53 9,208.88 40.00 9,168.88 82 111.81 Sept. 19.38 731.71 9,011.74 9,743.45 127.15 9,616.30 82 117.27 Oct. 16.74 486.80 9,611.47 10,098.27 82.95 10,015.32 86 116A5 Nov. 24.72 463.10 9,552.30 10,015.40 105.90 9,909.50 88 112.60 Dec. 2.00 1,043.91 9,732.10 10,776.01 100.40 10,675.61 89 119.95 297.93 7,652.48 103.131.65 110,784.13 793.22 109,990.91 77 118,25 O O O 00 co 00 O 0 o O to C- tT tD to to to .- O o o co co O sauioH Sutsin,'-: m to ci of cq o U'3 co 0 00 to m ' O O -4 M to 00 N N o0 CDto er }LIaasa ILnuo t7 MC9 -1 .-t CD M -4 tD .-t to c7 cv sass8I9 OS� o 0 o a o a o g o 0 0 CD M to O O to M M 00 M to V} N N o O O O O o 0 0 0 0 O O O O to 0 0 0 to (D ISDUOQ U,:, to cq o ccq M N to too N V) O O O O O O CO C. 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Elphick Children's Librarian, East Branch Jeanne Foret Children's Librarian, North Branch Mary V. Harney Assistant, East Branch Pauline A. Hill Assistant, East Branch Ethel M. Howard Librarian, West Branch Helen W. Jay Assistant, East Branch Thelma Laughren Assistant, Main Library Helen M. Lee Librarian, East Branch Mary M. McNally Assistant Librarian and Reference Librarian Asbury W. Schley Circulation Librarian Robert W. Sillen Catalog Librarian Esther E. Testa Librarian. North Branch Part-time Workers Janet. Altieri Rita Duffy Nancy Mardirosian Stephen Arpante Bernadette Farraher Pauline Murray Robert Bergman Leona Fredericks Janet O'Donnell Jane Brennan Patricia Gottschalk Hosmig Pilibosian Anne tuff um Eleanor Igoe Janet Pye Mary DeFlorio Irene Lamprakis Jeanne White Building Custodians Gerard Bloomer West Branch James A. Crowley East Branch Albert Mannix North and Main Library Bernard Mannix Main Library 169 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE WATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY To the Citizens of Watertown: On February 7th of this year Miss Catharine M. Yerxa assumed her duties as Librarian, and it is with a great amount of pleasure that the Trustees wish to report that she has proven a most worthy successor to those former Librarians who established and maintained the Water- town Library System in the high position it enjoys in library circles. We have found Miss Yerxa to have a most unusual knowledge of public library routine, undoubtedly gained from her long experience with the Library Division of the Massachusetts Department of Education. This alone has proven a ready source of guidance for the Trustees in matters of policy and procedure which have faced us during the year. In addi- tion to this, Miss Yerxa has demonstrated her ability as an executive and leader of the library staff to such a degree that the morale of the entire staff is presently at its highest. In short, the Trustees are well pleased with our new Librarian. The largest project undertaken during the year was the complete renovation and modernization of the Pratt Room in the Main Library. This work was planned with the object in mind of making available to various small groups of the citizens of the Town an attractive meeting place to be used in conjunction with library activities. The Trustees wish to acknowledge with appreciation the assistance and cooperation which they received from Mr. Leo Landry of the Wire Department and Mr. James Sullivan of the Engineering Department. The room is now completed and we invite the patrons of the library to see what we believe to be one of the most modern of library rooms. When the salary and wage plan for Town employees was presented for acceptance to the Totten Meeting, the Trustees asked that the pro- fessional staff' of the libraries, who are not under Civil Service, not come within the provisions of this plan. The Trustees were of the opinion that these people who must have a high degree of professional education and training and who are required to work irregular hours and to devote much time to study, meetings, and other extra time-consuming activities, were comparable to school teachers, and as such, should not be subjected to a rigid plan applicable to their employment. The Town Meeting, however, thought otherwise and the Trustees accede to its decision. During the year, two new policies were adopted. The first concerned the subject of hours of operation. It was decided to close the libraries on Saturdays during the summer months and on Saturday evenings during the remainder of the year. The second was a decision not to furnish to those requesting by telephone the answer to various radio quiz programs. This service, which the library gave willingly at first, grew to such proportions that the regular routine of the staff was inter- fered with and service to library patrons seriously- impaired. In the field of extra activities conducted by individual members of the staff, the Trustees feel most proud of the bi-weekly radio program of the Watertown Library which was continued this year, as well as the inauguration here in Watertottm, of an activity that has been spreading throughout the country—a Great Books discussion group. In addition, 170 another member of the staff is writing a weekly column of brief, in- formal book reviews for the local press. The Trustees wish to acknowledge with appreciation a gift of a sum of money forwarded to us by Mr. Philip Clapp. This money was used to purchase an "Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians" for the East Branch in memory of Mrs. Philip Clapp. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT J. GLENNON, Chairman LIBRARIAN'S REPORT To the Trustees of the Watertown Free Public Library: The 82nd Annual Report of the Watertown Free Public Library is herewith presented: The accomplishments of any public library are dependent in the main on four major factors: Personnel, Building, Book Stock and Fi- nancial Support. Before considering the services which the Library has given during the year, these factors will be discussed. Personnel Miss Helen Hutchinson's resignation as Librarian took effect on January 6th when she left Watertown to become Personnel Director of the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Your new Librarian assumed her position on February 7th. In the interim period between January 6th and February 7th, Miss Mary McNally, Assistant Librarian, served as Acting Librarian. During the first half of the year, there was a turnover in three library positions. Miss Esther Jalonen, Assistant, Circulation Depart- ment, resigned as of January 22nd. On May 9th, her position was filled on a permanent basis with the appointment of Miss Charlotte Dupuis who had worked for a period of years at the North Branch Library on a part-time basis while a student at Watertown High School. In June, the Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Mrs. Natalie Dunbar MacCurdy, Childrens Librarian, North Branch Library, who moved to Orleans to live. Her resignation took effect on July 3rd. Mrs. Jeanne Camoreyt Foret, a former part-time assistant, was ap- pointed in June to the vacancy. Mrs. Foret resigned from the staff of the Boston Public Library to accept the appointment which took effect on August 29th. Miss Elizabeth J. Hodges, head of the Circulation Department, re- signed as of July 1st to become Librarian of the Leominster Public Library. The Board of Trustees appointed Mr. Asbury W. Schley, form- erly in the Reference Library, College of Liberal Arts, Boston University, to the vacancy. Mr. Schley assumed the position on September 6th. With his appointment, the Library had its full quota of staff members. Since the library encourages its staff to continue academic and pro- fessional training, it is gratifying to report that in the spring, one member took a course on periodicals sponsored by the Special Libraries Association, and that four staff members were enrolled during the fall 171 term in the intensive Reference Course given by the Division of Univer- sity Extension, Massachusetts Department of Education. Staff members were active in professional organizations. Your Li- brarian is a member of the Librarians Advisory Council to the United Nations Association, and Chairman of the Personal Services Committee, Massachusetts Library Aid Association. Miss Mary McNally continued to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Charles River Library Club. Miss Helen Lee was a. member of the Adult Education Committee, Massachusetts Library Association, and Mrs. Rose Brady served as a member of the Executive Board, Round Table of Children's Librarians. All members of the professional library staff attended the Regional Conference of the American Library Association which was held in Swampscott in October, and various staff members attended the three meetings of the Charles River Library Club. 11 talks were given by staff members before local groups. In addition to professional activities, the Librarian is serving as Secretary of the Watertown Community Council. During the last half of the year, new members were absorbed into the staff and it became a well-in tergrated unit of capable professional people working harmoniously together. The excellent morale of the li- brary staff cannot be praised too highly. It is reflected in the warm friendly relationship existing between staff members and borrowers and it is responsible for the quality of service which the library offers its public. Buildings A continuing effort was made to keep the Library's buildings in repair and to modernize them as funds permitted. The outstanding project of the year was the renovation of the Pratt Room at the Main Library. To comply with state fie laws, an outside entrance was constructed. The room itself was completely renovated. Fluorescent lights were installed, completing one more step as outlined in the lighting survey. Woodwork and furniture were refinished in a gray tone, walls were painted in aqua color, while the new tile flooring and the venetian blinds gave an accent of red in a carefully planned color scheme. The Pratt Room will now serve a two-fold purpose. Art and reference books have been moved into it and space has been left to house a much-needed Record Library. In line with developments in new library buildings, the Library now has a modern and properly equip- ped room in which to hold its story hours, film showings, Great Books Discussion meetings, meetings of the Young Friends of the Library, and other groups which may be organized like music listening groups, for instance. The room will be available also for the meetings of civic and educational groups in the town. All these activities will bring a. great many people to the Library and will result in an increased use of Library facilities. Fluorescent lights were installed in the Librarian's office and the card catalog area. An emergency situation made it necessary to buy new copper conduit pipes and to have a new dry well dug at the north end of the building outside the Pratt Room. Venetian blinds were in- stalled in the Reference Room and in the main part of the Circulation Room. At the East Branch, a leak necessitated a new roof on the wing of the building containing the office and the work room. Generally speak- ing, the East Branch Library building is in good condition, but a major job is needed in reseeding the lawn and replacing shrubbery. Old lighting should be replaced by new as soon as possible. The exterior trim of the North Branch Library was painted. A fence 172 to enclose the grounds of the building is badly needed. Despite repeated efforts to discourage it, the space in back of the building is used as a playground, with the result that the lawn needs reseeding evrey year. The location of the North Branch Library has proved strategic since intensive building in this area has increased population and brought an expansion of business to the Library. Potentialities for service from this branch building are great, while at the same time, more book stock and more staff members are needed. On the other hand, the location of the West Branch Library in the Browne School, has created difficulties in giving adults of the area optimum service. With the idea of improving service to adults, it was decided to open the Library one evening a week. The experiment began Friday, June 24th, and continued each Friday through December 16th, when it seemed advisable to discontinue evening openings due to lack of borrowers. It is evident that the long dark approach to the building, which is situated far back from the street, makes evening openings im- practical. Book Stock To build an adequate book stock and to maintain it, is a continuing process and one that must be undertaken by professional librarians train- ed in book selection, classifying, cataloging, book discarding, and binding. To be useful, the book stock must be well balanced and representative of all fields of knowledge. Books must be selected with these objectives in view and the discarding of outmoded books giving misinformation must go hand in hand with buying, for discarding has been called rightly book selection in reverse. In 1949, the Library's book stock became richer through the addition of 4,922 volumes added during the year, making the total number of volumes in the Library 106,334. 1,298 books were withdrawn from the Library. The physical condition of the book stock was improved by the binding of 1.401 volumes. Fb"meial Support The minimum standards for the financial support of public libraries as established by the American Library Association are as follows: For limited or minimum service $1.50 per capita For reasonably good service 225 per capita For superior service 3.00 per capita In 1949, the Watertown Public Library had a per capita income of $2.10 from all sources, including town appropriation and a small income from funds. Its per capita income from appropriation alone was $2.08. The Library income, therefore, does not quite reach the level generally conceded as necessary for reasonably good service, and it is far from the level considered necessary for superior service. Children's Services The importance of library work to children cannot be overemphasized since this group becomes the future adult users of the library and future adult citizens. Mrs. Rose Brady, Supervisor of Children's Work, has reported an increased activity throughout the whole library system. 126,481 books were circulated to children of the town in 1949 an in- crease of 14.1% over 1948. Much of the steady increase in the use of the children's rooms was due to the many activities sponsored by the Library designed to attract children to the libraries and to stimulate 173 their reading. Foremost among them was the intensive work done with children through the schools. 4,524 books were made into classroom deposits and sent to 120 rooms in 16 elementary schools. 137 visits were made to school classrooms where book talks were given and the Library's resources and services explained. 163 classes visited the Library for instruction in the use of the Li- brary's materials. 60 story hours were held with a total attendance of 3,411, with six of the story hours being given at school assemblies. Miss Jennie Lind- quist,a well known specialist in library work with children and promotion editor of the Horn Book, was guest story teller at story hours held in the Main Library and all branches. A special story hour called "Circus Day" was held at the North Branch when the play "Jamie's Circus" was given by young children dressed in costumes representing animals. The summer reading program, "The Baseball Club of Red Sox and Braves" kept many children in touch with reading. 327 children enrolled in the contest between the "Red Sox and the Braves" and 59 certificates were awarded to children completing the required reading. In the Main Library and the three branches, the winning team was invited to a special moving picture program given on the Library projector. The names of the certificate holders were drawn from a box, and the two winners were taken to the Red Sox-Brown baseball game through tickets which were donated by Mr. James Clifford, proprietor of Otis Brothers Company. Mr. Clifford's cooperation in the summer reading program is greatly appreciated by the Library. Book Week was observed in each library by displays of new books and special related activities' At the East and North Branches, a spe- cial feature was a moving picture program, including two color films: "Circus Animals" and "Bookward ,ho!". In the Idain Library, two Girl Scout troops visited the Library and were given book talks and book reviews. Phillips School Library The Public Library continued to cooperate in the operation of the library at the Phillips School with the Public Library supplying books and the services of its Supervisor of Children's Work. Every Tuesday, from the first of the year, to May 17, 1949, the Supervisor of Children's Work opened the school library for the circulation of books. 847 books were circulated. This year, more children used the school library than former- ly, not only for borrowing books, but also as a reading room. Story hours were held in grades 3-6 and refresher talks given on the history, regulations, and use of the library. Frequently, special books needed by teachers were sent to the school library from the Public Library and during the month of May, an exhibit of books on South America, Central America, and Mexico was supplied for the use of the pupils of the sixth grade. Pictures and maps were exhibited in connec- tion with this unit. The Public Library also supplied books requested by teachers who were taking the fifteen weeks literature course given by Lesley College in the Watertown High School, and at the last meet- ing of the group, approximately 40 of the new spring books were loaned from the Public Library for an exhibit. Young Peoples' Services Whenever possible, public libraries are providing special rooms or special sections for young people of high school age and the last year of junior high school who no longer use children's departments. This group needs special advisory assistance and easy access to books adapted to their reading interests and necessary to their school work. At the Main 174 Library, one corner of the circulation department contains books for young people. An effort was made to change the collection frequently and to add new titles to it. Considerable time was spent in formulating plans for a special room for young people at the East Branch Library. As soon as necessary shelving has been added to the children's depart- ment, the junior department covering grades 7-8, will be moved down- stairs. The space thus vacated on the main floor will then be developed into an attractive young peoples' department. The Library continued to sponsor the Young Friends of the Library group, a club for teen age girls. Miss Carolyn Blake followed Miss Elizabeth Hodges as leader. Meetings were held regularly with programs made up of outside speakers and panel discussions within the club. At the request of individual teachers, all but two of the ninth grades of the East Junior High School, were visited by the staff of the adult department of the East Branch Library. A full period of book talks was given to each class. This year marked a turning point in the method of orienting school classes who visit the Library for instruction in the use of Library re- sources. For the first time, in line with modern practices, educational films were used after introductory talks, when the East Branch Library used the film "Know Your Library" with the ninth grade classes of the East Junior High School. Results were outstandingly good. Adult Services Loan Departments. The report of Mr. Asbury Schley, Head Circula- tion Department, indicated that in 1949, 158,716 books were circulated to adults—an increase of 10.8% over 1948. Although it is gratifying to know that the use of the book stock has increased, it must be emphas- sized that circulation figures do not indicate with validity the extent of the work of the Circulation Department with its public. Frequently, the circulation of one book may involve considerable advisory work with a borrower and research to find the exact material desired. As usual, When books were not available in the Library's own collection, an effort was made to borrow them from the State Division of Public Libraries or libraries in neighboring cities and towns through the state's inter-library loan system. The Watertown Library borrowed 240 books to fill the requests of patrons and it lent cooperating libraries 209 books. Collections of books were sent to each of the two fire stations in Watertown, to the Watertown Home For Old Folks, The Orchard Home School, and the Pequossette Nursing Home, and changed at frequent intervals. Special emphasis was given to exhibits in the Main Library and all branches, with each display supplemented by an exhibit of related books. Some of the year's exhibits were: Swedish Arts and Crafts; Herbs; Bird Nests and Bird Houses; Processes through which news passes before appearing in the newspaper (courtesy of the Watertown Sun and Eaton Press); Family Life Education (in cooperation with the Family Society of Greater Boston); Current Books in observance of National Book Week (through the cooperation of New England New Co.). The Library compiled or purchased 15 book lists which were distribu- ted both inside library buildings and in the community. Some of the titles follow: "The Watertown Free Public Library Suggests Religious Reading For Year-Round Living; One World: A United Nations Foreign Affairs Book List; Books Under the Christmas Tree; A Reading List on Family Life (compiled in cooperation with the Family Society of Greater Boston); Fifty Notable Books of 1948. 175 Reference Department. There was a decided increase in the use of the services of the central reference department during 1949. 591 ques- tions involving time and research on the part of the Reference Librarian, Miss Mary McNally, were answered. The scope of the inquiries handled was tremendous. A sampling of actual questions is indicative: What was the speed of the Stanley Steamer automobile?; How do you organize a florist business, a hotel, a restaurant? etc.; How does the soil affect the nutritional value of food?; How do you take care of a sick turtle?; How do you dig a well?; and, material on the wold federalist party. Several useful and expensive services were subscribed to and pur- chased for the use of industrial groups and the public in general. These include most of Moody's Investors Services and The Directory of New England Manufacurers for 1950. The department built up a sub- stantial collection of catalogs from almost all of the colleges in New England, and, on a similar scale, from the outstanding colleges in the rest of the country. These catalogs proved valuable both to young people and to parents as have the vocational brochures which the library sub- scribes to on a continuing basis. The Library is the information center for data about books, pub- lishers, prices, and for the evaluation of encyclopedias and other expensive reference tools, and Watertown people have turned to it for this kind of assistance. Bibliographies on special subjects were compiled upon request. 487 pictures correlating with the school curriculum were lent to students and teachers from the Main Library. (690 pictures were lent through all libraries). In the later part of the year, much-needed work in mounting and reclassifying'the central picture collection was under- taken. This project is a big one and will be continued during 1950. Catalog Department. Refiling of the public catalog according to a simple alphabetic arrangement prescribed by rules of the American Library Association was continued. Up to this time, 148 drawers of the total 240 have been refiled; 87 of the drawers were refiled in 1949. The smooth and prompt flow of new books to the reader is depen- dent on a well-staffed and well-organized technical processes department covering the techniques of book ordering, accessioning, shelf listing, classification and cataloging, filing, the preparation of books for circula- tion, and other allied work. The fact that the Catalog Department of the Library, in charge of Mr.Robert Sillen, handled some 4,922 new books in 1949 and moved them along without serious delay to the public is an outstanding production record. This record was made by a Catalog Department consisting of one professional librarian and a library assis- tant, working part-time in the Catalog Department and part-time for the Librarian, plus high school assistants. Noteworthy as the accom- plishment may be, this Department is a matter of concern to the Librar- ian. Its reorganization is a pressing need. As soon as possible, one full-time assistant should be assigned to cataloging and two full-time assistants to book mending and the preparation of books for circulation (that is, stamping with the mark of ownership, covering with plastic book covers, pasting of book pockets and labels, lettering, etc.) work that is time-consuming to a high degree, but absolutely fundamental to the operation of the Library. Audio-Visual Materials Dims. The Revere 16 mm. film projector, presented to the Library by the Watertown War Service Committee, made it possible for the Water- town Library to join the ranks of progressive libraries in other com- munities which use films to attract borrowers to their resources. i 176 Preliminary to the inauguration of film programs, the Librarian appointed Miss Helen Lee, Librarian of the East Branch Library, to serve as film consultant for the staff. In April, an institute for the staff in the form of three meetings was held at the Main Library and the entire staff attended. Mr. Ray- mond Ford of the Senior High School presented the technical aspects of film projection; Miss Corinne Mead, Librarian, Winchester Library. talked on that library's "Family Night At the Library", and the use of film to stimulate reading; Miss Miriam Putnam, Librarian, Memorial Library, Andover, discussed Jilin forums; and, Mrs. Muriel Jave?in. Miss Virginia Haviland, Miss Ruth Levy, Boston Public Library, talked of the film resources of that library, general film programs•for children and young people, and films for instruction in the use of the library. All speakers used films to demonstrate their talks. In September, a representative collection of educational films was projected in the Pratt Room for the Library staff to evaluate. Neigh- boring librarians were invited to attend the preview. As a result of this session, the Library purchased three educational films for its work with schools. On October 4-5, the Library inaugurated regular and continuing film programs at the North Branch and the East Branch. Since that time, films have been shown every week at the East Branch and every other week at the North Branch with programs for children, young people, and adults. On completion of the Pratt Room, film programs will be initiated in the :Main Library. Attendance at the film programs, October through December, was 1,174 children and adults. In addition to regular programs, there were special showings in the Children's De- partments; to the Watertown Book Lovers Club; The Young Friends of the Libraries Group; members of the Summer Reading Group; and to ninth grade school classes so that attendance at all library film showings reached a grand total of 1,399. The film consultant attended film showings by the Boston Public Library and by the United Nations, and built up a classified catalog of available films and sources for their procurement. Television. On Thursday morning, January 20th, both the Main Library and the East Branch were supplied with television sets by local dealers so that borrowers might see the inauguration of President Tru- man by going to the Public Library. The cooperation of the Coolidge Appliance Company and the Watertown Radio Company, which loaned the television sets, is greatly appreciated. Although, at the present time, the Library does not plan to own television equipment, it may well borrow or rent sets for the purpose of showing significant events. The Great Books Discussion Group A Great Books Discussion Group, meeting fortnightly at the Main Library, was initiated in November. Miss Harriette Abbott, a Watertown resident and retired teacher at the Brimmer-May School and Mr. Schley of the Library staff served as co-discussion leaders. Public Relations The Library made every effort to build good public relations by the quality of its everyday service to people using its libraries. It continued. however, to publicize its various services in order to make them known to potential library users. Exhibits, reading lists, group activities, films 177 have been mentioned already. Two important media Should be given special emphasis here. Radio. WCRB, The Charles River Broadcasting Station, continued its excellent cooperation with the Library by giving it 15 minutes every two weeks to broadcast its program "Leaders Are Readers". Miss Eliza- beth Hodges interviewed guest speakers until her resignation. Mr. Robert Sillen has carried the program since September. A list of the year's speakers is appended to this report. Newspaper Publicity. Notices of all the Library's activities and special services were sent to local newspapers regularly, also, Mr. Sillen's "For Your Reading Pleasure", an excellent column briefly describing recent book acquisitions. Press cooperation in printing Library news was com- mendable and is appreciated. Gifts The Library received 128 gift books and subscriptions to several periodicals. Each has been acknowledged by the Librarian. A general expression of appreciation is in order here. however. To the Garden Club of the Watertown Woman's Club, the Library is indebted for the beauti- ful plants which it received for Memorial, Thanksgiving. and Christmas Days. Acknowledgements This report is a guide to the accomplishments made by the Library during the past year. That progress was possible, is due to the interest and support given the Librarian by the Board of Trustees and the in- dividual and collective work of every member of a loyal and capable staff. To the members of the Board of Trustees, to the staff and to the building custodians, I express my appreciation for the wholehearted cooperation I have been given during my first year as Librarian of the Watertown Free Public Library. Respectfully stronlitted. CATHARINE M. YERXA, Librarian Watertown Public Library Radio Program-1919 "Leaders Are Readers" January 11 Miss Helen Lang. Assistant Editor of the Watertown Sun January 25 Mr. Albert C. Norbury, Treasurer, Watertown Savings Bank February 8 Mrs. Bernard S. McHugh, Chairman, Watertown War Service Committee February 22 Anniversary Program—Mr. Robert J. Glennon. Library Trustee. Miss Catharine M. Yerxa, Librarian. Mr. Deuel Richardson, Station Manager, and Mr. Toivo Laminan March 8 Mr. Robert W. Sillen. Catalog Librarian, Watertown Library AMarch 22 Mrs. Leon Lamb, Chairman, Board of Directors, Water- town District Nursing Association 178 April 5 Mr. Ronald M. Stone, Realtor April 19 Panel Discussion—"Education In a Divided World" Mr. Bertram Holland, Principal, Watertown Senior High School and Mrs. E. W. Anderson, Teacher, Buck- ingham School, Cambridge May 3 Mr. Francis Kelly, Superintendent, Watertown Schools May 17 Mr. William C. McElroy, Chief, Watertown Fire Depart- ment. May 31 Mr. Allan W. Sherman, Principal, Perkins Institution School June 14 Mrs. T. M. Dowell, President, Watertown Woman's Club June 28 Miss Lucy Pilibosian, Valedictorian, Watertown High School and Miss Lois Black, Salutatorian, Water- town High School July 12 Mrs. Anne Diozzi, Library Assistant, Children's Dept. Main Library July 26 Miss Corinne Mead, Librarian, Winchester Public Li- brary August 9 Miss Frances M. O'Halloran, Chief Librarian, Service Club Branch, Special Service Section, First Army August 23 Mr. Caswell Perry, Librarian, Framingham Public Li- brary September 6 Mrs. Ruth Elphick, Children's Librarian, East Branch Library September 20 Miss Ruth Dunning. District Secretary, Family Society of Greater Boston October 4 Miss Harriette Abbott and Mr. Asbury Schley, co-leaders of The Great Books Discussion Group. October 18 Mr. Dan H. Fenn, Jr., Executive Director, United Coun- cil on World Affairs November 1 Mrs. Mildred 11. Mahoney, Chairman, Massachusetts Fair Employment Practice Commission November 15 Miss Sigrid Edge, Professor of Library Science, Simmons College November 29 Mr. James M. Igoe, Chief, Watertown Police Department December 13 Rev. George T. Carrozza, St. Patrick's Church, Water- town December 27 Mr. John A. Lewis, Lewis-Shepard Company, Watertown Statistics Name of Library Watertown Free Public Library Town Watertown, Massachusetts Name of Librarian Catharine M. Yerxa Date of Founding 1868 Population served U.S. Census,'1940; 35,427 State Census, 1945:37,438 Assessed valuation of town $62,277,810 Library appropriation per capita $2.08 Term of use Free for lending and reference 179 Number of agencies Main Library; 3 Branch Libraries Number of days open during the year 290 Hours of lending: Main Library 59 in winter; 60 in the summer East Branch 64 " It 55 " " " North Branch 42 " 34 " West Branch 23 " " 23 " " " Circulation Number of fiction lent for home use: Adult Juvenile Total Main Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 45,099 16,611 61,710 East Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 31,973 19,317 51,290 North Branch . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 20,425 12,469 32,894 West Branch .. . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . 4,691 10,046 14,737 Schools .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . .. 11,291 11,291 Total . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 102,188 69,734 171,922 Number of non-fiction lent for home use: Adult Juvenile Total Main Library .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 29,855 12,487 42,342 East Branch . ... .. .. . . . ... .... . . 17,412 15,434 32,846 North Branch . . .. .. ..... . .. . . .. %760 8,961 16,721 West Branch .......... . .. .... . .. 1,501 7.206 8,707 Schools . . . . . ......... . . .... .. .. 12,659 12,659 Total .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,528 56,747 113,275 Total number of volumes circulated: Adult Juvenile Total 158,716 126,481 285,197 Percentage of fiction . . . . .... . ... .603 Circulation per capita . ... . . . . .. 8.05 Number of pictures lent for home use . . . . . . ... .. . . . .... ... . .... 690 Inter-library loan: Volumes borrowed .... ... . .... 240 Volumes lent ...... . . .. . . .. .. .. 209 Book Stock Adult Juvenile Total Number of books, January 1, 1949 . . 79,638 23,072 102,710 Volumes added during the year . . . . 3,188 1,734 4,922 New titles added (included in above) 1,844 422 2,266 Gifts (included in above) . . . . . . . . 202 16 218 Number of volumes lost and with- drawn . .. .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 627 671 1,298 Total number of volumes, December 31, 1949 . .. . . . . . . . . . 82,199 24,135 106,334 Volumes rebound . .. . . . .. . . .. ... . .. 1,401 Registration Number of borrowers registered in Adult Juvenile Total 1949 .... . . .. ... . . . . . . . ...... ... 2,250 1,110 3,360 Total number of registered borrowers .. . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. .. 6,714 2,980 9,694 180 Staff Number of full-time members, Library Service . . .. ... . .... . . . ... . . 17 Number of full-time custodians . . . . . . . .. . .... . . . . ... . .. ... . .. ...... 3 Total ... .. .... .. .. . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . .. ....... 20 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Receipts Town appropriation . . . $78,108.00 Expenditures Books and Periodicals` . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . $ 9.547.67 Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 084.83 Films . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . .... . . .. .. . .. . . 267.29 Salaries Library Service . . . . . . . . . . ... .... .... . .. . ... . . . .. . .. .. 45,922.00 Custodians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. .... . . . .... . . . .. . .... 7,454.51 Heat, light, water .. . . . . . . ...... ... . . .. ... . . . . . . . . ... . . .. 3,670.75 Building Maintenance and Repairs .. ... ... ..... .. . .. .. .. 5.856.49 Printing and Supplies ... . ... ... . . .. ..... .. ... .... .. . .. 1,844.46 Other Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .... . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . 1,376.25 Expenditures from appropriation .... . ... . . .. ... . . .. .. . .. 78,024.25 Balance from appropriation ... . . .. ....... ... .... .. . . . ... 83.75 Total . . . . . . .. . . . .. .... .... . .. .... . .. . ... . ... . ... . . . . . . . . $78,108.00 Per capita expenditures (includin? funds) . .. . . . , , . , ., 2.10 Book fines returned to the Town Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,572.02 Books lost and paid for ... .... .. ... .. ... . ... . .. . . . . .. . . . 82.67 Reserve postal cards ... . . .. . . . .. ..... . . ... . . .. . ... . .. .. . 42.87 Sale of papers . ... . .. . .. .. .. ... .. . . ... .. .. ..... .. . . . . . .. 2.06 Total ... ..... .. ... . . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,699.62 Stolen Fines ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .. . . . . . . . 13.27 Total ... . ....... . .... .. ... .. ...... . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . $2,712.89 *See also amounts expended from funds. ENDOWMENT FUNDS Balance Amount Balance Jan. 1, 1949 Received Total Expended Jan. 1, 1950 Barry Fund $1,077.34 $21.65 $1,098.99 $1,098.99 Charles Fund 215.25 4.32 219.57 219.57 McGuire Fund 1,006.67 20.22 1,026.89 2.67 1,024.22 Mead Fund 3,217.79 64.53 3,282.32 216.90 3,065.42 Pierce Fund 1,251.63 24.38 1,276.01 87.90 1,188.11 'Pratt Fund 425.00 425.00 Whitney Fund 306.55 6.15 312.70 312.70 *Under the supervision of specially appointed trustees. 181 REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER December 29, 1949 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following annual report of the Engineering Department for the year ending December 31, 1949. Assessor's Department The Assessor's plans have been revised and all existing plans have been brought up to date as of January 1, 1950. Plans show each parcel of land, all buildings, areas, lot and house numbers. There are two hundred and twenty-six plans in use in this department. Prints of these plans are held by the Assessor's and the Building Inspector's De- partment. At the request of the Board, areas and volumes of all types of buildings are furnished to them for their use. Town Counsel Numerous reports, descriptions and plans of easements have been made for the Town Counsel during the past year. Registry of Deeds During the year representatives of the Engineering Department have made numerous trips to the Registry of Deeds in Cambridge for the purpose of looking up deeds and land plans. Sewer and Drain Survey During the past year this department has located and placed on plans the various sewers and drains of streets whose locations proved to be un- reliable. This work will be continued throughout the year. Private Sewer Connections Index System Sewer connections in all buildings of the town are being placed on an index card system. This system contains all pertinent information for each individual sewer connection. When completed this system will contain six thousand nine hundred and seventeen (6917) individual sewer connections. Mount Auburn Street (Chapter 90) Mount Auburn was constructed and additional drainage added from Watertown Square to Lincoln Street under contract to John P. Condon Inc. The field engineering was under the direct supervision of Middle- sex County Engineering Department. My department supplied engineer- ing help when necessary in a supervisory capacity. 182 Water Department The usual lines and grades were given to the Water Department during the past year. This included the lines and grades necessary for the Veteran's Housing Project, Water System. Police Department Surveys and Plans for acident cases were made for the Police De- partment to be used in the courts. A representative from this Depart- ment identifies all such plans in Court. This Department also assists the Police in layout of speed traps for motorists and parking lanes. Veteran's Housing Project The Engineering Department is responsible for supervision and en- gineering under the terms of the contract to the Calumet Construction Company, in the establishment of lines and grades and the proper con- struction of sewers, sewer connections, drains, sewer and drain manholes and water mains. School Department Estimates and plans for two improvements of School property were made preparatory to construction. During construction lines and grades were given on a new parking area at the East Junior High School. Lines and grades were also given at the -Senior High School for a new side- walk and for the widening of the entrance to the parking area. Sidewalk Repairs and Highway Maintenance During the year minor sidewalk repairs were completed by Contrac- tors and the work of maintaining highways was done by the Highway Department. This maintenance consisted of patching and seal coating highway surfaces, and sidewalks. East End Fire Station This department prepared plans, specifications and estimates for the improvement of the East End Fire Station. This construction included drainage, walls, fence and Bituminous Concrete Construction of driveway and yard was supervised by the Engineering Department. Wells Avenue Parking Area A new parking area on Wells Avenue, behind Coolidge Square was built by the town to relieve traffic congestion and improve parking con- ditions. This department furnished plans and estimates. The depart- ment also furnished lines and grades for its construction. Ridgelawn Cemetery New sections were Iaid out for cemetery graves and a number of graves were staked out by this department for the past year. 183 Park Department Every assistance was given to the Park Department in the layout of athletic fields and ice skating rinks. Estimates were furnished for various improvements on playgrounds. Planning Board The present Zoning Map in use, was colored and brought up to date by the Engineering Department. Such changes as were made were in- corporated and made a part of the Zoning By-Laws of the inhabitants of the Town of Watertown, Mass. Building Inspector's Department The office of the Building Inspector is furnished with the official numbering for houses and buildings. Miscellaneous The usual number of surveys, plans and reports have been prepared and we have also given a normal amount of street lines and grades to property 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, sewer and drain locations and general engineering information have been given to the public whenever such information was requested. This is my first report to the Town for the Engineering Department. Mr. Otis D. Allen, the former Town Engineer, retired last March after twenty-three years of faithful) service to the Town of Watertown. I wish to express my appreciation to Mr. Allen, the Board of Selectmen, all other Municipal boards, Department Heads and to the personnel of the Engineering Department for their cooperation given to me this past year. Respectfully sumitted, HERBERT C. COOK Town Engineer Asphalt Sidewalks Constructed During 1949 by the Highway Department Length Sq..Ft. Sq. fit• Feet 2" Depth 3" Depth Alfred Road 94 100 552 Bailey Avenue (Contract) 49 Built By Owner 218 070 2— Baptist Walk 214 1070 — 341 Brandley Road 1863 3850 1500 Darch Road 863 3850 500 Hilltop Road 66 330 92 Merchants Row 180 810 — Pleasant Street 95 475 — Totals 2884 12,372 2734 184 Granolithic Sidewalks Constructed During 1949 by the Highway Department Length Sq..Ft. Sq. IFt. Feet 2" Depth 3" Depth Acton Street 430 2177 284 Arlington Street 154 770 — Arlington Street (Corner Calvin Rd.) 46 374 — Cypress Street 301 1081 254 George Street 305 1275 415 Kondazian Street 95 423 83 Otis Street 536 2448 525 Russell Avenue 109 69$ — Washburn Street 110 507 83 Totals 2086 9753 1644 Curbing Laid During 1949 by the Highway Department Corneit Radius Straight Blocks Peet Feet Each Brandley Road 88 12 — Calvin Road 105 18 — Homer Street 113 36 — James Street 48 24 — Perry Street 114 60 — Pleasant Street — _ 1 Rosedale Road 104 24 Russell Avenue 88 — — Totals 660 174 1 Sewers Built During 1949 by the Highway Department Length Size No. of Feet Inches Manholes Belmont Street 220 12 1 Darch Road (Contract) 554 8 4 Duff Street 40 8 — *Duff Street (Contract) 95 8 1 Gleason Street 212 6 — Robert Ford Road 22 10 1 Orchard Street 820 12 7 *Robert Ford Road (Contract) 775 10 7 Westminister Avenue 237 8 1 Totals 2975 — 22 * Built By Housing Authority 185 h :1 + o y o +� 4� +5 .N U Li U g �, '', t'+ L: �O d U O O O Cd U U U U U Z aUl � U U U 4-4 U1 U O O O Z3 Cd a) O W Q C) C) �4 O) � ..q .�-� ��+ .fir Gj 'r .-� .-i ri ch cyi cn C, ch v ri c ch � .-i .� 3 < 3 CD a) ,C 0 0 0 0 0 0 a) o 0 om cd cs � 4-2 u '^1 ci .a �'" cn m CO CEO V Gr L N O 0 Cl C- O .o a) �: *i Cs Ir. O cz � Cd �A �, '� •o Cd 4-4 CA � � > a) j o j w+ O Cd cn bo 3 a 3 .Cd cd o El o a 0 �i O .r ws1 0 w w > w a).61 a w y 4-4w a° 1 QQ4-3 °� QQ aF"i PC A a m w a�i cqa O oaCC� cu �, 6 a) 2 O a a y y a) _O R rr tr L� a y U .0 a) s. C. a) cc Q v pq z 0 9q Cd � � v z U fiW (A 186 Drainage Built During 1949 by the Highway Department r N N C7 H .� 61 _ d Acton Street (at Brandley Rd.) Acton Street (Bromfield to Evans St.) — — — 2 — Acton Street (Morton St. at Oakland) 122 12 — — — Alfred Road —, — — 1 — Brandley Road 245 12 1 4 — Belmont Street 451 24 3 — 1 Calvin Road 274 12 3 6 — Calvin Road (Easement) 6 12 V.C. 1 — — 63 12 C.I. — — — Galen Street 38 8 1 1 — Holt Street 46 12 1 2 — Homer Street 38 12 1 2 — James Street 411 12 2 4 — Lexington Street 22 12 1 — — Mclendy Avenue — — 1 — — Orchard Street 748 30 4 — 1 Perry Street 390 12 2 4 — Robbins Road — — — 1 Russell Street 25 12 — 2 — Wells Avenue (Parking Area) — — — 3 — Victory Field 325 42 — — — Totals 3204 — 21 33 2 Public Streets Resurfaced During 1949 by the Highway Department Bituminous Concrete Length Street From To Feet Baptist Walk Mt. Auburn St. Spring St. 215 Belmont Street Duff St. Knowles Rd. 780 Coolidge Avenue Arsenal St. Culvert 650 Coolidge Avenue Grove St. Cambridge Line 875 Forest Street B. & M. R. R. Palfrey St. 1200 Garfield Street Brigham St. Bellevue Rd. 671 Lexington Street Orchard St. Grant Ave. 480 Pleasant Street Bridge St. Waltham Line 3000 Total 7871 187 Streets Built During 1949 by the Highway Department Bituminous Concrete Length Street From To Feet Acton Street Evan St. Buick St. 195 Brandley Road Acton St. Dead End 438 Calvin Road Arlington St. Grove St. 640 "Grant Avenue (Con- tract) Lexington St. Duff St. 742 Homer Street Myrtle St. French St. 280 .;Pierce Road (Con- tract) Belmont St. Dead End 0 65 Rosedale Road Main St. Acton St. 0 Total 3835 :°Built By Owner Streets Built During 1949 by the Highway Department Gravel and Oil Length Street From To Feet Acton Street C0 Brandley Road 217 *Duff Street (Contract)Belmont St. Dead End 1020 James Street Holt Street Perry St. 362 Perry Street Sycamore St. Russell St. 565 Total 2164 "Built By Owner Streets That Were Sealed Coated and Surface Treated During 1949 Length Street From To Feet Acton Street rl Brandley Road 220 Arlington Street Elm St. Arsenal St. 1550 Alfred Road North Beacon St. Riverside St. 385 Berkeley Street Arlington St. Dead End 398 Bromfield Street Nash St. Acton St. 750 Capitol Street Galen St. Union St. 1055 Chapman Stret Main St. Highland Ave. 850 Clarendon Street Arlington St. Dead End 375 Coolidge Hill Road Arlington St. Kondazian St. 650 Copeland Street Main Street Highland Ave. 1080 Duff Street Belmont St. Dead End 1020 Essex Street Main St. Nash St. 250 Farnsworth Street Cuba St. Middle St. 140 French Street Main St. Horner St. 600 French Terrace Mt. Auburn St. B. & M. R. R. 600 Gleason Street Main St. Highland Ave. 555 Harnden Avenue Waverly Ave. Carroll St 800 Hilltop Road Whitney St. Hovey St. 765 Hunt Street Galen St. Bend 480 Irving Street B. M. R. R. North Beacon St. 350 188 Jewett Street Morse St Boyd St• 300 Katherine Road Common St. Church St. 950 Kimball Road Mt Auburn St. B. & M. R. R. 590 Maple Street Galen St. Newton Line 700 Marshall Street Church St. Oliver St 850 Middle Street Main St. Myrtle St. 418 Morton Street Main St. Acton St. 565 New Lexington Street Main St. Acton St. 540 Oakland Street Main St. Acton St. 515 Oliver Street Church St. Marshall St. 830 Olney Street Main St. Highland Ave. 800 Orchard Street Waverly Ave. Lexington St. 1100 Palfrey Street Waverly Ave. Forest St. 375 Piermont Street Belmont St. Tappan Ave. 960 Porter Street Boylston St. School St. 610 Prospect Street Belmont St. Dead End 980 Purvis Street Main St. Charles St. 565 School Street Arsenal St. Sunnybank Rd. 3100 Stuart Street Main St. Ridgelawn Cemetary 883 Sydney Street Marshall St. Marion Rd. 200 Taylor Street Mt. Auburn St. Arsenal St. 225 Templeton Parkway Mt. Auburn St. Maplewood St. 600 Union Street Galen St. Morse St. 1350 Water Street Galen St. Galen St. 1515 Waverley Avenue Main St. Belmont St. 3950 Whites Avenue Main St. Fayette St. 900 Wilmot Street Main St. Highland Ave. 839 37,983 Total Length of Public Streets and Various Construction Bituminous Concrete and Sheet Asphalt . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 28.38 Miles Bituminous Macadam . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . 21.32 Miles Concrete (Cement) .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .... . ... . . . . .. . . . 3.73 Miles Gravel and Oil .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... .. ... .. . . . .. . . . 11.26 Miles Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. ....... . . . . . 64.69 Miles Total Length of Streets Public Ways . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. ... . . .. ... .. .. . . . . .. . . 64.69 Miles Private Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. . . . . . . .. 7.84 Miles Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.53 Miles Private Sewer Connections During 1949 Number of sewer connections located ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Total length of sewer connections located . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 4656 Feet The sewer system of Watertown is now sixty-seven and twenty-two hundredths (67.22) Miles long and has six thousand nine hundred and seventeen (6917) sewer connections. 189 Drainage The drainage system of Watertown is now fifty-two and ninety-two (52.92) hundredths miles long and has two thousand eight hundred ad n three (2803) catchbasins. Miscellaneous Data-1949 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 Acres of Public Grounds .. . . . ... . . ... .. . . . .. . . . . .. About 137 Acres Area of Metropolitan Park Land . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . About 81 Acres Length of State Road, (Main St., Bridge to Waltham Line) 0.83 Miles Length of Metropolitan Park Roadways: Charles River Road Nonantum Road North Beacon St. (Charles River Rd. to Bridge) Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . 1.74 Miles Elevation at Main St. and Merchant 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. and 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 Arsenal St. and Beechwood Ave. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . 44.05 Feet Elevation at Galen St. and Williams St. (Newton Line) . . . . 51.53 Feet Total number of plans on file in Engineering Dept. about 14,900 Total number of index cards in Engineering Dept. about 17,300 190 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, 1949 is respectfully submitted. Highway Appropriations Pay rolls $360 200.00 Highway Overtime 6.280.00 Highway Construction 37,000.00 HiahwaN, Maintenance 32 00fl 00 General Maintenance 31,130.77 Highway Superintendent 5,300.00 Highway Assistant Superintendent 4,300.00 Highway Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Highway Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Highway Extra Clerk Hire 450.00 Highway Office 300.00 Highway Vacations 14,652.00 Snow and Ice 7,282.36 Snow and Ice Overtime and Trucking 10,688.94 Highway Equipment 17,545.00 Chapter 90 Construction Appropriated by Town 12,500.00 Reed from State & County 30,688.31 43.168.31 Out of State Travel 2M.00 Sewer Construction 6,000.00 Sewer Maintenance 4,500.00 Short Extensions ' 100.00 Sidewalk Construction 3,500.00 Sidewalk Maintenance 4,000.00 Garbage 1,800.00 Ashes & Papers 2,700.00 Drainage 19.738.00 Drainage Special 1.250.00 Betterments 15,587.00 East End Parking Area 2,000.00 $636,352.38 Total Expenditures 596,770.46 Balance $39,581.92 Personnel Name Entered Town Employ Retired -Morley, Thomas January 28, 1929 March 7, 1949 Moss. G. James April 1, 1929 September 1,1949 O'Halloran, Edward P. July 2, 1923 November 7, 1949 Deceased During 1949 Name Entered Town Employ Deceased Conners, Daniel August 13, 1914 September 22, 1949 D'Amico, Frank November 9, 1944 June 27, 1949 191 Highway Construction Expenditures Street From To Cost Baptist Walk Mt. Auburn St. Spring St. $1,367.09 Belmont Street Duff St. Lexington St. 6,689.03 Forest Street B. & M. R. R. Palfrey St. 3,505.48 Perry Street Sycamore St. Russell St. t 4,941.85 James Street Holt St. Perry St. s Lexington Street Belmont St. Grant Ave. 2,932.86 Orchard Street Waverley Ave. Lexington St. 4,763.63 Pleasant Street Bridge St. Waltham Line 16,575.94 $40,775.88 Chapter 90 Construction A portion of Mt. Auburn Street, between Watertown Square and Lincoln Street was reconstructed this year by the John P. Condon Corporation, who was the low bidder. The Selectmen have petitioned the State and County to rebuild that section of Mt. Auburn Street from Lincoln Street to Dexter Avenue during 1950 under Chapter 90. Expenditures Street From To Cost Mt. Auburn Street Watertown Square Lincoln St. $42,536.11 Highway Maintenance We have completed the third year of a five year maintenance program which I put into effect during 1946. Two more years under this program and every public street in the town should be in very good condition. For a •list of streets surfaced treated and seal coated this year refer to the Town Engineer's report. The usual amount of traffic painting, traffic and street sign installations and repairs, and other miscellaneous maintenance wort; were carried out during the year. Expenditures Bacon Street Fence along B.&M.R.R. $ 234.95 Bailey Avenue Repairs 424•00 Belmont Street widening at Lexington Street 557.80 Building Fence at Palfrey Street 166.10 Cleaning catch basins and drains 6.592.95 Cleaning Town owned property 319.15 Coolidge Avenue resurfacuig 2,035.28 Cutting and repairs to grass borders 2,500.80 Excavating Gleason Street for Water Dept. 21.60 Garfield Street resurfaced 1,469.26 Hauling wood from Arsenal and delivering to Welfare Recipients 171.60 Insecticide for spraying gypsy moths 52.50 Inspector at East End Fire Station drain project 69.60 Lexington Street widening 1,321.68 192 Medical services for 1}ensioned employees 90,00 Paintin flap pole at Municipal Garage 20.00 Painting Honor Roll 42.40 Patching Strects 10.363.45 Repairs to brick pier at Beacon Park 250.00 Repairs to Pleasant Street fence 23.20 Repairs to Waverley Ave. bridge and fence 365.26 Repairs to Whites Ave. bridge and fence 209.53 tietting boundstones at Veterans Housingg Project 42.40 .Street cleaning 25,240.56 Street painting, street & traffic signs also painting and repairs to signs 14.100.29 Surfa^e treatment and seal coating streets 27,626.89 Truckin; & rollin.o, lawn for School Dept. 3323 Trucking & gra:iino for Park Department 270.28 Under round connections for Poles & Wire Dept. 355.03 Wi:lening Cor. Russell Avenue &C Columbia St. 2,319.48 $97,289.24 General Maintenance Expenditures Blacksmith $ 1,964.46 Carpenters 3,419.12 Equipment repairs and supplies; 44,110.96 Expressing and freight 29.58 Fuel oil 3,778.14 Garage Janitors 5,030.00 Garage repairs and supplies 1.759.91 Gardener 490.80 Gasoline Clerk 2,572.00 Hardware supplies 582.18 Illuminating gas service 283.56 Whtin; garage 1,735.61 Medical services 5.00 Repairs to Police Box in Watertown Square 125.60 Storekeeper 2,679.63 Supervisor of foremen 3,278.63 Timekeeper 2,815.18 Watchmen 1'.,468.70 $85,129.06 New Equipment Expenditures 1 Sidewalk Roller $2,000.00 2-2 ton Ford Trucks 4,710.00 1-12 ton Tip Top Trailer 3,332.00 1-10' Good Roads Plow 443.00 1—Jenney 'Steam Pressure Cleaner 485.10 1—Street painting machine 757.00 1—Compressor and chassis 4,500.00 1—Scotchman Salt Spreader 549.00 Spare tires and tubes for new equipment 144.60 Installation of equipment for trailer tow truck 170.22 Advertising bids on equipment 7.90 $17.098.82 193 Highway Superintendent Expenditures Salary- of Thomas V. Dwyer $5,300.00 Ili!;bway Assistant Sup!-rint-i«ient Expenditures Salary of E. Harold Johnston $4,300.00 Highway Clerks Expenditures Salary of Esther L. Regan S2,520.00 Salary of Francis E. Bianconi 2,160.00 Salary of Anna M. Ford 264.00 $4,944.00 Highway Vacations Expenditures Vacations to employees $11,152.00 Highway Office Expenditures Advertising $ 7.20 Office supplies 110.8.1 Payroll book 48.51 Printing 74.96 Repairs to adding machine 11.50 Subscriptions, dues etc. 25.00 Typewriter service 20.80 $298.78 Out of State Travel Expenditures Expenditures $200.00 Snow & Ice Expenditures Equipment hire $2,363.71 Advertising 3.00 Calcium chloride 278.17 Equipment repairs and. supplies 5,192.69 Salt 1,927.60 Sand 851.86 Snow removal payrolls 5,193.68 Sanding payrolls 2,546.60 Repairs to sidewalks, hedges, fences etc. 788.45 Telephone service 56.06 Meteorolo.-ist service 274.50 $19,476.32 194 Ashes & Papers Expenditures Canvas covers $ 171.26 Cleaning & leveling dumps 5,082.40- Collecting 88,630.35 Gasoline 2,415.01 Printing tickets 62.25 Pence repairs at dump 43.90 Supplies 6.60 $96,411.77 Garbage Expenditures Collecting $59,074.68 Garbage pails 446.50 Gasoline 1,352.84 $63,874.02 Betterments Expenditures Street From To Cost Acton Street Bromfield Street Evans Street $3,027.00 Brandley Street Acton Street Dead end 6,987.27 Calvin Road Arlington Street Grove Street 4,307.86 Homer Street Myrtle Street French Street 2,249.14 Rosedale Road Main Street Acton Street 4,620.49 $21,191.76 Wells Avenue Parking Area Expenditures Wells Avenue Parking Area $3,709.06 Drainage Expenditures Street Cost Acton Street $ 740.69 Alfred Road 563.44 Belmont Street 3,004.66 B. & M. Drain Easement 12•00 Brandley Road 2,035.60 Calvin Road 2,193.32 Drainage repairs 1,759.35 Galen Street at Water Street 490.78 Homer Street 375.86 Orchard Street 13,470.36 Perry & James Streets 6,994.55 195 Robbins Road 95.65 Russell Avenue at Columbia Street 208.70 Victory Field 4,731.51 $36,673.47 Sidewalk Construction Expenditures Asphalt walks $4,769.33 Granolithic walks 5,821.74 $10,591.07 Sidewalk Maintenance Expenditures Asphalt walks and borders repaired $4,413.79 Granolithic walks repaired 1,727.90 $6,141.69 Sewer Construction Expenditures Belmont Street $ 697.23 Duff Street 456.66 Orchard Street 3,163.08 Westminster Avenue 1,345.03 $5,662.00 Catch basal grates & frames in stock 636.20 8" pipe in stock 227.69 $6,525.89 Short Extensions • Expenditures Gleason Street $273.19 Sewer Maintenance Expenditures Cleaning siphons $ 200.80 House connections 11,056.91 Dead end Connections 195.40 Stoppages and flushings 11,125.22 $22,578.33 I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Board of Selectmen, officials and members of the other Town Departments and the personnel of the Highway Department for their cooperation in the administration of this department for the year ending 1949. Respectfully submitted THOMAS V. DWYER Superintendent of Highways 196 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN The annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1949, is hereby submitted. All Town Departments, including those under the direct supervision of the Board of Selectmen, have submitted their 1949 reports in ac- cordance with Chapter 3, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Inhabitants of the Town of Watertown. It shall be the purpose of this report to discuss in a general manner the affairs of the Town but the attention of all citizens is respectfully directed to the several departmental re- ports for a more detailed discussion of the operation of the several de- partments. Financial Condition The Town's financial condition is excellent,and it is a pleasure for us to have had some part in the conduct of the Town's affairs in such a manner as to warrant such a favorable standing. We were particularly fortunate in persuading the State Housing Authority to authorize the Watertown Housing Authority to purchase from the Town the em- ergency housing units which were constructed by the Town in 1948 at a cost of approximately Three hundred thousand ($300.000.00) dollars. On December 27, 1949, the Watertown Housing Authority delivered to the selectmen a check for 289,769.89 dollars, thereby relieveing the Town of practically all responsibility financial and otherwise, for the operation of the project which was constructed under Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946. It has been said that the Town "is now out of the real estate business" and we think that it was good judgement to make this move because it leaves the matter of housing in the hands of the official housing authority. We have been informed by the State Housing Au- tliority that Watertown is the first community to be so favored. It is to be remembered that the Watertown Housing Authority, although made up of Watertown citizens duly elected by the citizens of Water- town, operates under Chapter 200 of the Acts of 1948 with funds secured by loans guaranteed by the State rather than by the Town. Veterans' Housing The Board of Selectmen has carried on the policy of procuring as much new veterans housing as is warranted by the still-present need for housing accommodations, and the availability of State funds. We have mentioned in the previous paragraph the present status of the Chapter 372 Project, so-called, which consisted of twenty-four (24) apartments. During the year 1949, we have seen much progress made for the completion of the one hundred forty-four (144) new apartments in :North Watertown and we are assured that they will be fully com- pleted and rented in 1950. We wish to offer our congratulations to the Watertown Housing Authority for the efficient and effective manner in which they have pursued the problem of veterans housing. We are informed that the Authority has been assured of State approval of a third housing project, to be built probably in East Watertown, and we wish to assure the members of the Housing Authority and all citizens of our constant interest in the housing problem. We are confident that in the not-too-distant future sufficient housing will be available so as to eliminate the numerous instances of hardship that are still met around the,Town. 197 Tax Rate It was with great pleasure that your Board learned of the tax rate in 1949 that was One dollar and ten cents ($1.10) less than the previous rate. In the midst of increasing tax rates that were announced in 1949 in the surrounding communities, it was gratifying to note that our Town's tax rate was only Forty-one ($41.00) dollars. We wish to com- mend the Town Meeting, which is the appropriating and legislative body, and all officials who have lent their cooperation to the end that appropriations and expenditures be reasonable and proper, for the part played by each in preventing our tax rate from becoming burdensome, if not oppressive, to small property owners and industry. It is to be hoped that MTA deficits and other extraordinary items of expenditure will not influence the 1950 tax rate unduly. Public Welfare Department During the course of the year, surveys of our Welfare Department were made by the State Department of Public Welfare as well as by the Greater Boston Community survey group. In due course, reports 'to the Selectmen, acting as Board of Public Welfare, were made. Although many complimentary statements were made about our own Public Welfare Department, it was the consensus of opinion that we did not have sufficient personnel. Accordingly, we have already employed one more social worker and one more clerk, and it is planned to employ additional help in the near future. It has been suggested, and all members of the Board concur, that it might be well for the Town to create a Board of Public Welfare consisting of members other than Selectmen. In this way, it is proposed that a group of high-type civic- minded citizens accept appointment as members of the Board of Public Welfare. Such a Board could give more time and closer supervision over a Department that spend as much as $600,000.00 dollars annually. In fact we have already inaugurated a practice of meeting at least once monthly as a Board of Public Welfare with the Welfare Agent to discuss only matters pertaining to his Department. Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration The 1949 Annual Town Meeting adopted Chapter 10 of the By-Laws pertaining to a Classification and Compensation plan for positions in the Town service. The Committee that recommended the adoption of the plan included in its report to the Town Meeting: (a) A recommendation that "no single group of employees should be able to secure the modification of this plan ex- cept by a two-thirds vote of the Town Meeting"; and (b) A recommendation that "some means of review might well be provided . . . . it might be composed of a representative of employees, a representative of the Board of Selectmen, and a representative of the Finance Committee. The func- tions of such Board would be fully advisory". Already requests have been made by several employees asking for a change in classification to a higher-paid level. In order to prevent an unbalancing of the classification plan, as enacted, it is recommended that the Town Meeting provide for an ad- visory Board of Review similar to, but not necessarily exactly like, the one above described, which Board would meet from time to time to hear, 198 consider, and make recommendations relative to employees' requests for reclassification. Police and Fire Departments It is recognized that a trend throughout the State has started to develop in favor of a shorter work week for police and fire department employees. Further, we are faced with the recommendation of a Com- mittee for the erection of a North Watertown fire station. Also, the erection of substantial new housing has created the need for more police coverage. These problems will most likely have to be considered and settled in the near future and it is the opinion of both the Chief of the Police Department and the Chief of the Fire Department that a shorter work week cannot be adopted without the employment of a substantial number of new men. No working plans have as yet been submitted to the Selectmen with reference to the shorter work week with the result that we have no definite recommendations at this time. Conclusion The business of the Town has continued to increase very materially requiring more and more attention by the individual members of the Board of Selectmen. We have made it a practice to supervise the de- partments under our control on a regular basis and confer frequently with all department heads. It has been our endeavor to be available at all times to receive the townspeople and confer with them relative to any matter concerning municipal business. The Board has been available at all times to handle matters that properly come before it and 'we have tried to handle the Town business promptly and for the best interests of all concerned. We are grateful for the excellent cooperation received from depart- ment heads and Town employees. There has been evidenced a desire on the part of all to cooperate to the end that the business of the Town be conducted in an efficient and economical manner. We wish to thank those who have cooperated and given their assistance in the performance of our duties. We also thank those who have served on committees and given advice and who have in any manner aided the Board in the discharge of their official duties. Respectfully submitted, ROY C. PAPALIA, Chairman H. HERBERT APPLIN, Clerk WILFRED J. PAQUET REPORT OF THE MOTH SUPERINTENDENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1949. Immediately after I was appointed, I inspected the Moth Depart- ment equipment and found the Spray machine in good condition with the exception of the gun nozzle which was twelve years old and had to be replaced with a new one. 199 We started our Dormant Spray April 5th. The Dutch Elm Disease has not menaced our Elm trees, although some of our near-by cities and towns are affected. We have sprayed more D.D.T. than ever in the history of the Town. The results were we had less Gypsy Moth and Japanese Beetle than last year. The Fall Web Worms were cut and burned. The Poison Ivy and Ragweed Proclamation of His Excellency, Gov- ernor Dever and the Honorable Board of Selectmen started a program of eradication that I am sure eliminated much of the ill effects of those noxious weeds. The new equipment for Poison Ivy and Ragweed, with the use of Amate, proved very successful. This year we sprayed much more private property, whenever requested by the owners and its cost will be added on their annual tax bills. The amount which will be charged this year to property owners is $1,977.00. We had several calls on Barnard Avenue, Russell Avenue and Rob- bins Road and found insects known as the European Earwig. We used D.D.T. 25 mixed with nicotine and it killed them immediately. I wish to extend my appreciation to the Honorable Board of Select- men for the confidence you have shown in appointing me to the office of Moth Superintendent. I also thank the Heads of the various Town Departments for their co-operation and assistance given me during the year. Respectfully submitted, FRANK J. ARGENTO Moth Superintendent ANNUAL REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS January 10, 1950 Subject: Annual Report of Inspector of Animals. To: Board of Selectmen. 1. A total of 91 animals were examined and quarantined, which had bitten persons in Watertown, during the periods January 1, through April 20, 1949 and July 16 through December 31, 1949. 2. It was necessary to remove the head of one animal and deliver it to the Wasserman Laboratory in Jamaica Plain to be examined. It was found to be free from rabies. 3. There were no cases of rabies in Watertown in 1949. 4. A total of two barns were inspected according to the instructions of the Director of Livestock Disease Control. There were sixteen animals examined during this inspection. All animals and premises were found satisfactory. 5. The Inspector of Animals wishes to express his appreciation to the Board of Health and the Police Department for their excellent co- operation. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J, MURPHY, JR. D.V.M. 200 REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: As provided in the By-Laws of Inhabitants of Watertown, I submit the following as the report of the Town Counsel for 1949. I was appointed to the office of Town Counsel by a vote of your Board on March 14, 1949. From January 1, 1949 to March 15, 1949, Robert J. Plunkett, Esquire, served as Town Counsel and handled all legal matters involving Inhabitants of Watertown during this period. Following my appointment I conferred with Mr. Plunkett regarding various matters relative to the office and we discussed fully all pending cases involving Inhabitants of Watertown. Shortly after my appointment, Mr. Plunkett turned over to me forty-two (42) cases then pending, together with an index system and various office supplies. Four (4) of the pending cases, namely, the various disputes with Mount Auburn Cemetery, ownership of certain land near Ladd Place, a taking for street lines on Lexington Street, Watertown, near the Livoli project and the ownership of a small parcel of land near Acton and Oakland Streets in Watertown, were discussed at length with Mr. Plunkett. He informed me that he had referred two (2) of the matters, namely, that concerning land near the Livoli project and that concern- ing land near Acton and Oakland Streets to Sebastian Tangusso, Esquire. He also informed me that he had referred the matter concern- ing the land on Ladd Place to Robert J. Glennon, Esquire. As these three (3) matters had already been started by the above attorneys, I asked your Board for permission to allow them to complete the work. Your Board granted this permission and the matters were satisfactorily finished. Mr. Plunkett and I also discussed at length the Mount Auburn Cemetery controversies and after learning the progress that had been made on these matters, I asked Mr. Plunkett if he would act as special counsel for Inhabitants of Watertown in all matters involving the Town and the Mount Auburn Cemetery. Your Board approved his appointment as special counsel. This matter has been concluded and a compromise agreement with Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn executed as authorized by the Special Town Meeting held November 14, 1949. Excluding the five (5) Mount Auburn Cemetery cases pending at the time of my appointment, I actually took over thirty-eight (38) cases of which twelve (12) have been concluded leaving twenty-six (26) cases pending, twelve (12) of which are before various courts or tri- bunals of the Commonwealth. Of these four (4) are pending before the Appellate Tax Board, seven (7) are pending in the Superior Court and one (1) is pending in the Second District Court of Eastern Middle- sex at Waltham. Fourteen (14) are not in suit. In addition to the above matters, sixty-five (65) new cases were created during the year, of which forty-two (42) have been completed and twenty-three (23) are now pending. Of these two (2) are pending in Surperior Court, four (4) are pending in the Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex at Waltham and one (1) is pending in the Land Court of the Commonwealth. Sixteen (16) matters are not in suit. 201 Tax Abatements I wish to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Board of Assessors for their fine co-operation in various tax matters which resulted in settlement of all but one (1) tax abatement case. The one (1) that required trial resulted favorably for Inhabitants of Watertown. Legal Opinions During my term of office an exceptionally large number of matters were referred to me by the various board and department heads of the Town and I have written sixty-three (63) legal opinions which required considerable study and consultation. A copy of each opinion is on file at the Office of the Town Clerk as required by the By-Laws of In- habitants of Watertown. Veterans' housing I compliment your Board regarding the matter of the sale of houses built by Inhabitants of Watertown under Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1946 to the Watertown Housing Authority. I am particularly pleased to have had a part in this matter. In my opinion this sale will take Inhabitants of Watertown out of the real estate business without loss to it. Conclusion I wish to express to all members of your Board my sincere apprecia- tion for their confidence in appointing me to the office of Town Counsel and for your co-operation in every respect. May I also express through your Board my appreciation and thanks for the splendid co-operation I have received from all officials and departmental employees with whom I have been associated. Yours respectfully, EARLE S. TYLER Town Counsel ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER December 31, 1949 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: Report of Dog Officer for the year 1949 is respectfully submitted: Dogs licensed 1002 Stray dogs impounded 6 days 129 Quarantined for 14 days 10 Dogs sold 0 Dogs destroyed 690 Returned to owners 52 I wish to express my appreciation for the co-operation of the various departments which were very helpful throughout the year. Respectfully submitted, GUY P. CLARK Dog Officer 202 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES I respectfully submit the following report relative to the collection of taxes, assessments, motor vehicle excises, and water charges for the year of 1949. 1949 Real Estate Taxes Commitment June 10, 1949 $2,389,070.32 Commitment December 20, 1949 522.75 Refunds 9,973.74 $2,399,566.81 Paid to Treasurer $2,322,269.52 Abatements 21,898.56 Credit by Tax Titles 2,289.85 $2,346,457.93 Balance January 1, 1950 $53,108.88 1949 Personal Taxes Commitment June 10, 1949 $168,065.91 Commitment December 20, 1949 543.38 Refunds 78.93 $163,693 22 Paid to Treasurer $162,749.95 Abatements 470.48 $163,220.43 Balance January 1, 1950 $5,472.79 1949 Poll Taxes Commitment March 21, 1949 $24,722.00 Commitment May 19, 1949 136.00 Commitment August 26, 1949 42.00 Commitment December 28,1949 30.00 Refunds 8.00 $24,938.00 Paid to Treasurer $22,680.00 Abatements 2,252.00 $24,932.00 Balance January 1, 1950 $6.00 1949 Motor Vehicle Excises Commitment March 29, 1949 $49,563.99 Commitment April 18,1949 40,033.75 Commitment Jime 21, 1949 27,178.20 Commitment September 29, 1949 29,238.26 Commitment November 30, 1949 29,345.22 Commitment December 29, 1949 3,285.82 Refunds 3,790.14 $182,435.38 Paid to Treasurer $164,335.52 Abatements 7,711.55 $172,047.07 Balance Januaryl, 1950 $10,388.31 203 1948 Real Estate Taxes Balance January 1, 1949 69,642.17 Refunds 4,165.83 $73,808.00 Paid to Treasurer $67,068.92 Abatements 4,627.89 Credit by Tax Titles 2,111.19 $73,808.00 Balance January 1, 1930 .00 1948 Personal Taxes Balance January 1, 1949 $3,459.65 $3,459.65 Paid to Treasurer $2,640.78 Abatements 818.87 $3,459.65 Balance January 1, 1950 .00 1948 Poll Taxes Balance January 1, 1949 $ .00 Commitment February 16, 1949 2.00 $2.00 Paid to Treasurer $2.00 $2.00 Balance January 1, 1953 .00 1948 Motor Vehicle Excises Balance January 1, 1949 $6,011.92 Commitment January 11, 1949 1,098.84 Commitment February 16, 1949 19.20 Commitment April 5, 1949 9.52 Refunds 183.64 $7,323.12 Paid to Treasurer $6,129.12 Abatements 1,194.00 $7,323.12 Balance January 1, 1950 .00 1947 Real Estate Taxes Balance January 1, 1949 $ .00 Refunds $1,788.84 $1,788.84 Abatements $1,788.84 51,788.84 Balance January 1, 1950 .00 1946 Real Estate Taxes Balance January 1, 1949 .00 Refunds $558.36 $558.36 Abatements $558.36 $558.36 Balance January 1, 1950 .00 204 Water Charges Balance January 1, 1949 $9,694.58 Commitments 209,084.91 Refunds 403.34 To be Refunded 4.42 $219,187 25 Paid to Treasurer $208,409.49 Abatements 582.73 $208,992.22 Balance January 1, 1950 $10,195.03 TOTAL PAYMENT TO TREASURER BY COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1949 Real Estate Taxes $2,322,269.52 Interest $566.48 1949 Personal Taxes 162,749.95 Interest 66.59 1949 Poll Tares 22,680.00 Interest 11.51 1949 Motor Vehicle 164,335.52 Interest• 60.62 1948 Real Estate Taxes 67,068.92 Interest 1,165.77 1948 Personal Taxes 2,640.78 Interest 31.43 1948 Poll Taxes 2.00 1948 Motor Vehicle Excises 6,129.12 Interest 15.34 $2,747,875.81 Receipt from Total Interest a1.917.74 Receipt from Costs 1,422.70 Receipts from Statements of Lien 353.00 Receipts from Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessments paid in advance 1,023.55 Receipts from Unapportioned Street Assessments paid in advance 618.97 Receipts from Interest on Assessments .85 Receipts from Water Charges 208,409.49 Total paid to Treasurer during 1949 $2,961,622.11 JOHN J. KENNEDY Collector of Taxes Approved: December 31, 1949 W. W. NORCROSS JR., Auditor 205 REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Watertown, Mass. 31 December 1949 The Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown 72, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The Annual Report of the Police Department for the year ending 31 December 1949, together with recommendations for the ensuing year, is submited herewith in compliance with the By-Laws of the Town: ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT Chief James M. Iboe Captains Edward A. Murray Joseph J. Reilly Lieutenants John J. Igoe Edmund H. Norton Francis A. Nally Andrew J. Donnelly Sergeants Walter F. Flaherty Joseph C. Harrington Jolui F. McGeever Herbert A. MacDonald Stephen F. Lyons Patrolmen Stewart E. Savage Francis D. Egan Thomas J. Cullen John J. Reilly, Jr. James M. Reilly David F. Keefe George J. Farrell Daniel F. Igoe John A. Higgins Lawrence F. Galligan Edward P. Murphy William H. Fairbanks Joseph H. Gilfoil Wilfred J. Pouliot George M. Clinton William A. Maloney Russell J. Kimball James W. Chamberlain James P. Shea William Martin William W. Carnes Joseph H. Sheehan, Jr. John J. Hanlon James D. Devlin John P. Long Donald R. Todd James J. Burke Michael F. Casey Charles E. Shea Walter J. Burke William J. Shea Richard J. Carr Francis A. Garafalo Richard Bartley Andrew A. Borden Joseph X. Cpchrane Richard T. Ryan Joseph B. Connors John A. Walsh Donald A. Skuse Richard H. Keefe Barry J. McKenney Edward J. Maloney John J. York James C. McElligott Thomas F. Jennings Francis J. McCarthy 206 Reserve Officers Thomas V. Gildea Alfred J. Zalenski Edward P. Sullivan John H. Munhall George Armstrong Alfred P. Malaney John Meehan Kenneth F. Brown William P. Landers Francis J. McHugh Randolph G. Iodice Armand Boudakian John J. Brady John F. Papalia James J. Lockwood Domenic LaMorticelli Wagonman—Clerk Thomas F. Sheridan Wagonman--Janitor Thomas Ryder Stenographer—Clerk Robert E. Roche Matron EIeanor Mosman *Resigned BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT Valuation of Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . $75,000.00 Valuation of Contents of Building . . . . . . . . .... ... . . . . . . . . . 27,335.00 Total Valuation of Building and Contents: .. . . . . .. .... $102,335.00 APPROPRIATIONS Salaries Appropriated Expended Balance Chief $ 4,800.00 $ 4,800.00 Captains (2) 8,600.00 8,600.00 Lieutenants (2) 7,680.00 7,680.00 Sergeants (7) 24,500.00 24,500.00 Patrolmen (45) 140,400.30 140,290.00 110.00 Additional Men (2) 4,000.00 3,644.80 355.20 Clerk—Steno. 3,120.00 3,120.00 Jr. Cus. Waoonmen (2) 6,240.00 6,240.00 Reserve Men 5,300.00 5,3010.00 Matron 600.00 600.00 $205,240.00 $204,774.80 S465.20 207 CONTINGENCIES 1949 Appropriated Expended Balance $ 12,000.00 'Plus amt. trfd. at Nov. Town Meeting 11,110.00 Telephone 1,631.80 Gas & Electric Light 715.37 Gasoline 2,873.50 Fuel Oil 1,066.56 Car x 7 278.52 Car w 8 223.35 Car 9 265.72 Car 10 206.83 Car it 235.32 Car » 12 82.38 Car # 13 94.94 Motorcycles 147.73 Patrol Wagon 2.25 Ambulance 275.19 Miscellaneous 4,598.97 $ 12,700.00 $ 12,698.43 $1.57 SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS Appropriated Expended Balance Teletype $ 540.00 $ 513.48 $ 26.52 Painting Station 500.00 483.00 17.00 Uniforms 3,500.00 3,499.66 .34 New Cars 3,000.00 2,710.73 289.27 $7,540.00 $7,206.87 $333.13 ARRESTS Total Number . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 1190° Males ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 1129 Females ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .. 61 Foreign Born . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . 83 i°Includes Traffic Violations as covered in report of Traffic Department. The following is a list of actual arrests, exclusive of arrests for traffic violations, which are covered in the report of the Traffic De- partment: Accosting . . . .... . . . . . . ........ .. . . . . . . . . ..._ .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Arrested for Other Departments . . . . . .... ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Assault and Battery . . ........... . .. .... . ...... . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 15 Assault and Battery on Police Officer . . .. . ........ . . . . . . . . .. ... . . i Assault with a Dangerous Weapon .. . .. . ........ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 3 Attempt to Break and Enter .. .. . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a Attempt to Rescue Prisoner . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AWOL, U. S. Navy ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1 208 Being Abroad in the Night .. . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2 Being present at Gaming .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 21 Breaking & Entering (Night) .. . . . . . . ...... . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 5 Breaking & Entering & Larceny (Day) . ... . ... . .. .. ... . . .... . . .. 2 Carrying a Revolver without a Permit . . . . .... .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 2 Default Warrant . ... .. ... .. . . . ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Deserter, U. S. Navy . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. 1 Disturbance of the Peace . . . . . . . . .. . ... ... .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. 15 Drunkenness .. ...... . ..... . . . . . . ..... . .... . . .... . . .. . . . . . .. . .. 268 Eavesdropping .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . 3 Escaped Persons . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 5 Forgery .. . . .. .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . . . . . . . . . ..... . ... . . . ... . . . . . .. .. 5 Fugitive from Justice .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Habitual Truant .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . ... .. . . .... . . . .. . .. . . .. . . ... . . . . 4 Illegitimacy .. ... .... . .... . . . . . . ... . . .. ... . . .. . . . . . 2 Keeping Bldg or R . for registering bets on speed of horses . . . . .. 1 Keeping and Maintaining a Gaming Nuisance .... . . . . .. . . . . .. 1 Larceny .. .. . ...... . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . . . . .. . . . 14 Larceny of Auto 6 Larceny of Bicycle .. . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 5 Larceny by Check .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 5 Larceny from Person . ... . . . . . . . . ... ... .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 4 Larceny by False Pretense . . . . . ... .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lewd and Lascivious Person . . . . . ... .. . ... .... . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 2 Lottery Tickets in Possession .. . .. .... . .. . .. .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . 6 Malicious Destruction of Property . .... . ... .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Manslaughter 2 Non-payment of Wages . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. ... . . ... .. . ... . . . . .. . . . . 1 Non-support of Minor Child . . .. . ... .. .. .... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . 2 Non-support of Wife . . . . . . . . .... . . ...... . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Non-support of Wife and Children .. . . . .. . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Peddling without a License . . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Public Lodger .... .. . . . . . .. . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 Purchasing second-hand articles without a permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safekeeping .. . . . . . . .. . ..... . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 Selling Eggs without a License .. . .... . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1 Selling Mortgaged Property .. .. .... .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting Up and Promoting a Lottery . . . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Stubborn Child . . . . . . .. .... . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious Persons .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Trespassing . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .... .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Automobile without Authority .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Uttering .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . .... . .. . . . .. . . . . 5 Vagrancy 9 Violation of Probation . . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Violation of Sunday Laws (Store) .. ... .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Crimes Reported in Waterto«>n With Results of Investigation by Inspectors Department Unfounded or Inoonse- Crime Reported Solved Unsolved quential Accosting 13 3 5 0 Aggravated Assault 3 3 0 0 Assault and Battery 20 16 3 1 Auto Theft—Attempt 2 1 1 0 Auto Theft 20 3 17 0 209 Breaking and Entering—Attempt 12 7 3 2 Breaking and Entering 14 1 13 0 Breaking and Entering and Larceny 49 14 34 1 Carrying Revolver without a Permit 2 2 0 0 Illegitimacy 2 2 0 0 Larceny (Under $50.00) 131 36 82 13 Larceny ($50.00 and over) 56 17 36 3 Larceny of Bicycles 32 17 9 6 Lewd and Lascivious Person 12 5 7 0 Ringing False Alarm of Fire 32 10 22 0 Robbery—Attempt 1 0 1 0 Robbery 3 0 2 1 Rape 0 0 0 0 TOTALS: 404 142 235 27 In addition to the crimes listed as solved in the above tabulation, fourteen (14) crimes committed in 1948 were solved in 1949. Tabulation of these crimes is as follows: Number Crime Solved Breaking and Entering .... ...... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1 Breaking and Entering and Larceny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Larceny (Under $50.00) . ....... . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Larceny ($50.00 and over) ....... .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TOTAL 14 The total number of crimes solved in 1949 was 156. 922 trips were made by the Inspectors in their conduct of investi- gations, general police work, and court cases. Breaking down of these trips is as listed below: Waltham District Court 412 Arlington Police Dept. 8 East Cambridge Jail 97 Mt. Auburn Hospital 7 Middlesex Superior Court 65 Needham Police Dept. 4 Middlesex Country Grand Jury 4 Medford Police Dept. 2 'Metropolitan State Hospital 75 Registry of Mtr. Vehicles 3 Newton Police Department 45 Concord Police Dept. 1 Boston Police Department 108 Cambridge Police Dept. 46 Waltham Police Department 15 Met. Police Dept. 2 E. Cambridge District Court 1 Angola, Indiana PD 1 Belmont Police Department 25 Richmond, Virginia PD 1 Report of Photographic Work in Connection with Inspectors Dept. During Year Ending December 31, 1949 ..Negatives Contact Enlarge- Developed Prints ments At Scenes of accidents (street defects, etc.) 27 0 30 At Scenes of Auto accidents 87 0 93 At request of Board of Selectmen, Town Counsel, Highway Dept, Board of Assessors, Bldg Inspector, etc. 65 0 98 Of Prisoners 52 186 0 210 Of Police Officers (for records) 5 10 0 Of Fingerprints at Scenes of Crimes 27 0 28 For Evidence in Court (Various Crimes) 19 0 99 TOTALS: 282 196 340 Fingerprints Taken During the Year Ending 31 December 1949 For the Mass. Dept of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 50 Sets For Federal Bureau of Investigation .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 " For Watertown Police Records ... . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 " For Officers' Record Folders ... ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 " For Private Citizens (Civil Service, Army, Navy, Civil Air Patrol, etc.) ........ ...... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... 40 " For Other Police Departments ....... . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 12 " TOTALS: 207 Sets Fingerprints Received: From Other Police Departments .... . ... . .. . .......... .. .. 14 Sets From House of Correction (Billerim) .. .. . .. . ....... . ...... 52 Sets TOTAL RECEIVED: 66 116 Sets of fingerprints were classified, cards filled in, and all filed according to classification. Inspectors worked a total of 1,264 hours overtime, exclusive of paid details. Inspectors alternated weekly doing traffic duty. This means that about 2—;Y, Nouns of every school day was spent on traffic. Juvenile Department Two hundred and thirteen (213) complaints concerning juveniles were registered with the Crime Prevention Bureau during the year ending 31 December 1949. These complaints included various types of offenses. Complete tabulation is shown below: Type of Offense Boys Girls Total Attempt to Break and Enter 1 0 1 Assault and Battery 3 0 3 Breaking and Entering and Larceny 16 0 16 Breaking Windows 28 0 28 Breaking Street Lights 1 0 1 Damage to Property 13 0 13 Disturbance 22 0 22 Escaped Persons 3 0 3 False Alarm of Fire 5 1 6 Larceny 26 0 26 Loitering 3 0 3 Lewdness 7 3 10 Miscellaneous 21 2 23 Runaway 2 3 5 Setting Fires 6 0 6 Speeding 1 0 1 Stubborn Child 1 5 6 Trespassing 26 2 28 Truancy 3 1 4 Violation of Sepulture 5 0 5 TOTAL COMPLAINTS: 197 16 213 211 Of the two hundred and thirteen (213) complaints tabulated above, court action was taken in only thirty-three (33) cases. The disposition of these cases is shown in the following tabulation: Court Cases—Dispositions b Y O V y O O C... � Y V C ` v iG w lr Lw E-� Boys 1 1 4 15 5 26 Girls i fl 2 2 2 7 Totals 2 1 6 17 7 33 Eight (8) of the cases taken to court involved juveniles residing in municipalities other than Watertown. During the year ending 31 December 1949, restitution for damage done by juveniles amounted to $173.50. (This is exclusive of stolen property recovered, which is included in the figure shown on page 212 under the heading, "Value of Property Recovered".) This money was turned over to the parties concerned in restitution for damage incurred. Officers of the Juvenile Department wish to express their appre- ciation and thanks to their fellow officers, the Clergy, the parents, and the personnel of the School Department, whose splendid cooperation has been invaluable in enabling them to effectively cope with the Juvenile problem and to reduce to some extent the number of com- plaints and offnses during the year 1949. Report of the License Bureau The License Bureau was established by Department General Order No. 12-49, dated 1 August 1949. Captain Edward A. Murray was placed in charge of this office and Patrolman Francis J. McCarthy was as- signed to assist him. The purpose of the Bureau is to investigate applicants for licenses and permits and to make any other incidental investigations of licensed persons or establizhments for the Board of Selectmen and the Town Clerk Under the surveillance of the Bureau, all irregularities existing in connection with the operation of licensed places are gradually being corrected. Following is a general break-down of the investigations made by the License Bureau since it was established on 1 August 1949: Type of License or Permit Investigated No. Applicants Auto Dealer—First Class . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . ... . . . .. . . . . . 7 Auto Dealer---Second Class . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 5 Christmas Tree .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... .... . ........... .. . .. . 21 Coffee House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .. ..... . . . . 4 Firearms (Carry) . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... ........... ......... 44 Firearms (Purchase) . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hackney Carriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hackney Driver . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hackney Stand . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1 Hawker and Peddler (Certificate of Character) .. . . . . . . . . . . 18 212 Liquor—Clubs .... ... ... .............. .. ... .......... .. 7 Liquor—Druggist 1 Liquor and Beer (Package) 18 Liquor or Beer and Wine Restaurant ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29 Lodging House . . . . . . . . . .. 18 Motor Vehicle Operator ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Music Box . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Pin-Ball Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Public Weigher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sunday ...... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special Police .. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 5 Victualler .. .... . . .. ....... . . . . .. .... . . . .. . . .... .... . . . . . 65 TOTAL INVESTIGATIONS: ' 372 In addition to the initial investigation of all applicants, frequent inspections of licensed establishments are made during the day and night. In the five months since the Bureau was established, Captain Murray and Officer McCarthy have worked a total of 134 hours overtime in- specting licensed establislunents Licenses and Permits Issued by Chief 28 Hackney Carriage Licenses ........ .... . . . . . . .•.•• . •• •••• $ 23.00 27 Hackney Stand Licenses . . .. ... . . .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . ....... 81.00 97 Hackney Driver Licesnses .... 194.00 10 Permits to Purchase Firearms .. .......... .. . ... .. . . .... .. 20.00 139 Permits to Carry Pistol or Revolver .... . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 69.50 431 Bicycle Registrations . . . ..... ..... . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 107.75 732 TOTALS: $500.25 Valuation of Property Stolen and Recovered-1919 Value of Property Reported Stolen . . . .. ... .. .... .... .. . . . . $45,942.23 Value of Stolen Property Recovered .. . .... . .... . .. .... 25,462.81 Value of Property Recovered for Other Departments . ... .. 19,500.00 Work of Signal System Day on Duty Calls ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,627 Night on Duty Calls .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,178 RadioCalls . . . . ...... ........ . . . . . . . . ...... ...... . . . . . . . . . . 7,100 Miscellaneous Complaints,Reports, Investigations, Services Rendered, etc. Accidents, Automobile (Officer at scene) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Accidents, Hit and Run .... .... ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Accidents, Other than Automobile ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 83 Accidents to Police Vehicles ...... ...... . . . . . . . . . ....... .... . . 5 Alarm, of Fire (Police at scene) . . . . . . . . . . ....... .. . . . . 224 Anonymous Telephone calls investigated . . . . . . . . .. . . ..... . . . .. 5 Articles Pound ......... . ............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Articles Lost .... .. . . .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Assaults—Minor ..... .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Attempt Suicide ... . .. . ..... .... .. ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Automobiles Recovered in Watertown . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 213 Bicycles Recovered 32 Cases Investigated (Not otherwise classified) 4,105 Cats—Complaints concerning . . . . . . .... . .. . . . . . .. ... . .. . . . . . . .. 19 Cats—Dead ...... .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. ... .. .. 187 Cats.—Lost ... . .. . ..... . ... . . . . . . . . . ........... .. ... . . .... . . . .. .. 5 (Children Causing Trouble . . . . . . .. ....... . .. . . .. .. .. ... . . . . . . . 731 Children—Reported Lost by Parents an(1 Found by Police . . .. .. 29 Deaths (Sudden) . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .... . ..... ... ..... ... 36 Disturbance .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . .. . . . . .. .. 6 Doors—Complaints concerning . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 179 Dogs—Dead .. .. .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .... . . .. .. . .. 48 Dogs—Found . . .. .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . . .... 6 Dogs Reported Lost .. . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . 71 Doors and Windows Found Open by Police 289 Drunkenness 268 Escorts provided .. . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 707 Family trouble .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . .. . . . 297 Identification wanted—Other Departments . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Investigations—for Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . 6 Investigations--Civil Service Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. 510 Investigations—District Attorney 17 Investigations—Miscellaneous Goven-iment Agencies . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 Investigations—Yliscellaneous Private Industries . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 3 Investigations—Navy . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .... . . . ... . .. 7 Investigations—Other Police Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Investigations—Registry of Motor Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Inve--ti-ations—Selectmen (Miscellaneous) . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Investigations—Town Clerk . .. . .. .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Investigations—Welfare Department ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Landlord and Tenant Trouble ... .. ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Licenses Investigated (Prior to Establishment of License Bur.) . . 214 Lights Burnin.- in Closed Bld.us. (Found by Police) . . .. . . . . .. . . 25 Malicious Destruction of Property . . . . .. .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mentally Sick Persons . .. ... .. .... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Messages Delivered . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Missing Persons—Other Departments ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Missing Persons—Watertown .. .. .. .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 NoisyParties . . . .. . .. ...... ........ .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 46 Persons transported to Hospital . .. ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Prowlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .. . ... ....... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Recommendations for Citizens .. . ... . . .. . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Runaway . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sick and Injured assisted . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . 471 Street Lights Out (Reported by Police) . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . 1.237 Summons and Subpoenas served 1,219 Summons mailed to other Police Depts. for Service .. . ... . . . . . . 538 Threatenin. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .... .. ..... . . . .. .. ... . 1 Trespassing . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... .. . ....... .. . .. ... .. . .. 1 Trouble with Neighbors 45 Violation of Liquor Laws (Reported incidents investigated) .. . . 4 Windows Broken . . . . . . . . .. .... .... .... .. .. . . . .......... . . . . . . . 133 TOTAL Calls answered for Miscellaneous Complaints, etc.: 13,433 TOTAL Investigations made by Inspectors Department: 4M TOTAL Investigations made by Juvenile Department: 213 TOTAL Investigations made by License Bureau: 372 TOTAL Cases Investigated: 14,422 214 Report of the Tragic Department Cases Prosecuted in Court During the year ending 31 December 1949, six hundred and four (604) violations of the traffic laws were prosecuted in the Second Dis- trict Court of Eastern Middlesex at Waltham. Tabulation of these viola- tions is as follows: 0 Allowing improper person to operate Motor Vehicle ................ 1 Defective Brakes ................ ...... .. .............. ......... 2 Defective motor vehicle equipment . . . . . . ........ .. .... ...... .... i Fail to slow at intersection ..... . . . .. . .................... ....... 19 Fail to slow for pedestrian . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .... . ..... 3 Lvg scene of accident without making self known after causing personal injury ...... . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .... 2 Lvg scene of accident without making self knovcn after causing property damage ...... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . 4 Left of center of Roadway .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No Inspection Certificate ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 One-way street . .. ...................... ...... . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Operating motor vehicle after revocation of license .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operating motor vehicle after suspension of license ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operating motor vehicle without license in possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating motor vehicle without registration in possession . . . . 1 Operating motor vehicle without a license ..... . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 4 Operating to Endanger .. ... .. ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 28 Operating under the influence of liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Overspeeding .. ......... . . .. . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Parking violations .. . . . . . . ...... .... .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Passing Left of Street Car . . . . .. ................ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Passing Street Car stopped to take on or discharge passengers . . . . 4 Passing motor vehicle on right side .... ..... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Red Light violations ... . . . . . .. ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Refusing to stop on signal of police officer . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Stop Sign Violations ..... . . . . . .. ............. ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Violation Article 7, Sec. 18 - Town By-Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Violation Article 7, Sec 27 - Town By-Laws ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Walk Light Violations ..... . . . . . ........ ........... .. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 TOTAL: 604 Parking Violations A total of 1,593 motor vehicles were tagged for violations of the Parking Rules and Regulations of the Town of Watertown. There were 905 summonses issued to these persons providing for non-criminal dis- position of Parking Violations. Warnings In addition to the violators prosecuted in court, there was a total of 462 other violators who were stopped and booked. Upon the recommen- dation of the officer who booked them, or after careful consideration by me, these violators were given warnings. Cards have been filed on these violators for future reference. Accidents During the year ending 31 December 1949, five-hundred and twenty- three (523) accidents were reported to this department. In many of these accidents the damage was negligible, but a report was submitted in com- pliance with Article VIII, Section I, of the Traffic Rules and Orders of 215 the Town of Watertown. There were three (3) fatal accidents during the year the details on which appear in a subsequent paragraph. The 523 accidents reported are classified as follows: Auto vs Auto 312 Auto vs Pedestrian 76 Auto vs Street Car 15 Auto vs Parked Car 59 Auto vs Fixed Object 42 Auto vs Bicycle 13 Auto vs Motorcycle 6 TOTAL: 523 A monthly breakdown of these accidents showing property damage and/or personal injury resulting therefrom is as follows: Property 31onth Total Accidents Personal Injury Damage January 49 15 40 February 43 20 34 March 59 19 46 April 44 16 35 May 42 15 27 June 48 15 37 July 25 6 23 August 35 12 31 September 43 16 37 October 34 8 27 November 45 18 35 December 56 23 41 TOTALS: 523 183 413 Fatal Accidents There were three (3) fatal accidents in Watertown during 1949, as compared with two (2) fatal accidents the preceding year. The ftrst fatal accident occurred at about 5:00 AM on 15 September 1949, on Arsenal Street near number 358. This accident involved a large trailer truck operated by Benjamin Tobin of Marlboro, New Hamp- shire, and a parked oil truck. Benjamin Tobin died as a result of in- juries sustained in this accident. There was no court action as a result of this accident, the victim being the only operator involved. The second fatal accident occurred on Arsenal Street near Louise Street at about 11:48 PM 3 December 1949. Mrs. Ada E. Cartoof, age 58 years, 275 North Beacon Street, Town, was struck and killed while crossing the street. The operator of the vehicle involved did not stop. Subsequent investigation revealed the operator to be Robert J. Cameron, age 23, 3 Warren Avenue, West Newton, Mass. Cameron appeared in the Waltham Court on 29 December 1949 and was charged with Operating Under the Influence of Liquor, Operating to Endanger, Manslaughter, Leaving the Scene after Personal Injury, and Operating a Motor Vehicle with Defective Brakes. On the complaint charging Manslaughter, there was a finding of "No Probable Cause". On all other charges the defen- dant was found "Guilty" and sentences imposed as follows: Operating Under the Influence of Liquor - 3 months House of Correction. Opera- 216 ting to Endanger-2 months House of Correction--concurrent. Leaving the Scene after causing Personal Injury - 2 months House of Correction - concurrent. Defective Brakes - $5.00 fine. The defendant appealed and was held in bail of $2,500.00. As of this date the case has not come up for trial in Superior Court. The third fatal accident occurred on 2 December 1949 on Main Street at Rosedale Road. This accident involved a pedestrian, Mr. James Sul- livan, age 83 years 508 Main Street, Town, and a motor vehicle operated by J. Chester Blay, age 17 years, 47 Mayall Road, Waltham. Mr. Sullivan died a week later as a result of this accident. The operator of the vehicle involved is scheduled to appear in Waltham Court on 4 January 1950. Street Painting Center lines were painted on 50 streets throught the town. Cross-walks and the word "LOOK" were painted at all school cross- ings and churches as well as at 50 other strategic locations in town. Red and white curb lines to indicate "No Parking" areas were paint- ed in 37 locations. Bus-stops were painted in Watertown Square and along Mt. Auburn Street. The words "SCHOOL-GO SLOW" were painted on all the streets in the immediate vicinity of the schools throughout the town. The word "STOP" was painted on the street at all legally designated stop-street intersections. Signs indicating the speed allowed for the particular areas were painted on the streets at numerous locations. The word"SLOW" was painted on the street at a number of inter- sections where the need was indicated. Education During the year officers from this department together with an Inspector from the Registry of Motor Vehicles, visited all the schools in the town, both public and private, and spoke to approximately 7,000 chil- dren on safety. Also there were several radio broadcasts given by members of this department on traffic safety. Approximately 150 safety calendars, contributed by the business men of the town, were distributed by members of this department and placed in conspicuous places throughout the town. Engineering During the year the work of rebuilding Mt. Auburn Street from Watertown Square to Lincoln Street was completed. The traffic hazards created while this work was underway required a considerable amount of extra work on the part of the men of this department. Traffic lights were installed at the intersection of Mt. Auburn and Common Streets and a new "blinker" light was installed at the inter- section of Mt. Auburn and Walnut Streets. Traffic Signs A survey of all traffic signs throughout the town was made by this department and in every case where signs were found to be in poor condition they were replaced either by new signs or signs that had been repaired and repainted. 217 New traffic signs were installed at all locations designated in the amendments to the Town By-Laws during the year. Traffic Duty At the present time there are seventeen (17) school crossings cov- ered by police officers daily. The officers are on duty at these crossings durin; the following hours: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM 11:15 AM to 12:00 Noon 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM Officers are assigned to traffic duty outside eight (8) churches in the town every Sunday during all services, and at any other time during the year when services are being held. An officer is assigned to traffic duty at the following locations during every working day: Hood Rubber Company 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM Hood Rubber Company 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Arsenal Street at Hood Rubber Co. 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM Arsenal Street at Hood Rubber Company Gate 11:00 PM to 11:30 PM Arsenal Street at Main Gate of Arsenal 4:20 PM to 4:45 PM Arsenal Street at Lower Gate of Arsenal 4:20 PM to 4:45 PM Arlington Street and Grove Street 4:55 PM to 5:15 PM Mt. Auburn and Common Streets 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Western Electric Company 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Main Street at Stop and Shop 4:30 PM to 5:15 PM Watertown Street at Raytheon Mfg Co. 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM An officer is assigned to traffic duty at the two theaters in town every day, including Sunday, during the hours the patrons are entering or leaving. Officers were assigned to handle traffic in and around Victory Field at all football games. During the week preceding Christmas, while both vehicular and pedestrian traffic were exceptionally heavy, extra police officers were assigned to traffic duty in Watertown Square. These officers remained on duty every night until 10:00 PM. Investigations All traffic accidents which occurred within the limits of the town were investigated. These investigations necessitated that considerable work be done by the Traffic Department during off-duty hours. On twenty-three (23) occasions this department wrote to the Reg- istry of Motor Vehicles recommending the suspension of license of per- sons who, in our opinion, were unfit to operate motor vehicles. All complaints concerning traffic conditions were thoroughly inves- tigated and recommedations for improvement submitted. A number of investigations pertaining to traffic conditions were made at the request of the Board of Selectmen. 218 Recommendations 1. That traffic lights be installed on Main Street in front of St. Patrick's Church, and on Mt. Auburn Street in front of the Sacred Heart Church; these lights to be equipped with "push-button" for pedestrian crossing. It would be necessary to install but two posts at each crossing, whereas lights at an intersection would require four posts. 2. That traffic lights be installed at the following intersections: Spring and Summer Streets Church and Summer Streets (These two sets of lights to be synchronized for a speed of 20 MPH). (Summer Street is now used as a by-pass for Watertown Square and must be used as such because Watertown Square is unable to take the traffic during rush hours.) 3. That the state be requested to install lights on Main Street at Evans Street. 4. That a study be made for off-street parking. 5. That a survey be made of Watertown Square and Galen Street at the carbarns. At the present time it is almost impossible for the Galen Street Bridge to accommodate all the traffic in this vicinity, particularly during the so-called rush hours. At times, traffic is so congested in this area that it would be impossible for the Fire Depart- ment or Police Department to get through in the event of an emergancy. 6. That all the tra a signs throughout the town be repainted. 7. That a study be made by the Public Works Department with a view to improving traffic conditions at the junction of Arsenal Street, Arlington Street, and Coolidge Avenue. Conclusion The Traffic Department consists of one Lieutenant and four patrol- men. In addition to their regularly-assigned duties these officers also perform duty at school crossings as required. Training The six Reserve Patrolmen appointed during the year were indoc- trinated. in police procedures by a period of "on the Job" training. Before being assigned to duty, all men were trained in the use of firearms on the police department range and were required to fire a qualifying course. All of these men were initially assigned to duty under the super- vision of regular men. They were assigned to duty in patrol cars, on traffic posts, and on regular police routes. Regular practice in the use of firearms was accomplished by all regular members of the department on the police firing range. In this connection, the department had a team entered in competition in the New England Police Revolver League. Auxiliary Police The Auxiliary Police, under the supervision of Sergeant Walter N. Flaherty, this department, conducted monthly meetings throughout the year. Two revolver teams, comprised of Auxiliary Police Officers com- peted with various teams throughout the Commonwealth by means of 219 postal matches, conducted by the New England Police Revolver League. From June through September the Auxiliary Police conducted weekly outdoor dances for the "teen-alters". These dances were not only a source of entertaininent for the young people but acted also as a delin- quency deterrent. Although the actual police work accomplished by the organization during the past year was negligible the members were always ready should the need for their services arise. In general, the members of the Auxiliary Police Force have display- ed an excellent spirit. A truly civic-minded organization, they are to be commended for the excellent work they have accomplished. Personnel Effective 1 January 1949, Harry J. McKenney, a reserve patrolman, was appointed a permanent patrolmen to fill a vacancy created by the promotion of Herbert A. McDonald to the grade of Sergeant on 11 Octo- ber 1948. At the March Town Meeting it was voted to increase the Reserve Police Force from twelve to fifteen men. Effective 5 May 1949, Reserve Officers John J. York and Thomas F. Jennings were appointed permanent patrolmen to fill new positions established at the March Town Meeting. Effective 19 may 1949, the following-named men were appointed Reserve Patrolmen to fill five existing vacancies: Alfred P. Malaney Kenneth F. Brown Francis J. McHugh Armand Boudakian The remaining vacancy could not be filled at this time because the list of eligibles had been exhausted. On 7 July 1949, John F. Papalia, pending the establishment of a reserve list, was appointed a "provisional" reserve officer to fill vacancy created by the authorization of three additional reserve men at the March Town meeting. On 29 August 1949, William P. Landers resigned his position as a Reserve Patrolman to accept a permanent position in the State of Ver- mont. On 3 October 1949, John F. Papalia and Domenic LaMorticelli were appointed Reserve Patrolmen to fill existing vacancies. The appointment of these two men brought the Reserve Force to its full authorized strength of fifteen men. In order to provide more complete coverage by superior officers on all three shifts, Sergeants Edmund H. Norton and Andrew J. Donnelly were promoted to the grade of Lieutenant, effective 20 December 1949. The list from which these men were appointed, was established at a result of a civil service examination given 10 April 1948. The vacancies in the grade of Sergeant created by the promotion of these men will not be filled. 576 days were lost because of sickness and/or injuries. Members of the department worked many hours overtime, without pay or other compensation. In general the conduct of the personnel and the spirit of cooperation was excellent. It was necessary to discipline only one man for infraction of the rules and regulations for the governing of the police department 220 during the year. There were many commendable acts and deeds perform- ed by the personnel of this department during the year. The space al- lotted for the printing of this report does not permit of our going into detail; however, the "Record of Arrests" and "Miscellaneous Services Rendered, etc." as well as other facts and figures appearing in the for- going pages give brief evidence of the excellent work accomplished. Requests for 1950 Salaries: Chief $ 5,100.00 Captains (2 ((-?) $4,500.00) 9,000.00 Lieutenants (2 a $3,840.00) (2 6D $3,660.00) 15,000.00 Sergeants (5 � $3,500.00) 17,500.00 Patrolmen (45 q 3,120.00) 140,600.00° Patrolmen (2 a, $2,840.00) 5,680.00 Clerk-Stenographer 3,120.00 Wagonman-Clerk 3,120.00 Chauffer-Mechanic'';. 3,120.00 Matron 600.00 Reserve Men 7,500.00 Jr. Custodian (from 5-1-50) 1,360.00 Jr. Clerk-Typist (from 5-1-50) 960.00 New Men (from 5-1-50) (4 ((7t) $1,840.00) 7,360.00 TOTAL SALARIES: $220,020.00 Contingencies, 14,000.00 Special Appropriations: Teletype 540.00 Painting & Repairing Police Station 500.00 Uniforms 4,000.00 New Cars 3,500.00 New Radio Installation 5,000.00 Out-of-State Travel 200.00 13,740.00 TOTAL: $247,760.00 * See explanation concerning W. W. Carnes on following page. Not a new position. change in classification requested. Salaries It is recommended that the sum of $202,840.00 be appropriated for the salaries of the personnel of this department (excluding those classifica- tions covered separately in subsequent paragraphs) for the year 1950. This figure was arrived at in accordance with the schedules set forth in the Wage and Salary By-Law, and the only increases reflected in this amount are those authorized therein, and a two-hundred dollar ($200.00) per annum increase in the salary of William W. Carnes, Po- lice Photographer. It is the opinion of this office that the overtime work done by Officer Carnes in the Photographic Department, not only for this de- 221 partment but for almost every department in the town, and the skill re- quired to perform this work, certainly warrant the extra $200.00 requested In his case. Junior Custodian Chauffeur—Mechanic It is requested that the classification of the present Junior Custodian- Wagonman, Thomas Ryder, be changed to "Chauffeur-Mechanic" and that a new Junior Custodian be appointed at a per annum salary of $2,040.00 ($1,360.00 from 1 May 1950). This request is based on the fact that the work now performed by Thomas Ryder is far in excess of that covered by his present classifica- tion. In addition to the regular custodian's work in the station, Mr. Ry- der also performs duty as a wagon and ambulance driver, mechanic, and in some instances has made minor repairs to the radios. By changing his classification and employing a new Junior Custo- dian, Mr. Ryder will be able to devote more time to mechanical work on the nine police vehicles. Then too, his work as custodian, which has been severely hampered by the fact that much time has been devoted to handling ambulance calls (394 in 1949) can be handled, for the most part, by the new man. In the interests of economy and efficient operation, it is recommen- dend that the changes requested be approved. Junior Clerk-Typist It is requested that the sum of $960.00 be appropriated for the employment of a Junior Clerk-Typist from 1 May 1950. This request is based on the following facts: At the present time the clerical work in the department is per- formed by one full-time Civilian Clerk (Robert E. Roche) and one part-time patrolman-clerk (William J. Shea). The regular police duties which must be performed by Officer Shea permit of his being in the office but three hours a day during the school year. The clerical efficiency of the department has been increased a hundredfold since Mr. Roche assumed duties as Clerk of the Department in 1942. The record system established by him in order to bring about this efficiency has necessitated a considerably larger amount of record- keeping than was done prior to his employment. The rewards of such a system, as viewed in the light of service to the townspeople and the sanoother operation of the department as a whole, are immeasurable. The work required in order to maintain this system however, is more than can be adequately handled by any one man. I think perhaps that a thoughtful reading of the preceding pages of this report will indicate the amount of work involved. Then too, Mr. Roche is called on occasionally by other town departments to act as reporter at hear- ings, etc., all of which adds to the volume of work which must be ac- complished and subtracts from the time available to accomplish it. Although Officer William J. Shea has voluntarily adjusted his working schedule so that he takes but one day off in seven and is thus available for work in the Clerk's Office each day during its six-day week, the increasing demands of regular police work have so reduced his time in the Clerk's Office that he is available for only about three hours a day; and that in broken periods. In view of these facts, and inasmuch as no help is available on a full-time basis from uniformed personnel, it is requested that a 222 Junior Clerk-Typist be employed at the minimum salary for that posi- tion in order that the high efficiency rating of this office may be maintained. New Men It is recommended that the sum of $7,360.00 be appropriated for the employment of four (4) new patrolmen from 1 May 1950. This request is based upon several factors: (1) I believe the 1950 U.S. Census will show a substantial increase in the population of the town. (2) The number of manufacturing plants in the town has increased in the past few years. (3) Additional private dwellings built in town require patrolmen to cover a larger area than heretofore. This is especially true in the north and west sections of the town. (4) Increased motor vehicle traffic has necessitated the establish- ment of additional traffic posts (there are 17 school traffic posts alone, in addition to the traffic posts at industrial plants.) (5) Additional foot patrolmen are needed for night duty. Although parts of the town CAN BE and ARE covered by patrol cars, the im- mediate protection and the crime-deterring effect of the foot patrolman can never be adequately replaced by patrol cars. In view of there facts, it is the opinion of this department that the request for four (4) new men is not unreasonable, but rather the minimum required to provide adequate police protection throughout the town. Reserve Men It is recommended that the sum of $7,500.00 be appropriated for Reserve Men for the year 1950. Reserve men are needed to replace regular officers assigned to listing of the polls, as well as to fill in dur- ing vacation season. With the new vacation plan which provides for longer vacations for men with more than fifteen years service, an increase in the Reserve appropriation is indicated. Then too, hi the past year the merchants of the town have conducted "Watertown Days" on four separate occasions, and this requires that additional men be employed to handle the traffic posts. Funds should also be available to pay Reserve Men when they are called upon in emegencies. $7,500.00 should suffice to meet these needs. Contingencies It is recommended that the sum of $14,000.00 be appropriated for Contingencies for the year 1950. The request for an additional $1,300.03 over the amount expended in 1949 is based upon the fact that telephone rates were raised last July 1st so that an additional $90.00 a month is needed for this one item alone, in addition to which, slight increases have been reflected in the price of most commodities. Painting and Repairing Police Station It is recommended that the sum of $500.00 be appropriated to cover the cost of painting and repairing the police station. Among other items, the lower garage doors must be repaired and two offices on the second floor and a portion of the cell block should be painted. 223 This building represents an initial investment of $75,000.00 and it is probably worth considerably more ,at current market prices. It is the opinion of this office that the sum of $500.00 per annum is not too much to ask to keep the building in good repair and to protect such a substantial investment. Uniforms It is recommended that the sum of $4,000.00 be appropriated for police uniforms in 1950. The request for an additional $500.00 over the amount appropriated in 1949, is based upon the fact that there will be an additional two men (appointed last year) who will be en- titled to a uniform ahowance, and the fact that the cost of clothing has increased slightly in the last year. New Cars It is recommended that the sum of $3,500.00 be appropriated for New Car. This amount is requested in order that we may replace two (2) 1947 Ford Sedans and one (1) 1949 Ford Sedan. The cars to be replaced are those which are used for cruising cars, all of which are in use practically 24 hours every day. The mileage on all these cars and the wear and tear of constant use, will make it an economic necessity to trade them in for new vehicles at the earliest practicable date. The request for an additional $500.00 over the amount requested in 1949 is necessitated by the fact that the trade-in value of cars has decreased considerably in the past few months. New Radio Installation It is recommended that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated to replace the present radio equipment of this department. In an edict issued May 6, 1949, the Federal Communications Com- mission ordered all Police Department Radio Stations, not now so equipped, to change radio equipment to a frequency above 37.000 kc. This change MUST be accomplished before 1 July 1950. Station WBNE, the Watertown Police Department, now operates on a frequency of 31.900 kc. A change, therefore, is COMPULSORY. It would be possible to alter the present equipment to comply with this ruling BUT most of the equipment now in use is twelve years old, and, according to the FCC (unofficially), the average life of a police radio, operating 24 hours a day, is seven years. Beyond that point the cost of repairs and adjustments makes it economically unsound to continue operation. Despite the considerable expense of altering the present equipment, it would be a matter of only one or two years at most when a new set would have to be installed . . . and in the mean- time we would have to operate with inferior equipment at considerable expense. It is contemplated, therefore, replacing all present equipment with new equipment . . . tentatively on a wave-length of 152-162 me. The FCC has assured this department that this wave-length would elimin- ate "skyway interference" now encountered, whereby police calls from North Carolina, Dallas, Texas, Saugus, Massachusetts and other points often "ja V' our facilities so that we cannot transmit. Estimates have been secured from General Electric, Philco and Motorola, all of which are in the vicinity of $5,000.00. This price includes installation. In view of these facts, it would seem prudent to appropriate $5,000.00 for new equipment rather than perhaps half that amount to change the present equipment which would be considerably less efficient and which, because of its age, would have to be replaced with new equip- ment in a year or so. 224 Out-of State Travel It is recommended that the sum of $200.00 be appropriated for Out-of-State Travel in connection with New England Association of Police Chief's Convention and other educational conferences related to police work. In conclusion. we wish to thank the Justices of the Superior and District Courts, the Clerks of same, the District Attorney and his as- sistants, 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 during the past year. Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. IGOE Chief of Police REPORT OF THE WATERTOWN PLANNING BOARD January 14, 1950 To the Citizens of Watertown: During the past year the Planning Board ,has acted upon three petitions for proposed changes of Zoning and held public hearings on each. The Board also held a public hearing relative to amending the Zoning By-Law and adding Paragraph 3 to Section 18. Realizing the need for additional capacity and improved conditions in the schools in the West end of the Town due to the new Fairfield Gardens, Veterans Housing Project, Pilgrim Estates and Edward Road, one of the first actions of the present Board was to write the School Committee and Superintendent of Schools giving our support to their current article No. 33 in Town Warrent for preparing plans for an addition to either the Browne School or the Marshall Spring School. The matter of parking meters, which was on the agenda when the present Board took over, was turned over to the Board of Selectmen, as they were found to be working on same. The new Zoning By-Law, which has taken up much of the time of recent Boards, was finally com- pleted and printed in booklet form with new up-to-date colored zoning maps in the back of each book. The present Planning Board still concurs with its predecessor that the Town is still in need of some organization along the line of a Board of Trade or Chamber of Commerce which could be a. source or trade information for the citizens and which also would distribute information to outside sources. This latter with a view of attracting new industries to our remaining unusual industrial land. If a new organization is not formed for this purpose, the Planning Board could, with a proper appropriation, do some work along this line by preparing pamphlets and advertising matter. We also still feel that a Rotary Traffic Circle at the inter-section of Lexington, Belmont and Orchard Streets would not only be advantageous but an improvement and for the safety of all. The Planning Board now has on hand three proposed zoning changes on which public hearings will be held, and recommendations made to one of the next Town Meetings. One of these changes is the Public Parking Area between Church and Spring Street and abutting the railroad tracks; to change it from Zone 2 (General Residence District) to Zone 5 (Light Industrial District.) 225 The Planning Board takes this opportunity to thank all of the other Town Departments, particularly, Town Clerk George Wellman, and the Engineering Department for their splendid co-operation. Respectfully submitted, ERLE L. CHASE, Chairman CHARLES P. EATON, Secretary CHARLES J. DeMARAIS CHARLES F. GATELY ROBERT CHASE REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS To the Citizens of Watertown: During the year 1949, the Park Department has made tremendous strides toward improving the playgrounds for the benefit of the youth and citizens of our community. We gave the usual periodic grading and constant care to our play- grounds, parks, and deltas. However, there were many improvements made by the department this year, the most notable being the change of the location of the football field at Victory Field. This, plus the addition of steel stands and a press box, increase our seating capacity to six thousand seats, and make it one of the better football fields in Greater Boston. This change was made possible by the coordinated efforts of the members of our department, the Finance Committee, and the Stadium Committee, and the board wishes to commend them for a job well done. Also, this year, we have erected lights at Saltonstall Park which were very successful for the night soft-ball games. In the future, we hope to use these for ice skating in our newly erected rink, and for any outdoor assembly for the benefit of the citizens of Watertown. The erection of these lights at such a nominal cost to the town was only made possble by the men of our department, the Wire Department under the supervision of their Superintendent, Mr. Leo Landry, the Highway Department, and the Booster's Club. Another project of great importance, partly accomplished this year is the improvement of the Domenick Filippello Playground. This area has been fenced in, with coasting facilities provided, and the erection of four-hundred seats for the benefit of those who come to watch the various activities of this playground. The playgrounds were opened during the usual Summer Season with a large attendance at all parks, and it was a most successful season. - Materials for all kinds of handiwork were furnished by the Red Cross, and many dolls and toys were made by the children, which were distributed to the needy. We wish to thank all for the splendid work and cooperation that was given to make this program such a success. During the year, many permits for the various playgrounds were issued for baseball, softball, soccer, football, and ice skating was pro- vided in the different rinks in town, when possible. The Park Commissioners wish to thank the Superintendent and the men of the Park Department for their splendid work, which made pos- sible the accomplishment of the above projects during this year. JOHN J. SHEEHAN, Chairman RICHARD H. ROCHE, Secretary WAYNE E. EATON 226 ANNUAL REPORT Or THE WATER COMMISSIONERS The report of the Water Commissioners for the sixty-fifth year of municipal operation is as follows: During the year the principal items of street mains that were laid are: 52 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe on Boyd St. 16 feet of 6-inch cast iron cement lined pipe on Boyd St. 16 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe on Darch Road. 57 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe on Duff St. 131 feet of 8-inch cast iron cement lined pipe on Gleason St. 175 feet of 2-inch cement lined pipe on Main St. 9 hydrants .have been added, eight of these were gated. 4 hydrants were broken by automobile collison, all were replaced or repaired. 3 exist- ing hyrants have been gated. All hydrants have been inspected and repaired where necessary. 80 new house connections and services have been laid. 2 new fire services have been installed. 145 house connections and services have been repaired. 522 house services were cleaned from meter to main. 168 house inspections have been made this year for leaks in plumbing fixtures. The number of meters repaired and exchanged on house connections were 1500. All meters were repaired, cleaned and tested before set. Approximately 200 emergency calls have been answered. These calls have all been after working hours, repairs if necessary were made im- mediately to avoid any hardship by the consumer. 11,151 feet of water mains were cleaned by the mechanical method with gratifying results in removing all deposits, incrustations, tubercles and growths down to the original pipe coatings, thus restoring the pipe to nearly 100 percent if its original capacity. This cleaning did away with complaints of rusty and dirty water, restored a full flow of water in the pipes, giving better fire protection and postponing the expense of laying new pipe. The repair shop has been reshingled and repaired on the outside where necessary. Two coats of paint has been applied over the entire outside area. The apartment on the second floor was also papered and painted. The shop is now in first class condition with the exception of the large sliding garage doors which we recommend be replaced with overhead doors. With the co-operation of the Collector of Taxes the collection of water bills is proceeding with entire satisfaction. The list of unpaid water bills submitted each month by the Collector to the Water De- partment is a great help in our notifying these delinquents by mail, telephone or calling on them personally to persuade them to pay their obligations. Prompt payment of water bills will be greatly appreciated. GUSTAF E. FRYE, Chairman THOMAS TRACY CHARLES ARMSTRONG Board of Water Commissioners 227 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Board of Water Commissioners: Gentlemen: In accordance with the usual custom I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1949. The extension and renewal of mains for the past year has been as follows: Length Size Boyd Street 52 feet 8-inch Boyd Street 16 feet 6-inch Darch Road 16 feet 8-inch Duff Street 57 feet 8-inch Gleason Street 131 feet 8-inch Main Street 175 feet 2-inch Total 447 feet Total number of feet laid on construction, 447 feet. Cleaning Cast Iron Water Mains on the Following streets: Size Feet Lexington St., from Main St., to Griswold St., 8-inch 2709 feet Cypress St., from Walnut St., to School St., 6-inch 980 feet Cypress St., from School St., to Dexter Ave., 8-inch 439 feet Common St., from Locke St., to Orchard St., 6-inch 1714 feet Capitol St., from Galen St., to Union St., 6-inch 1100 feet Boyd St., from Galen St., to end of street 8-inch 1674 feet Morse St., from Galen St., to Union St. 6-inch 1260 feet Union St., from Galen St., to Eliot St., 6-inch 875 feet Lowell Ave., from Waverley Ave., to Hovey St., 6-inch 400 feet Total number of feet cleaned 11,151 feet For Maintenance of Meters $10,510.23 For Maintenance of Mains 11,608.03 For Maintenance of Services 18,538.80 For Maintenance of Repair Shop 5,276.22 For Maintenance of Hydrants 5,991.30 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 1 481.54 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 2 864.64 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 3 714.92 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 4 451.50 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 5 591.55 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 6 379.17 For Maintenance of Automobile No. 7 366.09 $55,773.99 For Vacation 1,744.00 Salary of Superintendent 4,800.00 Salary of Asst. Superintendent 3,680.00 Salary of Registrar 3,500.00 Salary of Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Salary of Senior Clerk & Typist 2,160.00 Salary of Meter Readers 8,640.00 Salary of Service Foreman 3,680.00 Maintenance of Office 2,486.66 228 New House Services 2,951.82 New %" Meters 1,778.42 Construction and Reconstruction 561.23 Renewal of Services 1,713.40 Emergency Overtime 2,311.97 Out-of-State Travel 100.00 Back Pay Shea and Carney 282.00 Cleaning Water Mains 1.992.35 Downey Street 279.13 $45,180.98 Total Receipts $102,588.80 Expenditures 100,954.97 Balance $ 1,633.83 In conclusion I would say that the Works are in thoroughly good condition and will bear the closest inspection. Three water samples are taken each month from different sections of the Town and sent to the State Chemist at Lawrence for analysis. Thanking the Board for their many courtesies extended and priv- ileges allowed, and also thanking each employee of the Water Depart- ment for the faithful performance of their duties, this report is Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL B. OAT"S, Superintendent: Statistics of Consumption of Water 1. Estimated total population to date, 36,748. 2. Total consumption for the year. 1,090,538.000 gallons. 3. Average daily consumption, 2,987,800 gallons. 4. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 77. Statistics to Distribution System MAINS 1. Kind of pipe, cement-lined, cast-iron and transite. 2. Sizes, 16-inch to 2-inch. 3. Extended, 447 feet during the year. 4. Total now in use, 76.69 miles. 5. Number of hydrants added during the year, 9. 6. Number of hydrants now in use, 843. 7. Number of stop gates added during the year, 9. 8. Number of stop gates now in use, 1502. 9. Range of pressure on mains, 115 pounds to 30 pounds. SERVICES 10. Kind of pipe, wrought-iron, cement-lineed. cast-iron, copper tubing. 11. Sizes, %-inch to 12inch. 12. Extended. 3,209 feet. 13. Total now in use, 22,759,128 miles. 14. Number of service taps added during the year, 82. 15. Services repaired, 145. 16. Percentage of services metered, 100. 229 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE JOHN J. WATSON, Chairman Term expires 1950 JAMES A. GILDEA, Secretary Term expires 1950 DR. EDWARD J. KELLEY Term expires 1951 EDMUND O'CONNELL Term expires 1951 FRED H. BIRD Term expires 1952 PHILIP PANE Term expires 1952 JOHN J. SHEEHAN Term expires 1952 FRANCIS A. KELLY Superintendent of Schools Office: Phillips School 3:00 to 5:00 P.M., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 230 THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE WATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1949 To the Citizens of Watertown: In keeping with tradition, your Chairman wishes to submit his re- port on what advances have been made in the educational structure of Watertown. It is gainsaid that education is progress and we do feel that proper and positive strides have been taken to fortify and strengthen the entity that is education in Watertown. In the past year your committee has looked to local horizons in the matter of teacher appointments. We have employed many new teachers most of whom are residents of Watertown. These men and women have been graduates of our local school systems, and rounded out their educa- tion in the finest colleges and universities in the country, in preparation for their vocations as teachers. We, after considering all factors that are important in teacher selection, believe that these people were worthy of serving their community in their chosen profession - thus our policy of appointing local people for local teaching positions. Another forward stride was taken in the creation of the position of Director of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education. We, in the creation of this position, are raising Watertown's position to that of all foward looking communities in the fields of Health and Physical Edu- cation. Your committee established two new principalships at the elemen- tary level, taking cognizance of the recommendation of the Federal Department of Education and the National Education Association, that communities high in educational status would have a supervising prin- cipal for a school district of four hundred or more pupils requiring the services of twelve or more teachers. We would like to compliment all school personnel for their co-op- eration in our efforts to serve the children, the parents, the teachers and the taxpayers of Watertown. The accompanying report of the superintendent covers in detail the administrative activities of the school department. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. WATSON, Chairman. 231 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the Chairman and Members of the Watertown School Committee: I have the honor to submit herewith my eleventh annual report of the schools of Watertown, which is the sixty-ninth in a series of annual reports of the Superintendent of the Watertown Public Schools. As stated last year it was my intention to include in the 1949 report a complete survey of our music, art and guidance programs and in 1950 our physical education, athletic, recreation and health programs. Be- cause of changes in personnel which could not have been forseen a year ago, these surveys have been postponed but shall be included in my next annual report. Mr. Walter Mayor our director of music since September 1942 re- signed in June to accept the position of assistant'professor of music at Boston College. Also in June, Miss Florence Russell, supervisor of art for the past twenty one years retired. As of December 1, 1949, your School Committee established the position of director of physical educa- tion, health and recreation. The excellent leadership and professional ability of Miss Russell and Mr. Mayo in their respective field of art and music shall be greatly missed by both the pupils and the teachers. To their successors they leave the challenge to carry on and to extend the activities of these two important departments. GUIDANCE Mr. Edward Colbert, Director of Guidance, is preparing a complete survey of the history, aims and objectives of his department which shall be included in my 1950 annual report. However, I wish at this time to bring to your attention two special services of his department. Occupational Conferences Our program of occupational conferences which we formally inaugu- rated during the past school year (1948-49), is being continued this school year. The program is intended as a means of bringing the pupils of Watertown High School into direct contact with the world beyond the high school. Professional and business men and women of greater Boston are invited to come to the School to talk with groups of pupils interested in obtaining first hand occupational information from those actually engaged in different occupational fields. The conferences are scheduled throughout the year so that pupils may attend several meetings, even all of them. Such an arrangement also permits opportunity for research in the occupational literature available in the Guidance Office and for follow-up consultations with the counselors. The meetings are open to pupils of all classes and although attendance is voluntary, pupils are urged to take advantage of this excellent opportunity. Many high schools provide a career day or an occupational con- ference day at which time they present a large number of occupational meetings all in one day with pupils attending one or two of the meet- ings. It is practically impossible to do any real follow-up with such a program because of the large number of students involved. Then, too, occupational interest which is high for a short time soon cools off and is over. We tried such programs in 1940 and again in 1941 and realizing 232 their limitations, abandoned them for the present plan. Occupational choosing is something that goes on all the time, not just on one day. Our present plan calls for a completely new series of occupational meetings each school year, with the occupations that draw the larger numbers of people being repeated on alternate years. Such a plan permits us to present about forty different occupational fields in a three year period with many of them being given twice. This gives a wide coverage of vocational areas and an opportunity for many pupils to have their favorite fields repeated. The program this school year was started with an assembly for the entire student body of the Senior High School on September 28th. The principal address, "Planning Your Occupational Career," was delivered by Dr. J. Wendell Yeo, Professor of Education at Boston University. In the course of his remarks he paid Watertown a high compliment by saying,that there were few high schools in the country that were offering the well organized guidance program that Watertown was giving its students. In addition to the occupational conferences, three other series of guidance meetings are offered, each planned for special purpose. They are: 1. The Job Adjustment Conferences for Seniors to assist in getting and holding a job; 2. The Military Service Conferences for Boys, with speakers from the various branches of military service; and 3. The Col- lege Guidance Conferences, at which admissions officers from many colleges present college information. The Job Adjustment Seizes has been well received. Personnel spe- cialists conduct the meetings and discuss with the prospective workers effective ways of planning a job hunting campaign, applying for a position, and how to succeed on the job. For both the Military Service and the College Guidance Conferences we have had official representatives to talk to interested groups. The military services have stressed the need and value of education and opportunities for the high school graduate in the different branches. The college admissions officers have given detailed information about admission policies, courses of concentration and college life in general. These programs, too, have been well received and appear to be of value. The Senior High School Counselors have served as a committee with the Director in planning and arranging the conferences and Mr. Holland has been most encouraging and cooperative in putting the program into operation. Attached to this report are the complete programs for the School Year 1949-50. OCCUPATIONAL CONFERENCES School Year 1949-50 September 28 School Assembly—Introducing Program "Welcome" Mr. Bertram H. Holland, Headmaster "The Occupational Conference Program" Mr. Edward B. Colbert, Director of Guidance Address: "Planning Your Occupational Career" Dr. J. Wendell Yeo, Professor of Education Boston University Music by Watertown High School Band Mr. Arnold Chick, Director 233 October 5 Careers in Business Administration Mr. James S. Lipscomb, Assistant to Dean Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration October 19 Government and Public Service Occupations Mr. John McGrail, Supervisor Massachusetts Department of Education November 2 Occupational Opportunities in Aviation Mr. Richard A. MacDonald, Representative American Airlines November 16 Technical and Therapy Careers Miss Mary Macdonald, President Mass. Chapter American Physical Therapy Association November 30 The Attendant Nurse Miss Helen Z. Gill, Assistant Director Household Nursing Association December 7 Occupational Opportunities in Photography Mr. William Appleby, Director Eastern School of Photography December 14 Sales Occupations and Opportunities Mr. Peter Quinn, Employment Manager William Filene Company January 4 Careers in Engineering Professor John B. Babcock Massachusetts Institute of Technology January 11 Agriculture and Allied Fields Professor Paul W. Dempsey Mass. State College, Waltham Field Station January 16 Dentistry and the Dental Hygienist Mr. Louis T. Maloney, Asst. to President Massachusetts Dental Society February 1 Secretarial and Allied Fields Mr. Arthur B. Porter, General Office Manager Hood Rubber Company February 15 The Professional Librarian Mr. Kenneth Shaffer, Director of School of Library Science, Simmons College March 1 Home Economics and Allied Fields Miss Elda Robb, Director School of Home Economics Simmons College March 15 Mechanical Trades Mr. Roger Sonnerman, Director Industrial Relations Monsanto Chemical Company March 29 Opportunities in Hotel Field Mr. Chauncey Depew Steele, Jr., Manager Hotel Continental 234 JOB ADJUSTMENT CONFERENCES FOR SENIORS April 5 Planning Your Job Hunting Campaign Mr. Roland Darling, Director of Placement Bryant and Stratton Commercial School April 12 Applying for a Job Mr. Robert P. Russell, Metropolitan Employment Office New England Telephone and Telegraph Company April 26 Making Good on Your Job Miss Helen J. Kroepsch, Supervisor of Employment John Hancock Life Insurance Company MILITARY SERVICE CONFERENCE FOR BOYS Speakers and dates announced October 27 Navy R O T C Program November 7 U. S. Coast Guard Academy Program January 25 U. S. Navy and Marine Corps Program U. S. Army and U. S. Air Force National Guard Massachusetts Maritime Academy COLLEGE GUIDANCE CONFERENCES College speakers and dates announced SCHOLARSHIPS For several years now an increasing number of universities, col- leges, foundations, societies, and private schools have been circulating materials on scholarship opportunities. During these years we have made every effort to organize these materials and bring them to the attention of our students. A large section of the bulletin board in a conspicuous part of the Guidance Office is given over to displaying and explaining the scholarship announcements. A part of one of the filing cabinets is utilized for keeping the Scholarship File organized and up-to-date; the college counselor, Miss Parker and previously Miss O'Brien, with my assistance, has the responsibility for doing this. Public announcements about scholarship opportunities are made at group meetings' and at the various college guidance conferences. The counselors also in their individual interviews encourage students to explore not only the scholarship opportunities available to them as college freshmen, but the larger number available beyond the freshman year. Mr. Holland announces on the daily bulletin special contests or essays sponsored by different societies like the Elks, American Legion, Parent-Teachers Association, etc. and for which large awards are made to winners. Although many of our students in the past have taken advantage of our efforts to acquaint them and to encourage them to seek these opportunities, we have done little by way of keeping detailed records of those who have been successful in receiving scholarship help. This year, however, we decided to check back over the last three years and 235 list the number of scholarships received and the amounts of money involved. The results of this investigation are such that I believe them worth including in this report. It will be noted that in each of these years we have had the Watertown Woman's Club, The Watertown Tri-Hi, and the Watertown Veterans' Art Scholarships, and for the class of '49 the first awards of the new World War II Memorial Schol- arship. Class of '49° MakIng.Award Boys Girls Amount Tufts College 1** $1600. (4 years) Pembroke College 2400. " Boston University- School of Education 1 1879. 46 P. A. L. 1 75. Business Administration 1 900. (4 yrs.-% tuition Bates College 1*** 4400. (4 yrs.) Suffolk University 1 600. Brandeis University 1 400. Montana State College 1 850. St. Michael's College 1 4400. (4 yrs.) Northeastern University 1 200. Radcliffe College 1 100. Pierce Secretarial School 2 320. Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School 1 300. Huntington Prep. 2 450. Veterans' Art 1 1 100. Woman's Club 1 200. Tri-Iii 1 100. Baptist Convention 1 100. World War II Memorial 1 1 100. 12 11 $19,474. All awards are for freshmen year, except as indicated Received both the Tufts and Pembroke Scholarships but finally ac- cepted Pembroke. **~Member of graduating class of '48. Class of '48`1 Making.Award Boys Girls Amount Boston College 1* $1400. (4 yrs.) Tufts College 1 1800. (4 yrs.) Boston University School of Education 1 1615. (4 yrs.) P. A. L. 1 100. C. L. A. 1 1 300. N. R. O. T. C.- Harvard University 1 4800. (4 yrs.) Bates College 1 100. Northeastern University 1 450. Coast Guard Academy 1 4800. (4 yrs.) St. Michaels College 2 7700. (4 yrs.) Suffolk University 1 600. 236 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1 1400. Radcliffe College 1 200. Boston Globe 500. Pierce Secretarial 2 200. Garland School 1 1000. Veterans Art 1 75. Art--Class '35 1 100. Woman's Club 1 200. Tri-Hi 1 100. Music 1 '75. Huntington Prep. 2 675. 12 13 $28,190. "Member of graduating class of 147. Class of '47'° liaking.Award Boys Girls Amount Boston University 1 $1616. (4 yrs.) Harvard University 1 4800. (4 yrs.) Phillips Andover Academy (summer school) 400. Manlius Prep. 1 1500. Trinity College 1 1600. (4 yrs.) Huntington Prep. 1 225. West Point Academy 1 4800. (4 yrs.) N. R. O. T. C.—Tufts College 1 4800. (4 yrs.) Kathleen Dell Secretarial School 1 100. Woman's Club 1 200. Tri-Hi 1 100. Veterans Art 1 75. 7 4 $20,215. "All awards are for the freshmen year, except as indicated. The above tables, I feel are significant. Fifty-nine graduates hav been awarded $67,879. worth of scholarship help in the past three years. It is likely that others have received similar amounts or that some of the above have been given additional awards. I am particularly pleased with the larger number of the class of '48 and '49 who benefited from scholarships. This is encouraging. Of course, 'it is possible that the numbers for the class of '47 might be incomplete, since this investigation was only recently made. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Bertram H. Holland, Principal of the Senior High School, has made the following report on curriculum and administrative develop- ments. Curriculum Developments In the field of curriculum, three new courses were added this year in the area of speech arts. They are Speech Correction, Radio Appre- ciation, and Production of Radio Programs. These additional courses 237 have been made possible by the assignment of Miss Eleanor McBreen to the Senior High School for two full days each week. They are meet- ing real need in the school. Courses in the Household Arts Department have been revised. The Horne Management course has been expanded from two to four periods a week and is no longer required of girls in the business courses but may be elected by any Senior girl. The response of the girls has been favorable. The Girls Foods classes now meet 3 periods a week instead of 2 for 2 credits. One period a week is given over to the study of nutrition and the other 2 periods to cooking. The Clothing classes meet at least 3 periods each week as units. Heretofore, girls were scheduled for "sewing periods" whenever they happened to have study periods. This meant that the teacher of the subject was confronted with a different group of pupils every period of the week which was a highly inefficient teaching situation. The improvement in achievement with the new plan is noticeable. A similar condition existed up to this year in the Art and Mechan- ical Drawing classes. The Art classes are now organized as complete class units except that two different groups come together every Wednes- day for a lecture period. The third-year Art students meet the last two periods each day and are making remarkable progress. This is the first time that advanced students in Art Classes have been scheduled to meet as a unit instead of being mixed in here and there with beginners. The Mechanical Drawing classes are not completely organized as class units. It was not feasible to completely reorganize these classes in one year without having some of them greatly unbalanced as to size or without restricting some Seniors in their election of the subject. The situation is much improved, however, and will be even better next year. Personal Typewriting was made an elective for Juniors as well as Seniors in the College Course. First Year Latin was offered in the Senior High School this year with the result that a sufficient number of students elected it and make one division. Aeronautics was revived after a lapse of several years. It is meeting the need for additional science offering for Senior boys. The course in Occupational Information has been less meaningful with the development of the series of Occupational Conferences. This course has been reorganized along sociological lines to help the prospec- tive employee fit into the world of work. In my report to you a year ago I mentioned the minimum essentials course in tenth-grade English with the organization into Honor, Stan- dard,Basic and Remedial divisions. This arrangement is continuing with even greater success. The number of people repeating Sophomore Eng- lish this year is the least since I have been here. The English Depart- ment recommended that Basic divisions be organized in the eleventh and twelfth grade English classes. The teachers of those classes tell me that as a result their classes have the most wholesome attitude toward Eng- lish that they have experienced in years. I believe that these results warrant further development of this plan of classification. I also stated in my report last year that the Junior Clerical English classes presented a problem. It seemed best to try combining these people with the Junior General English classes instead of with the Stenographic and Bookkeeping divisions in English. The result has been gratifying. 238 Administrative Developments A few changes in administrative practices seem worth noting here. Homeroom assignments remained the same for the two upper classes. This means that in general these students are in the same homeroom with the same teacher as last year. There are marked advantages in the attitude the pupil has toward his homeroom teacher and vice versa when they realize that they are to live together for three years. It has also helped during recess period which is the most difficult time of the day to control the building properly. Each class now has its lockers in the vicinity of its own homerooms and at the same time each student keeps the same locker throughout his high-school days. It also permits teachers to rotate lunch period from year to year, a fact which many of them appreciate. The Guidance record sheet was revised this year to permit a more graphic presentation of personal data for each student. A member of standing committees of the faculty were appointed in order to accomplish certain specific administrative improvements and also to give the teachers more of a voice in the development of ad- ministrative policies. In June I asked each teacher to give me a written statement of suggestions for improvement of the school. Many of these were turned over to the faculty committees concerned. The Homeroom Committee, Miss Jennie Bujnievicz, Chairman, con- sidered the problem of tardiness and reported a plan for handling tar- diness to the faculty which was adopted. It has certain advantages but has not been proved conclusively feasible as yet. This committee also presented a proposal to lengthen the first recess period one minute and to continue Senior classes from 1:54 to 1:55 every day. It was also voted to dismiss Juniors at the same time (1:55) instead of 1:57. Sophomores still are dismissed at 2:00 The Library Committee, Miss Johnson, Chairman, has revised the rules for use of the Library. The new system dispenses with Library slips which were a nuisance to teachers whose classes used the Library a great deal. The Library privilege was continually being abused by students who were tempted to misuse Library Slips. The system of Honor Passes to the Library, which we began two years ago remains unchanged. The Examination Committee, Miss Evelyn Banning, Chairman, con- sidered suggestions regarding midyear and final examinations. The Committee prepared a summary of recommendations which the faculty accepted without dissent. The Textbook Committee, Mr. Carlo Vacca, Chairman, has pro- duced a plan for the inspection of textbooks and is working on plans to conserve textbooks. The Study Methods Committee, Miss Dorothy Murphy, Chairman, considered the plan adopted last year of compulsory supervised study on Friday afternoons, for failing pupils. The Committee presented a new plan to which was revised in faculty meeting to require all pupils who fail more than one subject to report back to the subject teachers of each subject failed one afternoon every week. The counsellors assign the students to teachers after each warning or marking period. The con- census of opinion was that this method has helped to reduce failures. I know that it had a salutory effect on Seniors approaching gradu- ation. There are fewer on the doubtful list and fewer who failed sub- jects for which they did not need points than was true the year before. Everyone in the Senior Class last year graduated in June although two did not complete requirements in time to participate in the Grad- uation Exercises. Another faculty committee was appointed to set up the World War 239 II Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of the 62 graduates and former students of Watertown High who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country. This Committee under the Chairmanship of Mr. William A. Donnellan, held several meetings and is still endeavoring to raise a fund for which the goal of $25,000. has been set. This is not an impossible figure in view of what other communities have done. Committee reports usually have been presented at faculty meetings which were held regularly each month. At the April meeting the speaker was Mr. A. Russell Mack, State Supervisor of Secondary Education. Teachers of the junior high schools were invited to attend this meeting. In June of 1949 an X mark was used in the Commercial Foreign Language and Mathematics Departments to indicate that a student received credit but would not be permitted to continue into the next year of the subject. This helped to solve the dilemma of the teacher who feels that a student has done his best but is not able to go on with the subject. The plan of having a conference each term regarding students who fail more than two subjects was continued this year. In addition to Mr. Colbert and the Counsellors, I asked Miss Jacobs, Mr. Kelley, and Mrs. Flanagan to sit in also. We were able to do something constructive about some of these cases of serious maladjustment to school. Each Department Head is making an inventory of all equipment and books in each department. Conclusion In conclusion may I refer to your attention, without rewriting here. that part of my report for 1948, contained on pages 335, 336, 337, 338 and 339, which includes facts relative to the reorganization of administrative officers as of June 1947, other changes, improvements, and recommend- ations. 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 De- paartments, the parents and other citizens for the special interest and encouragement which they have given to the School Department. Lastly, I wish to thank the members of the School Committee who have given helpful assistance to me during the past year. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS A. KEL•LEY Superintendent STATISTICAL DATA TABLE I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949 Appropriated by Town Meetings $1,055,560.00 Expended $1,050,225.42 Balance 5,304.58 $1,055,560.00 Itemized Expenditures General Control 26,191.93 Instruction 835,463.84 Operation 97,189.26 Maintenance 43,063.02 240 New Equipment 2,491.80 Miscellaneous 9,976.88 Evening School 3,598.75 Trade School 12,863.05 Transportation 4,829.35 Juvenile Recreation 8,996.03 Out of State Travel 75.00 School Ground Improvement 4.096.22 Retirement Fund 1,420.29 $1,050,255.42 TABLE II. MONEY RECEIVED INTO THE TOWN TREASURY AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OPERATION (This money is not expended for Schools) A. Tuition: Trade School Reimbursement 5,832.48 Non-Resident & Dept. of Public Welfare, Child Guardianship 1,599.07 $ 7,431.55 B. State Reimbursement General School Fund 102,843.88 Sight Saving Class 500.00 $103,343.88 C. Miscellaneous Receipts Hall Rental 42.00 Lost books, broken windows, telephone commissions, manual training 449.43 $ 491.43. $111,266.86 TABLE III. GENERAL STATISTICS, DECEMBER 1949 Number of school buildings ...... .. 11 Senior High School ........ .... .. 1 Junior High Schools .. ........ .. .. 2 Elementary ........ .. ...... .. ...... 8 Grand Men Women Total Total Principals: Senior High School 1 1 Junior High Schools 2 2 Elementary Schools 6 6 9 Directors: Guidance 1 1 Physical Education 1 1 2 241 Supervisors: Household Arts and Cafeterias 1 1 Physical Education (Girls) 1 1 Art 1 1 2 Music 1 1 5 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 Band Master 1 1 13 Teachers: Senior High School 25 27 52 Junior High Schools 19 39 58 Elementary Schools 4 98 102 212 Home Instruction: Teacher (part time) 1 1 1 General Control: Superintendent 1 1 Assistant Superintendent 1 1 Secretary to Superintendent 1 1 Assistant Secretary 1 1 Attendance Officers 2 2 6 Secretaries: Senior High School 3 3 Junior High Schools 2 2 Elementary Schools 5 5 10 Miscellaneous: Nurses 3 3 Physicians (part time) 3 3 6 Custodians and Janitresses Services: Custodians 17 17 Janitresses 7 7 288 TABLE IV. MEMBERSHIP IN THE DAY SCHOOLS BY GRADES OCTOBER 1, 1947, 1948, 1949 Elementary Schools 1947 1948 1949 Kindergarten 528 537 525 Special Class 49 38 41 Sight Saving Class 7 6 14 Grade I 441 560 512 Grade II 407 410 468 Grade III 329 364 391 Grade IV 339 328 348 Grade V 330 303 330 242 Grade VI 351 350 311 Total 2781 2842 2940 Junior High Schools Grade VII 337 352 345 Grade VIII 363 344 339 Grade IX 400 341 347 Special Classes 26 31 29 Total 1126 1068 1060 Senior High School Grade X 435 391 368 Grade XI 346 399 382 Grade XII 365 331 341 Total 1146 1121 1091 GRAND TOTAL 5053 5031 5091 243 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949 Organization of the Health Department Board of Health JOSEPH M. HUGHES, Chairman THOMAS W. DEVANEY, Secretary LOUIS MASTRANGELO, M. D. Health Officer JOHN A. COLBERT Inspector of Plumbing and Sanitation JOHN L. MAURER Superintendent of Cemeteries GEORGE F. MARTIN Physicians Under the Health Department EDWARD J. KELLEY, M. D. Health Inspector PAUL F. MURRAY School Dentists MAX ZELERMYER, D. M. D. PHILIP D. FANTASIA, D. D. S. Principal Clerk ALICE H. FARNHAM Public Health Nurses IRENE K. DRUMMEY, R. N. RITA L. VAHEY, R. N. Dental Hygienist JANET D. LITTLE 244 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH To the Citizens of Watertown: The Board of Health submits the following report for the year 1949: The Board organized as follows: Joseph M. Hughes, Chairman, Thomas W. Devaney, Secretary Louis Mastrangelo, M. D. The year 1949 showed a decline in reported cases of Contagious Di- seases, except in Tuberculosis and Polio. Only 6 cases of Tuberculosis were reported in 1948 but 21 were reported in 1949. 20 Cases of Polio were reported against a total of 4 in 1948. The addition of a full time Health Inspector has greatly aided the Department in the location and abatements of nuisances, and has provided needed improvements in the inspection of milk and its pro- ducts and food and its distribution. The increase in the ofifce detail of the Department requires an additional clerk to safeguard the important records of Cemetery, Health Plumbing and Sanitation, and to protect the Town against financial loss in it dealings with the County, the Commonwealth, and other Cities and Towns, and individuals. The increase in rates at Ridgelawn Cemetery started in 1948 has produced greatly increased income, and the Board again urgently re- quests the transfer of funds from the Sale of Lots Fund for the con- struction of a utility building at Ridgelawn to provide proper housing for the equipment of this Division of the Health Department. The Board wishes to thank the Doctors, Nurses and Officals of the Town, County and State for their splendid cooperation and assis- tance. Respectfully E ubmitted, Joseph M. Hughes, Chairman Thomas W. Devaney, Clerk. Louis Mastrangelo, M. D. REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER To the Board of Health of Watertown: Gentlemen: I herewith submit the folowing report for the year ending De- cember 31, 1949: Financial Report Appropriations: General Administration $17,398.00 Contagious Diseases 14,000.00 Dental Clinic 4,270.00 Mosquito Control 200.00 $35,868.00 245 Expenditures: General Administration $17,392.34 Contagious Diseases 13,693.05 Dental Clinic 4,269.85 Mosquito Control 200.00 $35,501.24 Unexpended (Returned to Treasurer) 366.76 $35,863.00 Reimbursements during 1949, exclusive of Plumbing and Cemetery Licenses $203.50 Dental Clinic 9.50 Reimbursements 566.00 779.00 Net Cost to Town $34,722.24 Net Cost per Capita .9018 Summary of Vital Statistics Population (Estimated) 38,500 Reported Births 787 Reported Births per 1,000 Population 23.44 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 dying elsewhere as shown by the records of the Town Clerk. Deaths of residents occurring in Watertown 157 Deaths of residents occurring out of Town 165 Total Deaths of Residents 322 Deaths of non-residents in Watertown 18 Watertown Death rate per 1,000 population 8.36 Communicable Disease 1949 showed a marked decrease in the total number of reported cases of contagious disease, this occurring mostly in the decline in measle cases to 32 from a record number of 489 cases in the previous year. This year of 1949 was unusual in the prevalence of Poliomyelitis in this area as well as throughtout the nation. Watertown had 20 reported cases from June 1st through October, one of which was fatal. Many of those stricken have made excellent recovery, and further treatment will no doubt bring an improvement in the condition of others. The National Foundation and the Middlesex County Chapter of the Polio Fund did marvellous work on these cases and reduced the expense to Watertown to a minimum. During 1949 there were 18 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis reported to this Department, showing a marked increase over 6 cases reported in 1948. In addition, there were 3 cases reported of other forms of Tuberculosis, making a total of 21 for 1949. 246 Contagious Diseases for the Year 1949 Jan. Feb. Mar.Apr.May June July Au;. Sep.Oct. Nov, Dec.Tot. Anterior Poliomyelitis 1 4 10 2 3 20 Chicken Pox 33 39 46 16 29 24 2 1 5 5 11 211 Diphtheria 1 1 2 Meningitis Meningococcal 1 1 German Measles 4 3 7 Lobar Pneumonia 1 1 Measles 9 3 4 3 3 7 2 1 32 Mumps 6 10 13 17 10 14 4 3 2 79 Scarlet Fever 8 10 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 46 Tuberculosis: Pumonary 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 18 All Other Forms 1 1 1 3 Whooping Cough 2 2 1 5 2 2 1 1 5 21 Undulant Fever 1 1 Dog Bite 2 6 9 17 23 20 18 17 4 15 12 8 151 Monkey Bite 1 1 594 The Department has carefully supervised and followed up cases of Contagious disease, and has provided Public Health Nursing of high order to those children in Watertown who are not protected by the regular School Nursing program. The follow up of Tuberculosis and Polio cases has continued to be of great value, and during 1949, ad- ditional results were noted from the Community wide Chest X-Ray program conducted in Watertown in 1947, some newly discovered cases being hospitalized as an aftermath of first symtoms under supervision for the past three years. The annual clinic for the innoculation of dogs against rabies was conducted by Dr. Murphy and the members of the Department staff and 485 dogs were immunized in 4 afternoon sessions. The Dental Clinic has continued to provide dental care and in- struction to children in the lower grades, and has provided treatment especially for those children who otherwise might not have received necessary treatment. The addition of a permanent full time Health Inspector for the examination of Milk and Food and other health matters has already produced good results, and all improvements indicated to individuals and establishments as necessary for the approval of this Department, have been complied with. The quality of milk, cream, and other foods has remained at a high level. As Health Officer may I thank the members of the Boad of Health and the Staff for their splendid cooperation during the year. The Officials of the Town and of the County and State have done everything in their power to be of assistance. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. COLBERT Health Officer. 247 REPORT OF THE 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 1949: Total amount of fees received for permits $1,198.00 Total number of permits issued 469 Number of No-charge permits 52 Number of $2.00 permits 235 Number of $4.00 permits 182 Total number of fixtures installed (approx.) 1885 Total number of rough inspections(approx.) 352 Total number of final inspections 540 Total number- of permits issued and work not completed 84 This year, 907 recorded calls were made, of which 352 were official rough inspections and water tests, and 540 were official final inspections. The remaining 115 calls were preliminary inspections, layout work, corrections, sanitary inspections and investigations of plumbing and sanitary complaints. Besides the time spent in the execution of the above report and all necessary keeping of records connected therewith, my hours are taken up in consultation with plumbers, property onners, 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 Sanitation REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES To the Board of Health: Gentlemen: The report of the Superintendent of Cemeteries for the year end- ing December 31, 1949 is herewith submitted: Total Appropriations (Regular) $18,413.50 Total Expended 18,158.67 Balance Returned 254.83 Paid to Treasurer for Interments and Charges 4,959.56 248 Paid to Treasurer for Sale of Lots 3,954.00 Paid to Treasurer for Perpetual Care 5,926.50 Interest to Treasurer from Perpetual Care 1,792.54 Internments in Common Street Cemetery 5 Interments in Ridgelawn Cemetery 115 Cremations in Common Street Cemetery 3 Cremations in Ridgelawn Cemetary 4 Included above are Welfare 1, Old Age Assistance 3, and Bureau of Veterans Affairs 1. Lots Sold at Ridgelawn: Single Graves 28 Two-grave Lots 11 Three-grave Lots 16 Five-grave Lots 3 Infants' Graves 2 Foundations placed for Monuments and Markers 52 Respectfully submitted GEORGE F. MARTIN Superintendent REPORT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: Having been appointed to the Office of Compensation Agent in May 1949, the undersigned assumed the office with nearly one half of the year gone. However, as nearly as could be estimated the de- partment went along about as usual. There were a number of unpaid bill from previous years which were paid after authorization by the special Town Meeting in November. The Town 'Employees cooperated in every way with the efforts of the Department to make certain that every injured employee re- ceived all the benefits due under the State Compensation Law.. This is aso true of the Town Physicians and the case doctors who have in- variably acted in a fair and impartial manner. Costs remained about the same as the last few years but the picture will of necessity change for the year 1950 since the State Legisature has increased the benefits to the injured workmen about 32 percent. Respectfully submitted, RONALD M. STONE, Agent 249 REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM February 13, 1950 The Watertown Contributory Retirement Board respectfully sub- mits its thirteenth annual report covering the operation of the Water- town Contrbutory Retirement System for the calendar year ending December 31, 1949. The Retirement Board as now organized consists of James H. Sul- livan, Jr., Chairman, William W. Norcross, Jr. Secretary and Osbert Parrine. Mr. James H. Sheridan continues as ex-officio Treasurer-Custodian of the funds of the Retirement System and Mr. Earle Tyler, 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. During the year 1949, thirty-four (34) employees were enrolled as members of the Retirement System, nineteen members withdrew and three were retired which brought the active membership of the Re- tirement System up to 350. On December 31, 1949 there were forty (40) pensioners, making a total membership in the Retirement System of 390. The three members retired during 1949 were Otis D. Allen, Mary (Walsh) McGrady and Guiseppe Ranucci. It is with regret that the Retirement Board records the deaths of three pensioned members of the System during the year 1949: Edward McCarron January 12, 1949 James Doherty May 16, 1949 Michael Clancy August 22, 1949 Financial Statement Contributions from Members $47,057.20 Voluntary Additional Contributions 533.42 Re-deposits 854.38 Transfer of member's account from other Systems 1,748.22 Investment Income 13,988.58 Accrued interest 3,849.15 Gross increase by amortization 1,026.86 Appropriations by Town of Watertown 32,925.15 $101,982.96 Led;er assets 486,694.29 $588,677.25 Disbursements Annuity Payments 3,857.54 Pension Payments 25,874.84 Ordinary and accidental disability Pension Payments 2.065.84 250 Refunds 8,068.72 Transfers of Members' accounts to other Systems 930.40 Administration Expenses 2,579.87 Accrued Int. on Bonds 12-31-48 3,480.08 Gross Deer. in market value of stocks and bonds 876.80 $47,734.09 $540,943.16 $588,677.25 Ledger Assets—December 31, 1949 Book value of Bonds $479,292.36 Book value of Stocks 38,842.50 Deposits in Bank not on interest 13,730.12 Deposits in Savings Bank 5,229.03 Accrued Interest 3,849.15 $540,943.16 Liabilities Annuity Savings Fund 287,456.71 Annuity Reserve Fund 21,831.46 Special Fund for Military Service Credits 12,147.85 Pension Fund 216,953.20 Expense Fund 2,553.94 $540,943.16 Schedule of Bonds Owned—December 31, 1949 Railroads Date.of Amortized.value Description Rate Maturity Cost Dec..31,.1949 Chi. Burl. & Quincy 4% Mar. 1958 13,822.50 14,338.91 Great No. Rwy. 51/--% Jan. 1952 8,923.00 8,242.46 Holl. Bed. & Cum. 4% July 1951 15,367.50 15,060.79 N. Y. Cen. & Hudson 3'/2% July 1957 16,125.00 16,094.97 $53,737.13 Public Utilities Ark. Power & Light 3%% Oct. 1974 20,950.00 20,826.49 Green Mt. Power 3%% Dec. 1963 21,075.00 20,748.07 No. Ind. Pub. Ser. 3%% Aug. 1973 16,087.50 15,944.31 Seattle Gas Co. 3%% Jan. 1976 25,875.00 25,822.77 Amer. Tel & Tel Co. 2�/s% June 1987 24,375.00 24,410.48 Amer. Tel & Tel Co. 3%51c Dec. 1973 26,937.50 26,903.11 $134,655.23 U. S. Government Bonds 9 Series "G" 2 % 1954 900.00 7 1955 3,500.00 2 It 1, 1955 10,�a00.00 3 1955 3,000.00 6 1956 41,000.00 9 1956 47,500.00 6 1957 50,000.00 4 1958 40.000.00 4 1959 40,000.00 1 1964 1969 5,000.00 3 " 1960 25,000.00 3 " 1961 25,000.00 $290,900.00 251 Schedule of Stocks Owned-December 31, 1949 Book Shares Cost Value First Nat. Bank of Boston 200 $8,350.00 $9,225.00 Nat. Shaw. Bank 190 4,375.00 4,797.50 Union Mkt. Nat. Bank - Watertown 180 4,875.00 5,220.00 Newton - Waltham Bank & Trust Co. 350 20,500.00 19,600.00 38,842.50 Names and Amounts of Retirement Allowances Being Paid Name Date Retired Annuity Pension Total Alberico, Donato Jan. 2, 1946 $21.00 $398.40 $419.40 Allen, Otis, D. Feb. 28, 1949 183.84 1,174.20 1,358.04 Beatty, Richard July 15, 1938 680.00 680.00 Beverly, Mary Aug. 2, 1944 50.28 609.67 659.95 Joseph Bonnano March 8, 1944 59.15 620.85 680.00 Bright, Emma Aug. 31, 1941 33.86 646.14 680.00 Burns, Michael Feb. 28, 1945 113.70 654.31 768.01 Caruso, James March 1, 1947 48.24 1,065.84 1,114.08 Clark, Joss Oct. 1, 1937 6&%.00 680.00 Courtney, Mary Dec. 23, 1944 68.17 1,010.00 1,078.17 Dowd, James Nov. 10, 1944 64.84 488.74 533.58 Droney, Bridget Sept. 1, 1947 51.60 303.96 355.56 Duffy, Peter Jan. 31, 1946 75.72 490.80 566.52 Farraher, Michael Nov. 15, 1937 3.56 676.44 680.00 Foisy, Hubert Nov. 15, 1946 110.16 862.08 972.24 Foley, Augustine A. Apr. 8, 1944 78.68 619.77 698.45 Ford, Katherine Feb 28, 1946 56.76 407.52 464.28 Goodman, John July 1, 1942 33.47 1,000.00 1,033.47 Harding, Susan June 30, 1941 36.98 644.84 681.82 Harrington, James Aug. 31, 1943 58.92 554.52 613.44 Horton, Van Mar. 5, 1943 86.42 1,308.57 1.094.99 Kelly, Francis Mar. 31 1946 52.08 610.92 663.00 Kollias, John Jan. 1, 1948 69.12 369.36 438.48 LaBonte, Marguerite Oct. 15, 1942 45.05 634.95 680.00 Masters, Lydia Dec. 31, 1946 114.84 1,565.64 1,680.48 McGrady, Mary Aug. 16, 1949 44.04 587.04 631.08 McLaughin, James Aug. 1, 1946 93.00 618.44 711.44 Morissey, Regina May 1, 1948 46.20 312.36 358.56 Murnaghan, Hugh June 8, 1943 32.63 647.37 680.00 Quinn, Daniel Apr. 26, 1939 680.00 680.00 Quinn, Patrick Dec. 9, 1940 66.44 1,500.00 1,566.44 Ra:iucci, Guisseppe Sept. 1, 1949 36.96 214.68 251.64 Ruggerio, Domenic Mar. 1, 1946 22.80 1,040.04 1.062.84 Schutzer, Carl E. Nov. 30 1947 110.16 823.32 933.48 Stewart, Robert Dec. 8, 1944 92.62 689.59 782.21 Timoney, Owen May 31, 1946 93.48 581.28 674.76 Tracy, Annie Feb. 28, 1938 4.48 675.52 680.00 Vahey, Patrick J. Sept. 1, 1939 32.08 1,600.00 1,632.08 Vahey, William, W. Sept. 30, 1948 105.36 684.24 789.60 Wright. Edward F. Sept. 1, 1948 58.68 543.48 602.16 $2,355.37 $28,974.88 $31,330.25 Respectfully submitted, James H. Sullivan, Jr., Chairman William W. Norcross, Jr.. Sec'y Osbert Parrine 252 REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT To the Inhabitants of Watertown: - The following annual report is submitted by Town Clerk George B. Wellman. The Department collected the sum of $9,019.33 for licenses and fees. Of this amount $2,617.75 was for Conservation Licenses and $2,256.00 was for dog licenses. Selectmen's Fees In the role of Collector of Fees for the Board of Selectmen, the Office of the Town Clerk collected the surer of $36.;88.00. Vital Statistics At the time of writing this report, records of births and deaths are still being received from outside communities. The present record shows a total of 789 births. Of this number, 784 births took place in hospitals without the town, and only 5 births took place within the town. There was a decline in the number of nmarriaye intentions filed, the number for 1949 totaling 490. This was fifty less than in 1948. The number of Watertown residents, at the time of this report, v.ho died in Watertown, totaled 161. The number of Watertown residents who died outside the community, totaled 169. A total of 24 non-residents died in this town. The report of fees collected is as follows: Fees Collected in the Office of The Town Clerk for the Selectmen's Department for Year 1949 Yearly theatre permits $50.00 Lodging house permits 54.00 Pedlers' permits 25.03 Gasoline registrations 24.00 Liquor advertisements 4.00 Pin ball machine permits 1,964.00 Music boy: permits 1,125.00 Weekly theatre permits 105.00 Victuallers' and Coffee house permits 420.00 Liquor licenses 31,150.00 Junk licenses 90,00 Gasoline advertisements 34.00 Auto dealers' permits 750.00 Second Hand dealers' permits 18.00 Pool and Bowling permits 251.00 Auctioneers' permits 16.00 Miscellaneous permits 57.00 One day beer permits 61.00- Sunday Sales permits 190.00 $36,388.00 The above amount - $36,388.00 - has been turned into the Town Treasury and receipts for the same are on file in this office. GEORGE B. WELLMAN Town Clerk. 253 I have examined the accounts concerning the fees collected in the office of the Town Clerk for the Selectmen's Department and find them to be correct. s/ W. W. NORCROSS, JR. Auditor, Town of Watertown. Fees Collected in the Office of The Town Clerk for the Year 1949 Marriage permits $980.00 Chattels recorded 1,898.50 Discharged chattels recorded 189.25 Pole locations 32.50 Birth certificates 154.50 Death certificates 154.00 Citizenship certificates 35.00 Business certificates 75.00 Marriage certificates 68.50 Conservation fees 300.75 Miscellaneous 118.58 Gasoline renewals 140.00 4,146.58 Conservation fees Fishing licenses 998.00 Hunting licenses 702.00 Sporting licenses 747.50 Minor Fishing licenses 145.00 Citizen trapping licenses 15.75 Duplicate licenses 3.50 Non-resident Fishing licenses 6.00 2,617.75 There were 1,261 licenses issued for the Department of Conservation and fees totaling $300.75 were turned into the Town Treasury. The balance - $2,316.50 - was mailed to the Department of Conservation. Dog Licenses Male dogs 1,232.00 Female dogs 290.00 Spayed female dogs 652.00 Kennels 90.00 2,256.00 I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk's Department and have found them to be correct. s/ W. W. NORCROSS, JR. Auditor, Town of Watertown. Recommendations With a voting list approximating 20,000 the time is rapidly approach- ing when the work of the Board of Registrars and the Listing Board must be segregated from the Office of the Town Clerk, and provided with adequate individual quarters in order to expeditiously and efficiently handle the large amount of detail. The ideal way would be to have two connecting offices for the Board of Registrars and Town Clerk, keeping in mind the providing of adequate vault space. As Town Clerk, I also would like to call attention to the fact that the office has received many inquiries this past year as to why it is 254 located on the second floor of the Administration Building. The office handles more traffic with the general public than most departments, and when readjustments are made, consideration should be given to trans- ferring it to the first floor. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE B. WELLMAN, Town Clerk APPRAISER'S VALUATION Highway Department Valuations — January 1, 1949 Municipal Garage 13'14' acres of land $18,000.00 Building 275,000.00 Equipment, tools etc. 200,000,00 493,000.00 Bemis Dump 18 65/100 acres of land 16,000.00 Buildings 3,500.00 Stock 1,000.W 20,500.00 East End Dump 271..,i acres of land 50,000.00 50,000.00 563,500.00 Moth Department 1 Spraying machine 1,200.00 Tools 200.00 1,400.00 Infirmary and Equipment Building 54,000.00 Contents 2,500.00 5 Acres of Land 10,000 66,500.00 Administration Building and Annex (Grant School) Administration Building 324,000.00 Contents 51,712.00 Land 55,800.00 431,512.00 Administration Building Annex (Grant School) 30,209.00 30,209.00 Poles and Wires Department Automobiles and Equipment 125,000.00 125,000.00 Park Department 40 acres of Parks, Playgrounds, Deltas and stationary equipment 254,950.00 Working Equipment, Tools, etc. including truck 2,000.00 256,950.00 255 Water Department Dwelling House and Barn 12,000.00 Contents 16,000.00 803,378 Sq. Ft. of land 40,000.00 10,000 Sq. Ft. of land 1,500.00 Water Mains 679,000.00 Pipe and Fittings at Grove St. 7,000.00 755,500.00 Public Library 50,240 Sq. Ft. of land 25,120.00 Building 114,000.00 Contents, Books, Furniture etc. 84,560.00 12,300 'Sq. Ft. of land, East End 3,100.00 East End Public Library 37,200.00 Contents 18,500.00 North Branch Library 25,000.00 North Branch 14,908 Sq. Ft. of land 2,250.00 Contents, Books, Furniture etc. 8,200.00 West Branch Library Contents 3,300.00 321,230.00 Health Department Automobiles (3) 4,500.00 Technical Equipment 500.00 5,000.00 1950 Estimated Value Public School Property Sites 205,500.00 Buildings 2,530,000.00 Equipment (Furniture, apparatus libraries etc. 310,800.00 3,046,300.00 Central Fire Station 13,000 Sq. Ft. of land 26,000.00 Building 54,000.00 Contents, including apparatus 75,000.00 155,000.00 East End Fire Station Land 5,000.00 Building 36,000.00 Equipment, furniture, apparatus 20,000.00 61,000.00 Police Station Building 114,000.00 Land 3,500.00 Furniture and Equipment 26,000.00 143,500.00 Veteran's Memorial Building 24,000.00 Land 4,650.00 Contents 600.00 29,250.00 Total 5,991,851.00 ROY C. PAPALIA, Chairman WILFRED J. PAQUET H. HERBERT APPLIN For the year ending December 31, 1949. Selectmen 256 POPULATION The estimated number of inliabitants of Watertown for the year 1915 as shown by the State Census was 16,615; police census 18,040; Police census in 1917, 20,055; Estimated population in 1918, 20;500; Police census in January, 1919, 21,500; Federal Census in January 1920, 21,457; Estimated population in January 1922, 22,500; January 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 1, 1930, 34,913; Estimated in January 1933, 36,400; January 1934, 35,600; State Census, January 1935, 35,827; Estimated January 1937, 35,500; January 1933, 37,000; January 1939, 38.000; January 1940, 38,500; Federal Census April 1940, officially reported as 35,427; Estimated January 1942, 36,000; Esti- mated in January 1943, 36,500; Estimated December 31, 1944, 36,500; State Census January 1945, 37,438; Estimated 1947, 38,000; Estimated 1948, 38,000; Estimated 1949, 38,500. Annual Report OF THE AUDITOR OF THE Town of Watertown FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949 'Ps y jg AUDITOR'S REPORT I hereby present the annual report of the Financial Transactions of the Town of Watertown for the year ending December 31, 1949. The Town of Watertown is Estill in an enviable financial condition. The Excess & Deficiency shows a balance of $640,170.66 on December 31, 1949. The Town Debt is down to $321,000 of which $270,000 is for the Veterans' Housing project and which is covered by a check received from the Watertown Housing Authority. I have continued the practice of sending financial statements to the various bankers and brokers and feel that this has helped in keep- ing down our rate of discount for money borrowed in Anticipation of Revenue. The various funds in charge of the Town Treasurer, including those belonging to the Trustees of the Public Library have been examined and found correct. I have verified the cash in the hands of both the Town Treasurer and Town Collector. Periodical examinations of the Collector's outstanding accounts have been made and checked against the controlling accounts in my office and they were in balance on December 31st. Respectfully submitted, W. W. NORCROSS, JR. Town Auditor Watertown, Mass. Then personally appeared the foregoing subscriber, Wm. W. Norcross, Jr., who made oath that the foregoing statements subscribed by him are true. GEORGE B. WELLMAN Justice of the Peace 260 FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS—YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949 RECEIPTS Taxes: Real Estate 19 1948 67,010.92 1949 2,318,652.04 Personal 1948 2,640.78 1949 162,749.95 Polls 1948 2.00 1949 22,680.00 Motor 1948 6,129.12 1949 164,335.52 From State Income Tax 309,995.88 Corporation Tax 352,808.30 Meals Tax 8,055.29 Special Assessment Moth Tax 1,723.50 Sidewalks Added to Tax Bills 456.64 Unapportioned 1,023.55 Street- Added to Tax Bills 834.13 Unapportioned 618.97 Tax Titles 3,175.08 Accounts Receivable Highway Department 556.70 Infirmary Department 720.00 Garbage contract 11,000.00 Weights & Measures 205.77 Health Department 566.00 Public Welfare 219,009.52 School Department 185.22 Cemetery Department 14,865.56 Federal Aid for Welfare 196,017.83 Water Rates 208,409.49 State & County Aid for Highways 30,668.31 Loans Anticipation of Revenue 600,000.00 261 Interest Taxes 1,917.74 Special Assessments Sidewalks added to T.B. 211.96 Streets added to T. B. 449.25 Unapportioned .85 Tax Titles 107.22 Trust Funds Potter Memo Gate Fund 4.01 Library Trust Funds 296.09 Cemetei^, P. C. Fund 1,706.54 Templeton Fund 175.00 4,868.76 Miscellaneous Ash Garage tickets 1,526.00 Board of Appeals 355.00 Building permits 1,244.50 Cancelled checks 262.29 Collector--Costs 1,422.70 Liens 353.00 Dog Licenses, County 1,739.10 Fire Department 40.00 Garbage—contract 1,000.00 Health—licenses, etc. 1,432.00 Refund 6.00 Highway Department 1,049.52 Insurance, return premium 97.70 Library, fines etc. 2,699.62 Planning Board 14.15 Police Department, fines 3,131.80 Licenses & permits 389.50 Bicycle registrations 107.75 Public Welfare—General Relief 984.68 School, Tuition of Children 1,455.85 Vocation education 5,832.48 English Speaking classes 141.00 Sight-seeing classes 1,000.00 Miscellaneous 825.59 Selectmen 36,388.00 Sewers 5,533.00 Sewing Machines 12.W Sidewalks 490.69 Tax Title Releases 36.00 Town Clerk 4,146.58 Veterans' Services 47.00 Comm. of Mass. 31,407.62 Veterans' burials 1,160.60 Watertown Housing Authority 7,101.33 Weights 8: Measurers 552.73 Wire Department, fees 680.50 Miscellaneous 293.61 114,959.89 Refunds Treasurer—Tax Title foreclosures 4.59 Purchasing, Revolving Fund 5,236.38 262 Election Expense 23.00 Town Hall—telephone 18.67 Police, contingent 6.05 Out of State Travel 85.00 Fire, Permanent Men 59.00 Moth—Maintenance—Materials 16.00 Highway—General Maintenance 730.77 Snow & Ice Materials 14.40 Public Welfare, General Relief 956.56 A.D.C. Federal Administration 25.00 Aid Dependent Children 653.52 Old Age Assistance 5,844.67 Veterans Benefits 1,874.87 School, Instruction salaries 112.00 Maintenance 6.47 Insurance 122.16 Workmen's Compensation 19.60 15,808.71 Dog Fund 2,256.00 Deductions for Purchase of Bonds 20,207.43 Deductions for With-holding Tax 170,480.58 Old Age Assistance, Recoveries 2,595.80 Sale of Property—Watertown Housing Authority 300,153.89 TOTAL RECEIPTS $5,336,427.13 Cash on Hand, Januaryl, 1949 562,580.26 $5,899,007.39 PAYMENTS General Government Moderator 150.00 Selectmen's Department Selectmen's Salaries 3,250.00 Private Secretary 2,520.00 Contingent 918.74 Auditor's Department Auditor's Salary 5,300.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Senior Clerk 1,940.00 Contingent 945.85 Out-of-State Travel 200.00 Budgetary Machine 2,407.00 Treasurer's Department Treausres's Salary 5,300.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Contingent 1,580.70 263 Collector's Department Collector's Salary 5,300.00 Deputy Collector 2,520.00 Deputy Collector 2,520.00 First Clerk 2,160.00 Second Clerk 1,657.40 Contingent 1,897.56 Assessors' Department Assessors' Salaries 4,800.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Junior Clerk 1,820.00 Junior Clerk 1,800.00 Contingent 3,199.60 Appellate Tax Board 76.73 Finance Committee 898.06 Legal Services Salary of Town Counsel 2,500.00 Contingent 2,132.35 Tax Title Releases 51.00 Town Clerk's Salary 5,300.00 Town Clerk's Department Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Principal Clerk & Steno 2,266.27 Clerk Stenographer 1,913.73 Contingent 1,018.16 Out-of-State Travel 200.00 Advertising By-Laws 300.60 Purchasing Department Agent's Salary 4,500.00 Junior Clerk 1,820.00 Contingent 849.69 Office Cabinets 100.00 Revolving Fund 5,616.01 Engineering Department Saalries 22,800.69 Contingent 1,343.82 Election Expense 5,770.10 Registrar of Voters 1,200.00 Permanent Asst Registrar 2,160.00 Listing Board 1,493.57 Town Hall Department Senior Custodian 2,249.89 Junior Custodian 2,005.50 Telephone Operator 2,160.00 Relief Operator 724.95 Fuel 1,406.21 Light 1,440.09 264 Telephone 3,239.79 Maintenance 2,967.34 Fire Extinguishers 183.00 Planning Board 74.60 Board of Appeals 694.33 Protection of Persons & Property Police Department Chief's Salary 4,800.00 Captains' Salaries 8,600.00 Lieutenants' Salaries 7,680.00 Sergeants' Salaries 24,500.00 Patrolmens' Salaries 140,291.00 Additional Men 3,644.80 Custodian—wagonmen (2) 6,240.00 Stenographer—Clerk 3,120.00 Matron 600.00 Reserve Men 5,300.00 Contingent 12,704.48 Teletype 483.48 Uniforms 3,499.66 Painting Station 483.00 New Automobiles 2,710.73 Out-of-State Travel 200.00 Fire Department Chief's Salary 4,800.00 Captains' Salaries 17,200.00 Lieutenants' Salaries 19,200.00 Mechanician's Salary 3,500.00 Permanent Men 170,776.91 Out-of-State Travel 81.00 Contingent 9,498.35 Uniforms 1,999.95 Boiler Repairs 399.84 Hose Racks 399.10 New Hose 747.28 Radio 305.07 Drainage—Station #2 6,000.00 Inspector of Buildings Salary of Inspector 3,963.38 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Contingent 483.78 Transportation 191.65 Weights & Measures Salary of Sealer 3,300.00 Contingent 498.94 Moth Department Salary of Superintendent 1,500.00 Maintenance—Labor 5,100.00 265 Maintenance—Supplies 1,475.80 Elm Leaf Beetle—Labor 1,198.20 Elm Leaf Beetle—Supplies 243.41 Sprayer—Poison Ivy 307.56 Tree Warden Salary of Tree Warden 1,350.00 Clerk 1,260.00 Maintenance--labor 11,999.49 Maintenance—Overtime labor 98.10 Maintenance-supplies 695.46 New Trees 996.62 New Chain Saw 749.56 Wire Department Salary of Superintendent 4,800.O0 Principal Clerk 1,260.00 Extra Clerk 300.00 Maintenance—Labor 30,049.75 Maintenance—Materials 3,969.73 Transportation 200.00 New Construction 3,427.96 Out-of-State Travel 150.00 Dog Officer Salary of Dog Officer 500.00 Contingent 1,249.40 Health & Sanitation Health Department Salary of Health Officer 4,800.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Nurses'Salaries 5,680.00 Dental Clinic 4,269.85 Health Inspector 2,398.00 Contaa,iows Diseases 13,639.05 Contingent 1,994.04 Mosquito Control 200.00 Inspector of Plumbing Salary of Inspector 4,300.00 Contingent 422.34 Inspector of Animals 600.00 Sewer Department Construction 2,726.13 Maintenance 3,050.10 Short extensions 93.14 Drainage--D 16,443.26 Drainage—Machine rental 1,250.00 266 Highway & Bridges Highway Department Salary of Superintendent 5,300.00 Asst. Superintendent 4,300.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Extra Clerk Hire 264.00 Office Expense 298.78 Out-of-State Travel 200.00 Labor 350.245.63 Overtime Labor 5,519.60 Vacations 14,552.00 Construction 29,582.91 Betterment Construction 13,020.48 Maintenance 31,159.33 General Maintenance 30,056.66 Equipment 17,098.82 Snow & Ice—Materials 6,416.04 Snow & Ice—Overtime & Trucking 5,854.17 Chapter 90—Construction 42,375.19 Ashes & Papers 2,699.02 Garbage Disposal 1,799.34 Street Lights 57,630.43 Sidewalk Department Construction 2,980.36 Maintenance 2,875.69 Charities & Soldiers' Benefits Public Welfare Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Senior Clerk 2,073.76 Junior Clerk 1,548.38 Junior Clerk 1,640.00 Contingent 1,326.06 General Relief 81,934.87 Aid Dependent Children 89,157.16 A.D.C. Federal Administration 2,790.33 A. D. C. Federal Aid 22,865.21 Old Age Assistance 230,800.47 O.A.A. Federal Administration 16,843.55 O.A.A Federal Aid 158,592.83 Inf irmary—Department Salary of Keeper 1,695.32 General Expense 7,920.47 Physicians 1,500.00 Veterans' Benefits Salary of Agent 3,500.00 Salary of Social Worker 2,240.00 267 Investigator or Social Worker 1,324.13 Junior Clerk 1,820.00 Junior Clerk 1,660.00 Veteran's Benefits 46,262.68 Office Expense 1,195.79 Car Expense 400.00 Schools & Libraries School Department General Control Salary of Superintendent 6,900.00 Asst. Superintendent 5,600.00 Clerks' Salaries 4,680.00 Attendance Officers 5,760.00 Attendance Officers Expenses 500.00 Out-of-State Travel 75.00 New Eng Development Council 300.00 Office Expense 453.12 Telephones 1,998.81 Instruction Salaries 801,464.34 Books & Supplies 33,999.50 Operation Salaries 55,144.62 Supplies 3,493.60 Light & Power 14,996.21 Fuel 24,977.73 Halls 700.00 Water 249.90 Maintenance 43,069.49 New Equipment 2,491.80 Miscellaneous Medica Slalaries 9,000.00 Medical Supplies 496.88 Nurses Cars 480.00 Evening School Salaries 3,500.00 Supplies 98.65 Trade 12,863.05 Transportation 4,829.35 Retirement Fund 1,420.29 Ground Improvement 4,096.22 Juvenile Recreation 8,996.03 Public Library Salaries 53,376.51 Books, Periodicals & Bindings 11,899.79 Maintenance 12,747.95 Library Trust Fund Income 296.09 Recreation Park Department Salary of Superintendant 3,300.00 Salary of Clerk 112.50 Labor 16,564.00 268 Extra Labor 491.43 Maintenance 4,197.38 Roller 495.00 Steel Stands 14,990.15 Floodlighting Saltonstall Park 1,768.87 Re-seeding & Re-sodding 1,499.80 Recreation 749.86 Playgrounds, Salaries 3,040.00 Unclassified Pensions 61,105.45 Annuities 9,238.75 Printing Town Reports 2,392.32 Zoning By-Laws Committee 509.00 Incinerator Committee 1,204.41 Contingent 1,010.96 Headquarters for Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars 1,375.00 Disabled American Veterans 600.00 American Legion 900.00 Amvets 960.00 Gold Star Mothers 120.00 Memorial Day 2,999.99 Insurance 9,019.98 Workmen's Compensation Salary of Agent 946.35 Workmen's Compensation 6,392.38 Unpaid Bills 585.25 Eye-glasses for School Children 100.00 East End Parking Area 1,929.81 Domenico Filipello Playground 2,305.17 Salary & Wage Committee 180.00 Contributory Retirement System 32,925.15 Cost of Living Bonus 47,202.76 Enterprises & Cemeteries Water Department Salary of Superintendant 4,800.00 Asst. Superintendant 3,680.00 Salary of Registrar 3,500.00 Principal Clerk 2,520.00 Senior Clerk 2,160.00 Construction Foreman 3,680.00 Meter Readers 8,640.00 Office Expense 2,486.66 Out-of-State Travel 100.00 Maintenance-Labor 43,793.20 Maintenance-Materials 11,980.79 Vacations 1,744.00 New House services 2,951.82 New %" Meters 1,778.42 Construction & Re-construction 561.23 Renewal of services 1,713.40 269 Back Pay-Carney & Shea 282.00 Emergency overtime 2,311.97 Cleaning mains 1,992.35 Downey Street main 279.13 Cemetery Department Salary of Superintendant 3,280.00 Labor 13,389.08 Contingent 1,361.09 New Power mower 129.50 Utility Building 500.00 Interest & Town Debt Town Debt 70,000.00 Interest 9,749.72 State & County Taxes County Tax 123,644.87 County T. B. Assessment 30,609.13 State Taxes & Assessments 337,466.40 Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue 600.000.00 Trust Funds Deposited in Cemetery P.C. Fund 5,926.50 Refunds Taxes Property 16,465.46 Personal 78.93 Polls 8•00 Motor excise 3,973.78 Moth 11.50 Sidewalk committed interest 3.44 Street committed interest 6.37 Water rates 406.40 Dog Fund 2,053.80 Estimated Receipts 52.92 Potter Memorial Gate Fund 33.00 Templeton Fund 100.60 Purchase of Bonds 20,239.03 With-holding Tax 168.394.72 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $4,937,198.00 Cash on Hand, December 31, 1949 General Fund $661,655.50 Veterans' Housing 300,153.89 961,809.39 $5,899,007.39 270 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Moderator Appropriation for 1949 150.00 Expenditures Russell, John M., salary 150.00 Selectmen's Department Selectmen's Salaries Appropriation for 1949 3,250.00 Expenditures Applin, H. Herbert, salary 814.51 Galligan, Thomas J., salary 231.82 Papalia, Roy C., salary 1,203.67 Paquet, Wilfred J., salary 1,000.00 3,250.00 Selectmen's Private Secretary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Stone, Helen E., salary 2,520.00 Selectmen's Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,100.00 Expenditures Eaton Press Inc., printing 158.05 Evans Printing Co., printing 22.05 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms-license books 40.83 Horne & Co., H. S. office supplies 89.70 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 25.00 Mass Gas & Electric Lighting Supp. Co., xmas lighting 136.32 Middlesex County Selectmen's Assoc., dues 3.00 Mooney Card Shop, supplies 1.96 Municipal Year Book, year book 10.00 Muran Co., L. E., desk sign 6.11 Papapit, Roy C., reimbursements 24.20 Pascoe, George T., folders 6.82 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 87.20 Simplex Wire & Cable Co., wire 138.51 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 8.40 Stone, Helen E., stamps 5.00 Watch City Motor Sales, labor 7.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 43.47 Watertown Sun, advertising 56.97 White, Bernie Personal Flower Service, xmas tree 42.00 Woolworth Co., F. W., xmas tree ornaments 6.15 Total Expenditures 918.74 Transferred to Revenue 181.26 1,100.00 271 Auditor's Department Auditor's Salary Appropriation for 1949 5,300.00 Expenditures Norcross, W. W. Jr., salary 5,300.00 Auditor's Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Cameron, Florence W., salary 2,520.00 Auditor's Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1949 1,940.00 Expenditures Flanagan, Nora A.. salary 1,940.00 Auditor's Contingent Expenditures American City, subscription 4.00 Costello, Walter F., book 2.00 Eaton Press Inc., printing 29.50 Evans Printing Service, printing 2.68 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 3.64 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 412.65 Mass. Comm of, Div. of Accounts, supplies 3050 Mass Gas & Electric Ls. Sup. Co., ligh supplies .37 Mass Municipal Auditor's & Accountants Ass'n., dues 3.00 municipal Finance Officers Ass'n, membership 20.L'0 National Cash Register Co., maintenance adding machine 20.50 Norcross, Jr., W. W., reimbursements-incidentals- postage 35.61 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 56.20 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 25.20 Watertown Herald, quarterly statement 100.00 Watertown Sun, quarterly statement 200.00 Total Expenditures 945.85 Transferred to Revenue 4.15 950.00 Auditor—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Norcross, Jr., W. W., convention expenses 200.00 272 Audi tor—Bu dgetary Accounting 'Machine Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Balance brought forward 2,500.00 3,000.00 Expenditures Remington Rand Inc., machine 2.404.00 Watertown Herald, advertising bids 3.00 Total Expenditures 2,407.00 Balance ccirried forward 593.00 3.000.00 Treasurer's Department Treasurer's Salary Appropriation for 1949 5,300.00 Expenditures Sheridan, James H. salary 5,300.00 Treasurer's Principal Clerk Appropriation 2,520.00 Expenditures Walsh, Catherine, salary 2,520.00 Treasurer's Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Holmes, Lillian S., salaries 2,160.00 Treasurer's Senior Clerk Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures McAuliffe, Alice, salary 2,160.00 Treasurer's Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,584.00 Expenditures Bloomer, Harold, services 10.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., ribbons-service 30.24 Eaton Press Inc., printing 83.31 Horne & Co., H. S. books bound 127.02 Mass Collectors & Treasurers Ass'n., dues 2.00 McGlaufiin, B. Fay, burglary insurance 131.55 Murphy, George T. bond 10.00 National Cash Register Co., maintenance adding machines 34.00 273 National Shawmut Bank, postage 1.34 New Eng Towel Supp. Co., towel supply 12.00 Oates, Edward A., bond 347.50 Postmaster-Boston, stamped envelopes 498.40 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 73.55 Sheridan, James H., registered mail and certification- meeting expenses 40.88 Smith Co., Frederic B., with-holding tax forms 38.61 Standard Duplicating Machine Corp., 1/3 price envelope sealer 41.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 16.80 Todd Co., service & ribbons 23.50 Union Market National Bank, safe deposit box rent 5.00 Watertown Letter Shop., printing 34.00 Watson, John B., services 10.00 Webster Co., F.S., carbon 5.50 Whites, Bernie, Personal Flower Service, laurel roping 4.50 Total Expenditures 1,580.70 Transferred to Revenue 3.30 1,584.00 Collector's Department Collector's Salary Appropriation for 1949 5,300.00 Expenditures Kennedy, John J., salary 5,300.00 Collector—Deputy Collector Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Cunniff, F. Madeline, salary 2,520.00 Collector—Deputy Collector Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Dolan, Bessis, salary 2,520.00 Collector—First Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Callan, Helen, salary 2,160.00 274 Collector—Second Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,800.00 Expenditures Bierne, Mary Monahan, salary 818.40 Monahan, Laura, salary 839.00 Total Expenditures 1,657.40 Transferred to Revenue 142.60 1,800.00 Collector's Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,900.00 Expenditures Burke, Edward J., expenses 103.00 Eaton Press Inc., printing 34.32 Emerson, William M. expenses 50.00 Hobbs & Warren Inc., tax notices-forms 27.94 Horne & Co., H. S., supplies 131.80 International Bus. Machine Corp., service electric typewriter 4.38 Keelox Mfg. Co., ribbons 176 Kennedy, John J. expenses 56.00 Land Court, registration 1.00 Lindladh Co., binding books 50.00 McGlauftin, B. Fay, burgaiy insurance 131.50 Middlesex Registry of Deeds, instruments of taking 10.09 National Cash Register Co., new adding machine maintenance 278.00 O'Brion-Russell & Co., bonds 631.72 Postmaster-Boston, stamps 184.23 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, offifiice supplies 94.27 Standard Duplicating Machine Corp.,l/3 envelope sealer 41.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 25.80 Watertown Sun., advertising 21.00 West Publishing Co.,subscription to Mass. Decisions 20.00 Woolworth Co., F.W., xmas ornaments 2.75 Total Expenditures 1,897.56 Transferred to Revenue 2.44 1,900.00 Assessors' Department Assessors' Salaries Appropriations for 1949 4,800.00 Expenditures Bradford, Andrew D., salary 1,600.00 McLauthlin, John J. salary 1,600.00 Vahey, James J., salary 1,600.00 4,800.00 275 Assessors'—Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Kerivan, Helen Ford, salary 2,520.00 Assessors'—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,820.00 Expenditures Corbett, Barbara V., salary 1,820.00 Assessors'—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,800.00 Expenditures McCurley, Ruth, salary 1,800.00 Assessors' Contingent Appropriation for 1949 3,200.00 Expenditures Association fo Mass. Assessors, dues 6.00 Bowen, Alma G., transfers 172.80 Bradford, Andrew D., use of car 14.50 Corbett, Barbara V., convention expenses 3.50 Eaton Press Inc., printing 62.23 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 93.34 Horne & Co., H. S., supplies-book bound 93.10 Kerivan, Helen F. ,convention expenses 6.00 McCurley, Ruth, convention expenses 3.50 McLauthlin, John J., use of car 211.50 Parker, Louise S., transfers 24.00 Postmaster-Boston-stamped envelopes 1,277.80 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 18.75 Real Estate Guide, subscriptions 75.00 Royal Typewriter Co., typewriter 94.25 Smith Co., Frederic B., tax forms 947.03 Standard Duplicating Machines Corp., 1/3 envelope sealer 41.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 16.80 Stoneham Independence tax tables 4.00 Vahey, James J. use of car-convention expenses 24.50 Wright, Edward F., Jr., posting notices 10.00 Total Expenditures 3,199.60 Transferred to Revenue .40 3,200.00 276 Assessors—Appellate Tax Board Appropriation for 1949 1,000.00 Balance brought forward 495.00 1,495.00 Expenditures Appelate Tax Board, typing record 10.00 Bradford, Andrew D. transportation assessors 3.00 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop., supplies 6.23 McLauthlin, John J., use of car 7.50 Wright, Edward F., services 50.00 Total Expenditures 76.73 Balance carried forward 1,418.27 1,495.00 Finance Committee Appropriation for 1949 900.00 Expenditures Ass'n Town Finance Comm., dues 10.00 Brogle, Albert P., finance committe meeting expenses 92.00 Eaton Press Inc., printing 81.72 Evans Printing Co., printing 268.38 Horne & Co., H.S., eraso paper 6.37 Mason, Ralph W., flowers 25.00 Norcross., W.W. Jr., services 300.00 Purchasing, Town of Watertown, supplies 77.92 Sheldon, Charles L., expenses at assoc. meetings 34.75 Standard Duplicating Machine Agency. wicks 1.92 Total Expenditures 898.06 Transferred to Revenue 1.94 900.00 Legal Services—Department Town Counsel Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,500.00 Expenditures Plunkett, Roert J., salary 510.74 Tyler, Earle S., salary 1,989.26 2,500.00 Legal Services Contingent Appropriation for 1949 3,000.00 Expenditures Glennon, Robert J., services 135.00 Lawyers Co-op Pub. Co., book 15.00 277 Plunkett, Paula B. stenographic services 132.00 Plunkett, Robert J., phone and transportation- services 802.50 Purchasing-Town of Watertown-supplies 7.00 Treasurer of the U.S.A., bids on wood 6.00 Tyler, Earle S., services 1,009.85 Weaver-Palm Co., court charges 10.00 West Publishing Co., pamphlets 15.00 Total Expenditures 2,132.35 Transferred to Revenue 867.65 3,000.00 Legal Services—Tax Title Releases Appropriation for 1949 51.00 Expenditures Plunkett, Robert J., services 51.00 Town Clerk's Department Town Clerk's Salary Appropriation for 1949 5,300.00 Expenditures Wellman, George B., salary 5,300.00 Town Clerk's Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Griffin, Mary, salary 2.520.00 Town Clerk's Principal Clerk & Stenographer Appropriation for 1949 2,280.00 Expenditures Knell, Marjorie Cornick, salary 2,245.00 Ohanian, Helen, salary 21.27 Total Expenditures 2,266.27 Transferred to Revenue 13.73 2,280.00 Town Clerk's—Jr. Clerk—Stenographer Appropriation for 1949 1,920.00 Expenditures Knell, Marjorie J., salary 15.00 Ohanian, Helen B., salary 1,898.73 Total Expenditures 1,913.73 Transferred to Revenue 6.27 1,920.00 278 Town Clerk--Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,112.50 Expenditures Art Metal Construction Co., angle on table top 12.40 Belmont & Watertown Herald, advertising 24.40 Coates, Ira R., services 5.00 Coleman, Co., George., bookbinding 63.87 Costello, Walter F., copy new Mass Laws 2.00 Eaton Press Inc., printing 411.72 Evans Printing Service, printing 85.41 Gleason, John T., services 3.00 Hatch & Co., ledger sheets 41.00 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms .35 LeFavor, George E., bond 7.50 Mass Town Clerk's Assoc., dues 3.00 National Institute of Municipal Clerks 15.00 Post-Index Co., tabs 3.19 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, office supplies 48.05 Remington Rand Co., tabs-fasteners 45.90 Smith, Ellis, typewriter section posts, pen sets 7.65 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 33.60 Stromberg Time Corp., time stamp service 13.05 Towhill Co., James T., office supplies 53.30 Wellman, George B., express-post cards-stamps 55.77 York, Harry J., services 3.00 Zaino, Albert, distributing warrants 80.00 Total Expenditures 1,018.16 Transferred to Revenue 94.34 1,112.50 Town Clerk-Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Wellman, George B., convention expenses 200.00 Town Clerk-Zoning By-Laws Balance brought forward 373.60 Expenditures Watertown Herald, advertising 12.60 Watertown Sun, advertising 288.00 Total Expenditures 300.60 Transferred to Revenue 73.00 373.60 Purchasing Department Purchasing Agent's Salary Appropriation for 1949 4,500.00 279 Expenditures Oates, William F., salary 4,500.00 Purchasing—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,820.00 Expenditures Barnes, Marie, salary 1,820.00 Purchasing Contingent Appropriation for 1949 850.00 Expenditures American School & Univxersity, book 2.80 Assoc. of School Business Officials, membership 5.00 Belmont Herald, advertising 16.13 Carnes, William W., photographs 7.50 Consumers Research Inc., subscription 3.00 Dri-Flo Sales of Mc- pad bleck 2.58 Eaton Press Inc., printing 175.33 New England Purchasing Agents Assoc., dues 35.00 Oates, Wm. F., transportation & meeting expenses 242.20 Postmaster-Boston, stamps 6.00 Purchasing, Town of Watertown, supplies 93.30 Smith Co., Frederic S., purchase orders 250.00 Standard Maintenance Co., sypewriter maintenance 8.40 Watertown Sun, subscription 2.45 Total Expenditures 849.69 Transferred to Revenue .31 850.00 Purchasing—Office Cabinets Appropriation for 1949 100.00 Expenditures Purchasing-Town of Watertown, cabinets 100.00 Purchasing—Revolving Fund Balance brought forward 566.10 Receipts 5,236.38 5,802.48 Expenditures Alexander, Louis A. municipal supplies 1,120.59 American Writing Ink Co., ink 6.59 Chase-Parker Co., supplies 259.43 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 656.29 Dunn's Drug Store, germicide 4.75 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 2,309.81 Littlefield-Greene Inc., cross chains 308.35 Norton Werksman & Co., pencils 14.26 280 Pencil Specialty Co., pencil sharpener 2.69 Perry Parker Engineering Co., examination & report on bids 20.00 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tubes 706.98 Shutt, George L., tires 82.32 Standard Auto Gear Co., zerex 68.80 Towhill Co., James T., office supplies 6.75 White Motor Co., tires & tubes 48.40 Total Expenditures 5,616.01 Balance carried forward 186.47 5,802.48 Engineering Department Salaries Appropriation for 1949 28,810.00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D., salary 705.00 Carroll, Richard Edmund., salary 128.52 Cook, Herbert, salary 4,073.40 Eagleson, William, salary 634.06 Francis, Eben T., salary 634.06 Hetherington, Walter, salary 3,300.00 McGann Jr., Martin H., salary 2.814.26 McHugh, Joseph, salary 2,400.00 Nolan, Ralph E. salary 2,376.50 Sullivan, James., salary 3,300.00 Tierney, Joseph E. salary 2,434.89 Total Expenditures 22,800.69 Transferred to Revenue 6,009.31 28,810.00 Engineering Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,350.00 Expenditures Allen, Otis D. garage-incidentals 13.15 American City Magazine, subscription 4.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., maintenance-ribbon 14.10 Cook, Herbert C., garage, miscellaneous incidentals 70.05 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., crayons 12.60 Coombs Motor Co., motor repair 37.04 Duff Spring Co., spring repair 43.20 Eaton Press Inc., printing 66.50 Jenney Mfg. o., gas 416.63 Johnson Co., Andrew T., reel & tape-Yable board paper-tripod 227.09 Makepeace Inc., B. L., field books 13.65 Middlesex Registry of Deeds-blue prints 8.67 Monroe Calculating Machine Co., maintenance 22.00 Mooney Card Shop, picture framed 3.43 Nonantum Lumber Co., spruce for stakes 51.93 281 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, office supplies 27.11 Registrar of Motor Vehicles, registrations 6.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 17.25 Summer St. Garage, auto repair 286.97 Watertown Sun.s ubscription 2.45 Total Expenditures 1,343.82 Transferred to Revenue 6.18 1,350.00 Election Expense Appropriation for 1949 5,785.00 Refund 23.00 5,808.00 Expenditures Antoni, Barbara, typing and transcribing cards 50.00 Belmont Herald, advertising 6.00 Cram, John, registration 3.00 Eaton Press Inc., printing 1,934.60 = Evans Printing Co., printing 24.00 Hatch & Little Co., nomination papers 60.00 Horne & Co., H. S.. labels printed on gummed paper - supplies 67.83 Manifold Supplies Co., ribbons 17.50 Mesmer Associates, Frank A., pres-to-line 35.04 Mosman, Harry, posting notices 10.00 New Eng Adding Machine Co., rental 27.00 Postmaster-Boston, envelopes 52.08 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 44.40 Various Persons, Election payrolls, caucuse8 2,909.50 Standard Bookbinding Co., spiral bindings 8.50 Towhill Co., James T., supplies 22.20 Thacy Chair Co., rental chairs & tables 141.00 Walton Trunk Co., straps with new buckles- shipping case 11.25 Watertown Sea Grille Inc., meals 16.50 Watson, John B., services recount &registered letters 16.00 Wellman, George B., meals & registered letters 8.70 White, Peter J., labor 225.00 Zaino, Albert, delivering warrants 80.00 Total Expenditures 5,770.10 Transferred to Revenue 37.90 5,808.00 Registrars of Voters-Registrars Salaries Appropriation for 1949 1,200.00 Expenditures Gleason, Patrick D., salary 300.00 MacKay, Norman D., salary 300.00 O'Hanian, Cyrus M., salary 300.00 Wellman, George B., salary 300.00 1,200.00 282 Registrar of Voters—Assistant Permanent Registrar Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Hickey, Eleanor L., salary 2,160.00 Listing Board Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Anton, Barbara, typing 180.00 Belmont Herald, advertising 7.20 Boston Blue Print Co., street listing 668.20 Commonwealth Secretarial Service, typing lists 270.00 Evans Printing Service, printing 334.42 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 2.55 Robley, G. H., gas 18.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 8.40 Watertown Sun, advertising 4.80 Total Expenditures 1,493.57 Transferred to Revenue 6.43 1,500.00 Town Hall Department Senior Custodian Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,503.00 Expenditures Watson, John B., salary 2,249.89 Transferred to Revenue 250.11 2,500.00 Town Hall—Junior Custodian Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,250.00 Expenditures Bloomer, Harold, salary 1,530.00 Watson, John B., salary 475.50 Expenditures Total Expenditures 2,005.00 Transferred to Revenue 244.50 2,250.00 Town Hall—Telephone Operator Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Connors, Ann, salary 2,160.00 283 Town Hall—Relief Operator Salary Appropriation for 1949 650.00 Transferred Town Meeting 100.00 750.00 Expenditures Donnellan, Mary E., salary 40.00 Hassett, Mrs. Elizabeth, salary 684.95 Total Expenditures 724.95 Transferred to Revenue 25.05 2750.00 Town Hall—Fuel Appropriation for 1949 2,500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 2,200.00 Expenditures Buckley & Scott Utilities, fuel 1,406.21 Transferred to Revenue 793.79 2,200.00 Town Hall—Light Appropriation for 1949 1,600.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., lighting services 1440.09 Transferred to Revenue 159.91 1,600.00 Town Hall—Teleplione Watertown 4-8200 Appropriation for 1949 2,400.00 Transferred Town Meeting 900.00 Housing Authority 18.67 3,318.67 Expenditures New England Tel & Tel Co., service 3,239.79 Transferred to Revenue 78.88 3,318.67 Town Hall—;Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 2,800.00 Transferred Town Meeting 200.00 3,000.00 Expenditures Best—All Products Co., wax polish 3.30 Boston Cons Gas. Co., service 31.48 Boston Janitors Supply Co., paper supplies— Janitor's Supplies 481.75 Di'Andrea, Leo, labor 960.00 Dolge Co., C. B., "tile brite" 8.84 284 Dudley Lock Corp., keys 1.08 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 88.19 Fort Hill Paper Co., supplies 16.63 Fuller Co., cleaning supplies 10.10 Graybar Electric Co., silvray 168.76 Hill, Edward, roof repair 130.90 Johnson Co., George T., wax 52.21 Kerner Incinerator Division, chimney screen 24.00 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., grinding 12.50 Lewandos, Cleansing 6.75 Lituri & Son, repair to door closer 4.75 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 91.50 Mass, Commonwealth of., Reformatory for Women, flags 11.22 Mass Gas & Electric Light Co., supplies 209.13 Merit Paper & Chemical Co., braces for push broom handles 2.97 Mills Co., mop sticks 1.80 Peterson Co., A. S., repairs to heating pump 36.66 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., burner service 23.10 Pilgrim Engineering, Co., batteries 15.92 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 8.55 Raynham Bleachery Co., wipers 41.54 Rochester Germicide Co., supplies 26.13 Standard Textile Co., wipers 51.13 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 240.00 Stetson Co., M. D., floor brush handles-supplies 39.06 Titus, L. C., carpentering 30.94 Towle Co., A., express 1.03 Warren's Express, express 2.11 Warren Refining & Chemical Co., oil 44.55 White, Peter J., carpentering 88.75 Total Expenditures 2,967.34 Transferred to Revenue 32.66 3,000.00 Town Hall-Fire Extinguishers Appropriation for 1949200.00 Expenditures Alexander Co., Louis A., fire extinguishers 183.00 Transferred to Revenue 17.00 200.00 Planning Board Appropriation for 1919 400.1110 Expenditures Eaton, Charles P., secretarial services 4.75 Kelly, Florist-wreath 15.00 Mas Fed of Planning Boards, dues 20.00 Michelson, Blanches E., secretarial services 7.50 Watertown Sun, advertising 27.35 Total Expenditures 74.60 Transferred to Revenue 325.40 400.00 285 Board of Appeals Appropriation for 1949 700.00 Expenditures Eaton Press Inc., printing 32.83 Kerivan, Helen F., services 150.00 Personal Flower Service, flowers 10.00 Postmaster—Boston, stamped emvelopes 84.50 Tangusso Esq., Sebastian, services 105.00 Martin V. Toomasian Esq., services 210.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 11•2.00 Total Expenditures 694.33 Transferred to Revenue 5.67 700.00 Protection of Persons & Property Police Department Chief's Salary Appropriation for 1949 4,800.00 Expenditures Igoe, James M., salary 4,800.00 Police Department—Captains' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 8,60".00 Expenditures Murray, Edward A., salary 4,300.00 Reilly, John Joseph, salary 4,300.00 3,600.00 Police Department—Lieutenants' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 7.680.00 Expenditures Igoe, John J., salary 3,840.00 Nally, Francis A., salary 3,840.00 7,680.00 Police Department—Sergeants' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 24,500.00 Expenditures Donnelly, Andrew J., salary 3,500.00 Flaherty, Walter A., salary 3,500.00 Harrington, Joseph C., salary 3,500.00 Lyons, Stephen P., salary 3,530.00 MacDonald, Herbert, salary 3,500.00 McGeever, John F., salary 3,500.00 Norton, Edmund H., salary 3,500.00 24.500.00 286 Police Department—Patrolmen's Salaries Appropriation for 1949 140.400.00 Expenditures Bartley, Richard T., salary 3,120.00 Borden, Andrew Amos, salary 3,120.00 Burke, James J., salary 3,120.00 Burke, Walter J., salary 3,120.00 Carnes, Wiliam W., salary 3,120.00 Carr, Richard J., salary 3,120.00 Casey, Michael F., salary 3,12D.00 Chamberlin, James W., salary 3,120.00 Clinton, George M., salary 3,120.00 Cochrane, Joseph X., salary 3,120.00 Connors, Joseph B., salary 3,120.00 Cullen, Thomas J., salary 3,120.00 Devlin, James D., salary 3,120.00 Egan, Francis D., salary 3,120.00 Fairbanks, William H., salary 3,120.00 Farrel, George J., salary 3,120.00 Garofalo, Francis A., salary 3,120.00 Galligan, Lawrence F., salary 3,120.00 Gilfoil, Joseph H., salary 3,120.00 Hanlon, John J., salary 3,120.00 Higgins, John A., salary 3,120.00 Igoe, Daniel E., salary 3,120.00 Keefe, David F. salary 3,120.00 Keefe, Richard H., salary 3,120.00 Kimball, Russell J., salary 3,1200.00 Long, John P., salary 3,120.00 Maloney, Edward J., salary 3,120.00 Maloney. William A., salary 3,120.00 Martin, William, salary 3,120.00 McCarthy, Francis J., salary 3.120.W McElligot, James E., salary 3,120.00 McKenney, Harry J., salary 3,011.00 Murphy, Edward J., salary 3,120.00 Pouliot, Wilfred J., salary 3,120.00 Reilly, James M., salary 3,120.00 Reily, John J., salary 3,120.00 Ryan, Richard T., salary 3,120.00 Savage, Stewardt E., salary 3,120.00 Shea, Charles E., salary 3,120.00 Shea, James P., salary 3,120.00 Shea, William J., salary 3,120.00 Sheehan Jr., Joseph H., salary 3,120.00 Skuse, Donald A., salary 3,120.00 Todd, Donald R., salary 3,120.00 Walsh, John A., salary 3,120.00 Total Expenditures 140.291.00 Transferred to Revenue 109.00 140,400.00 Police Department—Additional Men Salaries Appropriation 4.000.00 Expenditures Jennings, Thomas F., salary 1,822.40 York, John J., salary 1,822.40 287 Total Expenditures 3,644.80 Transferred to Revenue 355.20 4,000.00 Police Department—Custodians & Wagonmen Salaries Appropriation for 1949 6,240.00 Expenditures Ryder. Thomas, salar y 3,120.00 Sheridan, Thomas F., salary 3,120.00 6,240.00 Police Department—Stenographer—Cleric Appropriation for 1949 3,120.00 Expenditures Roche, Robert E., salary 3,120.00 Police Department—Matron Salary Appropriation for 1949 600.00 Expenditures Mosman, Eleanor, salary 600.00 Police Department—Reserve Men Salaries Appropriation 5,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 5,300.00 Expenditures Boudakian, Armand, salary 374.50 Brady, John J., salary 620.00 Brown, Kenneth F., salary 268.00 Gildea, Thomas V., salry 32.00 Iodice, Rudolph G., salary 2,177.00 Jennings, Thomas F., salary 254.00 LaMorticello, Domenic, salary 46.50 Landers, William P., salary 113.00 Lockwood,James J., salary 290.00 Malney, Alfred P., salary 133.00 McHugh, Francis J., salary 152.50 Munhall, John H., salary 211.50 Papalia, John F., salary 147.00 Sullvian, Edward P., salary 257.00 York, John J., salary 208.00 Zalenski, Alfred. salary 16.00 5,300.00 Police Department—Contingent Appropriation for 1949 12,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 700.00 Refund 6.05 12,706.05 288 Expe71di tures A. B. C. Television Washer Shop., repair 17.50 Alfred's Diner, lunches 26.75 American Oil Go., gas 2.873.50 Andriopulos, Esther. lunches 3.50 Artcraft Mfg. Supp. Co., seat covers 10.50 B & A Diner, lunches 54.77 Baker, Chester A.. 1st aid supplies 40.17 Batchelder Pontiac Corp., auto repair 209.84 Beaudette & Co., duplicator 200.00 Belmont. Herald, advertising 2.25 Belmont Supply Co., hand lights 31.71 Bostitch-Northeast Inc., tacker-staples 11.10 Boston Cons Gas Co., service 7.00 Boston Edison Co., service 715.30 Boston Janitors Supply Co., cleaning supplies 121.08 Brady's Diner, lunches 22.45 Buckley & Scott Utilities Inc., oil 1,105.51 Canzanelli, P. M. D., services 101.00 Charles-Bank Garage, auto repair 23.15 Commissioner of Public Safety, license forms 2.30 Communications Service Co., radio service 431.45 Comstock's Home Laundry, Laundry 90.25 Connell Co., W. J. auto repair 26.29 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., lawnmower-supplies 20.55 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 13.72 Coolidge Sq. Service Station, auto service 271.18 Coombs Motor Co., auto repair 970.59 Costagan Co., John F., auto repair 309.74 Currie, James F., plumbing 51.85 Cycle Craft Inc., motor cycle repair 8.35 Diamond-Union Stamp Co., badges 16.00 Doricon Distributors. chamois & brooms and handles 12.00 E. & J. Co., supplies 5.88 Eastern States Police Radio League, dues 5.00 Eastern Surgical Supply Co., supplies 9.02 Eastman odak Stores, film packs 7.14 Eaton Press Inc., printing 219.39 Edison Inc., Thomas A., medical gas 50.50 F. M.-T. V. subscription 5.00 Faurot Inc., finger print powder 4.08 Farrell, George J., expenses 2.50 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hadware 22.64 Gamewell Co., register paper 84.45 General Electric Supp. Corp., lamps 6.21 General Insulation Co., gaskets 1.80 Igoe, James M., conference expenses 26.00 International Assn Chiefs of Police, dues 10.00 Iver-Johnson Co., fire arms-ammunition 419.29 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop., camera supplies 104.65 Lauricela, A. babo-soilax-supplies 15.83 Linsky Bros. M., gold service bars 65.90 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 55.17 Mass Chiefs of Police Ass'n-membership 5.00 289 Mass Safety Council Inc., conference & registration 9.03 Maxim Motor Co., emergency light 16.10 Melanson, Orin J., repairs on stop watch 5.00 Merit Paper & Chemical Corp., supplies 34.95 Metcalfe & Co., supplies 65.35 Mom's Donut Shop., lunches 4.27 Mooney Card Shop., office supplies 2.45 Murray, Edward A., expenses for investigation 30.56 Mt. Auburn Hospital, x-ray 12.00 National Tag & Label Co., white books 44.56 New Eng Ass'n Chiefs of Police, dues 5.00 New Eng Police Revolver League, dues 25.00 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 1,631.80 Nanantum Lumber Co., plywood 41.94 Northeast Oil Co., oil 183.99 Ozzie's Tydol Station, gas 2.37 Percy's Lunch, lunches 78.65 Perlmuter, Samuel M., M.D., services 5.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, perscription 1.75 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 443.06 Quirk Corp., Edward S., battery 14.50 Robley's Jenney Station, gas 3.60 Royal Canadian Police Quarterly, subscription 2.00 Royal Furiture Co., hamper 7.00 Shea, William J., postage 26.00 Shut, George L., tires 111.46 Spadea Fingerprint Laboratories, fingerprint supplies 7.00 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto supplies 85.0 Standard Duplicating Machine Co., fluid 3.37 Standard Maintenance C., typewriter maintenance 50.10 Standard Textile Co., wipers 33.46 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 120.00 State Prison, bcycle plates 30.00 Stetson Co., M. D. cleaning supplies 69.44 Stevenson, G. changing wheels on 2 motorcycles-repairs 138.88 Towhill Co., James T., steel file, supplies 81.00 Waltham Salesbook Co., blank quad sets 110.50 Waltham Supply Co., supplies 4.98 Watertown, Town of, metered water 54.18 Watertown Bindery, binding 9.00 Weaver-Palm Co., auto repair 156.50 Wenworth Jenning Motor Co., checking-supplies 11.88 York, Robert S., M. D., services 5.00 Total Expenditures 12,704.48 Transferred to Revenue 1.57 12,706.05 Police Department-Teletype Appropriation for 1949 540.00 Expenditures New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 433.48 Transferred to Revenue 56.52 540.00 290 Police Department—New Cars Expenditures Artocraft Mfg. Co., slip covers 64.00 Communications Service Co., reinstallation radios 98.25 Coombs Motor Co., 2 new cars 1,685.30 Costigan Co., John F., reinstalling —generator & regulator siren 125.78 Wentworth—Jennings Co., Mercury sport sedan 737.40 Total Expenditures 2,710.73 Transferred to Revenue 289.27 3,000.00 .. Police Department—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Refund 85.00 285.00 Expenditures Igoe, James M., convention expenses 200.00 Transferred to Revenue 85.00 285.00 Police Department—Uniforms Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Basch Cap Co., caps 7 cords 20.00 Beberian Bros., uniform overcoat 58.00 Harris, Charles A., shirts 51.00 Harry's Cleansing Shop., repairs 1.50 Leavit Shirt Mfg. Co., shirts 101.95 Linsky & Bros Inc., M., uniforms 3,200.16 Otis Bros. Co., shirts 42.15 Sam's Army & Navy Stores, shirts 7.90 Smith & Bennetts, uniform pants 17.00 Total Expenditures 3,499.66 Transferred to Revenue .34 3,500.00 Police Department—Painting Station Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures Rooney, William J., painting station 483.00 Transferred to Revenue 17.00 500.00, Fire Department—Chief's Salary Appropriation for 1949 4.800.30 Expenditures McElroy, William C., salary 4.800.00 291 Fire Department--Captains' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 17,200.00 Expettdif tires Costello, Jerome L., salary 4,300.00 Devaney, John J., salary 4,300.00 Gilfoil, George, salary 4,300.00 Murphy, Raymond, salary 4,300.00 17,200.00 Fire Department—Lieutenants' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 19,200.00 Bythewood, Daniel H. Jr., salary 3,840.00 Conlon, Thomas C., salary 3,840.00 Connors, Joseph P., salary 3,840.00 Joyce, Thomas F., salary 3,840.00 Kimball, J. Allen, salary 3,840.00 19.200.00 Fire Department —Mechanician Salary Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Higgins, Edmand, salary 3,510.00 Fire Department—Permanent Men Salaries Appropriation for 1949 171,800.00 Refunds 59.00 171,859.00 Transferred Town Meeting 900.00 170.959.00 Expenditures Armstrong, Frank H., salary 3,120.00 Barnes, Joseph P., salary 3,024.66 Barry, William J., salary 3,120.00 Blackburn, Charles, salary 3,120.00 Burgess, Arthur, salary 3,120.00 Callan, Francis J., salary 3,120.00 Callan, John, salary 3,120.00 Composano, Paul A., salary 3,120.00 Carney, Maurice R., salary 3,120.00 Clark, William J., salary 3,120.00 Devaney, James F., salary 3,120.00 Donnelly, Bernard P., salary 3,120.00 Dwyer, Paul, salary 3,120.00 Finnegan, James F., salary 3,120.00 Flanagan, James E., salary 3,120.00 Fournier, Philip D., salary 3,120.00 Gildea, John, salary 3,120.00 Glidden, William G., salary 3,120.00 Hillier, Samuel, salary 3,120.00 Ingham, George D., salary 3,120.03 Kelley, Albert P., salary 3,120.00 292 Kelley, Edward P., salary 3,120.00 Kirwan, Francis M., salary 3,120.00 Laughrea, Giles, salary 3,320.00 Lord, Lawrence, J., salary 3,120.00 Maloney, James J., salary 3,120.00 Maloney, John, salary 3,120.00 Maloney, Jr., Thomas F., salar y 3,120.03 Mann, Charles, salary 3,120.00 Mannix, Albert, salary 3,120.00 McCarthy, Joseph F., salary 3,120.,0 McCarthy, William G., salary 3,120.00 McManus, Frank, salary 278.00 Mee, Joseph T., salary 3,120.00 Melanson Jr., Ernest J., salary 3,120.00 Merullo, Eugene M., salary 3,120.CO Messina, Jahn J., salary 3,120.00 Milmore, Frederick, salary 3,120.00 Milmore. Stephen M., Jr., salary 3,120.00 Monahan, Robert F., salary 3,040.00 Mulvahill, Thomas B., salary 3,120.00 Murphy, James T., salary 3,120.00 Murphy, Jeremiah, salary 3,120.00 Nielsen, Bernard J., salary 3,120.00 O'Halloran, Edward J., salary 3,120.00 O'Reilly, John M., salary 3,120.^0 Poirier, Robert A., salary 1,994.25 Quirk, John P. salary 3,120.00 Robbins, Benjamin F., salary 3,120.00 Sheehan, Maurice J., salary 3,120.00 Starr, Walter C., salary 3,120.03 Sullivan, John P., salary 3,120.00 Tatten, John R., salary 3,120.00 Vahey, John T., salary 3,120.00 Walton, Chas., A., salary 3,120.00 Whittemore, Carroll, salary 3,120.00 Total Expenditures 170,776.91 Transferred to Revenge 182.09 170.959.03 Fire Department—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures CcIIroy, William C., convention expenses 81.00 Transferred to Revenue 119.00 200.00 Fire Department—Contingent Appropriation for 1949 9,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 500.00 9,500.00 Expenditures A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., bulbs 9•02 Abraham & Straus Inc., krylon spray 9.15 American City Magazine, subscription 4.00 293 American LaFrance Foamite Corp, fire guns 57.00 Anchor Post Fence Co., posts 4.75 Atomlite, repairing siren 5,Q0 Bergstrom Auto Body, auto repair 21.00 Berts Auto Radiator Service, radiator service 3.00 Boston Cons Gas. Co., service 39.24 Boston Edison Co., service 1,019.06 Boston Janitors Supply Co., supplies 41.16 Buckley & Scot Utilities Inc., oil 1,692.97 Buckminster Co., George H., batteries 67.13 Cadillac-Olds Co. of Boston, auto repair 46.30 Canzanelli, Pericles-M. D. Services 90.00 Carpenter Mfg. Co., batteries 34.50 Communications Service Co., service 24.20 Commonwealth of Mass,, Division of Blind, brooms 36.00 Comstock's Home Laundry, laundry 501.79 Connell Co., W. J., carburetor repaired 6.79 Consumers Unior of U. S. Inc., subscription 8.50 Coolidge Cleansers Inc., cleaning 1.80 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 55.98 Coombs Motor Co., motor repair 150.83 DeMambro Radio Supply Co., tubes 13.88 DeMarais, George, expansion reamers 15.00 Derman Rug Co., wax applicators 3.00 Dimond Unior Stamp Works, badges 27.25 Doricon Distributors, cleaning supplies 23.03 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 24.90 E. & J. Co of New Eng, resuscitator supplies 24.30 Eaton Press Inc., printing 102.96 Eastern Surgical Supp. Co., tannic acid sprays 9.15 EdisonCo ., Inc., Thomas A., medical gas 55.50 Elliot Addressing Machine Co., post card stencils 24.01 Filmack Trailers, prints 12.31 Fire Chiefs' of Mass., dues 3.00 Fire Engineering, subscription 3.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 29.86 Fournier, Philip D., burner parts 16.50 G & S Paper Co., Inc., boraxo 6.88 Harrington-King & Co., shower curtains 5..^,3 Higginbotham, Fred A.,-M. D., services 10.00 Homelite Corp., lens 20.95 Hood Rubber Co.. rubber boots 20.74 International Assoc. of Fire Chiefs, membership 6.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., oil 12.00 Kane, L. A., chimney repairs 40.00 Kelley, Edward J.,-NCI. D., services 11.O0 Kendal Paper Co., paper cups 14.89 Kervorkian, J. J.,-M. D., services 15.00 Kreem's Camara & Card Shop., glass& frame 11.35 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., grinding 1.50 Letzelter Bros., auto repair 17.25 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., stove-plumbing 500.71 Lyman Co., John R., cleaning cloths 113.18 Lux Fire Equip Co., recharging 39.00 Mason, Ralph W., green foil paper 2.50 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Sup Co., supplies 50.52 Mass., Commonwealth of, Reformatory for Women, pillow cases & sheets 92.74 294 Maxim Motor Co., auto repair 500.91 McCarthy Co., Justin A.,---supplies 592.25 McElroy, William C., conference and incidental expenses 25.00 Melanson, O. J., new motor for clock 2.50 Metcalfe & Co., supplies 104.34 Midwestern Mfg, Co., coat 13.70 Mohawk Pete, auto repair 235.36 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 6.86 Moulton Ladder Mfg. Co., ladder repair 29.61 Mt. Auburn Hospital, x-rays 42.50 Municipal Year Book, year book 10.00 National Fire Prot Assoc., dues 12.50 New Eng Assoc. of Fire Chiefs, dues 3.00 New England Hydaulic Equip & Body Co., repair tank 15.00 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 582.67 New Eng Wheel & Rim Co., wheel 2.44 Newton Shade & Screen Co., shades 44.50 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 33.50 O'Brien Inc., Jos., deodorant blocks 17.20 Packard Motor Car of Boston, repair 25.35 Platex Co., plastex coating 8.00 Pincor Products, parts 5.62 Price Battery Corp., batteries 69.43 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, office supplies 89.52 RA.F., Distributors, 3 Triangle safet yjacks 22.50 Remington Rand Inc., clear cell tubes 8.63 Sears-Roebuck & Co., supplies 11.88 Secretar yof the Commonwealth, fire manuals 15.50 Shutt Inc., George L., tires and tubes 85.65 Smith Co., L. C., used typewriter 40.00 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., gas 774.80 Spectator, The, books 14.00 Spencer Mfg. Co., S. M., badges 48.87 Standard Auto Gear Co., supplies 77.45 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 15.20 Swift & Co., soap & soap powder 42.00 Touzjian. Y. T.-M. D., services 10.00 Universal Decorating Co., black draping 25.00 Waltham Automotive Corp., auto repair 15.58 Watch City Motor Sales Inc., motor repair 249.95 Watertown, Town of, metered water 91.14 Watertown Herald, proclamation 20.00 Watertown Sun, fire prevention 30.00 Watertown Upholstering Co., remaking and covering mattresses 57.50 Webster Supply Co., tankits 20.58 Whites. Bernie, Personal Flower Service, wreath- laurel roping 23.25 York, Robert S.-M. D., services 19.00 Total Expenditures 9,498.35 Transferred to Revenue 1.65 9,500.00 Fire Department-Uniforms Appropriation for 1949 2.000.00 295 Expenditures Batchelder Co., Fred M., uniforms 1,536.75 Harris, Charles A., shirts 463.20 Total Expenditures 1,999.95 Transferred to Revenue .05 2,000.00 Fire Department—Hose Racks Appropriation for 1949 400.00 Expenditures Chestnut Welding Co., cut dull & weld angles 18.60 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 12.89 Green & Co. Inc., S. B., hydrate .64 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., labor 150.00 Metcalfe & Co., hardware 25.77 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 191.20 Total Expenditures 399.10 Transferred to Revenue .90 400.00 Fire Department—New Hose Appropriation for 1949 750.00 Expenditures Lovell Co., Harry J., new hose 235.20 McCarthy Co., Justin A., new hose 512.08 Total Expenditures 747.28 Transferred to Revenue 2.72 750.00 Fire Department Drainage & Resurfacing Station =2 Appropriation for 1949 6,003.00 Expenditures Recoveries 195.69 28,508.84 Anchor Post Products Inc., fence 563.25 Fol no & Sons, T. F., resurfacing 5,434.50 Watertown Herald, advertising 2.25 6,000.00 Fire Department—Radio Appropriation for 1949 350.00 Expenditures Communications Service Co., radio 305.07 Transferred to Revenue 44.93 350.00 Inspector of Buildings Department—Inspector's Salary Appropriation for 1949 4,025.00 Expenditures Leonard, Walter J., salary 3,963.38 Transferred to Revenue 61.62 4,025.M 296 Inspector of Buildings-Department-Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Flaherty, Marie, salary 2,520.00 Inspector of Buildings Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1949 490.00 Clayton's Auto Glass Service, glass 8.23 Eaton Press Inc, printing 257.74 Horne & Co., H. S., book bound-index guide 47.25 Johnson Co., Andrew T., rolls paper-scotch tape 27.87 Pascoe Co., George T., cabinets pen sets 53.29 Mass Federation of Planning Board, book 3.00 Postmaster-Boston-stamps 12.00 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, office supplies 38.55 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 8.40 Titus, Leroy C., Services 25.00 Watertown Sun, subscription 2.45 Total Expenditures 483.78 Transferred to Revenue 6.22 490.00 Inspector of Buildings Department-Transportation Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Leonard, Walter J., transportation 191.65 Transferred to Revenue 8.35 200.00 Weights & Measures Department Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures A'Hearn, J. Frank, waterproof coat- glass scrapers-registry of vehicle_ 6.10 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 5.08 Gurley, W. & L. E., testing tape 17.67 Hobbs & Waren Inc., seals-supplies 62.58 King, John J., gas 259.41 Leon & Hayes, hand stamps-discs-lead 45.60 Lord. eBnjamin F., garage 60.00 Mawhinney Motor Sales, adjusting-supplies 13.50 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 11.00 Purchasing, Town of Watertownchair cushion-supplies 9.50 Scale Journal, subscription 2.00 Williams Market, pint containers 6.50 Total Expenditures 498.94 Transferred to Revenue LOS 500.00 257 Gypsy & B. T. Moth Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Argento, Frank J., salary 1,205.73 Ford John C., salary 294.27 1,500.00 Gypsy & B. T. Moth Department Maintenance—Labor Appropriation for 1949 5,100.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly 5,1-0.00 Gypsy & B. T. Moth Department—Maintenance Materials Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Refund 16.00 1,516.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 6.70 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., oil 2.83 Coombs Motor Co., repair 32.85 Eaton Press. Inc., printing 1.96 Evans Printing Service, printing 3.67 Fitzhenry—Guptill Co., repair parts 91.33 Frost Insecticide Co., filter pads .96 Hartney Atom Mist Spray Co., supplies 1,264.75 O'Connor, John, transportation 37.50 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, diary 1.25 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registration 2.00 Watertown Upholstering Co., recover 1 leather seat & back 30.00 Total Expenditures 1,475.80 Transferred to Revenue 40.20 1,516.00 Gypsy & B. T.,—Elm Leaf Beetle—Labor Appropriation for 1949 1,200.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly 1,198.20 Transferred to Revenue 1.80 1,200.00 Moth & Gypsy B. T.—Elm Leaf Beetle Mantenance Materials Appropriation for 1949 300.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 99.81 Fitzhenry—Guptil Co., mist gun 45.65 298 Frost—Insecticide Co., supplies 5.70 Harris, Charles A., raincoat 17.30 O'Connor, John., transportation 62.50 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 6.25 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tube vucanized and mounted 2.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 4.20 Total Expenditures 243.41 Transferred to Revenue 56.59 300.00 Moth & Gypsy B. T. Sprayer —Poison Ivy Appropriation for 1949 315.00 Expenditures Frost Insecticide Co., sprayer 307.56 Transferred to Revenue 7.44 315.00 Tree Warden Department Salary of Tree Warden Appropriation for 1949 1,350.00 Expenditures Ford, John C., salary 238.74 Morley, Thomas P., salary 1,111.26 1,350.00 Tree Warden Department Salary of Principal Clerk Appropriation for 1949 1,260.00 Expenditures Ford, H. Grace, salary 1,260.00 Tree Warden Department Maintenance—Labor Appropriation for 1949 12,000.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly 11,999.49 Transferred to Revenue .51 12,000.00 Tree Warden Department—Overtime Labor Appropriation for 1949 100.00 Expenditures Overtime—labor—pay roll 98.10 Transferred to Revenue 1.90 100.00 299 Tree Warden Department-Maintenance-Materials Appropriation for 1949 700.00 Expenditures America Oil Co., gas 222.32 Arlington Lawn Mower Shop., saws sharpened 17.75 Chase-Parker & Co., parts 13.78 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 106.15 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 23.03 Coombs Motor Co., motor repair 23.60 Eaton Press Inc., printing 6.12 Farm Bureau Assoc., roll bleach paper 2.00 Ford, John C., incidentals-meetings 20.00 Frost Insecticide Co., parts, 80.35 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop, 100 sheets 7.33 Mooney Card Shop., office supplies .58 Morley, Thomas P., incidentals 20.03 O'Connor, John, transportation 75.00 Postmaster-Boston, stamps 10.00 Proctor, Inc.. S. E. & R. C., axes 45.00 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 9.75 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tube vulcanized .50 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registration 2.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 4.20 Zwicker Sharpening Service, 2 tree saws filed and set 6.00 Total Expenditures 695.46 Transferred to Revenue 4.54 700.00 Tree Warden Department-New Trees Appropriation for 1949 1,000.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 29.58 Bartlett Tree Expert Co., Inc., F. A., tree food 99.00 Coombs Motor Co., test 1.50 Fletcher Hdwe Co., keys .50, Nonatum Lumber Co., lumber 152.29 O'Connor, John Co., transportation 25.00 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 1.10 Standard Auto Gear Co., supplies 4.95 Summer St. Garage, auto repair 7.70 Whilte Bernie, Personal Flower Service, maple trees 675.00 Total Expenditures 996.62 Transferred to Revenue 3.38 1,000.00 Tree Warden-New Chain Saw Appropriation for 1949 750.00 Expenditures Chas-Parker & Co., Inc., chain saw 749.56 Transferred to Revenue .44 750.00 300 Wire Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 4,800.00 Expenditures Landry, Leo P., salary 4,800.00 Wire Department—Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,260.00 Expenditures Ford. H. Grace, salary 1,260.00 Wire Department—Extra Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 300.00 Expenditures Corsetti, Ann., salary 300.00 Wire Department—Maintenance—Labor Appropriation for 1949 31,060.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly 30,049.75 Transferred to Revenue 1,010.25 31,060.00 Wire Department—Daintenance-1Viaterials Appropriation for 1949 4,200.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 185.27 Bahn Co., L., white metal letters 30.60 Barry & Epstein, stop watch 13.58 Bergstrom Auto Body, repairs 25.50 Boston Edison Co., service 510.83 Buckminster Co., George H., batteries 5.30. Coombs Motor Co., parts & service 10.93 Eastern Section I. A. E. I., dues 5.00 Eastern States Police Radio League, dues 2.00 Evans Printing Service, printing 40.51 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 84.98 Gamewell Co., repairs turtle gong—supplies 451.72 Graybar Electric Co., supplies 149.27 Horacek, Victor J., metal 9.17 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 175.23 Kiley Co., James A., service on truck 14.90 Landry, Alfred, Insurance 68.40 Landry, Leo P., garage—conferences—incidentals 169.10 Marshall Co., H. W. supplies 43.39 Mass, Commonwealth of., examiners of Electricians —renewals of licenses 16.00 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp Co., supplies 435.53 Mass Motor Car Co., Inc., motor repair 26.05 301 Merit Paper & Chemical Co., supplies 17.57 Mobeco Inc., lamps 19.06 Mohawk Pete, auto repair 143.00 Mooney Card Shop., office supplies, 11.81 Moulton Ladder Mfg. Co., repair ladder 8.57 Municipal Electric. Inspectors Assoc of Maas. & R. I., dues 4.00 National Fire Protection Ass'n, electrical code 2.00 New Eng Section Int. Munc. Sig Ass'n electrical code 5.00 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 83.85 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 32.06 Painten Go., Alan, oil 8.40 Postmaster-oBston, stamps 30.00 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, office supplies 58.08 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registration 6.00 Saranac Glove Co., gloves 29.67 Shutt Inc., George L., batteries 52.82 Simplex Wire & Cable Co., cable 788.70 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto supplies 17.99 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 35.67 Tropical Paint & Oil Co., paint 66.24 Watertown Herald, advertising 3.00 Watertown Letter Shop., printing 9.00 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., supplies 2.25 Watertown Radio Co., tubes 9.78 Watertown Upholstering Co., springs 1.35 Westinghouse Elect. Supp. Co., supplies 50.60 Total Expenditures 3,969.73 Transferred to Revenue 230.27 4,200.00 Wire Department-Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 150.00 Expenditures Landry, Leo P., convention expenses 150.P0 Wire Department-Transportation Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Vahey, David J.. transportation 200.00 Wire Department-New Construction Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Gamewell Co., fire alarm boxes 1,024.49 Hazard Insulated Wire Works, wire 2,403.47 Total Expenditures 3,427.96 Transferred to Revenue 72.04 3,500.00 302 Dog Officer—Salary Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures Clark, Guy P., salary 500.00 Dog Officer Contingent Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Transferred Town Meeting 750.00 1,250.00 Expenditures Clark Guy P., disposing of dead animals 1,224.54 Star Market Co., dog food 24.86 Total Expenditures 1,249.40 Transferred to Revenue .60 1.250.00 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Health Officer Salary Appropriation for 1949 4,800.00 Expenditures Colbert, John A., salar y 4,830.00 Health Department—Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Farnham, Alice H., salary 2,520.00 Health Department—Inspector salary Appropriation for 1949 2,398.00 Expenditures Curry, Claire L., salary 266.64 Murrary, Paul F., salary 2,131.36 2,398.00 Health Department—Nurses' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 5,6&1.00 Expenditures Drummey, Irene K., salary 2,840.00 Vahey, Rita L., salary 2,840.00 5,680.00 303 Health Department-Dental Clinic Appropriation for 1949 4.270.00 Expenditures Brown, John B., M. D., salary 630.00 Fantasia, Philip D., M. D., salary 420.00 Little, Janet D., salary 2,100.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 1.35 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 4.80 Reynolds Sons Co., S. H., supplies 63.70 Zelermyer, Max., M. D., salary 1,050.00 Total Expenditures 4,269.85 Transferred to Revenue .15 4,270.00 Health Department-Contagious Diseases Appropriation for 1949 14,000.00 Expenditures Brigham, Peter Bent, Hospital, care 110.75 Brookline, Town of, Health Dept, care 88.W Children's Hospital, care 96.00 Conners, T. A., M. D., services 14.00 Costa Ambulance Coach Service, ambulance 60.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 42.65 Flaschner, Ira,-M. D., services 10.00 Gorman. Eugene F.,-M. D., services 132.98 Hobbs & Warren, forms 3.20 Holmes, Joseph A.,-M. D., services 75.00 Kelley, Edward J.,--M. D., services 375.02 Lakeville State Sanatorium, care 863.00 Marunucci, Rita, medicine reimbursement 81.78 Mass Memorial Hospital, care 1,955.78 Middlesex County Sanatorium, care 8,209.50 Middlesex County Sanatorium Store, lenses 5.0a Murphy, John J., Jr., vaccine & Needles 326.00 Newton Wellesley Hospital, care 22.30 Oakland Pharmacy, prescription 2.90 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 1.35 Pitman-Moore Co., vaccine 6.86 Record Publishing Co., charts 14.43 Rosenblum, Ned L., -D. D. S., services 140.00 Rutland Training Center, care 694.30 Tracy Chair Co., table rental 8.00 Various Persons, services at anti rabie clinic 80.00 Waltham Ambulance Service, ambulance 15.00 Waltham Hospital, care 237.25 Watertown Herald, advertising 38.00 Watertown Sun, advertising 30.00 Total Expenditures 13,639.05 Transferred to Revenue 360.95 14,000.00 304 Health Department-Contingent Appropriation for 1949 2,000.00 Expenditures Alger Oil 'Co., gas-oil 18.26 American Society of Sanitary Engineering, dues 30.00 Applied Research Institute,test tubes 11.35 Central Scientific Co., supplies 14!',r, Cherry-Burrell Corp., supplies 13.30 Colbert, John A., garage • 89.75 Delaney Linen Service, linen service 3.90 Difco Laboratories, supplies 11.51 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 21.47 Eaton Press Inc., printing 58.75 Farnham, Alice H., petty cash 57.66 Hebert Co., Wm., metal boxes 21.75 Heffernan, John E., insurance 207.20 Hennigan, Frank, auto door repair 6.00 Hobbs & Warren Inc., license books 17.25 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 325.01 Mass Agricultural Experiment Station, babcock inspection 2.00 Mass Public Health Ass'n, dues 3.00 McCue & Co., James A., refrigerator service 41.50 Modern Sanitation, subscription 3.00 Mooney Card Shop., supplies 4.50 Mt. Auburn Motors, motor repair 192.16 Murray, Paul F., car expense 133.34 New England Scale Co., scale repaired 10.00 Owen, Leonard, plumbing 11.90 Peakes Laboratory Supply Co., laboratory supplies 24.68 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 77.23 Quirk Corp., Edward 'S., tire service 15.90 Shutt In., George L., 2 refrigerators 352.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 16.00 Watertown Sun, subscription 2.50 Worcester, Mrs. Josephine, garage 60.00 Y & Sales Corporation, spring for counter gate and installing 10.50 Total Expenditures 1,994.04 Transferred to Revenue 5.96 2,000.00 Health Department-Mosquito Control Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Mass, Commonwealth of., Flo State Reclamation Board-mosquito Control 200.00 Inspector of Plumbing-Salary of Inspector Appropriation for 1949 4,300.00 Expenditures Maurer, Edward L., salary 4,300.00 305 Inspector of Plumbing--Contingent Appropriation for 1949 750.00 Expenditures American Society of Sanitary Engineering, dues 15.00 Eaton Press Inc. printing envelopes 21.56 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 127.86 Mass Public Health Assoc., dues 4.50 Maurer , Edward L., garage-dues 80.35 Mt. Auburn Motors, motor service 59.05 Otis Bros. Co., shopcoat 3.49 Owen, Leonard, services 100.00 Purchasing Town of Watertown, supplies 10.53 Total Expenditures 422.34 Transferred to Revenue 327.66 750.00 Cattle Inspector & Town Veterinarian Appropriation for 1949 600.00 Expenditures Murphy, John J., salary 408.34 Shofield, Richard C., salary 191.66 600.00 Sewer Departnient-Construction Appropriation for 1949 6,000.00 Expenditures Charles River Sand & Gravel Co., sand 33.52 Construction Mchy Repair Service, repointing 5325 Dailey, Edward G., building manhoels 75.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 53.75 Favuzza, Joseph, masonry 22.50 Green & Co., S. B., cement 201.10 Mass Broken Stone Co., stone 25.70 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 35.90 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 1,270.97 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, suppiles 40.45 Robinson Clay Products Co., parts 5.26 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 57.33 White Iron Works, C. M., covers & frames 851.40 Total Expenditures 2,726.13 Transferred to Revenue 3,273.87 6,000.00 Sewer Department-Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 4,500.00 Expenditures Coleman Co., cleaner 66.15 Conrad, J. Albert, rebate on sewer connection 17.68 Cookson's Plumbing & Heating Co., pipe 2.86 306 Dailey, Edward G., manhole 15.00 Freaney, James A., rental catch basin cleaning machine 140.00 Frost Insecticide Co., chemicals 9.25 Green & Co., S. B., pipe 44.50 Hood Rubber Co., gloves 82.15 Kearns Electric Supply Co., fittings 124.70 Mass Broken Stone Co., stone 3.57 McCarthy Co., Charles J., "clamps"-fittings 47.11 McDermott Co., J. F., supplies 594.26 N. D. C.Construction Co.rebate on sewer connection 52.00 Parker-Danner Co., sewer seal 171.02 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 963.91 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 143.17 Raymond, D. B., gravel 26.56 Robinson Clay Products Co., bends 9.61 Schmidt, Ronald, rebate on sewer connection 95.00 Sliney Co., Inc., John J., gravel 75.31 Systrom Co., E. W., clay spader repaired- pavingbraker repaired 70.00 Tractors, bearings 33.98 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 91.72 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., supplies 5.75 White Iron Works, C. M., manhole covers 114.84 Total Expenditures 3,O60.1O Transferred to Revenue 1,449.90 4,500.00 Sewer Department-Short Extensions Appropriation for 1949 100.00 Expenditures Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 63.50 Raymond, D. B., gravel 29.64 Total Expenditures 93.14 Transferred to Revenue 6.86 100.Oa Sewer Department-Drainage Appropriation for 1949 19.738.00 Expenditures Boston & Maine R. R. Co., drain pipe privilege 12.00 Charles River Sand & Gravel Co., sand 60.56 Chase-Parker & Co., tools 33.76 Condon Corp., John P., materials 284.92 Dailey, Edwerd G., manholes 135.00 Favuzza, Joseph, masonry 40.50 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 6.25 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 143.48 Green & Co., Inc., S. B., cement & brick 2,068.19 Hamilton, Wm. J., blasting 759.00 Mass Broken Stone Co., stone 15.77 McCarthy Inc., Charles J., joint runners 50.79 307 'McDermott Co., J. F., storm drain—cleaned 15.00 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 85.00 McVey, T. H., guttermouths 50.00 New En,-, Concrete Pipe Corp., concrete pipe 8.272.44 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 102.38 Parker-Danner Co., "puroseal" 75.97 Portland Stone Ware Co., pipe 886.39 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 86.15 Robinson Clay Products Co., pipe 41.82 Sliney Co., John J., gravel 22.74 Stevens Engineering Co., drilling 179.03 Tractors Inc., parts 524.14 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 302.80 White Iron Works, C. lei., grates & frames 2,189.18 Total Expenditures 16,443.26 Transferred to Revenue 3,294.74 19,738.00 Drainage—Machine Rental Appropriation for 1949 1,250.00 Expenditures Sliney & Co., John J., machine rental 1,250.00 CARE AND LIGHTING OF HIGHWAYS Highway Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 5,300.00 Expenditures Dwyer, Thomas V., salary 5,300.00 Highway Department —Salary of Ass't Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 4.300.00 Expenditures Johnston E. Harold, salary 4,300.00 Highway Department—Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,250.03 Expenditures Regan, Esther, salary 2,250.00 Highway Department—Senior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Bianconi, Frances E., salary 2.160.00 308 Highway Department—Extra Clerk Hire Appropriation for 1949 4500 Expenditures Ford, Anna, salary 264.00 Transferred to Revenue 186.00 450.00 Highway Department—Office Expense Appropriation for 1949 300.00 Expenditures American Public Works Ass'n sarvice fee—book 10.60 Dwyer, Thomas V., incidentals 2.75 Eaton Press Inc., printing 74.96 Engineering News Record, subscription 12.00 Horne & Co., H. S., ofice supplies 48.51 Mass. Highway Ass'n., dues 3.00 Mooney Card Shop., pencils 1.22 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 106.24 Regent Business Machine Service, cleaning adding machines 11.50 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 20.60 Watertown Herald, advertising 7,20 Total Expenditures 298.78 Transferred to Revenue 1.22 300.00 Highway Department—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 200.00 Expenditures Dwyer, Thomas V., convention expenses 200.00 Highway Department--Labor Appropriation for 1949 360,200.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly 353,245.63 Transferred to Revenue 9,954.37 360,200.00 Highway Department—Overtime Labor Appropriation for 1949 5,200.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,080.00 6,280.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly 5,519.60 Transferred to Revenue 760.40 6,280.00 309 Highway Department—Vacations Appropriation for 1949 14,652.00 Expenditures Pay-rolls, weekly 14,552.03 Transferred to Revenue 100.00 14,652.00 Highway Department—Construction Appropriation for 1949 40,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 3,,00.00 37,000.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., concrete 22,055.10 Eastern Asphalt Dist. Co., asphalt 1,445.57 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 7.60 Mass Broken Stone Co., stone 1.284.88 McCarthy Co., Charles J., bars 2 3.13 McVey, T. H., curbin.- 583.17 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 13.74 Purchasing, Town of Watertown 180.63 Raymond, D. B., gravel 3,130.12 Sliney Inc., Jahn J., loam 98.00 Tractors Inc., fittings 328.65 Triconi, S., trucking 36.00 Trimount Bit. Products Co., asphalt 396.32 Total Expenditures 29,582.91 Transferred to Revenue 7,417.09 37,000.00 Highway Department—Betterment Construction Appropriation for 1949 15.587."10 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., concrete 7660.28 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 8.60 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 58.80 Mass Steel & Tool Co., rods 43.56 McNamara Inc. J. H., concrete 456.35 McVey, T. H., curbing 1,005.46 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 119.14 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 20.10 Raymond, D. B., gravel 3,648.19 Total Expenditures 13,020.48 Transferred to Revenue 2,566.52 15,587.00 Highway Department—Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 32,000.00 Expenditures Acme Chemical & Suppiy Co., paint 140.14 American Bitumuls Co., bitumuls 200.49 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., 14 cost on fence 223.35 ' 310 Charles River Sand & Gravel Co., sand 946.22 Chase-Parker & Co. Inc., fittings 56.58 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 6,986.71 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 23.20 Dinn & Co., P. J., fence 65.00 Eastern Asphalt Dist. Co., asphalt 3,194.44 Ferro Enameling Co., 11 pr. plates 29.95 Field Eng. Co., Inc., signs 214.08 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 69.34 Frost Insecticide Co., ammate 52.50 Gerrard & Co., A. J.,steel strapping 73.06 Green & Co. Inc., S. B. cement 93.67 Grossman Sons Inc., L., paint 67.72 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 10.08 Higginbotham, Fred A.,-M. D., services 20.00 Johnson & Sons, J. S., paints 11.82 Kelley-Creswell Co., parts 23.04 Kelsoe, Alfred S,. painting flag pole 20.00 Maffiolo, Charles, erecting pier 250.00 Mass Broken Stone Co., stone--cold patch 8,196.74 Mass Steel & Tool Co., steel & pipe 820.95 McCarthy Co., Charles J., pouring pots 29.27 McNamara Inv., J. H., concrete 119.20 McVey, T. H., edkestone 216.77 Middlesex County House of Corr., brooms 183.48 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co., supplies 52.45 oNnantum Lumber Co., lumber 386.83 Norton, Matthew V.-M. D., services 35.00 O'Hare, James P.,-M. D., services 35.00 Penney Co., J. C., red cloth 5.28 Protective Coating Co., paint 14.34 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 214.86 Raymond, D. B., gravel 175.37 Savem Producs Co., calciu mchloride 240.25 Sliney Co., John J., gravel 235.25 Standard Auto Gear Co., paint 8.18 State Prison, signs 281.01 Systrom Co., E. W., truck hitch-clay spade digger 226.90 Trafic & Road Equip Co., lawn rakes 14.00 Trimount Bit Products Co., asphalt 5,672.56 Tropical Paint & Oil Co., paint 197.32 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 103.20 Warren Bras. Roads Co., concrete 56.50 Waterproof Paint & Varish Co., paint 867.23 Total Expenditures 31,159.33 Transferred to Revenue 840.67 32,000.00 Highway Department--General Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 27,400.00 Transferred Town Meeting 3,000.00 Refunds 730.77 31,130.77 Expenditures A. &J. Auto Ignition Co., supplies 11.09 Acme Chemical & Supply Co., paint 16.17 311 Alemite Co. of Boston, parts 5.39 Alexander Co., Louis A., supplies 419.33 American Oil Co., gas 4,282.64 Amory Foundry Co., signs 4.67 Arlington Packard Co., part 3.54 Arteraft Mfg. Co., seat covers 9.52 Autocar Sales & Service Co., auto parts 114.27 Bacon, G. S.,-M. D., services 5.00 Beacon Auto Radiator Co., radiator repair 147.09 Bergstrom Auto Body Co., repair 103.00. Bert's Auto Radiator Service, radiator service 13.00 Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 283.56 Boston Coupling Co., couplings 6.72 Boston Edison Co., service 1,735.61 Boston Janitors Supply Co., supplies 221.98 Boston Speedometer Service Co., parts 5.71 Boston & Maine R.R. Co., freight 6.25 Boston & Maine Trans. Co., transportation 3.84 Buckley & Scott Utilities, oil 3,767.39 Chas-Parker & Co. Inc., supplies 184.80 Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., parts 52.35 City Truck Co.,_trucking 1.32 Clark-Wilcox 'Co., parts 216.41 Clapper Co., service on power scythe 32.61 Clayton's Auto Glass Co., auto glass 92.96 Conant Machine & Steel Co., gaskets 1.50 Connell Co., W. J., wipers 18.70 Construction Machinery Co., welding 111.50 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 97.27 Coombs Motor Co., auto supplies 596.43 Costigan Co., John F., auto repair 120.97 Davis Tractor Co., H. ., parts 66.93 Davis Inc., H. G., repairs 168.94 Duff Spring Co., repairing springs 63.81 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 1.70 Dunn Co., W. J., bits reconditioned 76A3 Dwyer, Thomas V., insurance-registration -incidentals 91.23 Electric Welding Alloys, welding rods 103A8 Everett's Broom & Service Co., Supplies 416.65 Everett Equip. Co., Clyde, parts 1,528.26 Field Engineering Co., supplies 25.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 341.87 Fulton Auto Radiator Co., repairs 60.25 G. M. C., 'Truck & Coach Div., supplies 1.72 Gar Wood Industries Inc., cables 73.49 Gibbs Express Co., express 3.23 Goldies-Inc., rear end unit drive shaftr--repair 56.50 Gordon Supply Co., frock supply 139.50 Grant's Express Inc., express 1.00 Grossman Sons, L., paint-welding rods 71.72 Hamlin Motor Sales, motor repair 11.25 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 135.59 Hebert Co., Wm., piston ring compressor 3.25 Heil Equipment Co., repairing equipment 1,547.95 Henley-Kimball Co., parts 11.59 Hodge Boiler Works, parts 10.75 Jenney Mrfg. Co., gas 675.13 Kelley's Shell Service, service 27.98 312 Kinch, Ralph W., milling lumber 5.00 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop., supplies 8.78 LeFavor, George E., insurance 15.00 Littlefield-Greene Inc., parts 23.55 Lux Fire Equipment Co.,. recharging 33.50 M. & R. Transportation Co., transporation 2.06 Mack Motor Truck Co., supplies 234.38 Macenzie Motor Sales Inc., fittings-parts 3.11 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., light supplies 19.23 Mass Motor Car Co., parts 26.55 McCarty Co. Inc.. Charles J., tools 2.34 Meister, O. J., welding-work on sweeper machine -pointing pins 94.50 Metcalfe & Co., tool box-supplies 5.90 Moore Corp., Irving B., washers .71 Moye Chevrolet Co., parts 3.12 Mt. Auburn Motors, parts 13.78 Murray, Joseph A., kil sludge 12.50 New Eng Engine & Parts Co., parts 128.44 New Eng Gas Products Co., gas products 110.45 New England Saw Co., set & file-supplies 14.85 Newton Used Car & Parts Co., rear end 20.00 Nonantum Coal Co., old forge bit 23.13 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 424.02 Northeast Oil Co., oil 1,389.79 Oilmen's Service & Supply Co., tool 1.80 Packard Motor Car Co., parts 10.42 Penn Refining Co., oil 109.89 Pierce Co., Raymond H., overhead door supplies 256.84 Petroleum Heat & Power Co., burner service 193.51 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 598.22 Quincy Grossman Surplus Co., canvasses 1.24.95 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tires & tubes 2,137.01 Railway Express Agency, express 4.78 Registrar of Motor Vehicles, registration 98.00 Robbins Mfg. Corp., John., fibre tags 3.92 Robie Inc., R. S., "drive ,yourself" 63.00 Roebling's Sons Co., John A., wire 12.31 Scales Co., R. H., parts 21.19 Shutt, George L., tube & tire service 711.88 Silver Welding Supply Co., welding 70.95 Somerville Auto Body Co., repairing & refinishing 80.00 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto supplies 2,429.36 Standard Textile Co., wipers 184.04 State Prison Colony Industries, garbage cans 201.00 Stearns Perry & Smith Co., clean motor 6.80 Sterling Motor Corp., motor parts 6.44 .Stout, Arthur R., shackles for Packard 4.76 Sullivan and Sons, Jas., H., gas 197.90 Sullivan Co., R. C., "Kek" cleaner 8.00 Systrom Co., E. W., tools 138.40 Tackney's Express Co., express 3.02 Towle Co., A., express 2.16 Tractors Inc., parts 503.95 Tropical Paint & Oil Co. paint 270.54 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 57.33 Warren Refining & Chemical Co., lubricants 201.80 Watch City Motor Sales, motor parts 20.75 Watertown Herald, advertising 3.50 313 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 58.80 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Co., supplies 3.12 Watertown Upholstering Co., repair cushions 36.00 Weaver Palm Co., welding 18.50 Webster's Boston & Waltham Express., express 1.05 Webster Express, express .90 White, Wm. B., service on water cooler 6.50 White Motor Co., parts 156.36 Wood Co., Charles N., repair 4.55 Woodland, Charles L., pair wheels 10.00 Total Expenditures 30,056.66 Transferred to Revenue 1,074.11 31.130.77 Highway Department-New Equipment Appropriation for 1949 17.545.00 Expenditures Chemical Corp., salt spreader machine 549.00 Clark-Wilcox Co., 12 Ton-Tip Top Trailer 3,332.00 Everett Equipment Co., Clyde, 2 Tandem rollers 2,000.00 Coombs Motor Co., 2-2 Ton Trucks 4,650.00 Davis Inc., H. G., hand vacuum controls 97.72 Heil Equipment Co., cab protectors 60.00 Kelley-Crsewell Co., striper 757.00 Litlefield-Greene Inc., high pressure Jenrey cleaner 485.10 Meister, O. J., install hitch 72.50 O'Donnell Co., P. J., air compressor 4,500.03 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, tires & tubes 96.50 Shutt George L.. tires &tube 48.10 Systrom Co.. E. W., push-frame 443.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 7.90 Total Expenditures 17,098.82 Transferred to Revenue 446.18 17,545.00 Highway Department-Snow & Ice Materials Appropriation for 1949 7,267.96 Refund 14.40 7,282.36 Expenditures Alexander Co., Louis A., parts 16.10 American Oil Co., gas 829.21 Brae Burne Nursery Co., California privet 3.30 Charles River Sand & Gravel Co., sand 264.96 Chme-Parker & Co. Inc., parts 86.79 Clayton's Auto Glass Service., glass 8.53 Conant .11achine & Steel Co., rod 2.59 Connell Co., W. J., Basch wiper reconditioned 4,83 Coolidge Square Service Station, gas 1.25 Costigan Co., John F., parts 37.64 Davis Tractor Co., H. F., parts 320.21 Fletcher Hdne Co., lawn seed 29.00 Garden City Gravel Corp., brick-sand 586.90 314 Gormley Motor Transportation, transportation 19.20 S. B. Greene & Co., cement 14.64 Greene Rubber Co., utility suits 85.26 International Salt Co., salt 1,669.60 King & Co., E. & F., Chloride of lime 18.72 Meister, O. J., welding-3 snow plow frames 514.50 Moyer Auto Electric, "marlube" 22.16 New Eng Bolt Co., Inc., plow bolts 4.95 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 56.06 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 18.25 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tires and tubes 3.00 Raymond, D. B., loan 87.50 Savem Products Co., calcium chloride 240.25 Scales Co., R. H.. snow plow pump 39.50 Sears-Roebuck & Co., wire 26.95 Standard Auto Gear Co., parts 82.44 Systrom Co., E. W., cutting edges-push frames -=hinge shackles 342.80 Watertown Herald, advertising 3.00 Watertown Upholstering Co., leather ewshions 40.00 Weather Advisors, weather 274.50 Wood Co., Charles N., Paddle Box assembly- steering booster 662.45 Total Expenditures 6,416.04 Transferred to Revenue 866.32 7,282.36 Highway Department-Snow & Ice Overtime &Trucking Appropriation for 1949 10,688.94 Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., rental bull dozer 107.50 Folino & Sons, T. F., autocar rental 26.03 Frissora Trucking Co., snow plowing 159.12 Pay-roll, weekly 3,490.46 Ravinis Trucking Co., snow plowing 186.51 Sliney Co., John J., snow plowing 660.14 Triconi, S., snow plowing 811.94 Vacca Trucking Co., truck rental 412.50 Total Expenditures 5,854.17 Transferred to Revenue 4,834.77 10.688.94 Highway Department-Chapter 90 Construction Appropration for 1949 12,500.0 Received from State 20,445.55 Received form County 10,222.76 43.168.31 Expenditures Boston Herald-Traveler Co., advertising 6.40 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 40.891.08 McVey, T. H., toner blocks 60.00 New Eno Road Builders Ass'n, bids 6.80 Post Publishing Co., bids 7.20 315 Waltham Lime & Cement Co., cement 11.47 Watertown Transcript, advertising &.25 White Iron Works, C. M., traps grates & frames 1,386.99 Total Expenditures 42.375.19 Balance carried forward 793.12 43,168.31 Highway- Department—Garbage Disposal Appropriation for 1949 1,300.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 1,352.84 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 44.50 State Prison Colony, garbage cans 402.00 Total Expenditures 1,799.34 Transferred to Revenue .66 1.800.00 Highway Department—Ashes & Papers Appropriation for 1949 2,700.00 Expenditures American Oil Co., gas 2,415.01 Dinn & Co., P. J.. repairing grates & gate posts 2R 20 Evans Printing Co., printing 8.25 Grossman Sons Inc., L., canvas—rake drags 150.62 Newton Awning Co., work on canvas covers 20.64 Nonantum Lumber Co.. lumber 20.70 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, padlocks 6.60 Watertown Letter Shop., printing 54.00 Total Expenditures 2,699.n2 Transferred to Revenue .98 2,700.00 Street Lights Appropriation for 1949 59,477.50 Transferred Town Meeting 545.00 58,932.50 Expenditures Boston Edison Co.. service 57.237 n4 Duro Test Corn., lamps A,.'4 Graybar Electrir, Co.. flodlights MA 94 Maas Gas & Electric Lt. Sup. Co., supplies 32.15 Metropolitan Transit Co., permission to erect & maintain signal post 1.00 Municipal Signal & Supply Co., repair—supplies 183.50 Tropical Paint & Oil Co., paint 22.80 Total Expenditures 57,630.43 Transferred to Revenue 1.302.07 58,932.50 316 Sidewalk Department—Construction Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Condon Corp., John O., concrete 678.90 Construction Machinery Repair Service, repairs 16.25 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 54.00 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 1,214.49 Meister, O. J., 6 curb sets 9.00 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 149.65 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 98.93 Raymond, D. B., gravel 656.83 Sliney Co., John J., gravel 102.31 Total Expenditures 2,980.36 Transferred to Revenue 519.64 3,500.00 Sidewalk Department—Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 4�0Q Op Expenditures Condon Corp., John P., concrete 891.84 Dinn & Co., P. J., chain links & fittings 50.64 Fletcher Hdwe Co., lawn seed—supplies 18.20 Prost Insecticide Co., "Fsteron" 14.00 Maffioli, C. masonry 1,727.90 Mass Broken Stone Co., cold patch 34.50 McVey, T. H., curbing 10.00 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 6.59 Raymond, D. B., loam 114.20 Sliney Co., Inc., John J., gravel 7.82 Total Expenditures 2,875.69 Transferred to Revenue 1,124.31 4,000.00 CHARITIES & SOLDIER'S BENEFITS Public Welfare—Senior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2.160.00 Expenditures McCree, Rasamond, salary 2,160.00 Public Welfare—Senior Clerk—Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Hagman, Claudia, salary 1,158.64 Kelly, Edith L., salary 915.12 Total Expenditures 2,073.76 Transferred to Revenue 86.24 2,163.00 317 Public Welfare—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1.820.00 Expenditures Donato, Eleanor Marie, salary 643.50 Kelly, Edith L., salary 904.88 Total Expenditures 1,548.38 Transferred to Revenue 271.62 1,820.00 Public Welfare—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,640.00 Expenditures McCarthy, Catherine F., salary 1.640.00 Pubfie Welfare—Contingent Appropriation for 1949 2,400.00 Refund 25.00 2,425.00 2,425.00 Expenditures Atwell Service, Co., service 90.00 Boston Herald-Traveler Corp., advertising 21.70 Boston Post, advertising 19.60 Business Week, subscription 6.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 101.48 Eaton Press, printing 78.89 Elliott Addressing Machine Co., stencils— 15.7.1 Family Service Asso. of America, recording kit 1.10 Forbush, Elsie A., auto expense 110.89 Gass, Elizabeth A., carfares—phone— meeting expenses 111.80 Globe Newspaper Co., advertising 23.35 Greater Boston Community Council, social service index 90.50 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 12.77 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 175.64 Hoyt, Creighton, auto expense, meetings 54.49 Hyde, Joseph E., auto expense—meetings 166.75 Menton, Paul C., auto expense, meetings 52.24 i,4urray, Joseph F., auto expense 162.50 Newsweek, subscription 2.67 Postinia�ter—Bostoii—postage 392•S2 Prospect Union Educational Exchange, catalog 1.00 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 246.45 Russell Sage Foundation, year book 3.58 Sherman Lock Co., lock replaces 7.50 Social Legislation Inf., subscription 15.00 Spergirurio, Michael, auto expense—neetings 164.50 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 93.60 Total Expenditures 2,422.06 Transferred to Revenue 2.94 2,425.00 318 Public Welfare-General Relief Appropriation for 1949 79,003.00 Transferred Town Meetings 2,000.00 Refunds 95 6.5 6 81.9.6 56 Expenditures Apelian, Alber S.,-M. D., services 8.00 Atlantic Market, groceries 42.00 Bacon, G. S.,-M. D., services 355.00 Ba!atta Shoe Repair, shoe repair 10.50 Baron, Albert L.,-M. D., services 18.00 Bernstein, Harry B.,-M. D., services 12.00 Bialow, S. P.,-M. D., services 14.00 Boston, City of, aid 187.86 Boston Lying-In Hospital, care 153.65 Brigham Hospital, Robert B., care 234.15 Brown, J. B.,-M. D., services 4.00 Burger, Francis J.,-M. D., services 33.50 Butler Pharmacy, supplies 302.35 Cambridge, City of., aid 144.65 Cambridge Taxi Co., taxi .90 Canzanelli, Pericles,-M. D., services 83.00 Case Shoe Co., Edwin, shoes 64.20 Cash weekly disbursements 56,299.36 Catholic Charitable Bureau, care 861.11 Chadwick, William, brace 8.00 Charles Oil Co., coal 24.00 Children's Hospital, care 28.00 Children's Mission, board 187.00 Chopourian, H. M.,-M. D., services 20.00 Ciani, Manfred M.,-M. D., services 15.00 Ciolfi Market, groceries 278.97 Clark's Taxi-taxi 3.90 Cleary Rrug Store, supplies 75.40 Coffey's Market, groceries 37.70 Connolly, John D.,-M. D., services 54.00 Conti, Domenic, rent 192.00 Corbin, Mrs. L. F., room & board 117.26 Costa, George W., prescriptions 4.50 -Crittenton Home., Florence, care 74.18 DiIorio, Frederick,-M. D., services 620.00 Doyle, John P.,-M. D., services 47.50 Drosdick, V. A.,-M. D., services 6.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 760.57 Egan Christopher E.-M. D., services 3.00 Egleston Shoe Repair, shoe repair 2.50 Elliott, Harold E., Dr., glasses- 3800 Esposito, John, burial 100.00 Fantasia, Philip D.,-M. D., services 91.00 Ferrera Bros. Inc., groceries 25.60 First National Stores, groceries 1,724.00 Fox Drug Store, supplies 525.96 Gorman, Eugene F.,-M. D., services 230.00 Harris, Charles A., pants--shirts-hose 62.65 Haris, J. B.,-112. D., services 3.00 Harvey, Gladys M., board & room 240.00 Helms, James T., Dr., services 9.0IV, 319 Hudson Drug Store, supplies 24.35 Jameson, James J.,-M. D., services 69.00 Kelleher, Georgina G., nurse 100.00 Kelley, Edward J.,-M. D., services 5.00 Kelley, Joseph D'I.,-M. D., services 49.00 Kevorkian, J. J.,-M. D., services 437.00 Levine, Reevan I.,-M. D., services 3.00 Levine, Harry .,-M. D., services 25.00 Lexington St. Drug Co., supplies 190.15 Liggett Drug Co., prescription 2.85 Lloyd's Pharmacy, supplies 574.81 MacIntosh Coal Co., John, coal 86.70 Malone, Stephen J.,-M. D., services 3.00 Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 246.05 Mass., Commonwealth of, Dept of Public Welfare-aid 2,059.82 Mass General Hospital, care 531.50 Mass Memorial Hospital, care 93.00 Mastrangelo, Louis.,-M. D., services 98.25 Mooney, Mrs. D. G., room rent 30.00 Mt. Auburn Hospital, care 2,285.75 Murphy, John, P., services 111.00 Murray, Paul F., Dr., services 27.00 Natick, Town of, aid 169.80 Nelson Drug Co., prescription 3.00 Nestbr's Market, C., groceries 117.00 New Deal Market, groceries 21.70 New Eng Deaconess Hospital, care 48.00 New Eng Hospital for Women, care 22.25 Newton, City of., aid 424.85 Nonantum Coal Co., coal 44.00 Otis Bros Co., rubbers & shoes 225.89 Parker Drug Co., supplies 3.00 PeEce, Guy C.,-M. D., services 46.00 Pieceri, Saverio,-M. D., services 8.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 77.08 Ramsay House, board & room 430.00 Rand's Pharmacy, supplies 231.67 Salusti, Joseph J.,-M. D., services 3.00 Sam's Market, groceries 9.70 Schindler, John H., eyeglass frames 8.00 Shawmut Market, groceries 145.50 Seeord, Walter N.,-M. D., services 6.00 Slattery, John J., M. D., services 64 )0 Stanton, John J., burials 417.56 St. Elizabeth's Hospital, care 733.05 Star Market Co., groceries 21.40 Stop & Shop., groceries 1,323.80 Sullivan & Son, James H., oil 348.70 Touzjian, Y. T.,-M. D., services 1,090.45 Waltham Hospital, care 1,584.56 Waring's Pharmacy, supplies 12.37 Watertown District Nursing Assoc., visits 87.75 Watertown Shoe Store, shoes 8.95 Weisman, Theodore A.,-M. D., services 163.00 Whit's Market, groceries 97.17 Winchell Nursing Home., Ida., board & room 2,023.00 Worcester, City of., aid 177.27 Wylie, Earl J.,-M. D., services 183.75 320 York, Robert S.,—M. D., services 44.00 Zelermyer, Max,—M. D., services 15.00 Total Expenditures 81,934.87 Transferred to Revenue 21.69 81,956.56 Public Welfare—Aid Dependent Children—Town Appropriation for 1949 68,114.00 Transferred Town Meeting 12,475.00 Transferred Reserve Fund 9,900.00 Refunds 653.52 91,142.52 Expenditures Cash. weekly disbursements 89,157.16 Transferred to Revenue 1,985.36 91,142.52 Public Welfare—Aid Dependent Children—Federal Administration Balance brought forward 1,333.26 Fereral Aid 2,663.07 3,996.33 Expenditures American Public Welfare Assoc., dues 5.00 Coolidge Printing Ci., printing 12,25 Eaton Press Inc., printing 14.50 Elliott Addressing Machine Co., stencils 23.92 Forbush, Elsie, salary 148.54 Forbush, Elsie, auto expense 51.83 Fox Drug 'Store, supplies 1.89 Gass, Elizabeth, salary 148.54 Gass, Elizabeth, carfare 36.30 Hammond, Irene, salary 66.00 Hobbs & Warren Inc., forms 3.69 Horne & Co., H. S., supplies 79.90 Hoyt, Oreighton B., salary 93.60 Hoyt, Creighton B., auto expense 55.94 Hyde, Joseph E., salary 203.82 Hyde, Joseph E., auto expense 37.50 Journal of Social Casework, subscription 3.50 Leah, Carmen L., salary 93.60 Leah, Carmen L., auto expense 18.51 Menton, Paul C., salary 93.60 Menton, Paul C.. auto expense 55.94 Murray, Joseph P., salary 247.68 Murray, Joseph F., auto expense 37.50 National Cash Register Co., adding machine cleaned 6.48 Postmaster—Boston, postage 110.60 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 43.70 Total Expenditures 1,694.33 Balance carried forward 2,302.00 3.996.33 321 Public Welfare—Aid Dependent Children—Federal Aid Balance brought forward 853.52 Federal Aid 27,469.63 Recoveries 185.69 28,508.84 Expenditures Cash. weekly disbursements 22,865.21 Balance carried forward 5,643.63 28,508.84 Public Welfare— Old Age Assistance Town Appropriation for 1949 195,237.00 Transferred Town Meeting 29,866.00 Refunds 5,844.67 230,967.67 Expenditures Belmont, Town of., aid 216.61 Billerica, Town of., aid 141.82 Boston, City of., aid 570.07 Brockton, City of., aid 128.23 Brookline, City of., aid 21.17 Cambridge, City of., aid 608.49 Canton, Town of., aid 65.45 Cash, weekly disbursements 225.094.91 Everett City of., aid 18.44 Framingham, Town of., aid 112.60 Lowell, City of., aid 115.13 Malden, City of., aid 345.08 Milford, Town of., aid 221.43 Newton, City of., aid 1,830.02 North Reading, Town of., aid 404.36 Peabody, City of., aid 192.12 Quincy, City of., aid 189.36 Rockland, Town of., aid 117.64 Somerville, City of., aid 65.03 Springfield, City of., aid 135.08 Waltham, City of., aid 157.91 Wenham, Town of., aid 49.52 Total Expenditures 230,800.47 Transferred to Revenue 167.20 230,967.67 Public Welfare—Old Age Assistance—Federal Administration Balance brought forward 9,428.14 Federal Aid 7,497.96 16,926.10 Expenditures Cameron, Helen G., salary 98.00 Cram, Catherine. salary 278.38 Donato, Eleanor Marie, salary 44.00 Forbufli, Elsie, salary 2,271.46 Gass. Elizabeth, salary 2,271.46 Hammond, Irene, salary 495.00 Hoyt. Creighton, salary 1,053.00 322 Hyde, Joseh E., salary 3,356.18 Leah, Carmen L., salary 78.00 Murray, Joseph F., salary 4,052.32 Menton, Paul C., salary 975.00 Murray, Joseph F., expenses—conference 65.00 Postmaster—Boston—postage 1.65 Spergirurio, Michael, salary 1,804.10 Total Expenditures 16,843.55 Balance carried forward 82.55 16,926.10 Public Welfare—Old Age Assistance—Federal Aid Balance brought forward 6,167.50 Federal Aid 158,387.17 Recoveries 537.28 165,091.95 Expenditures Cash, weekly disbursements 158,592.83 Balance carried forward 6,499.12 165,091.95 Infirmary Department Infirmary—Keeper—Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,710.00 Expenditures DeMarais, Charles J., salary 1,693.32 Transferred to Revenue 14.68 1,710.00 Infirmary—Department—General Expense Appropriation for 1949 7,653.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 7,953.00 Expenditures American Laundry Inc., lanudry 335.16 Automatic Heating Corp.. burner service 44.10 Barratta Shoe Repairing, shoe repair 5.00 Belmont Herald, advertising 3.00 Boston Cons Gas. Co., service 75.89 Boston Edison Co., service 230.25 Boston Janitors Supply Co., paper supplies 27.58 Buckley & Scott Utilities, fuel 474.44 Butler's Pharmacy, supplies 53.48 Centebar's Market, provisions 679.02 Chopourian, Dr., services 17.00 Connolly, John D.,—M. D., services 14.00 Deerfoot Farms, milk & cream 40.87 DeMarais, Charles J., reimbursements 287.61 Downer, S. B., provisions 1,182.15 DuBois Oil Co., oil 261.40 Dunn's Drugr Store, supplies 39.40 323 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 72.98 Fuller Co., groceries 202.52 Grant Co., W. T., towels---shirts--underwear 75.68 Grosvenor & Co., W. J., metal moulding 44.78 Gumpert Co. Inc., spaghetti sauce 42.58 Harris, Charles A., clothes 54.91 Hones-McDuffee & Stratton, coffee mugs 4.45 Keefe, John C., chair repair 5.00 Lexwood Poultry Farm, eggs 106.25 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 91.55 Meat Spot, provisions 22.92 Mooney Card Shop., office supplies 9.40 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., services 85.03 Otis Bros Co., clothes-overshoes 21.85 Papazian, James., bread & pastry 414.016 Pay-roll, weekly 1,535.42 Perkins Institute for Blind, chairs reseated 16.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, tobacco- 32.00 Pilgrim Engineering Co., batteries 3.98 Raymond's Inc., mattresses 56.00 Rockwood Springkling Co., checking 46.65 Sam's Market, groceries 182.87 Sea Foods Market, sea food 1.60 Small & Co., Frederick C., tea and coffee 90.30 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaing 60.00 Stetson Co., M. D.. supplies 12.72 Sunshine Market Co., groceries 26.69 Swift & Co., soaps 76.39 Watertown, Town of., metered water 71.32 Watertown District Nursing, visit 1.00 Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., repair refrigerator 25.00 White. Bernie, Flower Shop., Ymas tree 1.50 White, Peter J., carpentering 28.25 Woodland, Charles L., eggs-milk 454.95 ' York, Harry J., incidentals 173.53 Total Expenditures 7,920.47 Transferred to Revenue 32.53 7,953.00 Physicians Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Canzanelli, Pericles-M. D., services 153.22 Kelley, Edward J..-M. D., services 153.22 Mastrangelo, Louis,-M. D., services 596.78 Titus, Pete,.-,M. D.. services 596.78 1,500.00 Veterans' Benefits-Salary of Agent Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Corbett, John F., salary 2,454.80 Maloney, James A., salary 1,045.20 3,500.00 324 Veterans' Benefits—Investigator or Social Worker Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,240.00 Expenditures Najarian, Dorothy R., salary 2,240.00 Veterans' Benefits—Investigator or Social Worker Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,040.00 Expenditures Maloney, James A., salary 1,324.13 Transferred to Revenue 715.87 2.040.00 Veterans' Benefits—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,820.00 Expenditures Brogie, Katherine A., salary 1,820.00 Veterans' Benefits—Junior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,820.00 Expenditures Watson, Alice S., salary 1,163.20 Ford, Pauline, salary 496.80 Total Expenditures 1,660.00 Transferred to Revenue 160.00 1,820.00 Veterans' Benefits—Office Expense Appropriation for 1949 1.200.00 Expenditures Civil Service Reporter, subscription 2.00 Coolidge Printing Co., printing 57.52 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 7.10 Horne & Co., H. S., typewriter tables—cabinets 328.10 Mass, Commonwealth of., Secretary's Office— notary public commission 5.00 Mass. Veterans' Services Agents Assoc., dues 7.00 Orco Cameras Inc., supplies 140.44 Potmaster—Boston, postage 154.12 Prospect Union Educational Exchange, catalog 1.00 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, office supplies 321.81 Standard Maintenance Co., ribbons—typewriter maintenance 27.70 United-American Soda Fountain Corp., replacement sink 130.00 Y. & C. Sales Corp., repairing typewriter desk 14.00 Total Expenditures 1,195.79 Transferred to Revenue 4.21 1,200.00 325 Veterans' Benefits--Car Expense Appropriation for 1949 400.00 Corbertt, John F., car expense 12.50 Maloney, James A., car expense 187.50 Najarian, Dorothy R., car expense 200.00 400.00 Veterans' Benefits-Veterans' Services Appropriation for 1949 45,000.00 Refunds 1,874.87 46,874.87 Expenditures Barron, Albert L.,-M. D., services 12.00 Beatty Bros., prescriptions 5.95 Bishop Drug Co., supplies 11.02 Burnham-Manning VFW-Post 1105, veterans' burials 350.00 Butler Pharmacy, supplies 29.72 Cambridge, Cityo of., care 250.83 Cambridge Visiting Nursing Assoc., visits 1.50 Canzanelli, Pericles.,-M. D., services 19.00 Caravaglio, Joseph J.,-M. D., services 28.00 Carney Hospital, care 70.00 Case Shoe Co., Edwin, shoes 12.95 Cash, weekly disbursements 38,756.56 Children's Hospital, care 48.00 Chopourian, H. M.,-M. D., services 115.00 Clement's Rest Home, board & room 103.00 Cohn, Samuel A.,-M. D., services 3.00 Comfort Drug Store, supplies 29.70 Community Opticians, glasses 27.50 Corbett, John F., agent burial 2.00 Donahue, Marilyn, nurse 119.00 Donoavan, William F.,-M. D., services 40.00 Drodik, V. A.,- M. D., services 6.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 70.36 Esposito, John & Joseph, burial 148.00 Fischer, Joseph J.,-:vi. D., services 75.00 Forsythe Dental Infirmary-care 28.00 Fox Drug Store, supplies 91.66 Ginsburg, Abraham.,-'-W. D., services 5.00 Goodman, oJ.hn E„-M. D., services 7.00 Goodrow, P. W., supporter 15.50 Gorman,Eugene F.,-M. D., services 61.00 Grant Co., W. T., clothes 59.36 Harris, Charles A., clothes 22.23 Helms, James T..-TNT. D., services 3.00 Higginbotham, Fred A.,-M. D., services 48.00 Keefe's Pharmacy, supplies 9.90 Kelley. Edward J.,-M. D., services 9.00 Kempton, Hilda, nurse 42.50 Kevorkian, J. J.,-M. D., services 154.00 LaFayette Bros., -1z. D., services 49.00 Leeds, William,-VI. D., services 3.00 LeRoy, R. V.,-M. D., services 27.00 Lexington St. Drug Co., supplies 104.95 326 Herbert C. LeBuff & Herbert L. Libby, burial 148.00 Lloyd Pharmacy, supplies 23.97 Main St. Fruit Market, moving 8.00 Maloney, James A., agent for burial 2.00 Martin, L. A.,-M. D., services 12.00 Mary Beth Convalseent Home, care 93.28 Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary, care 16.75 Mass General Hospital, care 452.00 Moloney, Albert M.,-M. D., services 15.00 Morrison, John L.,-M. D., services 125.00 Mt. Auburn Hospital, care 1,084.55 Nilson Drug Co., supplies 8.75 Newton Wellesley Hospital, care 518.85 Ormon, Nina M., nurse 42.50 Otis Bros. Co., clothes 74.55 Palermo, Joseph J.,-M. D., services 15.00 Parker Drug 'Store, supplies 7.75 Pesce, Guy C.,-M. D., services 23.00 Peters, James M.,-M. D., services 18.�U Picceri, Saverio,-M. D., services 8.00 Piccolo's Pharmacy, supplies 44.50 Rand's Pharmacy Inc., supplies 5.20 Ricci, Alpine L.,-M. D., services 29.00 Rosenberg, Joel,-M. D., services 5.00 Rosselli, N. John.,-M. D., services 6.00 Sandi, Paul L.,-M. D., services 12.03 Schindler, John H.,-glasses 18.00 Secord, Walter N.,-M. D., services 12.00 Shane, Theodore,-M. D., services 19.00 Slattery, John J.,-M. D., services 15.00 St. Elizabeth Hospital, care 457.35 Touzjian, Y.T.,-M. D., services 730.50 Waltham Hospital, care 539.75 Waltham Rest Home, care 181.22 Watertown District Nursing Ass'n, visits 36.00 Watertown Post r99 American Legion, veteran's burials 330.00 Weisman, Theodore-M. D., services 7.00 York, Robert S., M. D.. services 47.%00 Total Expenditures 46,262.68 Transferred to Revenue 612.19 46,874.87 SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES School Department-General Control Superintendent's Salary Appropriation for 1949 6,900.00 Expenditures Kelly, Francis A., salary 6,900.00 School Department-General Control Ass't Superintendent's Salary Appropriation for 1949 5,600.00 Expenditures O'Brien, Thomas, salary 5,600.00 327 School Department—General Control Clerks' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 4,680.00 Expenditures Guidrey, Gertrude M., salary 2,160.00 O'Toole, Anne B., salary 2,520.00 4,680.00 School Department—General Control Attendance Officers' Salaries Appropriation for 1949 5,760.00 Expenditures Carroll, Joseph L., salary 2,880.00 Caverly, Francis, salary 2,880.00 5,760.00 School Department—General Control Attendance Officers' Expenses Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures Carroll, Joseph L., car expense 250.00 Caverly, Francis, car expense 250.00 500.00 School Department—General Control—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 75.00 Expenditures Kelly. Francis A., convention expense 75.00 School Department—General Control—New Eng. Development Council Appropriation for 1949 300.00 Expenditures New Eng. School Development Council, membership 300.00 School Department—General Control—Office Expense Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures American Assoc., of School Adm., dues 10.00 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 199.29 Kelly Florist, flowers 20.00 Kelly, Francis A., convention expenses 20.44 National Cash Register Co., maintenance adding machine 17.00 National League to Promote Att., subscription 3.00 328 O'Brien, Thomas F., convention expense 20.94 Packard Motor Car Co., service 34.45 Postmaster—Boston, postage 128.00 Total Expenditures 453.12 Transferred to Revenue 46.88 500.00 School Department—General Control—Telephones Appropriation for 1949 1,700.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 2,000.00 Expenditures New Eng. Tel & Tel. Co., services 1,998.81 Transferred to Revenue 1.19 2.000.00 School Department—Instruction Salaries Appropriation for 1949 803,645.00 Refunds 112.00 803,757.00 Expenditures Abbott, Sara, salary 4,000.00 Adams Alfred S., salary 3,800.00 Adams, Bernice, salary 3,200.00 Alberico, Alice, salary 522.50 Andren, Ann salary 2,399.95 Andrews. Joseph W., salary 3,923.00 Appel, Ruth, salary 4,000.00 Bagzhaw, Thomas L., salary 1,120.00 Banks, Pauline, salary 3.300.00 Banning, Evelyn I., salary 3.383.00 Bassett, Charlotte, salary 3,700.00 Bassett, Jennie, salary 3,700.00 Beeten, Claire, salary 3,200.00 Biggane, Sara T., salary 4,100.00 Blake, Thomas, salary 3,864.00 Blossom, Ellen G., salary 3,400.00 Bond, Edmund H., salary 4,300.00 Boserman, Evelyn, salary 1,500.03 Bowen, Muriel E., salary 2,650.00 Boy, John, salary 3,040.00 Boyle, Mary, salary 3,800.03 Brock, Gladys, salary 3,000.00 Brooks, Pauline, salary 3,210.00 Brown, Eileen, salary 3,800.00 Bujnievicz, Jennie, salary 3,700.00 Burge, Alice, salary 3.200.00 Burke, M. Alice, salary 2.743.50 Burke, Peter J., salary 3,880.00 Butler, Mrs. John, salary 880.00 Campbell, Laura, salary 3,600.00 Canan, Marietta, salary 1.280.00 Caram, Mildred J., salary 3,500.00 Carey, Ann, salary 2,230.00 Carey, Mary, salary 3.100.00 329 Carey, Virginia, L., salary 815.00 Carney, Helen C., salary 1,103.00 Carver, Alice M., salary 3,300.00 Chandler, Mrs. Helen, salary 1,287.00 Ch;akian, Elisha, salary 3,800.00 Clem, Carl, salary 3,600.00 Colby, Frances G., salary 3,782.00 Coen, Mildred E., salary 1,500.00 Collins, Charles, salary 200.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 3,700.00 Collies, Miriam, salary 1,890.03 Connor, Eleanor B., salary 3,700.00 Connors, Lawrence J., salary 675.00 Corbett, William, salary 960.00 Corcoran, Mary, salary 880.00 Craig, John salary 2,520.00 Crosby, Helen L. Patterson, salary 1,650.00 Crosby, Rita Tierney, salary 2,127.00 Curry, John, salary 960.00 Cusick, Elizabeth, salary 3,400.00 Daley, Catherine, salary 1,870.00 Dedeyan, Angel, salary 1,670.00 Desmond, Elizabeth, salary 3,800.00 Donald, Wiliam, salary 3,580.00 Donnellan, William, salary 3,420.00 Donnelly, Margaret, salary 2,160.00 Donovan, Paul H., salary 150.00 Dooley, Gertrude salary 3,000.00 Dowling, Patriciafi J., salary 2,800.'0 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 3,184.00 Durrell, Charles P., salary 4,600.00 Dwyer, Catherine T., salary 3,500.00 Eagan, Mary, salary 3,056.00 Edwards, Josephine, salary 3,200.00 Eicho n, John R., salary 3,800.00 Eisenhauer, Hugh J., salary 2,160.00 Elia, Elizabeth, salary 2,080.00 Ellis, Cyril F., salary 4,160.00 Ellis, Florence, salary 900.00 Evans, Gladys, salary 1,320.00 Falbo, Yolando, salary 336.00 Fallon, James, salary 220.00 Farnum, Margaret, salary 2,970.00 Farrington, Julia, salary 2,910.00 Farewell, Winifred, salary 1,573.00 Felton, Clifton A., salary 3,400.00 Finnegan, Mary, salary 3,200.00 Fitzpatrick, Jolui, salary 960.00 Fitzpatrick, Margaret 1,820.00 Foley, Agnes, salary 1,205.50 Ford, Raymond, salary 3,700.00 Foye, Alice, salary 3,000.00 Fulton, Leah, salary 3,400.00 Gartland, Harriet, salary 3,200•.00 Garufi, Philip F., salary 1,330.00 Gearin, Margaret M., salary 3,400.00 Gifford, Joanna, salary 3,200.00 Gilligan, Mary H., salary 3,200.0 Gleason, Robert, salary 3,700.00 330 Gough, Anna, salary 3,700.00 Gould, Carolyn, salary 3,100.00 Gray, L. Jane, salary 3,200.00 Greeley, Julia W., salary 3,300.00 Griffith, Pearl, salary 3,500.00 Grigg, Mrs. Eileen, salary 90.00 Greuner, Adele R., salary 3,100.00 Guidrey, Virginia, salary 2,786.00 Hannabell, Mildred, salary 3,100.00 Harrington, Robert, salary 2,753.00 Harris, Florence, salary 3,100.00 Harris, John, salary 3,500.00 Harris, Mary, salary 2,787.00 Hayes, Esther, salary 3,000.00 Hayes, Helen F., salary 3,100.00 Helms, Phobe, salary 3,200.00 Hickey, Anne, salary 2.200.00 Hillen, Ethel A., salary 3,200.00 Hilliard, Pearl M., salary 2,860.00 Hirtle, Bertram L., salary 1,160.00 Holland, Bertram H., salary 5,900.00 Horrigan, Viola, salary 3,570.00 Howard, John, salary 2,220.00 Howard, Mary, salary 3,100.00 Hutchinson, Edythe E., salary 3,500.00 Hynes, Betty Ann, salary 815.00 Hynes, Rose, salary 3.000.0. ' Jacobs, Edith, salary 4,200.00 Jeffers, Harriett M., salary 3,200.00 Johnson, Esther C., salary 3,800.00 Jones, Mildred, salary 3,100.00 Kanaly, Alice, salary 2,200.00 Keep, Marion P., salary 3,980.00 Keating, Franklin P., salary 3,700.00 Kelley, Joan, salary 815.00 Kelley, John, salary 4,600.00 Kelman, A., Robert, salary 4,000.00 Kemp, Anna M., salary 300.00 Kent, I Eliot, salary 3,500.00 . Koumjian, John, salary 3,870.00 Krikorian, Sadie, salary 1,520.00 Landin, Walter E., salary 3,700.00 Lane, A. Louise, salary 2,500.00 Lane, Helen B., salary 3,100.00 Lawrence, Charlotte E., salary 3,000.00 Learned, Edna A., salary 3,100.00 Libby, Gladys, salary 3,300.00 Linehan, John, salary 2:802.50 Liston, John, salary 3,400.00 Lyons, Emma, salary 3,100.00 Lyons, Frances, salary 3,200.00 Lyons, Helen A., salary 3.340.00 Lyons, Helen R., salary 3,200.00 MacCurdy, Robert D., salary 3,600.00 MacDonald, Ruth K., salary 1,870.00 MasGregor, Helen D., salary 3,192.50 MacKey, Helen, salary 3,400.00 Macomber, Phyllis, E., salary 3,1L'0.00 MacPherson, Mabel, salary 3.700.00 331 Malkasian, Stella, salary 3,277.50 Malley, Joseph, salary 3,865.00 Mantenuto, John J., salary 3,248.00 Matson, Mary, salary 1,298.00 Matthews, Mary, salary 3,100.00 McCabe, Helen, salary 1,290.00 McCaffrey, Eleanor M., salary 3,640.00 McCarthy, Evelyn, salary 3,220.00 McCarthy, Margaret, salary 3,300.00 McCarthy, Marjorie, salary 1,670.00 McCarthy, Timothy J., salary 2,969.50 McCormack, Mary, salary 2,900.00 McCoubrey, Anne, salary 3,500.00 McDermott, Julia salary 1,320.00 McDonough, Elizabeth, salary 3,200.00 McDonough, Regina, salary 815.00 McGrath, Arthur, salary 3,480.00 McInnerney, Francis A., salary 3,200.00 McMahon, Kathryn, salary 3,100.00 McManus, Helen, salary 3,100.00 McManus, Joseph P., salary 2,950.00 McMullen, Anastasia, salary 3,800.00 McNally, Alice, salary 3,880.00 McNaughton, Mrs. Betty, salary 290.00 McNealy. John, salary 3,800.00 Mealy, E. Gertrude, salary 3,600.00 Megan, Emily, salary 1,320.00 Melody, John, salary 35.00 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 3,5,00.00 Moody, Harold L., salary 3,700.00 Mooney, Francis X., salary 4,600.00 Morrison, Elinor, salary 2,800.00 Morse, Mildred, salary 3,200.00 Muldoon, Marion K., salary 2,520.00 Murphy, Beatrice, salary 3,200.00 Murphy, Dorothy salary 3,500.00 Murphy, Eleanor, salary 3,000.00 Murphy, Geraldine, salary 2,900.00 Murphy, Joseph, salary 4,360.00 Natoli, Marie, salary 887.00 Norcross, Mildred, salary 3,781.00 Nuhn, Mary, salary 815.00 Nutting, Hazel J., salary 2,900.00 Nuzzo, Marie, salary 350.00 Oates, John P., salary 3,100.00 O'Brien, Gertrude Brooks, salary 220.00 O'Brien, Helen, salary 3,200.00 O' Toole, William, salary 3,800.00 Palm, Helen E., salary 3,500.00 Pane, Aurora, salary 2,800.00 Parker, Helen R., salary 3,900.00 Parker, Leila M., salary 3,200.00 Paton, Helen, salary 3,100.00 Poole, Elaine D., salary 3,200.00 Prout, Jane, salary 3,422.51 Quackenbush, M. Theresa, salary 1,860.00 Quinn, Mrs. Joseph, salary 520.00 Randall, Freda, salary 1,440.00 Rideout, Grace, salary 3,200.00 332 Riley, Isabel, salary 3,200.00 Roberts, Katherine, salary 3,700.00 Robinson, T. Donald, salary 3.800.00 Rooney, Edward, salary 3,700.00 Roth, Marion H., salary 2,900.00 Rowe, Edna P., salary 3,400.00 Ryan, James, salary 300.00 Sanborn, Alice L., salary 3,200.00 Sanger, Jean, salary 2,722.50 Sawyer, Erald, L., salary 4,800.00 Secord, Ethel, salary 2,222.00 Secord, Muriel, salary 3,100.00 Severance, Elizabeth, salary 2,160.00 Shaw, Dorothy, salary 2,969.50 Sheldon, Joan salary 1,000.00 Sheehan, James, salary 3,366.00 Slattery Catherine, salary 3,300.00 Slattery, Mildred, salary 3,085.50 Small, Ruth E., salary 3,100.00 Smith, Hazel D., salary 2,800.00 Smith, Madeline, salary 3,000.00 Smith, Rose, salary 3,681.50 Stolnacke, Martha, salary 3,100.00 Striley, C. Harold, salary 4,600..^,0 Sullivan, Alice D., salary 1,200.00 Sullivan, Alice G., salary 2,800.00 Sullivan, Daniel E., salary 2,100.03 Sullivan, Mary A., salary 3,200.50 Sullivan, Mary J., salary 2,859.50 Taylor, Catherine, salary 2.904.50 Thayer, Helen, salary 3,700.00 Thulin, Ruth, salary 4,000.100 Timper, Alma, salary 3,400.00 Trebias, Patricia, salary 576.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 3.184.00 Vacca, Carlo, salary 3,800.,',10 Valente, Doris, salary 869.00 VanGelder, Mary F. McLaughlin, salary 1,320.00 Vanier, Ella L., salary 3,200.00 Varney, Dorothy L., salary 3,200.L'0 Walsh, Evelyn, salary 1,120.00 Ward, Alice, salary 3,170.00 Ward, Anna B., salary 3,700.00 Ward, Edwin H., salary 3,780.00 Ward, John H. R., Jr., salary 3,900.00 Ware, Lois, salary 2,900.00 Webb, Ellen, salary 3,000.00 Weldon, Althea V., salary 3,200.00 Wheeler, C. Arthur, salary 4,800.00 White, Doris, salary 3.000.00 Whitney Marion, salary 3,582.00 Winning, G. Elizabeth, salary 3,056.00 Woodbury, Madeline, salary 3,400.00 Young, Clara O., salary 3,400.00 Zeno, Joseph, salary $1,150.00 Specials Adams, Bernice, salary 18.00 Andren, Ann, salary 15.00 333 Beeten, Claire, salary 35.00 Bowen, Muriel, salary 11.00 Brock, Gladys, salary 20.00 Carey, Ann, salary 21.00 Carey, Virginia, salary 7.OD Chick, Arnold, salary 2,000.00 Colbert, Edward B.. salary 4,600.00 Corcoran, Mary, salary 6.00 Dooley, Gertrude, salary 13.00 Dowling, Patricia, salary 15.00 Drew, Jessie P., salary 3,200.00 Eagan, Mary, salary 12.00 Falbo, Yolando, salary 2.00 Farley, Helen, M., salary 3,300.00 Fitzgerald, Joan, salary 1.00 Foley, Agnes, salary 4.00 Fredericks, Gladys, salary 4.00 Gearin, Margaret, salary 19.00 Geary, Ceclia, salary 2,965.00 Gifford, Joanna, salary 18.00 Guidrey, Virginia, salary 21.00 Hannabell, Mildred, salary 15.00 Harrington, Robert, salary 14.00 Harris, Mary, salary 8.00 Helms, Phoebe, salary 22.00 Lane, Louise, salary 11.00 Lawrence, Charlotte, salary- 16.00 Learned, Edna, salary 18.00 MacDaid, James, salary 3,400.00 Matson, Mary, salary 21.00 Mayo, Walter L., salary 2,520.00 McBreen, Eleanor, salary 3,520.00 McCarthy, Evelyn, salary 15.00 McDonough, Regina, salary 7.00 McManus, Helen, salary 43.00 Morrison, Elinor, alary 15.00 Murphy, Eleanor, slaary 38.00 Myers, Mrs., Althea, salary 1.00 Nutting, Hazel, salary 14.00 O'Brien, Helen, salary 20.00 Pane, Aurora, salary 16.00 Paton, Helen, salary 22.00 Perkins, Arthur, salary 4,170.00 Phelan, Julia, salary 3,2„W.00 Prout, Jane, salary 6.00 Riley, Isabel, salary 25.00 Rinehart, W. L., salary 3,500.00 Rowe, Edna, salary 18.00 Russell, Florence, salary 2,340.00 Sanborn, Alice,.salary 11.00 Sword, Ethel, salary 15.00 Sword, Muriel, salary 13.00 Stolnacke, Martha, salary 27.00 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 21.00 VanGelder, Mary F., salary 15.00 Ward, Alice, salary 9.00 Ware, Lois, salary 11.00 Weldon, Althea, salary 28.00 334 Substitutes Appel, Lily, salary 176.00 Angell, Phyllis, salary 31.50 Baker, Marjorie, salary 10.50 Barres, Hazel, salary 28.00 Bazarian, Martiza, salary 157.50 Boschetti, Antonio, salary 7.00 Boserman, Evelyn, salary 207.50 Brehm, Leo, salary 14.00 Brink, Natalie, salary 42.00 Carney, Helen, salary 31.50 Carrick, Marjorie, salary 147.00 Cole, Ernest A., salary 21.00 Collins, Miriam, salary 70.00 Creedon, Gertrude, salary 7.00 Crowley, Mrs. James, salary 14.00 Crowley, Jean, salary 392.00 DePass, John, salar y 98.00 Desmond, Mildred, salary 119.00 Dixon, Celia, C., salary 133.00 Donahue, Mary, salary 199.50 Dougherty, Joseph, salary 21.00 Driscoll, Katherine, salary 14.00 Eagleson, William, salary 42.00 Erskine, Doris, salary 175.00 Evans, Gladys salary 7.00 Fallows, Jean, salary 7.00 Farewell, Winifred, salary 21.00 Flamond, Mrs. Rosamond, salary 28.00 Fitzgerald, Joan, salary 112.00 Fredericks, Gladys salary 1,567.00 Guthrie, Madeline, salary 14.00 Gavin, Margaret, salary 417.00 Glynn, Marion, salary 317.25 Hirrell, Michael, salary 91.00 Hunnell, Rosemary, salary 101.50 Hurwitz, Rose, salary 14.00 Iuliano, Rosario, salary 7.00 Jenkins, Mrs. James, salary 14.00 Jenkins, James, salary 3.50 John, George, salary 7.00 Leonard, Lois, salary 148.13 Lynch, Martha, salary 35.00 MacRury, Helen, salary 490.00 Madden, Joseph, salary 7.00 Marshall, Joseph, salary 818.00 Matson, Mary, salary 357.00 McDermott, Julia, salary 21.00 McGinnis, Charles F., salary 56.00 McNaughton, Betty, salary 126.00 Megan, Emily, salary 21.00 Myers, Althea, salary 283.50 Navarro, Stanely, salary 14.00 Olson, Ivar, salary 150.00 Perkins, Shirley, salary 35.00 Pilla, Eleanor, salary 3.50 Quinn, Agatha, salary 101.50 Sacco, Emma V., salary 7.00 Shapiro, Barbara, 21.00 335 Shaw, Patricia, salary 35.00 Sheridan, Gertrude, salary 196.00 Swett, Mary, B., salary 63.00 Sullivan, John J., salary 84.00 Ticehurst, Dorothy, salary 1,263.00 Tirrell, Mary, salary 98.00 Torres, Mary, salary 7.00 Ward, Marie, salary 658.00 Weatherbee, Beulah, salary 1,291.00 Weinhardt, Carl J., salary 14.00 Wolfenden, Olive, salary 245.00 Yankowski, George, salary 7.00 Total Expenditures 801,464.34 Transferred to Revenue 2,292.66 803,757.00 School Departments-Instruction-Books & Supplies Appropriation for 1949 34,000.00 Expenditures Addressograph-Mutligraph Corp., supplies 18.62 Air Reduction Sales, cylinders refilled 26.82 Allen Press, book 3.50 Allyn & Bacon, books 564.92 American Book Co., books 456.17 American Business Machine Corp., carbon 4.68 American Council on Education, books 2.30 American Education Press Inc., renewals 236.75 American Type Founders Sales-wooden furniture 129.45 Appleton-Century Inc., books 24.41 Arlo Publishing Co., books 19.55 Artistic Typing Hdgtrs.-stop watches 14.84 &sociation Films films 26.15 Atlas Paint & Supply Co., supplies 2.13 Babb & Co., Edward E., supplies 912.64 Baker Co., Walter H., books 5.78 Barry, Cran & Co., shin guards 54.57 Beaudette & Co., supplies 273.09 Beckley-Candy Co., books 149.67 Benton Review Pub. Co., books 2.67 B'Nai B'rith Vocational Service, information service 3.00 B'Nai Vocational Service, subscription 1.00 Bostitch Northeast Co., staplers 19.29 Boston Blue Print Co., drafting material 128.16 Boston Janitors Supply Co., burlap 4.80 Boston Music Co., music 11.73 Boston University School Pub. Relations, films 101.50 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 2.28 Brine Co., James W., timer-athletic supplies 426.93 Bruce Publishing Co., books 22.60 Bureau of Publications, books 54.85 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., carbon paper 7.11 Business Statistics Org. Inc., books 17.20 Butterick Co. Inc., subscription 1.75 California Test Bureau, tests 21.95 Cambosco Scientific Co., chemicals 258.03 Canvas Products Co., aprons 10.00 336 Carolina Biological Supp. Co., supplies 4.09 Carter & Co., paper supplies 260.80 Carter-Rice & Co., paper supplies 464.84 Centebar's Market, groceries 720.45 Central Scientific Co., scientific supplies 33.87 Champion Publishing Co., books 4.90 Chandler & Farquhar, supplies 2.50 Civic Education Service, subscriptions 14.50 College Entrance Ex. Board, handboks 3.00 Comm. on Diagnostic Reading, booklets 3.31 Congress, Library of., cards 23.05 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 786.46 Co-operative Test Division, tests 13.45 Croft, Arthur C., subscription 7.50 Cutter-Wood & Sanderson, hardware 16.93 Delta Distributors, phonograph repairs 21.42 Denoyer-Guppert Co., maps 91.65 Department of Elementary School Principals, year book 8.08 Drew, Jessie P., expenses 3.75 Duro Test Corp., lights 61.80 Economy Co., arithinetic drill tablets 4.78 Edgar Co., William W., flowers 6.00 Educators Association, books 19.50 Educational PublLshing Co., music .75 Educational & Psychological, subscription 5.00 Educaticnal Test Bureau, reports supplies 9.05 Educational Testing Service, school reports 4.40 Encylopedia Britannica, Encylopedia Britannica 187.06 Evans Printing Co., printing 260.00 Farm Bureau Association, shavings 3.50 Fellowerafters-metal 18.02 Fischer Inc., Carl, music 135.75 Flag Center, state flag 45.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 72.07 Frontier Press Co., books 19.16 Gelotte Inc., Claus, bulbs 3.10 Ginn & Co., books 1,333.30 Gledhill Bras. Inc., supplies 1,730.17 Globe Book Co., books 55.59 Greater Boston Vocational Guid., dues 5.00 Gregg Writer, tests 18.00 Gregg Publishing Co., books 217.97 Groom Co., Thomas, office supplies 31.94 Hale & Co., E. M., books 47.70 Hammett Co., J. L., supplies 3,455.54 Harcourt-Brace & Co., books 341.11 Harper & Bros., books 22.34 Harrison Associates, Lawrence, diplomas 316.35 Harvey Co., Arthur C., steel 538.29 Harvey & Howe Inc. ,subscription 3.50 Harvard University, tests 60.78 Heath & Co., D. C., books 698.28 Holland Inc., Austin, pants-shirts-supplies 804.90 Hollis Music Supply Co., repairs on clarinet 10.00 Holt & Co., Henry, books 156.50 Homberg Gym Suit Co., gym suits 48.00 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies 213.85 Houghton-Mifflin Co., books 619.41 3JI Ideal Pictures, pictures 13.65 International Bus. Machines, supplies 8.19 International Printing Ink Co., ink 9.70 Iroquois Publishing Co., books 250.77 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., sporting goods 1,022.44 Jain Handy Organization, films 29.89 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 48.26 Jordan-Marsh Co.. dish cloths--supplies 73.76 Junior Scholastic, subscriptions 88.20 Kelly, Francis A., expenses meeting 12.00 Koplow Trimming Co., sewing supplies 15.43 Laidlow Bros., books 185.76 Library of Congress, cards 23.63 Lippincott Co.. J. B., books 68.50 Macmillan Co., books 694.26 McCall Corp., pattern book 1.40 McCormick Mathers Pub. Co., books 40.60 McGraw-Hill Book Co., books 9.06 MsGlauflin. B. Fay, insurance 12.69 McKinley Pub. Co., maps 10.16 Mainco Trading Co., supplies 1,665.32 Mass Bible Society, bible 6.75 Merrill Co., Inc., Charles E., books 440.35 Mooney Card & Gift Shop, office supplies 129.15 Morrill Div. Sun Chemical, paint 2.70 Mosby Co., C. V., book 3.27 Motivation Charts Inc.. charts 3.64 Music Publishers Holding, music 24.00 National Carloading Corp., freight 6.22 National Vocational Guid. Assoc., book .50 Neighboring Publishing Co., lead slugs 11.95 New Eng. Asso. of Colleges, dues 5.00 New Eng. Laundries, laundry 9.49 New Map of the Week, subscriptions 78.00 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 1,282.02 Nystrom Co., A. J., supplies 4.03 Occupational Index Inc.,subscription 11.00 Osgood-Globe Corp., supplies 41.32 Owen Publishing Co., F. A., song chart 1.00 Oxford Book Co., books 54.71 Oxford University Press, books 72.93 Partridge, Horace, iron shot 72.97 Phillips Paper Co., duplicator paper 92.16 Practical English, subscriptions 60.00 Prentice-Hall, Inc., books 74.53 Prospect Union Educational Exchange, catalogs 3.00 Psychological Corp., books 51.60 Railway Express Agency, express 100.79 Rand-McNally & Co., maps 16.03 Rand Type Setting Service, type setting 191.75 Raymonds Inc., sports supplies 109.90 Remington Rand Inc., tpyewriters 208.25 Rider & Associates, A. B., books 122.92 Roberts Inc. ,Lewis, printing inks 15.91 Rogan, Al, jackets-bats 70.10 RossCo., M. M., crafts supplies 144.47 Row-Peterson & Co., books 173.10 Rowe Co., H. M.• books 38.83 Royal Typewriter Co.. typewriters 428.75 338 Rutgers University Press, books 12.78 Sanders &Co., H. M., hardware 87.32 Sanborn & Co., Benjamin H., books 61.22 Scholastic Book Service, books 6.60 School Executive, subscription 6.00 Science Research Associates, renewals 87.66 Scott-Foresman & Co., books 1,656.26 Scribner's Sons, Charles, books 17.09 Service Sales Corp., paper 43.26 Service Sales Corp., distic cement .55 Shaw-Walker Co., guides 10.81 Silver-Burdett Co., books 672.98 Simon & Schuster Inc., books 1.99 Singer Co., Inc., books 122,17 Singer Sewing \/iachine Co., supplies 35.02 Smith & Corna Typewriter Co., L. C., typewriters 516.00 Society for Visual Education, films 16.20 South-Western Pub. Co., books 387.60 Spaulding, Alice Howard, royalty 9.53 Spencer Mfg. Co., S. M., repair numbering machine 4.50 Sports Equipment Center, shoulder pads 88.80 St. John & McColl Inc., duplicator supplies 397.95 Standard Duplicating Machine Agcy, duplicator paper 377.54 Stanwix House, dictionary 38.39 Stimpson Inc., supplies 15.25 Superintendent of Documents, supplies 8.35 Taylor's Belmont Express, express .40 Time Mai;azine, subscriptions" 64.50 Towle Co., A.. express 1.08 Tracy Chair Co., chair rental 112.00 Unde:wood Corp., service 4.52 United States Post Office, postage 115.46 University Pub. Co.. boons 52.79 Vahey, Martin L., insurance 131.51 Van Nostrand Co. Inc., D., books 74.49 Vesco Film Library, films 6.10 Volta Bureau, books 7.50 Ward's Stationers, supplies 2.40 Watertown Bindery, bindings 89.70 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 148.12 Watertown Sian, rubber stamp 4.n,0 Webster Publishing Co., books 18.60 Welch Mfg. Co., W. M., charts 40.30 White Co., John J., purina 9.95 White & Sons, Louis A., dictionaries 63.00 Wholesome Film Service Inc., films 175.20 Wilson Co., H. W., subscriptions 35.00 Winston Co., John C., books 83.01 Wolkins Co., Henry, supplies 497.79 Woodworker, subscription 2.00 Woolworth Co., F. W., supplies 12.40 World Book Co., books 1,Oa5.21 Total Expendtiures 33,999.50 Transferred to Revenue .50 34,000.00 339 School Department—Operation—Salaries Appropriation for 1949 55,680.00 Transferred Town Meeting 300.00 55,380.00 Expenditures Blackburn, Joseph, salary 916.60 Blomer, Gerard, salary 2,500.00 Bloomer, Harold, salary 198.00 Burke, Julia, alary 414.75 Coates, Ira Russell, salary 2,900.00 Comfort, Redford, salary, 2,783.30 Cornick, Adolphus, salary 2,70-0.00 Costell, Esther, salary 305.03 Couture, Herman, salary 2,900.00 Cram, John, salary 2,900.00 Devaney, Mary A., salary 1,810.03 Gannam, John, salary 2,800.00 Gill, Katherine, salary 1,166.73 Haddie, Florence, salary 1,810.00 Higgins, Henry, salary 2,500.00 Keenan, James, salary 2,900.00 Kelley, John G., salary 2,248.18 McDonald, Frank J., salary 274.98 Murphy, Margaret, salary 1,810.00 Quinn, Terence, salary 2,690.56 Ross, John J. ,salary 1,027.06 Smythe, Francis J., salary 572.87 Tierney, William, salary 2,500.00 Torres, John, salary 2,900.00 Upit, Ralph, salary 2,5330•00 Walsh, James F., salary 2,500.00 Waitt, Mary, salary 1,600•00 Ward, Grace E., salary 1,810.00 Withee, Alice, salary 1,206.56 Total Expenditures 55,144.62 Transferred to Revenue 235.38 55,380.00 School Dpartment—Operation—Supplies Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., paints 301.56 Fuller Co., cleaning supplies 63.12 Mainco Trading Co., paper supplies 161.60 Merit Paper & Chemical Co., paper supplies 222.00 Middlesex Janitor Service Co., wipers—mop handles 90.00 New Eng School Dev. Council, books 12.00 Orient Spray polish 313.36 Ryan Co., L., sawdust 22.75 Somerville Charcoal Co., charcoal 40.50 340 State Chemical Co., supplies 1,358.86 Waltham Paper Products Inc., paper supplies 907.85 Total Expenditures 3,493.60 Transferred to Revenue 6.40 3,500.00 School Department—Operation—Light & Power Appropriation for 1949 12,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 3,000.00 15,000.00 Expenditures Boston Cons. Gas Co., service 1,301.70 Boston Edison Co., service 13,694.51 Total Expenditures 14.996.21 Transferred to Revenue 3.79 15,000.00 School Department—Operation Fuel Appropriation for 1949 23,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 2,000.00 25,000.00 Expenditures Buckley & Scott Co., oil 500.68 Maloney Oil Co.,oil 1,810.20 Metropolitan Coal Co., fuel 20,256.20 Snider Fuel Corp., coal 2,343.06 Somerville Charcoal Co., charcoal 67.59 Total Expenditures 24,977.73 Transferred to Revenue 22.27 25,000.00 School Department—Operation—Ilalls Appropriation for 1949 700.00 Expenditures Blackburn, Joseph P., services 25.00 Bloomer, Gerard J., services 158.00 Burke, James J., servides 6.00 Coates, Ira, services 6.00 Comfort, Redford,services 6.00 Cornick, Adolphus, services 12.00 Couture, Herman, services 144.00 Cram, John, services 38.00 Donnelly, Andrew J., services 8.00 Gannam, John, services 12.00 Gilfoil, Joseph H., services 6.00 Hanlon, John J., services 6.00 341 Higgins, Henry, services 8.00 Keefe, Richard H., services 6.00 Keenan, James, services 36.00 Kelley, John, services 12.00 Maloney, Edward J., services 6.00 Murphy, Edward P. services 6.00 Quinn, Terence, services 4.00 Reilly, James M., services 6.00 Shea,William J., services 6.00 Smythe, Frank, services 6.00 Tierney, William, services 8.00 Torres, John, services 121.00 Ward, Grace E., services 48.00 700.00 School Department-Operation-Water Appropriation for 1949 250.00 Expenditures Watertown, Town of., metered water - 249.90 Transferred to Revenue .10 250.00 School Department-Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 43.090.00 Refund 6.47 43,096.47 Expenditures Addressograph Multigraph Corp., supplies 9.06 Adjustable Clamp Co., supplies-hand screws 75.90 Albany Carpet Cleaning Co., carpet cleaning 10.45 Andren, J. A., labor on heating system 159.40 Arnold, E. C., repair bass violin 24.00 Atlantic Roofing & Skylight Co., roofing repair 2,317.00 Artcraft Mfg. Co., seat covers 19.75 Baer Bros., varnish 8.50 Batchelder-Pontiac Corp., repair cars 66.00 Beaudette & Co., service on rex-graph 10.38 Belmont Herald, advertising bids 7.80 Bostitch-Northeast Inc., machine 131.75 Boston Janitors Supply Co., link matting 277.48 Boston Blue Print Co., chrome tapes 11.20 Boston & Maine R. R., freight 2.35 Bradley, John T., painting 3,515.65 Brine Co., James W., timer 19.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., service 147.61 Butler & Co., A. L., heating 119.37 Cadillac Automobile Co., auto repair 33.82 Campbell Hdwe Co., hardware 506.13 Chandler & Farquhar Co., sash chain-supplies 17.01 Chesterton Co., A. W., boiler work 3,037.05 342 Chestnut Welding Co., welding 805.10 Cinema Inc., repairs on projector 17.30 Clapper Co., auto sickle-supplies 58.20 Cleghorn Co., installing valves-supplies 1,016.82 Coates, Ira Russell, services 5.00 Connery-Kavanaugh Co., overhaul of paymaster checkwriter 27.50 Conrad, I. Albert, carpentering 200.00 Coolidge Cleansers Inc., cleaning rugs 9.03 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 1,667.74 Coolidge Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 59.75 Coombs Motor Co., lettering & repair 93.30 Cornick, Adolphus, services 5.00 Dinsmore, Frank R., keys 20.35 DiGregorio, Frank, services 42.00 Dolge Co., C. B., chemicals 576.48 Dwyer, Joseph, work on bleachers 42.00 Electric Roto-Rooter, cleaning drain 35.00 Electrical Installation Co., electrical work 147.75 Farraher, Henry, auto repair 118.95 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 36.49 Ford Co., aluninum windows 1,548.00 Gatchell Glass Co., glass 130.76 Gamewell Co., repair on interior phone system 29.67 Gazzola Joseph G. painting 3,591.00 General Heat& Appliance Co., service agreement 80.45 Graybar Electric Co., electric supplies 666.91 Greene Co., L. Charlton, radio parts 219.99 Griffiths Saw Co., Albert, saw repair 57.76 Guarantee Electric Welding Co., welding 346.15 Hamlin & Son Inc., C. B., flag pole 364.50 Hawes Electric Co., electric supplies 1.20 Higgins, Henry, registration 2.00 Higgins, J. L. shades 1,241.80 Higgins Co., Lincoln C. window shades 159.58 Holland, Bertram H., garage 30.00 Horne & Co., H. S., lock 17.50 Hughes, Wm. H., electric Work 714.80 Hunter Co. Inc., J. B, locks 11750 International Business Machines-service of electric clock system 52.96 Jacobsen Power Mower Co., power mower & sulky-parts- Overhauling 853.50 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 681.44 Jacobsen Saw Service, saw service 29.81 Johnson Service Co., temperature control service 250.50 Joyce& Son,P. J., concrete work 1,011.00 Keane Fire Equipment Co., extinguishers filled 292.55 Keefe, Mary G., insurance 13.94 Kelsoe, Alfred S., painting flag pole 70.00 Kendall Boiler & Tank Co., boiler repair 680.00 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., grinding 21.00 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 5,709.70 Lucas & Co., John, paint 155.00 Manufacturers Discount Corp., keys 10.64 Manzelli, Martin, concrete work 63.48 Markell Sanitary Products Co., push brooms 13.60 343 Mass. Commonwealth of., Division of Blind, pianos tuned 125.00 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 963.08 Maynard, Leroy B., lettering repair car door 8.00 Meister, O. J., new ends on slice bars 4.50 Merrill Shade & Screen Co., shades 414.50 Mills Co., supplies 55.70 Milmore, Fred J., sign 6.00 Mobeco Inc., checking installation 6.50 Monroe, Calculating Co., maintenance machines 61.50 Morin, John A., floor work 400.00 Morrison, Allan, carpentering 983.21 Mosman, Harry,work on bleachers 42.00 Murray Construction Co., Edward C., replacing floor 406.00 New England Laundries Inc., laundry 20.15 New Way Service Co., laundry 15.21 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 216.62 Old Town Ribbon & Carbon Co., fluid 6.70 Packard Motor Car Co., motor repairs 293.89 Peda-Spray-Mass Sales Co., solution & dispenser 137.50 Pilgrim Engineering Co., electric supplies 155.92 Post Publishing Co., bids 8.55 Powers Regulator Co., temperature control service 515.32 Radio Wire Television Inc., wire recorder 117.40 Railway Express Co., express 4.84 Rand Type Setting Service, type setting 7.35 Raneri, Pasquale, maintenance work 31.20 Ryan, James, work on bleachers 42.00 Sallese, Sam, work on bleachers 42.00 Sanders Co., H. M., hardware 61.00 Sears-Roebuck & Co., supplies 113.02 Service Sales Corp., sanding discs 67.69 Shapiro, Co., David, material 5.00 Shutt Inc., George L., tire & tube 18.05 Singer Sewing Machine Co., repairs 68.50 Sprague, L. A., repairs 388.68 Standard Duplicating Co., wicks 2.52 Standard Electric Time Co., electric time repair 278.15 Standard Maintenance Co., Typewriter maint. 729.25 State Chemical Co., soaps-brushes 260.70 Stearns Perry & Smith Co., motor repair 165.00 Taverna, Dominick, garage 50.00 Thorsen Co. of Mass., P. S., supplies 45.22 Universal Scientific Co., crow rotating electric machine 179.7.9 . Veno, Harold, work on bleachers 42.00 Veritas Co.Inc., "Verismooth" 84.00 Vestal Inc., "pyra-Seal" 47.50 Watertown Paint & Varnish Co., enamel 560.00 Watertown Plumbing & Heating Supp. Co., supplies 51.12 Watertown Radio Co., radio parts 9.25 Watertown Sun, advertising 3.60 Wholesome Film Service Co., lamps 10.70 Total Expenditures 43,069.49 Transferred to Revenue 26.98 43.096.47 344 School Department—New Equipment Appropriation for 1949 2,500.00 Expenditures American Businness Machine Corp., duplicator 295.00 Gledhill Bros.Inc., desk-tables 1,273.85 Hammett Co., J. L., chairs 259.95 Horne & Co., H. S., letter file 83.00 St. John & McColl Inc., mimeograph supplies 482.00 Standard Duplicating Machines duplicating machines 98.00 Total Expenditures 2,491.80 Transferred to Revenue 8.20 2,500.00 School Department—Miscellaneous—Medical Salaries Appropriation for 1949 9,000.00 Expenditures Beverly, Marjorie, salary 2,400.00 Flanagan, Mary, salary 2,400.00 Moore, Edith, salary 1,440.00 Smith, Martha, salary 960.00 Secord, Walter N. -MD., salary 600.00 Toppan, Albert B.,-MD, salary 600.00 Zovickian, H.,-MD., salary 600.00 9,000.00 School Department—Miscellaneous—Nfedical Supplies Appropriation for 1949 500.00 Expenditures Cronin, Grover, bed spreads 19.90 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 309.15 Piccolo's Drug Store, supplies 157.83 Postmaster-Boston, postage 10.00 Total Expenditures 496.88 Transferred to Revenue 3.12 500.00 School Department—Miscellaneous—Nurses Cars Appropriation for 1949 480.00 Expenditures Beverly, Marjorie, auto expense 160.00 Flanagan, Mary C., auto exense 160.00 Moore, Edith, auto expense 160.00 480.00 345 School Department-Evening School Salaries Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Auditore, Josephine, salary 126.00 Balch, Hazel, salary 6.00 Campbell, Laura,salary 109.00 Cardillo, Joseph, salary 12.00 Cesarini, Lola, salary 150.00 Clem, Carl, salary 72.00 Coates, Ira, salary 25.00 Coffey, Mary, salary 84.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 150.00 Cornick, Adolphus, salary 31.00 Craig, John, salary 12.00 Crosby, Helen, salary 6.00 Crowley, Jean, salary 12.00 Desmond, Elizabeth, salary 12.00 Donald, William, salary 150.00 Donnely, Margaret, salary 54.00 Dowling, Alice, salary 12.00 Ellis, Florence, salary 60.00 Felton, Clifford, salary 96.00 Koumjian, John, salary 102.00 Lordan, Helen, salary 138.00 McBreen, Eleanor, salary 150.00 McCann, Beatrice, salary 138.00 McCarthy, Catherine, salary 102.00 McCarthy, Marjorie, salary 144.00 McNaughton, Elizabeth, salary 132.00 Mitchell, Arthur, salary 150.00 Morrison, George, salary 3.00 Newcombe, Pauline, salary 138.00 Pickering. Lillian, salary 6.00 Richmond, John, salary 72.00 Robinson, T. Donald, salary 300.00 Rote, William A., salary 12.00 Smith, Hazel, salary 54.00 Stone, Sayard, salary 138.00 Tierney, William, salary 35.00 Tirrell, Mary, salary 132.00 Torres, Mary, salary 150.00 Treblas, Patricia, salary 72.00 Vacca. Carlo, salary 150.00 Yeremian, Charles, salary 3.00 3,500.00 Scl:ool Department-Evening School-Supplies Appropriation for 1949 100.00 Expenditures Eaton Press Inc.,printing 50.00 Tribune-Enterprize, advertising 9.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 14.75 Watertown Sun., advertising 24.90 346 Total Expenditures 98.65 Transferred to Revenue 1.35 100.00 School Department—Trade School Appropriation for 1949 13,000.00 Expenditures Belmont, Town of., tuition 127.77 Boston, City of., tuition 1,828.02 Brookline, Town of, tuition 6.75 Cambridge, City of., tuition 51.30 Essex County Agricultural School, tuition 507.00 Middlesex Training School, tuition 104.00 Lynn Trade School, tuition 40.25 Newton Trade School, tuition 9,279.88 Somerville Trade School, tuition 50.40 Waltham Trade School, tuition 729.71 Wellesley, Town of, tuition 137.97 Total Expenditures 12,863.05 Transferred to Revenue 136.95 13,000.00 School Department—Transportation Appropriation for 1949 5,000.00 Expenditures Godwin Taxi Service, transportation 1,082.70 Lovell Bus Lines, transportation 1,472.00 Metropolitan Coach Service, transportation 298.50 Middlesex & Boston St. Railway, transportation 1,780.00 Orchard Cab Co., transportation 193.15 Watertown Herald, advertising 3.00 Total Expenditures 4,829.35 Transferred to Revenue 170.65 5,000.00 School Department—Juvenile Recreation Bagshaw, Thomas L., salary 18.00 Barlow, Erson, salary 46.00 Bion, Humphrey, salary 2.25 Beeten, Claire, salary 108.50 Blackburn, Joseph, salary 60.00 Boserman, Evelyn,salary 16.00 Boston Y.W.C.A., use of pool - examinations 209.00 Bowen, Muriel, salary 83.00 Brown, Eileen, salary 32.00 Burke, James J., salary 6.00 Callahan, Mary, salary 11.50 347 Carr, Richard, J., salary 6.00 Chamberlain, James, salary 22.50 Clem, Carl, salary 200.50 Coates, Arthur, salary 3.00 Coates, Ira, salary 12.75 Cochrane, Joseph K., salary 6.00 Coen, Mildred E., salary 23.00 Collins, Margaret, salary 193.00 Comfort, Redford, salary 22.50 Cornick, Adolphus, salary 11.25 Cram, John, salary 77.00 Dadazian, Andrew, salary 4.50 Daley, Catherine, salary 514.00 Danielson, Arthur, salary 4.50 Devaney, Mary, salary 20.00 Devlin, James, salary 13.50 DiVasta, Eleanor, salary 4.50 Donnellan, William, salary 264.50 Donnelly, Margaret, salary 20.00 Dunbar, Eunice, salary 65.00 Eichorn, John. salary 133.50 Fairbanks, William H., salary 6.00 Farewell, Winifred, salary 3.00 Felton, Clifton, salary 113.50 Fitzpatrick, John, salary 60.00 Ford, Raymond. salary 815.63 Fulton, Leah M., salary 3.00 Garafalo, Francis A., salary 6.00 Gleason, Robert, salary 275.50 Gough. Anne M., salary 761.25 Gough, Genevieve, salary 58.50 Guidrey, Virginia, salary 144.00 Guittar, Ronald. salary 2.25 Hammett Co., J. L., supplies 10.15 Harris, John, salary 46.00 Higgins, Henry, salary 7.50 Igoe, James, salary 7.50 Iver-Johnson Sporting Goods Co., bats & balls-mitts 179.70 Jennings, Thomas, salary 6.00 Kanaly, Alice, salary 3.00 Keefe. Richard H.. salary 6.00 Kelley, John, salary 52.50 Kelley, John G., salary 34.50 Kelly, Esther, salary 130.00 Kelly, Ruth, salary 35.00 Kielty. Robert, salary 4.50 Kimber, Sidney, salary 6.00 Koumjian, John, salary 144.00 Krikorian, Sadie, salary 129.50 Lane, A. Louise, salary 168.00 Lane, Helene, salary 68.00 Lane, Helen, salary 11.00 Lopez, James, salary 2.25 Lyons, Mary, salary 11.50 MacDonald. Ruth, salary 276.50 Marenuto. John, salary 123.00 348 McCabe, Helen, salary 34.50 McCarthy, Evelyn, salary 7.00 McCarthy, Francis, salary 12.00 McCarthy, Marjorie, salary 15.00 McCormack, Mary, salary 198.00 McElligott, J. C., salary 6.00 McGrath, Arthur, salary 47.00 McKenney, Harry J., salary 7.50 McManus, Helen, salary 190.00 McManus, Joseph, salary 46.00 McWallace, Dorothy salary 12.00 Minassian, Arthur, salary 52.50 Montalto, William, salary 4.50 Murphy, Eleanor, salary 31.50 Metropolitan Coach Service, coach service. 351.80 Middlesex & Boston St. Railway, chartered buses 84.00 Morrison, Elinor, salary 118.00 Murphy, Joseph, salary 97.50 National Recreation Assoc., subscription 3.00 Newton Y.M.C.A., swimming programs 166.50 Oates, John, salary 217.50 Perkins, Arthur, salary 6.00 Perkins, Philip, salary 147.00 Prout, Jane, salary 3.00 Quinn, Agatha, salary 3.00 Riley, Isabel, salary 67.00 Robinson, T. Donald, salary 33.00 Ryan, Richard, salary 6.00 Savage, Stewart, salary 24.00 Shea, Charles E., salary 7.50 Sheehan, James, salary 10.00 Skuse, Donald A., salary 12.00- Small, Ruth E., salary 3.00 Smythe, Francis, salary 1.50 Stolnacke, Martha, salary 7.00 Sullivan, Mary, salary 147.50 Tierney, William, salary 5.25 Tynan, Gertrude, salary 59.00 Van Gelder, Mary F., salary 10.50 Waitt, Mary, salary 20.00 Valacellis, Helen, salary 22.50 Ward, Edwin, salary 173.00 Watertown Bowladrome, bowling 732.00 Weldon, Althea, salary 3.00 Wetherbee, Beulah, salary 15.00 Wheaton, Barbara, salary 16.00 Total Expenditures 8,996.03 Transferred to Revenue 3.97 9,000.00 School Department - Ground Improvement Appropriation for 1949 4,100.00 Expenditures Blackburn, Joseph, painting 330.00 Folino & Sons, T. F., fence & Cement work 289.35 349 Joyce & Son, P. J., ground improvement 366.00 Murray Construction Co., Edward C., paving 3,086.00 O'Connor, John, spraying 15.00 Weston Nurseries Inc., shrubs 9.87 Total Expenditures 4,096.22 Transferred to Revenue 3.78 4,100.00 School Department — Retirement Fund Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Mass. Commonwealth of, Dept of Education- Teachers Retirement Board 1,420.29 Transferred to Revenue 79.71 1,500.00 Public Library — Department Salaries Appropriation for 1949 53,435.00 Expenditures Altieri, Janet, salary 59.52 Arpante, Stephen, salary 63.70 Bergman, Robert, salary 302.95 Black, Lois, salary 98.00 Blake, Mary C.. salary 2,370.00 Bloomer, Gerard, salary 302.00 Brady, Rose M., salary 2,640.00 Brennan, Jane,salary 54.60 Buffum, Anne, salary 37.28 Crowley, James A., salary 2,314.51 DeFlorio, Mary, salary 14.70 DePass, Grace, salary 20175 DiOzzi. Anne M., salary 2,370.00 Dolan, Caroline, salary 48.60 Doyle, Irene, salary 152.90 Duffy, Rita, salary 52.86 Dupuis, Charlotte, salary 1,204.27 Elphick, Ruth L., salary 2,470.00 Farraher, Bernadette, salary 58.10 Foret, Jeanne, salary 829.48 Fredericks, Leona, salary 37.64 Gottschalk, Patricia, salary 77.37 Greer,William H., salary 16.00 Harney, Mary V., salary 2,160.00 Hill, Pauline A., salary 2,420.00 Hodges, Elizabeth J., salary 1,691.62 Howard, Ethel M., salary 2,320.00 Hutchinson, Helen D., salary 179.16 Igoe,Eleanor, salary 43.05 Jalonen, Esther, salary 247.19 Jay, Helen W., salary 2,320.00 350 LoFort, Shirley, salary 185.70 Lamprikis, Irene, salary 1,078.51 Laughrea, Thelma, salary 1,680.00 Lee, Helen M., salary 2,920.00 MacCurdy, Natalie S., salary 1,382.50 MacLeod, Helen, salary 82.43 Mannix, Albert, salary 2,240.00 Mannix, Bernard, salary 2,600.00 Mardirosian, Nancy, salary 132.95 McNally, Mary, salary 3,215.00 Murray. Pauline, salary 54.95 Myers, Helen, salary 25.50 Norrby, Janet, salary 65.00 O'Donnell, Janet, salary 157.86 Pilibosian, Hosmig, salary 73.68 Pye, Janet, salary 36.75 Schley, Asbury W., salary 865.36 Selian, Diana, salary 31.15 Sheffield, Richard, salary 13.90 Sillen, Robert W., salary 2,82500 Testa, Esther E., salary 2,495.00 Toscano, Lucia, salary 26.70 Usseglio, Jean, salary 19.60 Wells, Robert, salary 194.80 White, Jeanne, salary 53.25 Yerxa, Catherine M., salary 3,755.77 Total Expenditures 53,376.51 Transferred to Revenue 58.49 53,435.00 Public Library - Books - Periodicals - Bindings Appropriation for 1949 11,900.00 Expenditures Am. Acad. of Pol. & Soc. Science, subscription 10.00 American Library Assoc., dues 38.25 Ahco Publishing Co., book 1.20 Baker & Taylor, subscription 3.00 Barnes & Noble, books 29.37 Beckley-Candy Co., books 120.23 Beuttel, R. M.,atlases 6.26 Boston Library Quarterly, quarterly 2.00 Boston University School of Public Relations, film 4.00 Bowker Co., R. R., index numbers 22.75 Boy Scouts of America, manual and books 3.00 Cadmus Books, books 98.19 Colonial Art Co., picture 1.00 Colonial Book Service, books 82.50 Commodity Research Bureau, year book 10.00 DeWolfe & Fiske, books 20.28 Doubleday & Co., books 915.42 Encyclopedia Britannica, books 88,75 Facts on File, subscription 40.50 Film Council of America, pamphlets 1.00 Foreign Policy Assoc., subscription 6.00 351 Goldberger Agency, Herman, books 279.90 Great Books Foundation, books 9.60 Green & Co., Publishers, books 3.93 Hale & Co., E. M., books 93.58 Hall Co., George D., directory 25.00 Hanson, A. L., books 421.05 Harvard University, subscription 2.00 Heath & Co., D. C., books 6.95 Huntting Co., H. R., books 893.54 Ideal Pictures, preview .14 Jones Co., Marshall, book 3.12 Kalmbach Publishing Co., subscription 4.00 Kirkus, Virginia, subscription service 23.00 Knight's News Co., papers 18.00 Krishayya, Pasupuleti, book 1.00 Library Service, jacket covers 413.91 Lippincott, J. B., books 7.03 Louisiana State University, books 5.00 Martin & Murray Co. Inc., Atlases 47.29 Mass Civic League, books 1.25 Mass. Library Assn., subscription 5.00 Mass Motion Picture Set-vice, supplies 1.69 Moody's Investors Service, library service 168.00 Mythology Co., books 67.05 National Education Assoc,. dues 10.00 New Eng Film Service, films 258.17 New Eng Historic Gen Society, dues 5.00 New England News Co., books 4,870.00 New York Public Library, subscription 1.00 Noble & Noble Publishers-books 24.21 Our Dumb Animals, subscriptions 3.00 Polk & Co., R. L., city directory service 35.00 Prospect Union Exchange, catalogue 4.00 Public Affairs Committee, subscriptions 2.00 Research Publishing Co., directories 50.24 Salem Press Inc., set of books 6.95 Science Research Associates, subscriptions 44.00 Special Libraries Assoc., library directory 1.00 Stanley-Winthrop Inc., film 3.29 Superintendent of Documents, subscription 1.00 Thames Book Co., books 149.03 Toothaker, O. H., books 329.27 University of Oklahoma Press, subscription 3.00 Wegner Co., R. W., books 25.26 Watertown News Co., papers 105.00 Watertown Sun, subscriptions 7.50 Wells, Library Bindery, L. A., bindings 1,662.88 Wesby & Sons, J. S., books 8.04 White & Co., James T., books 13.85 Wilde Co., W. A., books 70.20 Williams Book Store, parcel post .68 Wilson Co., H. W., subscriptions 180.45 Wise & Co., Wm. H, books 12.00 Women's City Club of Boston, books 2.25 Yale University Press, books 6.79 352 Total Expenditures 11,899.79 Transferred to Revenue .21 11,900.00 Public Library - Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 11,240.00 Transferred Town Meeting 1,533.00 12,773.00 Expenditures Andrychowski, Michael, chair 5.00 Barkelew, Clara A., reading lists 13.50 Bostitch Northeast Inc., staples-staplers 43.05 Black, Lester M., painting 471.20 Boston Cons Gas Co., service 113.23 Boston Edison Co., service 1,685.08 Boston Janitors Supply Co., ladder-supplies 68.13 Buckley & Scott Utilities, oil 308.29 Carter-Rice & Co., lily cups-paper supplies 39.71 Communications Service Co., repair 9.00 Chapin Medical Supplies Co., germicide 4.61 Childrens Book Council, posters-book marks 3.75 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 2.76 Crowley, James A., car fare 1.50 Detneo Library Supplies, paste 85.03 Derman Rug Co., asphalt Tile Pratt Room 245.00 Doyle Fire Appliance Co., recharging 2.02 DuBois Oil Co., oil 625.65 Eaton Press Inc., printing 387.78 Fletcher Hdwre Co., supplies 43.60 Folino & Sons, T. F., dry well 65.00 Gylord Bros. Inc., supplies 395.14 Graybar Electric Co.. fluorescent tubes-fixtures 987.37 Greene & Co., S. B., cement 3.05 Hawes Electric Co., supplies 38.63 Hinckley's Bicycle Shop., lawn mower sharpened 7.75 Horne & Co., H. S., supplies 456.85 Ingham of Boston, straps 10.50 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 5.56 Johnson Inc., E. Erhard, reconditioning & upholstering chairs 208.50 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop., supplies 3.80 Lauricella, A., supplies 6.10 Library of Congress, cards 175.82 Local Plumbing & Heating Co., plumbing 33.70 Magee, E. L., heating 450.00 McArdle, H. B., statistic sheets 15.00 Maloney, Oil Co., oil 1,225.23 Mannix, Albert, transportation of books 188.29 Mass Gas & Electric Co., electric supplies 110.28 Massa & Sons, V., roofing work 294.00 Miller, Charles., new entrance 1,146.00 National Cash Register Co., adding machines 217.00 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 617.49 New Jersey Library Assoc., books 5.00 353 Newton Shade & Screen Co., venetian blinds 246.00 Pilgrim Engineering Co., Hi-lites 403.20 Postmaster-Boston-stamps 4.96 Power Lawn-Mower Service, power lawn mower & grass catcher 110.65 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 187.60 Remington Rand Inc., chair 80.75 Rivet-0-Mfg. Co., stamp pads & ink 6.75 Robbins Disinfectant Co., liquid soap 10.61 Rooney, William J., painting 213.00 Sampson, Paul, carpentering 50.50 Smith & Corona Inc., L. C., inspections-machine 250.63 Sillen, Robert W., transportation 5.40 Standard Window Cleaning Co., window cleaning 72.00 Stetson Co., M. D., cleaning supplies 111.11 Sturgis Printing Co., books 54.50 Stone & Forsythe Co., legal tape 25.02 Watertown Letter Shop., notices mimeographed 2.25 Watertown, Town of., metered water 21.56 White, Bernie, wreaths & Xmas trees 28.00 Yerxa, Catherine, incidentals 40.01 Total Expenditures 12,747.95 Transferred to Revenue 25.05 12,773.00 Library Trust Fund Income Income Received 296.09 Expenditures Bowker Co., R. R., books 8.13 Colonial Book Service, books 107.47 Dimick, Esther, Expenses dedication projector 22.25 Doubleday & Co., book 4.33 Evans Printing Service, printing 9.00 Frontier Press Co., books 19.16 New Eng News Co., books 69.10 Vesco Film Library, film 1.10 Yerxa, Catherine M., incidentals-expenses ALA meeting 55.55 296.09 RECREATION Park Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 3,300.00 Expenditures Mosman, Arthur D., salary 3,300.00 Park Department - Salary of Clerk Appropriation for 1949 112.50 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura B., salary 112.50 354 Park Department - Labor Appropriation for 1949 16,224.00 Transfer-Reserve Fund 340.00 16,564.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly 16,564.00 Park Department - Extra Labor Appropriation for 1949 700.00 Expenditures Pay-roll, weekly 491.43 Transferred to Revenue 208.57 700.00 Park Department - Maintenance Appropriation for 1949 4.200•00 Expenditures Acme Chemical & Supply Co., paint 15.88 American Oil Co., gas 295.32 Beaver Brook Grain Co., hay 4.14 Boston Coupling Co., fittings 19.16 Boston Edison Co., service 43.22 Bostonian Shoe Store, athletic supplies 119.10 Brae Burn Nursery, petunias 6.50 Buckley& Scott Utilities, changing radiators 33.22 Condon Corp., John P., operator 31.36 Clapper Co., service on mower 6.72 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 39.25 Dunn"s Drug Store. supplies 6.75 Evans Printing Service, printing 5.50 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 204.63 G. and S. Paper Co., Inc., plates 1.90 Giligans's 5-10 to 1.00 Stores-supplies 27.79 Gorin's, sweaters 40.34 Grant's Co., W. T., cloth 42.12 Green & Co., S. B, rock salt-hydrate 46.47 Hercules-Campbell Body Co., wire control for power take off. 4.41 Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., bats & mitts 221.50 Jordan-Marsh Co., patterns 4.75 Kelsoe, Alfred S., painting flag-pole 20.00 Ken-Keye Krafts Co., Ken-lace 24.00 Kreem's Camera & Card Shop., crepe paper- checker boards 3.40 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 117.87 Meister, O. J., Snow plow frame mounted- hand slide-welding 172.50 Milmore, Fred J., lettering signs 3.00 Morrell Oil Co., oil 393.81 355 Mooney Card Shop, office supplies 31.06 New Eng Doll & Novelty Co., novelties 89.14 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., service 95.55 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 116.00 O'Brien & Sons, M. E., swing sets-seats 308.08 Otis Bros. Co., hose-sweaters 30.00 Power Lawn Mower Service Co., lawn mower 205.10 Purchasing-Town of Watertown ,supplies 25.10 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 2.00 Shutt, George L., batteries-supplies 113.06 Sliney Co. Inc., John J., loam 853.85 Standard Auto Gear Co., parts 13.72 Swanson's Waltham Express, express .52 Systrom Co., E. W., parts 48.80 Triton,S., soil 33.75 Watertown, Town of., metered water 212.80 Watertown Lumber Co., lumber 14.18 Watertown Upholstering Co., picked cotton 4.00 Welcome Yarn Shop., embroidery flocs 2.93 Whitworth & Co., supplies 36.36 Woolworth Co., F. W., supplies 6.80 Total Expenditures 4,197.38 Transferred to Revenue 2.62 4,200.00 Park Department-Roller Appropriation for 1949 495.00 Expenditures Everett Equipment Co., Cylde, used roller 495.00 Park Department-Flood Lighting Saltonstall Park Appropriation for 1949 2,000.00 Expenditures Boston Edison Co., flood lighting 436.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 23.22 Graybar Electric Co., flood lights 339.87 Hebert Co., Wm., top on meter box 1.50 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 924.43 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 43.85 Total Expenditures 1,768.87 Balance carried forward 231.13 2,000.00 Park Department-Steel Stands Appropriation for 1949 15,000 00 Expenditures Belmont & Watertown Herald, advertising 3.00 DiGregorio, Francesco, services 75.00 Dwyer, Joseph E., services 75.00 Fletcher Hdwe Co., hardware 3.75 356 Mosman, Harry, services 75.00 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 9.01 Reardon, John, services 8.70 Ryan, James, services 75.00 Sallese, Salvatore, services 75.00 Snyder Tank Corp., stands 14,500.70 Standard Auto Gear Co., wrenches 14.99 Veno, Harold, services 75.00 Total Expenditures 14,990.15 Transferred to Revenue 9.85 15,000.00 Park Department Re-seeding & Re-sodding Victory Field Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Sliney Co. Inc., John J., loam 499.80 Wright, Joepsh H., sod 1,000.00 Total Expenditures 1,499.80 Transferred to Revenue .20 1,500.00 Park Department—Recreation Appropriation for 1949 750.00 Expenditures Bakalyan, William, photos 8.43 Boston Edison Co., service 213.46 Bostonian Shoe Store, base-balls—protector—mask 137.65 Collins, Charles, services 10.00 Cook, Joseph, services 50.00 Iver-Johnson Sporting Gods Co., softballs— score books 153.50 Lane, Frank, services 10.00 Mantenuto, John, services 20.00 Metropolitan Coach Service, coaches 84.40 Murchinson & Co. Inc., Loren, trophy 30.42 Stackpole, Philip, reimbursement 32.00 Total Expenditures 749.86 Transferred to Revenue .14 750.00 Playground Department Salaries Appropriation for 1949 3,040.00 Expenditures Alberico, Vincent, salary 80.00 Brown, Ronald J., salary 160.00 Carroll, Joseph L., ;salary 240.00 357 Delaney,Ann, salary 240.00 Devaney, Margaret, salary 160.00 Duffy, Edward, salary 160.00 Fitchtner, Robert C., salary 160.00 Foley, Agnes, salary 160.00 Gilfoil, Grace, salary 160.00 Igoe, Virginia, salary 80.00 Linehan, Eileen, salary 80.00 Lyons, Pauline, salary 80.00 Mantenuto, John J., salary 160.00 Martin, June, salary 80.00 Mastrangelo, Lucia, salary 80.00 McCall, Dolores, salary 160.00 McHugh, Marion, salary 160.00 Oates, Donald, salary 160.00 Regan, Thomas, salary 80.00 Ryan, Francis, salary 80.00 Ryder, Phyllis, saary 80.00 Shannon, Richard, salary 80.00 Sherman, Charles, salary 80.00 Wright, Edward F., salary 80.00 3,040.00 UNCLASSIFIED Pensions Appropriation for 1949 63,770.93 Expenditures Black, John, pension 1,750.00 Brennan, John, pension 1,086.81 Brown, Vernon S., pension 1,300.00 Burke, Martin, pension 795.00 Burke, Michael, pension 1,2-05.20 Conti, Domenic, pension 1,034.66 D'Amico, Michael, pension 1,243.41 Dardis, James, pension 1,500.00 Days, James, pension 1,243.41 Devaney, Thomas W., pension 1,500.00 Ford, Joseph, pension 1,295.00 Hanley, Lawrence E., pension 1,653.00 Howard, Wm. A., pension 1,200.00 Hunter, John F., pension 1,600.00 Keefe, Jahn F., pension 1,295.00 Kelley, John J., pension 1,500.00 Kenney, Edward, pension 1,158.31 Liston, E. J., pension 50-1.90 Loughlin, Joseph F., pension 1,350.00 Mackin, Walter, pension 1,711.00 MacManus, Frank J., pension 1,574.00 Maguire, John J., pension 1,432.70 Maloney, Thomas, pension 1,600.00 Maloney, William. pension 2,066.66 McDermott, Michael, pension 910.66 McNicholas, Peter, pension 2,066.66 Milmore, John F., pension 1,900.00 Mihnore, Thomas F., pension 1.043.34 Moran, Michael, pension 1,254.00 Morley, Thomas, pension 1.242.04 Moss, G. James, pension 435.74 358 Murphy, Thomas J., pension 935.30 O'Brien, Patrick J., pension 910.50 O'Donnell, Thomas, pension 1,003.36 O'Haloran, Edward, pension 229.94 O'Hearn, John W., pension 1,600.00 O'Leary, John J., pension 1,300.00 Oliveto, Frank, pension 1,112.91 Parker, Harold, pension 1,500.00 Perkins, Arthur, pension 2,200.00 Perkins, Louis, pension 1,300.00 Quirk, John P., pension 1,603.00 Russo, Domenic, pension 1,086.80 Smith, William, pension 1,043.34 Stead, Joseph, pension 1,445.00 White, George E., pension 1,300.00 Zuppe, Frank, pension 1,086.80 Total Expenditures 61,105.45 Transferred to Revenue 2,665.48 63,770.93 Annuities Appropriation for 1949 9,250.00 Expenditures Carney, Margaret, annuity 900.00 Clifford, Mary J., annuity 1,140.CO Edwards, Mrs. Edward C., annuity 418.75 Ford, Gertrude A., annuity 900.00 McElhiney, Lydia, annuity 900.00 Mee, Vivienne, annuity 1,140.00 Munhall, Banche, annuity 900.00 Nichols, Sadie, annuity 900•00 Streeter, Katie C., annuity 9wbo Welsh, Alice, annuity 1,140.00 Total Expenditures 9,238.75 Transferred to Revenue 11.25 9,250.00 Printing Town Reports Appropriation for 1949 2,392.32 Expenditures Eaton Press Inc., printing 2,392.32 Reserve Fund Appropriation for 1949 25,000.00 Transfers Aid Dependent Children 9,900.00 Drainage, Equipment rental 1,250.00 Dog Officer 750•01D Moth-Sprayer 315.00 359 Park—Labor 340.00 Reseeding & Resedding 1,500.00 Town Hall—Telephone 900.00 Transferred 14,955.00 Transferred to Overlay Reserve 10,045.00 ?.5,000.00 Contingent Appropriation for 1949 3,000.00 Expenditures Atlantic Flag Pole Co., flag 54.35 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., parking area rent 420.00 Boston Edison Co., service 108.92 Dee, Patrick J., & Mary Dee, settlement 50.00 Doughnut House, doughnuts and coffee 5.70 Howe, Helen M., settlement 50.00 Kellehier, Francis V., Xmas tree 15.00 Kelsoe, Alfred S., new halyards 10.00 Leavitt, Mrs. Anna, new head light 6.30 O'Brien, Catherine, settlement 10.00 Stepanian, Sharam & Paris, & Dickran H. Boyajian---settlement 125.00 Various Persons, sewer flooding cellars— 75.00 Titus, L. C., repairing honor roll 80.69 Total Expenditures 1,010.96 Transferred to Revenue 1,989.04 3,000.Oa Insurance Appropriation for 1949 9,000.00 Refunds 122.16 9,122.16 Expenditures Barrett, John W., insurance 960.00 Keefe, Mary G., insurance 9&11.00 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 960.00 Oates, Edward A., insurance 1,111.57 Perkins, Homer Ci., insurance 1,007.16 Rugg Insurance Agency, William W., insurance 960.00 Stone, Edwin L., insurance 960.00 Wright, Edward F., insurance 2,101.25 Total Expenditures 9,019.98 Transferred to Revenue 1v2.18 9,122.16 Headquarters—American Legion Appropriation for 1949 900.00 Expenditures Watertown Knights of Columbus Building Assoc., rent 900.00 360 Headquarters—A meets. Appropriation for 1949 1.000.00 Expenditures Del Rossi, Mrs. Agnes, rent 160.00 Keefe, Joseph H., rent 800.00 Total Expenditures 960.00 Transferred to Revenue 40.00 1,000.00 Headquarters—Disabled American Veterans Appropriation for 1949 600.00 Expenditures Patten, Isaac B., w29 Sons of Veterans--rent 600.00 Headquarters—Gold Star Mothers Appropriation for 1949 150.00 Expenditures Patten, Isaac B., _-29 Sons of Veterans—rent 120.00 Transferred to Revenue 30.00 150.00 Ieadquarters—Veterans of Foreign Wars Appropriation for 1949 1,500.00 Expenditures Mahfuz, Husney F., rent 625.00 Pequosette Aerie ;:1928 F. O. E., rent 750.00 Total Expenditures 1,375.00 Transferred to Revenue 125.00 1,500.00 Memorial Day Appropriation for 1949 3,000.00 Expenditures General Committee Bonds Restaurant—dinners 5.00 Burnham-Mannino Post #1105, firing squad and drill team 25.00 Carrozza, George Rev.,chaplain 25.00 Quinlan,Frank H., postage—telephone & car service 19.25 St. Patrick's C. Y. O. Band, band 100.00 Vahey, Anthony G.. car hire 12.00 Watertown Letter Shop, card mimeograph 8.25 Watertown Post 499 American Legion, firing squad & drill team 25.00 Watertown Sr. & Jr. High School Bands, band 150.00 361 American Legion Fletcher Hdwe Co., Spot cord 6.84 Ingehson, Fred J., grave officers expenses 27.90 Mason, Ralph W., wreaths 486.60 McCarthy Bros., refreshments 171.11 Watertown Letter Shop, printing general orders 18.75 Watertown Post =99 American Legion, postage markers 180.72 Amvets Community Flower Shop., wreaths 138.00 Ma.rtino's Market, provisions 81.77 Mass, Dept, of, Amvets W. W. 11-grave markers- flags 35.00 Perosanal Press., memoriam cards 145.00 Watertown Chapter »14, D.A.V. expenses 450.00 Veterans Foreign Wars Burnham-Manning-Post, #1105 VFW., coffe 10.00 Kelly, Florist-wreaths 175.00 Kostick's Del & Lunch, luncheon supplies 37.46 Morley, Thomas P., trucking 15.00 Mullins, Arthur, ammunition 34.54 Pequosette Press, printing 44.00 Personal Flower Service, wreaths & Baskets 60.00 Quinlan, Frank H., car-telephone-postage 32.50 Rosenfiled Uniform Co., flags 44.00 Scott, Ernest A., grave markers 22.50 White, Ross, transportation 25.00 Sons Union Veterans Anderson, Edgar W., Rev., chaplain 25.00 Camp ;=2 S. U. V., care of grave-rental dishes 10.00 Evans Printing Service-printing 40.00 Godwin's Taxi Service, taxi 11.10 Goodale, Margaret E., dinners 38.30 Harding Uniform & Regalia Co., supplies 67.50 Jenkins, Ronald, Gettysburg Address- 2.00 Kelly, Florist, wreaths 74.00 Moffett, Chandler, taps 2.00 Pollock, Harold, trucking 7.00 Taylor's Limousine & Taxi Service, taxi 12.00 Woburn Pansy Growers, pansies 100.00 Total Expenditures 2,999.99 Transferred to Revenue .01 3,000.00 Workmen's Compensation Appropriation for 1949 7,000.00 Refunds 19.60 7,019.60 Transferred Town Meeting 588.75 6,430.85 362 Expenditures Bailey, George G., M. D., services 92.00 Burke, Joseph W., compensation 55.77 Butler Pharmacy, prescriptions 1.75 Canzanelli, Pericles, M. D., services 168.50 Cutler, I., Louis, M. D., services 17.00 Donovan, William T., M. D., 36.00 Dunn's Drug Store, supplies 4.55 Flaschner, Ira M. D., services 20.00 Ford, Edward J., compensation 151.40 Fox Drug Co., supplies 13.25 Fraim, Irving W., M. D., services 75.00 Fruggiero, E. J., M. D., services 20.00 Fucci, Pasquale, compensation 587.50 Gallao-her, James, M. D., services 100.00 Goldthwaite Co., C. H., support 11.25 Jasset, Frank, M. D., services 15.00 Kasparian, Karl D., M. D., services 227.00 Kelley, Edward J., M. D., services 49.00 Kevorkian, J. J., M. D., services 10.00 L•amorticelli, Domenic, compensation 65.00 Lexington St. Drug Co., support 8.65 Mastrangelo, Louis, M. D., services 21.50 Meachen, John W., M. D., services 15.00 Morley, Thomas P., compensation 10.00 Moss, James, compensation 600.00 Moss, James reimbursement 16.75 Mt. Auburn Hospital, care 35.00 O'Halloran, Edward, compensation 390.00 Parker Drug Co., prescriptions 6.10 Parkhurst, Robert W., compensation 51.40 Perlmutter, Samuel M., M. D., services 5.00 Pesce, Guy C., M. D., services 59.00 Pomeroy C., trusses 44.80 Ross. John, compensation 852.50 Ruggierio, Domenic, compensation 1,040.00 Sarao, John, compensation 205.00 Slattery, J. J., M. D., services 28.00 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 7.60 Stanton, Joseph, M. D., services 25.00 St. Flizabeths Hospital, care 130.50 Swajian, Eli H., M. D., services 30.00 Waltham Hospital, care 230.11 Weisman, Theodore A., M. D., eyeglasses 20.00 Whalen, Prs. Patrick, compensation 240.00 Wylie Clinic, services 393.00 York, Robert, M. D., services 132.50 Zovickian, H., M. D., services 75•00 Total Expenditures 6,392.38 Transferred to Revenue 38.47 6,430.85 Workmens Compensation Agent Salary Appropriation for 1949 1,000.00 Expenditures Stone, Ronald M., salary 624.35 363 Vahey, Thomas F. Jr., salary 322.00 Total Expenditures 946.35 Transferred to Revenue 53.65 1,000.00 Workmen's Compensation Unpaid Bills Appropriation for 1949 588.75 Expenditures Bacon, George S., M. D., services 11.00 Canzanelli, Pericles, M. D., services , 141.00 Cousineau, Alfred L., M. D., services 12.03 Donovan, Wm. F., M. D., services 60.00 Gettes, Charles N., M. D., services 5.00 Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary-mare 12.75 Mt. Auburn Hospital, care 78.00 Perlmutter, Samuel, M. D., services 8.00 Slattery, John, M. D., services 38.0? Wylie, Earl J., M. D., services 57.00 York, Robert S., M. D., services 162.50 Total Expenditures 585.25 Transferred to Revenue 3.50 588.75 Eye-glasses for School Children Appropriation for 1949 250.00 Expenditures Donovan, Wiliam F., M. D., services 91.00 Schindler, John H., eyeglasses 9.00 Total Expenditures 100.00 Transferred to Revenue 150.00 250.00 East End Parking Area-Grading Appropriation for 1949 2,000.00 Expenditures Daley, Edward G., catch basin 15.00 Dinn & Co., P. J., fence 382.00 Eastern Asphalt Dist Co., asphalt 328.28 Evans Printing Service, posters 3.77 Greene & Co. S. B., bricks and cement 104.25 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 36.35 Raymond, D. B., gravel 761.99 Trimount Bituminous Products'-asphalt 161.55 White Iron Works, C. M., catch basin grates & frames 136.62 Total Expenditures 1,929.81 Transferred to Revenue 70.19 2,000.00 364 Incinerator Committee Balance brought forward 1,736.00 Expenditures Mooney Card Shop., picture framed 4.41 Worcester Inc., Thomas, engineering work 1,200.00 Total Expenditures 1,204.41 Balance carried forward 531.59 1,736.00 Zoning By-Laws Committee Balance brought forward 521.59 Expenditures Eaton Press Inc., printing 245.60 Jolumn Co., Andrew T., prints 263.40 Total Expenditures 509.00 Transferred to Revenue 12.59 521.59 Contributory Retirement System Appropriation for 1949 32,925.15 Expenditures Contributory Retirement Pension System 32,925.16 Salary & Wage Committee Appropriation for 1949 180.00 Expenditures Corbett, Barbara, typing 5.00 Evans Printing Service, reports 80.00 Freethy, George E., expenses 10.00 Galligan, Thomas J., expenses 10.00 Johnson, Carl W., expenses 10.00 Johnson, Eric L., expenses 10.00 Landen, Harry J., expenses 10.00 MacKay, Norman, expenses 45.00 180.00 Domenic Fillipello Playground Appropriation for 1949 3,000.00 Expenditures Anchor Post Products Inc., fence 1,123.00 Condon Corp., John P., rental shovel dozer 199.92 Snyder Tank Corp., bleacher seats 980.00 Watertown Herald, advertising 2M Total Expenditures 2,305.17 Balance carried forward 694.83 3,000.00 365 Cost of Living Bonus Appropriation for 1949 60,000.00 Transferred Town Meeting 10,033.00 49,967.00 Expenditures Fire Department, bonus 7,779.29 Highway Department, bonus 18,650.38 Miscellaneous—bonus 6,615.80 Police Department, bonus 7,981.28 School Department, bonus 3,031.60 Water Department, bonus 3,144.41 Total Expenditures 47,202.76 Transferred to Revenue 2,764.24 49,967.00 Pay-Roll Deduction—Purchase of Bonds Balance brought forward 1,604.33 Deductions 20,207.43 21.811.76 Expenditures Bonds Purchased 20,239.03 Balance carried forward 1,572.73 21,811.76 Pay-Roll Deduction—With-holding Tax Balance brought forward 20,254.24 Deductions 170,480.58 190.734.82 Expenditures Paid Federal Government 168,394.72 Balance carried forward 22,340.10 190,734.82 ENTERPRISES & CEMETERIES Water Department Salary of Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 4,8W.00 Expenditures Oates. Michael B., salary 4,800.00 Water Department—Salary of Asst. Superintendent Appropriation for 1949 3,6W.00 Expenditures Johnson, Edwin, salary 3,650.00 366 Water Department—Registrar—Salary Appropriation for 1949 3,500.00 Expenditures Armstrong, Thomas L., salary 3,500.00 Water Department—Principal Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,520.00 Expenditures Rundlett, Laura B., salary 2,520.00 Water Department—Senior Clerk Salary Appropriation for 1949 2,160.00 Expenditures Wright, Angela, salary 2,160.00 Water Department—Construction Foreman Salary Appropriation for 1949 3,680.00 Expenditures Cahill. Patrick D., salary 3,680.00 Water Department—Aleter Readers Salaries Appropriation for 1949 8,640.00 Expenditures Weekly-pay-roll 8,640.00 Water Department—Maintenance—Labor Appropriation for 1949 44,376.80 Expenditures Weekly- payrolls 43.793.20 Transferred to Revenue 583.60 44,376.80 Water Department—Emergency Overtime Appropriation for 1949 2,500.00 Expenditures Weekly-payrolLs 2,311.97 Transferred to Revenue 188.03 2,500.00 367 Water Department—Vacations Appropriation for 1949 1,768.00 Expenditures Weekly, payrolls 1,744.00 Transferred to Revenue 24.00 1,768.00 Water Department—Back Pay—Carney & Shea Appropriation for 1949 . 284.00 Expenditures Back Pay for Mr. Carney & Mr. Shea 282.00 Transferred to Revenue 2.00 284.00 Water Department — Office Expense Appropriation for 1949 2,500.00 Expenditures Addressograph-Multigraph Corp., service on machine —supplies 87.61 Allen Business Machines Inc., R. C. cover—ribbons 2.06 Allen Bros. Corp., dater 10.12 Armstrong, Thomas L., notary pubic commission 9.00 Bakalyan, William, photos 7.50 Bruning Co., Inc., Charles, tapes—metallic & skin 48.78 Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., parts 9.23 Eaton Press Inc., printing 116.13 Evans Printing Service, printing 123.13 Horne & Co., H. S., office supplies—book bound— 104.12 Johnson Co., Andrew T., photostats 37.67 Mass Gas & Electric Lt. Supp. Co., supplies 57.34 New Eng Towel Supply Co., towel supply 12.00 New En.- Water Works Assoc., subscription 4.00 Oates, Michael B., garage 5.00 Postmaster—Boston—postage 1,114.18 Purchasing Town of Watertown, office supplies 137.04 Smith Co., Frederick B., water bills 436.10 Standard Maintenance Co., typewriter maintenance 32.80 Towhill Co., James T., memo sheets 2.45 Underwood Corp., typewriter supplies 123.95 Water Works Engineering, subscription 4.00 Watertown Sun, subscription 2.45 Total Expenditures 2,486.66 Transferred to Revenue 13.34 2,500.00 Water Department—Out-of-State Travel Appropriation for 1949 100.00 Expenditures Oates, Michael B., convention expenses 100.00 368 Water Department-Maintenance-Materials Appropriation for 1949 12,000.00 Expenditures American Building Wrecking Co., lumber 27.50 American Decolcomania Co. Inc., strips 105.20 Artcraft Mfg. Co., seat covers 36.50 Baker, Chester A., Laboratories, first aid supplies 3.90 Batchelder-Pontiac Corp., auto repair 66.24 Bennett Co., plumbers furnace-supplies 24.40 Bergstrom Auto Body, auto repairs 67.00 Boston Edison Co., service 59.09 Boston & Maine R. R. Co., water pipe privilege 5.00 Builders Providence Inc., fittings 167.43 Caldwell Co., George A., supplies 71.54 Carpenter Mfg. Co., lens 26.03 City Radio & Television Center, repairs radio 9.15 Clayton's Auto Glass Service, glass 8.77 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 34.73 Cookson's Plumbing & Heating, valve-supplies 4.88 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., supplies 48.64 Coombs Motor Co., parts 39.47 Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., charts 9.00 Curry Oil Co., supplies 317.49 Eagle Express, express 1.03 E. Watertown Cement Block Co., supplies .64 Eaton Press Inc., printing 20.58 Edison Corp., reducer 7.15 Eggleston Supply Co., supplies 11.75 Eureka Cement Lined Pioe Co., cement lined nipples 12.76 Field Machinery Co., repairs 74.87 Fitzpatrick Engineering Co., repair on pump 1.50 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 40.93 Fuller Co., matches-soap 14.70 Greene & Co., S. B., cement 57.72 Harvey Co., Arthur C, metal 43.33 Hawes Electric Co., lamps 3.04 Hersey Mfg. Co., meters 1,464.80 Hill, Edward, roofing 450.00 Hinckley's Bicycle Shop., repair lock .75 Homelite Corp., supplies 42.60 Jenney Mfg. Co., gas 1,358.03 Keefe, Mary G., insurance 114.90 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., parts 1,105.08 Lawn Mower Grinding Co., mower grinding 1.50 Leonard Fuel Co., fuel 443.23 Linde Air Products Co., air products 11.40 Littlefield-Greene Inc., cross chains 17.35 Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co., washers la5.33 Mack Motor Truck Co., motor repair 5.10 Macaulay & Son, D., sharpen & retemper bits 5.55 Mass Broken Stone Co., cold patch 27.42 Mass Gas & Electric Light Supp. Co., supples 15.44 McElroy, Robert, signs 15.00 McGlauflin, B. Fay, insurance 143.30 Mead Inc., W. L., trucking 2.58 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 49.40 Miller, Charles, patching wall 20.00 369 Milmore, Steve, lettering 24.00 National Lead Co., lead pipe 136.86 Neptune Meter Co., repairing 16.31 New Eng Tel & Tel Co., services 83,50 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 2.26 Northeast Oil Co., oil 85.00 Oates, Edward A., insurance 217.80 Oates, Michael B., garage 60.00 Parker-Danner Co., parts 3.67 Percy's Lunch, lunches 2.80 Prescott & Sons, H. R., parts 95.50 Purchasing-Town of Watertown, supplies 165.31 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tube repair 3.00 Railway Express Agency, express 10.65 Reed Mfg. Co., parts 13.69 Registry of Motor Vehicles, registering 14.00 Research Machine Co., electric drill 79.00 Rooney, William J., painting & papering 865.72 Shutt Inc., George L., tire & tube service 350.19 Sliney, David L., carpentering-repair shop building 675.00 Smly Auto Repairing, W. J., auto repairing 513.74 Spencer Mfg. Co., S. M., cutting stencil 1.50 Standard Auto Gear Co., supplies 49.24 Sullivan & Son, James H., oil 46.12 Sumner & Dunbar, parts 60.96 Town Diner, suppers 7.05 Trimont Mfg. Co., tools 28.27 United Seal Co., copper wire 28.06 Utilities Supply Corp., supplies 792.30 Waterproof Paint & Varnish Co., paint 127.10 Watertown Sea Grille Inc., dinners 21.00 Wavery Heating Supply Co., supplies 4.77 Wentworth-Forman Co. Inc., cap 4.25 White & Coughlin Motor Sales, motor repairs 54.19 White Co., John J.,hay 22.10 White Motor Co., motor repair 298.11 Wright, Edward F., insurance 197.05 Total Expenditures 11,980.79 Transferred to Revenue 19.21 12,000.00 Water Department-New Douse Services Appropriation for 1949 3RM.00 Expenditures Bennett Co., fittings 89.49 Boston & Maine R. R., freight 1.43 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 64.33 Construction Machine Repair Service, cutting pipe 2.50 Cury Oil Co., M. L., garden hose-lanterns 74.02 Eureka Cement Lined Pipe Co., Inc., pipe & fittings 450.91 Everett Bros Inc., trucking 3.00 Greene & Co., Inc., S. B., cement 12.94 Hersey Mfg. Co., meters 168.17 Hidalgo Steel Co., tools 63.48 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., valves 54.09 Mass Broken Stone Co., cold patch 5.39 370 Meister, O. J., sharpening tools 4.00 Mueller Co., stop & drains 718.69 Red Hed Mfg. Co., fittings 804.54 Swanson's Waltham Express, express 2.52 Sumner & Dunbar, fittings 26.17 Thompson-Durkee Co., fittings 24.69 Utilities Supply Corp., copper tubing 381.46 Total Expenditures 2,951.82 Transferred to Revenue 48.18 3,000.00 Water Department-New V" Meters Appropriation for 1949 1,800.00 Expenditures Hersey Mfg. Co., meters 888.42 Rockwell Mfg. Co., meters 890.00 Total Expnditures 1,778.42 Transfered to Revenue 21.58 1,803.00 Water Department-Construction & Reconstruction Appropriation for 1949 590.00 Expenditures Boston Coupling Co., connections 36.48 Builders Providence Inc., part: 401.45 Raymond, D. B., gravel 111.15 Triconi. S., gravel 12.15 Total Expenditures 561.23 Transferred to Revenue 28.77 590.00 Water Department-Renewal of 5erNzCes Appropriation for 1949 1,990.00 Expenditures Bennett Co., tubing 185.90 Caldwell Co., George A_repair couplings 62.24 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 21.61 Eureka Cement Lined Pipe Co., pipe 498.64 Greene & Co., S. B., cement 21.96 Mass Broken Stone Co., cold patch 14.55 Meister, O. J., sharpen tools 17.90 Red Hed Mfg. Co., supplies 180.61 Swanson's Waltham Express, express .50 Sullivan, James H., kerosene 7.32 Sumner & Dunbar, supplies 397.60 Thompson-Durkee Co., pipe 17.96 Triton, S., gravel & loam 98.60 Utilities Supp. Corp., curb stops--copper tubing 188.01 Total Expenditures 1,713.40 Transferred to Revenue 276.60 1,990.00 371 Water Department--Cleaning Mains Appropriation for 1949 2,100.00 Expenditures Caldwell Co., George A., supplies 355.94 Condon Corp., John P., concrete 31.64 Evans Printing Service, printing 14.70 Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co., valves 170.34 Looney, Edward P., inserting 6" valve 25.00 Mass Broken Stone Co., cold patch 16.17 McNamara Inc., J. H., concrete 36.35 National Water Main Cleaning Co., cleaning water mains 1,115.10 Nonantum Lumber Co., lumber 12.94 Pollard Co. Inc., Joseph G., pressure testing outfit with case 38.02 Sullivan & 'Son, James H., gas 9.75 Warren Pipe Co. of Mass., pipe 166.40 Total Expenditures 1,992.35 Transferred to Revenue 107.65 2.100.00 Water Department—Downey Street Main Appropriation for 1949 350.00 Expenditures Warren Pipe Co., of Mass. Inc., pipe 279.13 Transferred to Revenue 70.87 350.00 Cemetery Department Superintendent's Salary Appropriation for 1949 3,280.00 Expenditures Martin, George, salary 3,280.00 Cemetery Department—Labor Appropriation for 1949 13,624.00 Expenditures Pay-roll,weekly 13,389.08 Transferred to Revenue 234.92 13,624.00 Cemetery Department—Contingent Appropriation for 1949 1,380.00 Expenditures Alger Oil Co., gas & oil 145.11 American Oil co., gas 111.08 Anderson & son, G. O., plants 50.00 Clapper Co., service on power mower 60.79 Clayton's Auto Glass Service, glass 7.59 Coolidge Paint & Supply Co., paint 1.50 Coomb Motor Co., belt 1.47 372 Eaton Press Inc., printing & stamped envelopes 71.40 Fletcher Hdwe Co., supplies 53.19 Fox Drug Store, salt peter .85 Garden City Gravel Corp., sand 9.23 Greene & Co., Inc., S. B., cement 58.51 Martin, George F., transportation 180.00 Mills Cemetery & Park Equipment So., fovergreen grass cloth-lawn mowers & wheelbarrows 209.72 Mt. Au burn Motors, auto repair 18.00 New Eng Cemetery Service, straps 21.00 Northeast Oil Co., oil 5.67 Power Lawn Mower Service, blades—parts 34.75 Purchasing—Town of Watertown, supplies 39.85 Quirk Corp., Edward S., tire & tube service 9.00 Shutt, George L., batteries—supplies 56.54 Standard Auto Gear Co., auto supplies 23.76 Sumner St. Garage, auto repair 29.50 Treeland Inc., tulips--privets 38.00 Vahey, Martin L., insurance 115.90 Watertown, Town of., metered water 8.68 Total Expenditures 1,361.09 Transferred to Revenue 18.91 1,380.00 Cemetery Department—New Power Mower Appropriation for 1949 129.50 Expenditures Power Lawn Mower Service, new power mower 129.50 Cemetery Department—Utility Building Balance brought forward 4.000.00 Expenditures Garrity. George F., architectural services 500.00 Balance carried forward 3,500.00 4.000.03 INTEItEST & MATURING DEBT Town Debt Appropriation for 1949 70,000.00 Expenditures Bonds Paid 70,000.00 Interest Appropriation for 1949 10,0W.00 Expenditures Coupons on bonds 6,963.75 Discount on notes 2,437.70 Lewandos, interest on refunded taxes 25.26 373 Proprietors of the Cemetery of Mt. Auburn, interest on refunded taxes 323.01 Total Expenditures 9,749.72 Transferred to Revenue 25028 10,000.00 State Taxes & Assessments Estimated by Commissioner 241,223.34 Expenditures Charles River Basin 4,589.23 Metropolitan Park Tax 31,856.39 Metropolitan Sewer Tax 45,420.99 Metropolitan Water Tax 41,490.16 M T A Rental 7,157.43 M T A Deficiency 204,691.47 Smoke Inspection 725.03 Auditing Municipal accounts 1,321.76 Examination of Retirement system 213.94 Total Expenditures 337,466.40 Deficit carried forward 96,243.06 241,223.34 County Tax Estimated by Conunissioner 111,385.24 Expenditures Treasurer—Middlesex County 123,644.87 Deficit carried forward 12,259.63 111,38524 County Hospital T. B. Assessment Estimated by Commissioner 29,116.24 Expenditures Treasurer Middlesex County, 30,609.13 Deficit carried forward 1,492.89 29,116.24 Potter Memorial Gate Fund Balance brought forward 264.28 Receipt from Union Market National Bank 4.01 268.29 Expenditures Chestnut Welding Co., repair of fence 8.00 Hill, Harold C., painting gate 25.00 33.0►? Balance carried forward 235.29 268-29 374 BALANCE SHEET ASSETS Cash on hand, General Fund $661,655.50 Veterans' Housing, Cash 300,153.89 Collector's Petty Cash 500.00 Soldiers' Relief Petty Cash 200.00 Health Dept.—Petty Cash 10.00 Taxes: 1949 Polls 6.00 1949 Property 52,994.62 1949 Personal 5,472.79 1949 Motor 10,388.31 68,861.72 Special Assessments: 1949 Moth 60.00 1949 Side assessments 9.02 1949 Sidewalk committed int. 5.55 1949 Street assessments 24.73 1949 Street commited int. 14.96 Unapportioned Sidewalks 3,589.25 Unapportioned Streets 13,658.55 17,362.06 Tax Titles 5,200.61 Tax PossessioILs 5,987.34 11,187.95 Departmental Accounts Receivable Infirmary Department 60.00 Highway Department 45.00 Pub. Welfare, Gen'] Relief 2,003.09 Pub. Welfare, O. A. A. 1,701.56 Pub. Welfare, A. D. C. 12,855.90 Cemetery Department 20.50 16,686.05 Water Accounts Receivable: District No. 1 4,524.48 District No. 2 2,044.70 District No. 3 2,415.14 Commercial 1,206.29 10,190.61 State Taxes Assessments 1949 96,243.06 County Tax, 1949 12,259.63 County T. B. Assessment 1949 1,492.89 Overlay Deficits: Year 1946 558.36 Year 1947 1,788.84 2,347.20 $1,199,150.56 375 DECEMBER 31, 1949 LIABILITIES Potter Memorial Gate Fund 235.29 Templeton Fund, income 74.40 Dog Fund 31.00 Cemetery—'Sale of Lots Fluid 9,462.62 Sale of Town Land 36,757.68 Sale of Land of Low Value 69.39 Veterans' Housing 300,153.89 Soldiers' Relief Emergency Fund 200.00 Reserved for Petty Cash 510.00 Overlay Reserved for Abatements; Levy of 1949 16,548.51 Overlay Reserve Fund 70,178.39 Motor Vehicle Revenue 10,388.31 Tax Title Revenue 11,187.95 Special Assessment Revenue 17,362.06 Departmental Revenue 16,686.05 Water Revenue 10,190.61 Unexpended Balances forward: Auditor's Budgetary machine 593.00 Tax Title Foreclosures 1,552.24 Assessors, Apellate Tax Board 1,418.27 Purchasing, Revolving Fund 186.47 North End Fire Station 1,000.00 Highway, Chapter 90 793.12 Land Taking, Church Street 50.00 Mt. Auburn St. Bldg. Line 500.00 A. D. C. Federal Administration 2,302.00 A. D. C. Federal Aid 5,643.63 O. A. A. Federal Administration 82.55 O. A. A. Federal Aid 6,499.12 O. A. A. Recoveries 2,595.80 Infirmary, Repairs 2,500.00 School Dept., Survey 1,000.00 Park Dept., Ladd Place Taking 50.00 Mood-lighting 231.13 Incinerator Committee 531.59 World War Memo Committee 1,000.00 World War Memo Repairs 389.27 Dom Filepello Playground 694.83 Acton Street Taking 400.00 Water Dept., Large meters 877.90 Cemetery Dept., Fence 100.00 Cemetery Dept.—Utility Building 3,500.00 34,490.92 Pay Roll Deduction, Purchase of Bonds 1,572.73 Pay Roll Deductions, With-holding tax 22,340.10 558,439.90 Excess & Deficiency-surplus 640,710.66 $1,199.150.56 376 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Not Due $3,105.50 Apportioned Street Assessments Not Due $6,853.52 DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt $321,000.00 TRUST FUNDS Trust Funds—Cash &s Securities $172,322.86 377 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments: Due in 1950 $465.64 Due in 1951 465.62 Due in 1952 405.58 Due in 1953 371.25 Due in 1954 348.18 Due in 1955 315.60 Due in 1956 284.81 Due in 1957 273.70 Due in 1958 175.12 $3,105.50 Apportioned Street Assessments; Due in 1950 858.79 Due in 1951 858.76 Due in 1952 858.73 Due in 1953 809.89 Due in 1954 809.87 Due in 1955 809.81 Due in 19M 809.80 Due in 1957 693.07 Due in 1958 344.80 6,853.52 DEBT ACCOUNTS Sewers & Drains Loan 1920 1,000.00 Surface Drainage Loan 1921 2,000.00 Administration Building Loan 20,000.00 Elementary School Loan 1935 6,000.00 Municipal Land Loan 7,0W.00 Highway -Equipment Loan 1947 15,000.00 Veterans' Housing Loan 1947 270,000.00 $321,000.00 TRUST FUNDS Library Trust Funds: Asa Pratt Fund 12,286.19 Solon Whitney Fund 312.70 Mary D. Meade Fund 3,065.42 Pierce Fund 1,188.11 Barry Fund 1,098.99 Michael Charles Fund 219.57 Wm. P. McGuire Fund 1,024.22 Templeton Charity Fund 3,610.64 Martha Saneer Fund 1.033.77 Post-War Rehabilitation Pand 54,299.71 Potter Memorial Gate Fund 500.00 Cemetery. Perpetual Care Fund 93,683.54 $172,322.86 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM W. NORCROSS, JR. Auditor life a'.s� INDEX TO REPORT OF TOWN AUDITOR Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . ... 262 Annuities . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. . .. . . . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . 358 Appeals, Board of . . . . . . ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 285 Assessors' Department . . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Auditors' Department .. ........ . . . . . . ... ..... . .. . . . . . . .. . .. 271 Balance Sheet .. . . . . . . .... .... . .. . .. . . .... .... .. . . . . .. .. ... . 374 Buildings, Inspector of ..... .. ... . . . . . . .... . . ... .. . . . .. .. . . . . 295 Cattle, Inspector . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . . .... . . . . . 305 Cemetery Department . .. . .. ... . . . .. . . . .... ........ . . .... . . .. . . 371 Clerk, Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . .... . . .. 277 Collector's Department .. .. .... . ... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 273 Contributory Retirement Pension System .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 DogOfficer . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. ....... . ... ... . . ... . 302 East End Parking Area .. .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . ... .. . . 363 Election Expenses . . . . . . .. . .... .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .... .. . . 281 Engineering Department . ... .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . . .. . . 280 Finance Committee . . . ..... . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . 276 Fire Department .. . . . . ..... . ..... . . . .. . . . . ...... . ... . . . .. . .. . . 290 Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth, Superintendent . . . . . . .. .... . . . . 297 Headquarters, Veterans .. . . . .. .. . . . . . ........... . . . .... .. .. . . 357 Health Department .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..... .. .... .. . . .. .. .. .... . . 302 Highway Department .. . .. ... . . . . . . .. . . ...... . . . . . .... .. .. . . 307 Incinerator Committee .. .... .. . . .. . . .. .. .... . . . . . .. . .... .. .. . . 364 Infirmary Department ...... ... . . . . . ........... . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. 322 Insurance . . . ... . . . . .. . .. .... . . . . 359 Interest and Maturing Debt. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . 372 Legal Services .. . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 276 Library Department .. ... ... .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 349 MemorialDay .. . . . . .. .. ...... .. . . ... . .. . . .. .. . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . 360' Moderator .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . ... .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 270 Park Department . . . . .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 353 Pensions .. . . .. . . . . . ...... . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 357 Physicians, Town . . ... ....... . . . . ... . .. .. ... . . . . . .. .... . . . .. . 323 Planning Board . . . . .... .... . . . . .... .. . . .. . ... . . . . .. . .... . . . .. 284 Plumbing Inspector . . . . .... . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . 304 Poles and Wires Department . . . . . . ... . .. . ... .. .. . ... .. . . . . . . .. 300 Police Department ... .. . .. .. . . .... . . .. .... .. . . . . ..... . . . . .. .. 285 Purchasing Department .... . . . . .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 Registrars of Voters . . .. .... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Reserve Fund . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Salary and Wage Committee . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. ... . . .. . . . . .. 364 School Department ........ . .. . ... . . .... .. . . . . .. . ....... . . . . .. 326 Selectmen's Department ... . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 270 Sewer Department . . ...... . . . . . . . ..... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Town Hall . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . . . .... .. . . ..... . .... . . . . .. . . . . .. . . 282 Treasurer's Department . ... .. . . ... . .. . . . . . ..... . . . .. . . . . .. 272 TreeWarden . . . . .. ..... .. . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. 298 Unclassified . . .. . . . . . . ........ .. .. .... .... ... . . . ......... .. .. 357 Veterans' Benefits . .. .. . . .. . . . ... .. . . . . ... . . . . . . ..... .. . . . . .. 323 Water Department . . ....... . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .... . . . .. . . . . .. .. 365 Weights and Measures .... . . . .... .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 296 Welfare, Public, Department . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . .. . .. 316 Workmen's Compensation . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . 361 Zoning By-Laws Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 364 CONTENTS Appeals, Board of, Report . . . .. ......... . . . . .. .... ... . . . .. . .. 146 Appraisers' Valuation .. . . .. .. .... ...... . ...... 254 Appropriations Voted at Town Meeting . . . . . . . . ........ . . ... ... 26 Assessors, Board of, Report ... ... . . .. ... .. . . .......... . .. . .. . .. 139 Assistance, Old Age, Report of .... . . .. . . . . . . .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . 164 Auditor, Town, Report . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . .. .. ........ . . . . . . . .. .. 257 Buildings, Inspector of, Report . . . ... . . . ... . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. 157 Cemeteries, Superintendent of, Report . . . .. .. ...... . . . . . . . .. . . 247 Clerk, Town, Report of Department ... . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Counsel, Town, Report . . . . ...... ..... . . . .. . .. . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . 200 Dependent Children, Aid to, Report of . . . . ... .... .. .. . .. . .. . . . 165 Dog Officer, Report . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 201 Engineer, Town, Report . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .. .. .. . . 181 Finance Committee on Appropriation, Report . ... . . . . . .. . . . .. . 114 Fire Department, Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . . . . . . . ... 141 Health, Board of, Report . . .... . . . . . . . 2 43 Highway Department, Report .. . . .. . . . . ... . . . ... .. . . . . . . . .. . . 190 Housing Authority .. . . . . ..... . . . . .. .. . . . . .. .. .... .. . . . . . . ... . 147 Infirmary Department, Report . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . ... . 159 Library, Board of Trustees, Report .. . . .. .. . ... .... . . . . .. . . . ... 168 Meetings, Town, Report of .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .... . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 Moth Department. Report .. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. . . 198 Officers, Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . 3 Park Commissioners, Report .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . .. . .. 225 Planning Board, Report ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . .. .. .. . . . 224 Plumbing Inspector, Report .. .. .... . . . . .... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Police Department, Report .... . . . . .. . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . • . . .... • 205 Population Statistics . . . .. . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . 256 Purchasing Department, Report . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 138 Retirement Board, Report ... ... . . . . . . . .... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . 249 School Committee, Report ... . .. .. . . . .. . .... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 135 Selectmen, Board of, Report . . . . .. . . . . . . ... .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 196 Taxes, Collector of, Report .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Treasurer, Town Report . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . ... ..... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 149 Tree Warden, Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 137 Veterans' Agent . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .......... . .. . . . . . . . . . 158 Veterinarian, Town Report .. . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . .. ... . . .. . . 199 Water Commissioners, Report . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 226 Welfare Department, Report ... . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . ........ . . . . 160 Wire Department, Report .. .... . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . 130 Workmen's Compensation, Report .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 248