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Fl:ha Fdoad Gmnl. •`•- •v Franp L W Mf �L.veit --- 9 J DnShj lox iI ICI Mark befb 11 Vox. rKilrs Pt14. flel�Tox �IahnamcT:m Cl.T arid W.S. II S HmPralf, 1RarxtM7N MAIN IRS Rolbr Weaam. FMiRA Kt -Aofe•The names 6min given -Acte The mrrowisles marke are ihose of persons wlw arc thus- X, were collcad eat aisle now known fo have been Pew The line•A•D.indicates the NO -holders orio have had Siftings crly side of fhe building bcfo-c i0 1830 io tsa6 PLAN•OF•C ROVND•FLOOR de.l`ham-g 18&n l;n aed,,Ior leek d FeA- 1 •1886• WATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 1I111 11111 lill Il 1111111111111111 IN III 111 3 48-313 0)59' 0229 ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of WATERTOWN, MASS. for 1974 WATERTOWN STATIONERS & PRINTERS Watertown, Massachusetts 1 DIRECTORY of OFFICIALS t:' .'.ti:•tom?�:�� 41 •- i Watertown 1974 WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. DIRECTORY OF ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS BOARD OF SELECTMEN T. Thomas D'Onofrio, Chairman 35 Desmond Ave. 1975 Robert A. Manzelli 24 Evans St. 1976 Patrick B. Ford 69 Langdon Ave. 1977 MODERATOR Robert J. Glennon 10 Williams St. 1975 TOWN CLERK Philip F. Grogan 42 Lovell Rd. 1977 t AUDITOR John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Tenure TREASURER Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. 1977 COLLECTOR John J. Kennedy 153 Common St. Tenure BOARD OF ASSESSORS Ray Massa 80 Evans St. 1975 James A. Gildea 76 Capitol St. 1976 James Malcolm Whitney (Chrm.) 65 Shattuck Rd. 1977 SCHOOL COMMITTEE James M. Oates, Jr. 145 Russell Ave. 1975 Joseph J. Boyce 155 Highland Ave. 1975 Antonio Mosca 163 Bellevue Rd. 1976 Vahan Kahachadcorian 97 Carey Ave. 1976 Marylouise Pallotta McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. 1976 Guy A. Carbone 151 EdenField Ave. 1977 Clyde Younger 188 Acton St. 1977 LIBRARY TRUSTEES Charles T. Burke 76 Spruce St. 1975 Donald J. McDonald, Jr. 41 Longfellow Rd. 1975 Frank H. McGowan 44 Grenville Rd. 1976 Helen L. Samson 80 Standish Rd. 1976 Edmund P. Hickey 130 Spruce St. 1977 Helen Guest Perry (Chrm.) 64 Russell Ave. 1977 PLANNING BOARD John Patrick Moxley 47 Quincy St. 1975 Robert T. Bowen 27 Priest Rd. 1975 John J. McCarthy(Chrm.) 29 Everett Ave. 1976 Francis J. Maloney 15 Dana Terrace 1977 Paul H. Krueger 38 Russell Ave. 1977 3 WATERTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY Ellen Linehan 55 Waverley Ave. 1975 Maurice J. Sheehan (Res. 8-2-74) 60 Edenrield Ave. 1976 John J. Hayes (App't. 9-3-74) 36 Morse St. 1976 Adelard St. Onge (Chrm.) 26 Fifield St. 1978 Paul Trombino 154 Warren St. 1979 Gerard J. Riley 47 Ralph St. Executive Director Louise F. Borghette 55A Melendy Ave.(State Rep.) 5-7-76 WATERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Robert R. Chevoor 76 Putnam St. 1976 Charles W. Morash 46 Langdon Ave. 1977 Ronald Chanian (Chrm.) 112 Russell Ave. 1978 Leonard M. Frisoil 291 School St. 1979 Ray Carney 10 East Britannia Executive Director St., Taunton BOARD OF HEALTH Paul L. Sandi 766 Mt. Auburn St. 1975 Julio Felloni 43 Fairfield St. 1976 Joseph L.C. Santoro 158 Lovell Rd. 1977 CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS POLICE CHIEF Joseph P. Kelly 27 Wolcott Rd. FIRE CHIEF Robert C. O'Reilly 68 Standish Rd. PURCHASING AGENT William F. Oates 31 Lovell Rd. DOG OFFICER Ronald A. Piselli 33 French St. HEALTH DEPARTMENT Paul F. Murray Health Officer &Agent Paul LaRaia 122 Church St. Pub. Health Phy. Agnes P. Jackson 165 Common St. Pub. Health Nurse Doris M. Daley 60 Buick St. Pub. Health Nurse Dr. Philip Fantasia 297 ML AuburnSt. Dental Clinic VETERANS' SERVICE Dorothy R. Najarian 32 Cleveland Rd. Veterans' Agent WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AGENT John P. Meehan 18 Hilltop Rd. SCHOOL PHYSICIANS Louis Mastrangelo 267 School St. Paul L. Sandi 766 Mt. Auburn St. William Kinder 24 Rickridge Rd., Natick, MA. 4 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS James P. Clark Superintendent of Public Works Lawrence Magnarelli Ass't. Supt. of P.W./Highways Frank Aiello(Provisional) Asst. Supt. of P.W./Materials & Equipment Ambrose Vahey (Dec. 12-4-74) Supt of Wires Kenneth Holmes Plumbing Inspector and Gas Fittings Philip Barrett(Provisional) Asst. Supt of P.W./Personnel Training&Safety Building Inspector Charles A. Henderson Sealer of Weights and Measures Edward R. Marchant (8-24-74) Ass't. Supt. of P.W./Utilities Emanuel DelRose (8-26-74) AWL Supt. of P.W./Cemetery and Grounds Joseph P. McHugh (9-9-74)(Prov.) Ass't. Supt. of P.W./Engineering and Inspection(Engineer) Francis R. Maurer (Prow.) Ass't Supt of Wires APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1974 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Daniel Giles O'Connor(Supt.) LIBRARIAN Mrs. Sigrid Reddy 170 Valley Rd., Concord, MA. TOWN COUNSEL H. Edward Santarpio 5-13-74 66 Bradshaw St. 1975 BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS• Remigio Alberico (Chrm.) 18 Prentiss St. 1975 Noel B. Carmichael 25 Robbins Rd. 1976 James J. Bejoian 305 Mt. Auburn St. 1977 Charles J. Tobin 4-16-74 1016 Belmont St. 1978 TOWN PHYSICIAN Louis Mastrangelo 5-13-74 267 School St. 1975 Jerome Tanzer 5-13-74 372 Main St. 1975 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS John J. Murphy, DVM 2218 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 1975 MA. FENCE VIEWERS Straniero S. D'Antonio 5-13-74 11 School Lane 1975 Frank J. Argento 5-13-74 37 Lowell Ave. 1975 Francis J. Kenney 5-13-74 58 Aldrich Rd. 1975 RETIREMENT BOARD Maurice J. Sheehan 60 Edenfield Ave. 1977 Lawrence J. Maloney 271 Waverley Ave. 1975 John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Ex-officio BOARD OF APPEALS George K. Walker (Chrm.) 1 Hilltop Rd. 1975 5 BOARD OF APPEALS (Cont.) Joseph C. Leah 275 Edenfield Ave. 1976 Stephen M. McLaughlin 370 Charles River Rd. 1977 Philip S. Iuliano 195 Chapman St. 1975 Raymond J. Ralley 104 Coolidge Hill Rd. 1977 CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR Robert Shutt 27 Stuart St. 1975 COUNCIL FOR THE AGING Esther C. Rea 25 Philip Darch Rd. 1975 Alfred Cook 11 Barbara Terrace 1975 Joseph Hyde 161 Lovell Rd. 1976 John J. Mantenuto 62 Fayette St. 1976 Rose Harrington 7 Woodleigh Rd. 1977 KEEPER OF THE LOCKUP Joseph P. Kelly 34 Cross St. 1975 RECREATION DIRECTOR Thomas J. Sullivan 11 Upland Rd. 1975 SUPT. OF D.P.W. James P. Clark 36 Bromfield St. INSURANCE ADVISOR Francis L. Barrett 144 Main St. 1975 CONSTABLES Arthur Madden 31 Standish Rd. Richard Kelly 504 Main St. Frank J. Argento 37 Lowell Ave. Francis Maurer 37 Beacon Park ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT August M. Stiriti 93 Arlington St. 1975 MODERATOR PERMANENT SCHOOL SURVEY COMMITTEE (Auth: March 30, 1970, Article 109) Antonio Mosca 163 Bellevue Rd. School Committee Guy A. Carbone School Committee Daniel G. O'Connor 30 CommonSt. School Administrator Helen Guest Perry 64 Russell Ave. 1974 Joseph C. Leah 275 Edenfield Ave. 1975 Anthony Cristello 30 Jensen Rd. 1976 John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Town Auditor Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. Town Treasurer Dolores Mitchell 37 Russell Ave. Finance Committee Robert T. Bowen 27 Priest Rd. Planning Board 6 WATERTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMITTEE (Auth: March 28, 1968, Article 14) James M. Oates, Jr. 145 Russell Ave. School Committee Francis J. Maloney 15 Dana Terrace Planning Board Thomas E. Roche, Jr. 62 Emerson Rd. Finance Committee Helen Guest Perry 64 Russell Ave. Library Trustee Walter C. Everett 92 Garfield St. Citizen Earl S. Tyler (removed) 232 Bellevue Rd. Citizen Pasquale Sclafani 163 Acton St. Citizen CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE (Auth: April 1968, Article 98) Robert A. Manzelli 24 Evans St. Selectman Anthony Mosca 163 Bellevue Rd. School Committee Francis J. Maloney 15 Dana Terrace Planning Board Helen Guest Perry 64 Russell Ave. 1976 John Lund 101 Franklin St. 1975 Thomas C. Menton 20 Stoneleigh Rd. 1977 John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Town Auditor Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. Town Treasurer Thomas E. Roche, Jr. 62 Emerson Rd. Finance Committee COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Auth: April 1, 1968, Article 28) James M. Oates, Jr. 145 Russell Ave. School Committee Daniel G. O'Connor 30 Common St. School Superintendent John J. Carver 155 Lovell Rd. Citizen Vahan J. Khachadoorian 97 Carey Ave. Citizen Francis A. Kelly 142 Russell Ave. Citizen Robert B. Knapp 59 King St. Citizen CONSOLIDATION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PERSONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Auth: April 1, 1968, Article 91) Robert F. Metcalf, Jr. 133 Barnard Town Meeting Member Martin R. Finn 27 Edward Rd. Town Meeting Member Robert W. Kelly 98 Standish Rd. Finance Committee T. Thomas D'Onofrio 35 Desmond Ave. Selectman Paul H. Krueger 38 Russell Ave. Planning Board Lucius P. Murphy 54 Langdon Ave. Citizen Robert J. Plunkett 86 Hovey St. Citizen MODERATOR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE INCINERATOR (Auth: April 1, 1971, Article 84) John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Town Auditor Patrick B. Ford 56 Langdon Ave. Selectman Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. Town Treasurer Samuel B. Nixon 24 Lowell Ave. Fire Department Joseph C. Zaino 21 Berkeley St. Citizen C. Arthur Hughes 125 Spruce St. Citizen 7 COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE INCINERATOR(Cont.) Robert F. Metcalf, Jr. 133 Barnard Ave. Citizen Robert W. Kelly 98 Standish Rd. Finance Committee James P. Clark 36 Bromfield St. Supt. D.P.W. FINANCE COMMITTEE 1974 Term Pauline E. Bender 81 Bromfield St. Edna Bogosian 21 Melendy Ave. Peter M. Scop 152 Acton St. Michael Mitchell 325 School St. Aram A. Koumjian 139 Standish Rd. James F. Ferreira 71 Commonwealth Rd. John L. Hayden(res. 11-8-74) 16 Whites Ave. 1975 Term Edward 0. O'Brien, Jr. 255 Orchard St. Dolores Mitchell 37 Russell Ave. Robert W. Kelly(Chrm.) 98 Standish Rd. William J. McMahon 41 Brandley Rd. Walter Everett 92 Grafield St. Demos Zevitas 6 King St. James B. Luck 17 Lovell Rd. 1976 Term Henry Hansen, Jr. 134 Standish Rd. Charles L. Sheldon, Jr. 16 Patten St. Augustin R. Papalia 28 Dewey St. Thomas R. Roche 62 Emerson Rd. James A. Reidle 18 Prescott St. Thomas R. Tuttle 22 York Ave. Patricia Bonanno 156 Orchard St. PERSONNEL BOARD Lawrence Beloungie 72 Edward Rd. 1977 Wade H. Jones 24 Garfield St. 1977 Edmund J. McDevitt 32 Morrison Rd. 1975 Peter Santamaria 78 Winsor Ave. 1976 Demos Zevitas 6 King St. Finance Committee MARSHALL SPRING-WEST JUNIOR HIGH BUILDING COMMITTEE (Auth: May 27, 1971, Article 5) Guy A. Carbone 151 Edenfield Ave. School Committee Marylouise P. McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. School Committee Harry E. Risso 27 Bailey Rd. Citizen Arthur E. Todino 228 Palfrey St. Citizen Joseph C. Leah 275 Edenfield Ave. Citizen Stephen J. Pacifico 179 Edenfield Ave. M.S.P.T.A. Joseph L. Carroll 349 ArlingtonSt. Principal Mar. Spr. Dr. Leonard C. Harlow 41 Harnden Ave. Member C.S.O. Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. Town Treasurer John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Town Auditor Augustin R. Papalia 28 Dewey St. Finance Committee 8 MODERATOR COMMITTEE TO STUDY PLACING OF RECREATION DEPARTMENT UNDER CONTROL OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (Authorized, April 6, 1972, Article 94) James P. Clark Supt. of Public Works Robert W. Kelly Finance Committee Chairman Dominic Pallone Recreation Commission Lawrence Beloungie Personnel Board Chairman Robert L. Shutt 27 Stuart St., Citizen REGIONAL REFUSE DISPOSAL COMMITTEE (Auth: March 26, 1973, Article 87) C. Arthur Hughes 125 Spruce St. Robert F. Metcalf, Jr. 133 Barnard Ave. John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR GEORGE B. WELLMAN Herbert O. Berry 158 Spring St. Philip F. Grogan 42 Lovell Rd. Quinton B. Jones 8 Lovell Rd. COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR FLORENCE MUNROE Helen Guest Perry 64 Russell Ave. T. Thomas D'Onofrio 35 Desmond Ave. Marion A. Roberts 40 Capitol St. Muriel Canavan 97 Galen St. SELECTMEN WATERTOWN CONSERVATION COMMISSION (Auth: April 1966, Article 109) Lawrence Schindler 83 Palfrey St. 1975 Timothy Churchill (Res. 9-12-74) 25 Adams St. 1975 Maureen Oates 145 Russell Ave. 1975 W.A. Palmer Day 66 Beacon St. 1976 Robert B. Chase 15 Franklin St. 1977 Paul J. White, Jr. 26 Highland Ave. 1977 Diana Proctor 216 Arlington St. 1975 WATERTOWN RECREATION COMMISSION (Auth: March 1954, Article 53) Mrs. Sigrid Reddy(Chrm.) Head Librarian Daniel G. O'Connor Supt. of Schools Joseph P. Kelly Chief of Police James P. Clark Supt. D.P.W. Arthur Todino 228 Palfrey St. 1975 E. Ruth Dunn 28 Robbins Rd. 1976 Albert R. Balzano 146 Summer St. 1977 WATERTOWN TRAFFIC COMMISSION Joseph P. Kelly Chief of Police Robert C. O'Reilly Chief of Fire Department James P. Clark Supt. D.P.W. Joseph P. McHugh Town Engineer 9 WATERTOWN TRAFFIC COMMISSION(Cont.) Francis R. Maurer Asst. Supt. of Wires John K. Kaveney Driver Education,Watertown Public Schools Richard Kelly Citizen 1975 John Airasian Citizen 1975 WORKABLE PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (Auth: March 28, 1968, Article 11) Philip Barrett Building Inspector Kenneth Holmes Plumbing Inspector Joseph O'Leary Health Department - - - - - - Planning Board - - - - - - Redevelopment Authority Martin L. Pitt 139 Church St. Citizen Anthony J. Cristello 30 Jensen Rd. Citizen CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (App't. June 24, 1968) (Under Workable Program for Community Improvement) Kathleen L. Brown 81 Orchard St. Anthony J. Cristello 30 Jensen Rd. Robert A. Daniels 57 Channing Rd. S. Paul DeMarco 296 Mt. Auburn St. Flora Epstein 51 Bailey Rd. Richard H. Evensen 61 Phillips St. Monsignor Thomas Fallon 770 Mt. Auburn St. Russell Iuliano 191 Chapman St. YOUTH STUDY COMMITTEE (est. December 9, 1968) Kathleen Brown Albert R. Balzano Richard Carbone Robert Daniels Marcia Burd E. Ruth Dunn Lesley Shearer John McNulty Richard R. Joaquim Patricia Holland COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (App't. November 14, 1966) Peter Amershadian 2 Chauncey St. Gerald F. Burns 59 Merrill Rd. Joseph DiVico 11A Francis St. Rev. Thomas Fallon 770 Mt. Auburn St. Ann D. Harvey 33 Warren St. Joseph E. Hyde 161 Lovell Rd. Wade H. Jones 24 Garfield St. John Linehan 20 Hawthorne St. Fabio Marino 6 Malden St. Marylouise McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. Walter F. Oates, Jr. 17 Standish Rd. August M. Stiriti 93 Arlington St. Laya W. Wiesner 61 Shattuck Rd. 10 MUNICIPAL ICE SKATING ARENA COMMITTEE Ann M. Francione 65 Boyd St. 1977 John A. Ryan 16 York Ave. 1977 Michael Savas 26 Lovell Rd. 1977 Robert J. Whitney 41 Stoneleigh Rd. 1975 Robert W. Kelly 98 Standish Rd. 1975 James B. Luck 17 Lovell Rd. 1975 Carmine Pallotta 159 Standish Rd. 1976 Richard Kelly 504 Main St. Liason Officer AMBULANCE EMERGENCY SERVICE COMMITTEE (Appt'd. November 26, 1969)(Changed 12-11-72) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Pauline E. Bender 81 Bromfield St. Dr. Louis Mastrangelo 267 School St. Lt. Lawrence Galligan Watertown Police Department Florins E. DeLuco 12 Edward Rd. Edward A. Robertson 77 Shettuck Rd. Joseph Cochrane 83 Franklin St. Alfred J. Parrella Deputy Fire Chief DRUG ACTION COMMITTEE (App't. November 22, 1971) John J. Kelly 810 Belmont St. Dr. William Soybel 14 Winchester Dr., Lexington, MA. William L. Blout 6 Dunstable Rd., Cambridge, MA. Marylouise P. McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. Edward Vaughan 589 Main St. Pauline E. Bender 81 Bromfield St. Bernard N. Bradley, Jr. 24 Morrison Rd. Ralph Forte 24 Templeton Pkwy. Frank Keeler 99 Charming Rd. John T. Roberts Off. Wester Ave., Essex, MA. Robert B. Chase 15 Franklin St. Rev. William Gaines 25 Chestnut St. Michael Coburn 173 Worcester St. Richard Morrill 83 Fitchburg St. AD-HOC ADVISORY COM_'vIITTEE (App't. January 24, 1972) John T. Roberts Watertown Public Schools, 51 Columbia St. Dr. John J. Kelley Watertown Public Schools, 51 ColumbiaSt. Marylouise P. McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. Marcia Fisher Welfare Dept.Administration Building Bernard Bradley, Jr. 24 Morrison Rd. Rev. William Gainer 25 Chestnut St. Clyde Younger 188 Acton St. Edward Vaughan Police Department Robin Baptista 40 Olney St. Dorothy Bowler 124 Marshall St. 11 BROWNE SCHOOL RENOVATION COMMITTEE (Auth: February 22, 1972, Article 9) Antonio Mosca School Committee Marylouise P. McDermott School Committee Guy A. Carbone School Committee Joseph J. Boyce School Committee James M. Oates, Jr. School Committee Vahan J. Khachadoorian School Committee Philip Pane Town Treasurer John J. Sheehan Town Auditor Robert W. Kelly Finance Committee MULTI-SERVICE CENTER (Auth: March 27, 1972, Article 82) Bernard Bradley 24 Morrison Rd. 1976 Dawn Hourdajian(res. 7-8-74) 17 Marlboro Terrace 1976 Rev. David Davidian St.James Armenian Church 1976 Dorothy Bowler 124 Marshall St. 1976 Grace Marie LeBlanc 76 Emerson Rd. 1976 Clyde Younger 188 Acton St. 1976 Kathleen M. Kelley 810 Belmont St. 1976 Rev. George Carlson St.Theresa's Church 1976 Paula Malloy 11 Chester St. 1976 Susan Berger 762 Belmont St. 1976 Marylouise P. McDermott 76 Lovell Rd. 1976 Phyllis Duffy 5 Bromfield St. 1976 Gerald Kupperschmidt Watertown Public Schools 1976 Thomas R. Tuttle 50 Bailey Rd. 1976 Joseph Barnes 45 Buick St. 1975 Helen Kelleher 100 Lanard Rd.,Brighton,MA. 1975 Esther Rea 25 Philip Darch Rd. 1975 Patricia Turner 116 Garfield St. 1975 Paul F. Murray 24 Edward Rd. 19705 Rev. Francis O'Brien St.Patrick's Church 1975 CATV ADVISORY COMMITTEE Inabeth Miller Coleman C. Bender Patricia A. Savage Marion A. Roberts Francis J. LeBlanc Sr. Elaine DesRosier Elliot E. Tocci Sigrid R. Reddy Martin Tomassian Thomas F. Tracy, Jr. Francis P. Manzelli Peter Santamaria August M. Stiriti Richard H. Keefe *Elizabeth Gregorian *Resigned May 13, 1974 ARSENAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE (Auth: June 11, 1973, Article 25) (Citizens appointed by Board of Selectmen,Auth: Article 2,October 29, 1973) Chairman, Board of Selectmen T.Thomas D'Onofrio 35 Desmond Ave. Chairman, Finance Committee Robert W.Kelly 98 Standish Rd. Chairman, Redevelopment Auth. Ronald Ohanian 112 Russell Ave. Chairman, Conservation Comm. Timothy Churchill 25 Adams St. Chairman, Planning Board John J.McCarthy,Jr. 29 Everett Ave. 12 ARSENAL PROPERTY COMMITTEE(Cont.) (Chairman of each Board or Designee) Town Treasurer Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. Town Auditor John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Citizen Charles Mikulka 90 Garfield St. Citizen Stanley D. Porter 85 Garfield St. WATERTOWN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE Francis M. Lighbody 59 Robbins Rd. Joanna R. Carey(Sect.) 45 Royal St. Francis A. Kelly 142 Russell Ave. Mrs. Warren Meade Wright 106 Mt. Auburn St. Mrs. John M. Day, Sr. 13 Oliver St. Robert Gleason 36 Fitchburg St. Edward Donnelly (Chrm.) 19 Emerald St., Lexington, MA. Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. P. Alfred Pannesi 191 Lovell Rd. Edward P. Furber 245 Main St. Mrs. Lauren H. Dearborn 19 Clarendon Rd., Belmont, MA. Louise Kassabian(Res. 9-20-741 21 Hillside Rd. G. Jack Zollo(V. Chrm.) 37 Bradshaw St. Eliot Tocci 808 Belmont St. Frederick J. Milmore 126 Summer St. Board of Selectmen Administration Building Charles Burke 76 Spruce St. John Cook 105 Galen St. W.A. Palmer Day 66 Palfrey St. Clark Elliott 149 Hillside Rd. Mrs. Ruth L. Elphick 7 Fletcher Terrace Patricia Harvey 113 Lexington St. John J. McCarthy 29 Everett Ave. Frank McGowan 44 Grenville Rd. Mrs. Inabeth Miller CO,School Dept.,30 Common St. Edmund H. Norton 99 Boylston St. Foster M. Palmer 104 Mt. Auburn St. Frank Peros CO,School Dept.,30 Common St. Sigrid Reddy Main Library, Main St. Roy Viklund 46 Royal St. Walter C. Woodman 367 School St. Sybil Danforth 14 Stoneleigh Rd. E. Ruth Dunn 28 Robbins Rd. Floris Mansfield 133 Common St. Anna Maria Tambureno 17 Winter St. Robert A. Kelly 80 Bromfield St. Robert W. Kelly 98 Standish Rd. Joyce Munger 11 Jensen Rd. Walter Munger 11 Jensen Rd. Ann Morgan 59 Morse St. Karen Hanlon 9 Hilltop Rd. Elizabeth P. Dunn 119 Worcester St. Warren K. Cooper 47 Stearns Rd. Mrs. Karen Day Main Library, Watertown Mrs. Margaret Van Duyne Main Library, Watertown Gerald Callahan 176 Common St., Watertown 13 HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF WATERTOWN (Appt'd: May 29, 1969) Francis Lighbody 59 Robbins Road Joanna Carey 45 Royal St. G. Jack Zollo 37 Bradshaw St. Louise J. Kassabian 21 Hillside Rd. Francis A. Kelly 142 Russell Ave. Mrs. John M. Day, Sr. 13 Oliver St. Robert Gleason 36 Fitchburg St. Edward Donnelly 19 Emerald St., Lexington, MA. Philip Pane 191 Lovell Rd. Edward P. Furber 245 Main St. Mrs. Lauren H. Dearborn 19 Clarendon Rd., Belmont, MA. Martin V. Tomassian 29 Adams Ave. Frederick J. M:lmore 126 Summer St. Robert A. Manzelli 24 Evans St. T. Thomas D'Onofrio 35 Desmond Ave. INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (App't. 6-29-70, Ch. 32B, Sect. 3 G.L.) G. Jack Zollo 37 Bradshaw St. Donald A. Morrison 70 Fayette St. Sgt. Richard J. Kelly 12 Cleveland Rd. Giuseppe Ellera 22 Irma Ave. Mrs. Jean White 105 Edenfield Ave. John J. Sheehan 30 Arden Rd. Philip Pane 37 Orchard St. COMMITTEE TO STUDY OFF STREET PARKING (Auth: October 5, 1970) Philip Pane Town Treasurer Rupert Baker :Merchant Joseph P. McHugh Town Engineer Wayne Berman Merchant Henry Palumbo Taxi Cab Association Philip Grogan Town Clerk Lt. Robert Kelley Police Department James P. Clark Superintendent D.P.W. WATERTOWN ENERGY AND FUEL COMMITTEE (Appt'd. November 6, 1970) Joseph Natale 88 Arlington St. David A. Russo 55 Poplar St. Robert Lovell 56 Federal Ave., Quincy, 'MA. William F. Oates Purchasing Agent Paul F. Murray Health Director Robert L. Shutt Civil Defense Director Robert A. Manzelli Selectman WATERTOWN BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE (Appt'd. June 10, 1974) Anthony Cristello 30 Jensen Rd. James R. Danforth 83 Fitchburg St. 14 James A. Ryan 498 Pleasant St. Flora H. Epstein 51 Bailey Rd. Carol A. Dennis 92 Marshall St. Ann R. Dickie 66 Marshall St. EASTERN MIDDLESEX HUMAN RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ` Louis P. Andrews 2 Mangano Court WATERTOWN CONSERVATION COMMITTEE (Auth: April 1966, Article 109) Robert B. Chase 15 Franklin St. 1977 Paul J. White, Jr. 26 Highland Ave. 1977 Lawrence Schindler 83 Palfrey St. 1975 Timothy Churchill (res. 9-12-74) 25 Adams St. 1975 Maureen Oates 145 Russell Ave. 1975 W.A. Palmer Day 66 Palfrey St. 1976 Thomas Perry 28 Beacon Court 1976 WATERTOWN RECREATION COMMISSION (Auth: March 1954, Article 53) Sigrid Reddy, (Chrm.) Head Librarian Daniel G. O'Connor Supt. of Schools Joseph P. Kelly James P ClarkChief of Police Supt. D.P.W. Arthur Todino 228 Palfrey St. Citizen 1975 r Albert R. Balzano 12 Wollitzer Lane Citizen 1977 E. Ruth Dunn 28 Robbins Rd. Citizen 1976 WORKABLE PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE (Auth: March 28, 1968, Article 11) Philip Barrett Building Inspector Kenneth Holmes Plumbing Inspector Joseph O'Leary Health Department - - - - - - Planning Board - - - - - - Redevelopment Authority Martin L. Pitt 139 Church St., Citizen Anthony J. Cristello 30 Jensen Rd., Citizen CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Appt'd. June 24, 1968) Kathleen Brown 81 Orchard St. Anthony J. Cristello 30 Jensen Rd. Robert A. Daniels 57 Channing Rd. S. Paul DeMarco 296 Mt. Auburn St. Flora Epstein 51 Bailey Rd. Richard H. Evensen 61 Phillips St. Monsignor Thomas Fallon 770 Mt. Auburn St. Russell W. Iuliano 191 Chapman St. 15 REPOI? mrS of OFFIC14LS LV7 ::�.:�d ••:,•.' ter::a::::'f.:.'��•�"�~�'::•Li:�t.t.�,r. LZ 1 T atertow, 1974 16 I- x Cd Cd U \/ 0 f �O1 co 0 - N N z F W rn 17 BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Annual Report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1974, is respectfully submitted to the citizens of Watertown. This Annual Report, for calendar yearperiod January 1, 1974 to December 31, 1974, is prepared in compliance with statutory provisions. There is Legisla- tion, not yet passed, which may change the period of future Annual Reports to a fiscal year report for period July 1 to-June 30 of the following year. At the Annual Town Election in May,Patrick B. Ford was elected a member of the Board of Selectmen for a three year term. At the first meeting held thereafter the Board organized by electing T. Thomas D'Onofrio Chairman and by electing Robert A. Manzelli as Clerk. August M. Stiriti was reappointed Administrative Assistant to the Board of Selectmen for the ensuing year, Helen Perez as Confidential Secretary of the Board of Selectmen, and H. Edward Santarpio,Esquire, was appointed as Town Counsel. The Board held regular weekly meetings throughout the year, generally on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. with the exception of the summer months which were devoted to bi-weekly meetings, except for a number of special meetings which were held in connection with matters of unusual importance. The numerous routine duties of our office were carried out in the usual manner and entailed the granting of various licenses, permits and other mat- ters that legally required our attention. We also affixed our signatures to various documents which are required annually for the Town to pursue its normal functions. Because of the greater number of issues that now arise, the Selectmen are required to cope with such diverse subjects as unemployment, police-com- munity relations, and legislation providing for compulsory and binding arbitration for police officers and fire fighters, its provisions taking effect on July 1, 1974. Further, there is a marked increased in the degree of citi- zen participation, not only in controversial matters but in routine items that formerly evoked little community interest, such as in the issuance of licenses and permits. The Selectmen's Office was responsible for receipts in the amount of $56,092.00 for the calendar year 1974, the source of revenue being from the issuance of licenses and permits. In order to prepare for the Town's participation in the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, the Selectmen in 1973 established a Bicentennial Celebration Committee for the Town. This committee has met several times since its f6 mation and has organized itself into sub-committees, formulating specific activities which will be treated in considerable detail in subsequent report. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act(CETA)program,designed to provide job training and employment opportunities for economically 18 disadvantaged unemployment and underemployed persons by providing training and other services which lead to maximum employment opportunities and enhances self sufficiency moved ahead successfully in the Town, under the direction of Louis P. Andrew, Personnel Assistant to the Board of Selectmen. The Watertown area, under the auspices of the State Office of Manpower Af- fairs, is comprised of 5 communities, the cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the towns of Arlington, Belmont and Watertown. Funds totaling almost $1.8 million have been allocated by the federal government for this area. In order to comply with the Clean Air Act of 1970 which imposed stringent air pollution regulation upon the communities of Massachusetts, and an order of the State Department of Public Health to comply with said air pollution con- trol regulations by July 31, 1975, and as an interim solution to the problem of disposing solid waste in Watertown, the Board of Selectmen, authorized by Town Meeting, contracted with a private concern tobuild a solid waste trans- fer station adjacent to the present incinerator. The transfer station would facilitate the removal of solid waste to an out-of-town disposal site. The Town trucks will make collections as formerly and dump the refuse into the transfer station, following which the contracotr transfers the refuse into its larger trucks for transport to the out-of-town site. Studies made by the Town Committee to Investigate the Incinerator, had revealed that updating the exist- ing municipal incinerators in some way so they will meet air cleanliness standards, would not be a feasible solution,the costs being prohibitive. With- out the tremendous input of said Incinerator Committee,Chaired by C. Arthur Hughes, said project would not have been accomplished. In concluding this report, we want to thank all Department Heads and the various Boards, Commissions and Committees who have contributed their talents to Town affairs and to all Town employees for their splendid coopera- tion. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to our office staff for the efficient and dedicated service they have rendered in our behalf. T. Thomas D'Onofrio Robert A. Manzelli Patrick B. Ford BOARD OF SELECTMEN 19 TOWN CLERK The Annual Report of Town Clerk, Philip F. Grogan for the year ending December 31, 1974 is herewith submitted. I was appointed to succeed the late George B. Wellman on February 14, 1974, and was elected to the office on May 5, 1974. FEES COLLECTED: The Town Clerk's department collected $23,454.10 for various types of licenses and fees. Of this amount$10,787.00 was for Conservation Licenses and $4,233.00 was for Dog Licenses. All fees were turned into the Office of the Town Treasurer, including the writing fee for Fish and Game Licenses. Fees collected in the Office of Town Clerk for licenses and permits issued by the Board of Selectmen totaled $52,375.00 which was turned into the Town Treasury. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: The record of chattel mortgages, or what is termed Uniforml Commercial Code transaction showed a total of 412. CLAIMS FILED: The Office of Town Clerk processed 74 claims for the legal department. All claims are filed with the Town Clerk, who in turn processes them for investigation by the various departments of the Town. A file is then set up and copies are forwarded for disposition to the legal department and the Town Counsel. VITAL STATISTICS: A total of 408 couples filed intentions of Marriage. The total number of marriages consummated, including records of Watertown persons married without the State, totaled 489. A total of 403 deaths relating to persons who died in Watertown, or Watertown residents, who died out of town were forwarded to the Secretary of State. This record is incomplete as all returns have not been received. A total of 423 births have been received at the time of this writing. Addi- tional names will be received. For the record, only one birth took place at home. All others having taken place in neighboring hospitals. Births have made a further decline in the year 1974. At this point of my report, I would like to express thanks and appreciation to my assistant, Quinton B. Jones, Mrs. Ruth Thibautand to election associates, Commissioner Charles J. Tobin, Mrs. Rose Castano and Miss Catherine Gannam. The continued spirit of cooperation exhibited made happy working conditions. FEES COLLECTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED IN 1974 Marriage Permits $1,620.00 Mortgages 2,060.00 Mortgages (Terminated) 228.00 70 Birth Certificates 784.00 Death Certificates 648.00 Citizen Certificates 35.25 Business Certificates 172.25 Marriage Certificates 390.00 Conservation Fees 322.75 Miscellaneous 420.25 Poll Listing Books 490.25 Zoning By-Laws 45.25 Federal Liens 105.00 Raffles and/or Bazaar Permits 160.00 Watertown Records 21.35 Pole Locations 180.00 Gasoline Renewals 873.75 Declaration of 'rust 5.00 Business Listing 2.00 Tiles 31.25 Physician Certificate 2.00 Building Code 81.00 $8,677.10 FEES COLLECTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED IN 1974 BY THE SELECTMEN X-mas Trees 30.00 Victualler Permits 340.00 Liquor Licenses 45,913.00 Public Dance Permits 109.00 One A.M. Closing Permits 306.00 Auto Dealers Licenses 1,300.00 Pin Ball Licenses 580.00 Entertainment Permits 244.00 Junk, 2nd hand, Auctioneer 673.00 One Day Beer Permit 1,192.00 Gasoline Registration 150.00 Sunday Sales 14.00 Sound Truck Permits 15.00 Liquor I.D. Cards 132.00 Bowling Alleys 500.00 Parade Permits 24.00 Inn Holders License 5.00 Lodging.House Permits 8.00 Music Box Permits 840.00 52,375.00 21 CONSERVATION LICENSES Fishing (Resident) 635 Hunting (Resident) 314 Sporting(Resident) 174 Fishing(Minor) 42 Fishing(Resident-Alien) 7 Fishing (Non-Resident) 1 Hunting (Non-Resident) 2 Duplicate Licenses 12 Sporting Licenses (Free) 76 Fishing(Paraplegic,.Blind, etc.) 5 Archery Stamps 15 Waterfowl Stamps 103 There were 1,386 licenses issued in 1974, and the amount collected totaled $10,858.00. Of this amount$322.75 represented fees which were turned into to Town Treasury and the balance of$10,529.00 was sent to the Department of Conservation, Boston, Ma. DOG LICENSES Male Dogs 666 $2,028.00 Female Dogs 134 810.00 Female Dogs (Sp) 462 1,395.00 There were 1262 licenses issued of which 2 were for seeing eye dogs for which there is no fee. The amount collected in the Office of Town Clerk, which included the collec- tions for licenses and permits issued by the Selectmen and for licenses and permits, certificates, etc., issued by the Town Clerk totaled $75,929.10 Philip F. Grogan TOWN CLERK I have examined the accounts of the Town Clerk for fees collected in the Office of Town Clerk and have found them to be correct. John J. 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N N TREASURERS REPORT GENERAL REVENUE January 1, 1974 Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,047,397.40 Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,6850076.82 35,732,474.22 Less Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,064 421.22 Balance Januury 1, 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668b53.00 This is an Interim Report. A fall report will be submitted at the end of the fiscal year or June 30, 1975. Respectfully, Philip Pane TOWN TREASURER 44 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 calendar year 1974. 1974-75 Real Estate Taxes Commitment September 26, 1974 $15,652,469.54 Refunds 73,547.86 $15,726,017.40 Paid to Treasurer 7,058,266.33 Abatements 776,342.38 7,834,608.71 Balance December 31, 1974 $7,891,408.69 1974-75 Personal Taxes Commitment September 26, 1974 $ 2,227,038.00 Refunds 54.12 $2,227,092.12 Paid to Treasurer 1,106,438.30 Abatements 1,488.30 1,107,926.60 Balance-December 31, 1974 $1,119,165.52 1973A Real Estate Taxes Commitment March 27, 1974 $ 7,173,158.18 Refunds 109,198.66 $7,282,356.84 Paid to Treasurer 6,553,120.96 Abatements 355,178.88 Credit by Tax Title 34,858.80 6,943,158.64 Balance December 31, 1974 $ 339,198.20 1973A Personal Taxes Commitment April 18, 1974 $ 1,022,166.00 Reftmds 33.12 $1,022,199.12 Paid to Treasurer 1,017,740.34 Abatements 505.08 1,018,245.42 Balance December 31, 1974 $ 3,953.70 1973 Real Estate Taxes Balance January 1, 1974 $ 156,942.97 Refunds 5,282.38 $ 162,225.35 Paid to Treasurer 138,455.30 Abatements 2,426.04 Credit by Tax Title 21,343.71 162,225.05 Balance December 31, 1974 $ .30 45 1973 Personal Taxes Balance Janaury 1, 1974 $ 15,614.42 Refunds 6.22 $ 15,620.64 Paid to Treasurer $ 15,269.57 Abatements 351.07 15,620.64 Balance December 31, 1974 $ .00 1974 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment June 3, 1974 $ 188,405.37 Commitment June 21, 1974 195,655.73 • Commitment July 22, 1974 165,233.80 Commitment October 21, 1974 354,214.38 Commitment November 21, 1974 6,760.00 Commitment December 24, 1974 250,262.51 Refunds 4,482.99 $1,165,041.78 Paid to Treasurer 693,897.38 Abatements 92,862.37 786,759.75 Balance December 31, 1974 $ 378,282.03 1973 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance January 1, 1974 $ 149,119.25 Commitment February 4, 1974 89,378.05 Commitment March 20, 1974 40,986.81 Commitment August 19, 1974 1,912.08 Commitment August 27, 1974 61,757.75 Commitment November 15, 1974 11,181.18 Refunds 9,810.23 $ 364,145.35 Paid to Treasurer 253,521.03 Abatements 54,622.62 308,143.65 Balance December 31, 1974 $ 56,001.70 1972 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance January 1, 1974 $ 37,139.05 Commitment April 8, 1974 8,894.18 Commitment August 16, 1974 121.28 Refunds 292.53 $ 46,447.04 Paid to Treasurer 9,585.58 Abatements 36.861.46 46,447.04 Balance December 31, 1974 .00 Water Charges Balance January 1, 1974 $ 33,947.01 Commitments 550,225.16 Refunds 879, Q $ 585,051.27 46 Paid to Treasurer 529,759.28 Abatements 6,817.49 Transferred to Water Lien 19,195.72 555,772.49 Balance December 31, 1974 29,278.78 Total Payments to Treasurer by Collector of Taxes 1974-75 Real Estate Taxes $7,058,266.33 Interest $ 2,721.96 1973-A Real Estate Taxes 6,553,120.96 Interest 6,383.35 1973 Real Estate Taxes 138,455.30 Interest 4,846.97 1974-75 Personal Taxes 1,106,438.30 Interest 35.83 1973-A Personal Taxes 1,017,740.34 Interest 95.65 1973 Personal Taxes 15,269.57 Interest 562.86 1974 Motor Vehicle Excise 693,897.38 Interest 117.21 1973 Motor Vehicle Excise 253,521.03 Interest 1,710.57 1972 Motor Vehicle Excise 9,585.58 Interest 260.43 $16,846,294.79 Receipts from Total Interest 16,734.83 Receipts from Total Costs 5,465.89 Receipts from Statement of Liens 19924.00 Receipts from Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessment paid in advance 822.05 Receipts from Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment paid in advance 153.30 Receipts from Interest on Assessments 1.75 Receipts from Motor Vehicle Excise paid after abatement 41.25 Receipts from Interest on Motor Vehicle paid after abatement 3.26 Receipts from Personal Property paid after abatement 333.60 Receipts from Interest on Personal Property paid after abatement 35.60 Receipts from Water Charges 529,759.28 Total paid to Treasurer during 1974 $17,401,569.60 Approved: December 31, 1974 John J. 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The Trustees continue to modernize, maintain and preserve our present plant in order to have a proper setting for library services and yet not burden the Town with a new building program. In addition, the Trustees, in these times of economic crisis, try in every way to keep expenses down while still maintaining the quality and kinds of services which are a hallmark of our Library and to which we have accustomed our citizens. I should like to mention the Trustees' appreciation for the many contributions and the years of service performed by Miss Carolyn Blake, Head of the Circulation Department, for almost 33 years before her retirement in March. It has been gratifying beyond measure to have been able to contribute to our Town by serving as a Trustee of the Watertown Free Public Library and as Chairman to and work with the other five public-spirited and dedicated men and women who are presently Trustees. Helen Guest Perry, Chairman Board of Library Trustees Charles T. Burke Edmund P. Hickey Donald J. MacDonald, Jr. Frank H. McGowan Helen L. Samson 52 WATERTOWN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR This report will be a brief summary of the activities of your public library during the year 1974. A more complete report, with statistics, will appear in the official Town Report for the fiscal year 1975. When times are bad, business is good at public libraries. Free services are much in demand, and although library service is not really free, at least it is available to all, young and old. The past year we have attempted to extend our services to more people, and to broaden the scope of these services. Elderly people form a large segment of Watertown's population, and one of our ob- jectives has been to attract more of the Town's senior citizens to the library. The Drop-In Center for the Elderly has been able to supply for art classes and knitting and crocheting classes, as well as for social activities. We hope to extend our service to more of the elderly through service to shut-ins, special programs to appeal to older people, and books and audio-visual materials which serve their needs. Central to the library's ftinction is Reference Service, which continues to be utilized by adults and students from Watertown and neighboring communities. Our service to adults has been strengthened by the addition of Information and Referral Service, which is intended to help people to find answers to basic questions of everyday life. With the aid of the Multi-Service Center, the Reference Department has completed a resource file of information sources for aiding the staff to refer people to appropriate agencies which can help them solve problems such as, "How can I find the right day-care center for my pre- schooler'?", "Where do I go for food stamps?"or, "What agency can I appeal to for help in getting my landlord to turn on the heat?' Augmenting this has been a series of programs of particular interest to women organized by our Community Services Librarian with the cooperation of women in the com- munity. These have attracted a number of women who were eager to ask questions and share experiences with other women. The Young Adult Department, in addition to serving the school and leisure- time needs of youth, has extended services which appeal to patrons of all ages. Last year's Spring Festival of Fine Films, held in cooperation with the schools, attracted 1160 people, and the Summer Festival of Comedy, held on the Library Lawn on Wednesday evenings during July and August, had 650 people in attendance at seven film programs. The Children's Department held weekly story hours at all four libraries, and registered 210 pre-school children. Summer weekly story hours were enjoyed IV an additional 320 children, aged four to seven. Over one thousand children Participated in the Summer Reading Club at the Main Library and all three branches. Summer craft programs kept 360 children busy and happy making collages, potato prints, and "monster masks," in addition to other craft activities gleaned from library books. Twenty children have worked together to produce five plays at the Main Library which have attracted over a thousand people. One was a musical, "The Frog Prince," and another, "Jack and the 53 Beanstalk." At the East Branch Library, biweekly programs include fifteen children from a Headstart group, and thirty from the Armenian Center, and the librarians have also helped children put on a talent show and a Christmas play, as well as celebrating Hallowe'en with a party and Christmas with a special crafts session. At the West Branch group of young bookworms have been busy adding segments to"Hitch-a-bod Worm," representing their after school reading accomplishments. The North Branch Children's Department provides weekly activities for a group of eight blind retarded adults, as well as providing service to the children of the neighborhood - - books, records, story hours, and at Hallowe'en, a special reading club called"Haunt the Library." Librarians from all four libraries visits classrooms twice a year, and welcome classes for formal visits to the library. New programs include the circulation of toys, as well as books, records, cassettes and games. Our Community Services Librarian has been busy identifying needs in the com- munity and working with adult, young adult, and children's librarians to serve Individuals and groups. Recently, with the addition of four employees under the CETA program, we were able to obtain the cooperation of the Watertown Bicentennial Celebration Committee in the writing of a grant proposal to the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission which we hope will be acted on favor- ably by Town Meeting. This will enable the Library to employ these four people - - an Audio-Visual Technician,a Graphic Artist, a Guide Leader, and a Typist-Bookkeeper - - to help the Bicentennial Committee and the Library to present and record the celebration over the next two-year period in Water- town. Special projects have been initiated to provide models for other communities, through grants from federal funds. The"Metrication of Watertown" stimulated adults and children to learn about the metric system, and we have filed a proposal for an extension, to be carried out by the Young Adult Department. The Trustees requested and received a grant fora survey of the preservation of valuable books and documents in the Main Library; this survey was carried out by the New England Document Conservation Center, and the result was another application for Ponds to restore some of our valuable books and manu- scripts, especially those relating to the history of Watertown. We have filed a proposal called"Community Link-Up with Information," to help the Library to identify and serve groups previously unserved. The Trustees of the Library have been helpful in giving valuable advice and counsel to library staff mem- bers in these efforts. We hope this brief report will give our patrons an idea of"What's Going on at the Library." We continue to welcome the many helpful and constructive suggestions for the improvementof library service given by our many patrons, young and old. Sigrid Reddy Library Director 54 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Health respectfully submits the report of the Health Officer and Director as the Annual Report of the Health Department for the year ending December 31, 1974. Regular monthly meetings were held in compliance with the Town By-Laws and special meetings were held when certain issues indicated particular con- sideration. During 1974 and continuing into 1975 the Board of Health has conducted a comprehensive immunization and preventive program in the Town of Watertown with the following programs being offered: Anti-Polio Immunization Booster Drink - Grade 1 German Measles (Rubella) Vaccine - Grade 1 Tuberculin Testing(Lederle - Tine)- Grade 1 Tetanus-Diphtheria Booster Immunization - Grades 1 and II Influenza Vaccine Booster Immunization- School Personnel, Muncipal Employees and Elderly at Woodland Towers Anti-Rabies Immunizations for all Dogs Free Glaucoma Clinics for all Residents over 35 Well Baby Clinic for Children 6 years of age and under(Watertown Residents) Measles Vaccine - Grade 1 Lead Poison Screening Clinic - Pre-school and Kindergarten In the area of Health Education we saw distributed in excess of 20,000 pamphlets on such subjects as Nutrition,Maternal and Child Health, Dangerous Drugs, Contagious Diseases, Smoking, Alcohol and Safety. Through the local press we were successful in releasing to the public about 30 articles relative to such subjects as Smoking, Safety, Recycling, Children, Highway-Building and Ecology. The Board of Health, through the Director, continues to confer with various providers of health and/or social care or services at the Mount Auburn Hospital, the American Cancer Society, the Watertown Housing Authority, The Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing, the Massachusetts Society for the Pre- vention of Blindness and the Health Planning Council for Greater Boston, also the Watertown Multi-Service Center. The purpose of this continuous dialogue and consulting process is to advance the health services to the community from infancy to the Senior Citizen group. For the fifth consecutive year we have held on site clinic service at the senior citizens housing development (Woodland Towers). During 1974 we held three Glaucoma Detection Clinics. This clinic will be held on a continuing basis. The Board of Health wants at this time to express its pleasure and pride in the competent, cooperative and efficient manner in which its staff has carried out this additional burden. 55 The Board wishes, also, to join the Health Director in extending thanks and appreciation to the Health Department personnel under its jurisdiction for the total cooperation extended during the past year. We wish to extend our gratitude to the various other departments, elected Tbwn officials, both of Watertown and other communities,and voluntary agen- cies as well as private citizens who were so generous in their cooperation throughout the year. Joseph L.C.Santoro, Chairman Julio P. Felloni, Clerk Paul L. Sandi, M.D. REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER Tb the Board of Health: The following is a breakdown of the functions of the Health Department for the year 1974: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE The following areas of Preventive Medicine were programmed and con- ducted during the year 1974: POLIOMYELITIS IMMUNIZATION(ORAL - TRIVALENT) 1973-1974 School Year- All Schools Booster Dose - First Grade - Total Immunizations: 238 TETANUS- DIPHTHERIA CLINICS 1973-1974 School Year - All Schools Grade I and 11 - Total Immunizations: 349 GERMAN MEASLES CLINICS 1973-1974 School Year- All Schools Grade I - Total Immunizations: 165 MEASLES CLINIC 1973-1974 School Year- All Schools Grade I- Total Immunizations 21 TUBERCULIN TESTING PROGRAM 1973-1974 School Year- All Schools Grade I- Total - Tine 285 School Personnel And other Contacts - Mantoux - Total 645 56 Final Positive Count: ill ANTI-RABIES CLINICS June 6, 7, and 8, 1974 590 dogs were inoculated. VISION SCREENING PROGRAM 1973-1974 School Year Kindergarten and Pre-school Children 396 13 were referred for further evaluation WELL BABY CLINICS 1974 Children 6 years of age and under(Watertown Residents Only) Total number of patients: 195 physicals: 195 Immunizations: 205 GLAUCOMA CLINICS 193 persons were tested at Glaucoma Clinics INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION CLINIC October 11, 1974 October 17, 1974 October 25, 1974 Municipal Employees, School Personnel, Elderly at Woodland Towers and other Elderly residents 747 residents were immunized PREMATURE INFANTS (Born January 1, 1974 through December 31, 1974) 1. Number of premature infants (born alive in 1974) reported 15 2. Number of premature infants for whom financial assistance was given by the Board of Health. None* 3. Total amount spent by the Board of Health on the Hospital care of premature infants. None* 4. Total number of days of hospital care for prematurity paid for by the Board of Health None* *Payments now being handled under Medicaid. LEAD POISON SCREENING CLINIC Kindergarten and Pre-school Children 479 57 JBLIC HEALTH NURSES REPORT The Health Department continued its program of"supervision and follow-up of reportable contagious disease cases of bothpatientsand contacts. Regard- ing Tuberculosis cases during 1974 there were five(5)admissions to Middle- sex County Hospital and one(1) re-admission. Home visits made and case reports completed on the following diseases or conditions: Hepatitis Meningitis Salmonellosis Tuberculosis Child Abuse Premature Infants Birth Defects Assisted at the following Clinics: Multi-Service Adolescent and Medical Clinics Influenza Immunization Clinic - Town Hall Employees, School Personnel Elderly and Handicapped. Well Child Conference Tetanus-Diphtheria Grades I and H Tine Tuberculin Tests all schools Grades I Mantoux Clinics German Measles Grade I Measles Grade I Mumps I through 4 Anti-Polio Booster- Grade I Glaucoma Screening Lead Poison Screening Assisted at physical examination of 142 pupils in the parochial schools. Also performed Urine Screening, Blood Pressure Screening. Referral letters sent to parents of all children who had positive findings. Referrals to other agencies. First aid referrals to emergencywards of local hospitals. Alcohol education seminar to students of St. Patrick High School under the direction of Massachusetts Department of Public Health,Alcohol Division. Conferences with Principals and parents. Home visits when necessary. Audio Meter Testing on 402 pupils. Referral letters sent to parents_6 Screened the Vision of 402 pupils. Referral letters sent to parents 22 Routine Inspections: Nursery Schools 7 Nursing Homes_3 Perkins School for the Blind. Visiting and blood pressure monitoring at the Elderly Projects. Transported 32 patients to and from Middlesex County Hospital for Tubercu- losis Follow-ups of other chest ailments. Mantoux testing on the personnel at Nursing Homes, School personnel, also 58 Public Industry on request of State Department of Public Health and several residents of the Town. All positive findings were referred to Middlesex County Hospital. Consultations were held at various times with the Welfare Department, Social Services, School Department, State Department of Communicable Diseases, Division of Child Guardianship and Head Start school throughout the year. Attended many in-service courses through out year to aid us in performing our functions as a community health person in an ever changing environment. With the adoption of Chapter 766 in Massachusetts, greater emphasis is directed towards in service in this area. 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Go GO lw p PQ a� pq � F A .-I AMC% A 9. 60 PERMITS AND LICENSES ISSUED - 1974 TYPE NUMBER ISSUED Burial Permits 102 Food Service Establishment Permits 71 Frozen Dessert Licenses: Manufacture of 3 Sale of 66 Grease and Bones Licenses 1 Licenses to Conduct a Day Care Agency 7 Milk Licenses - Stores 94 Milk Licenses - Dealers 10 Oleomargarine Licenses 33 Permits to remove or transport garbage and/or offal in or through Watertown 14 Permits to Operate a Bakery 3 Permits to Caterers 12 Permits for Mobile Food Server 4 Permits for Swimming Pools 6 Permit for Construction of Pool 1 License for Beauty Academy 1 Permits to Funeral Directors 19 Permit for Syringes 1 FEES COLLECTED FOR LICENSES AND CLINICS - 1974 Milk $218.00 Frozen Desserts 86.00 Oleomargarine 18.00 Day Care Agencies 150.00 Grease and Bones 2.00 Well Baby Clinic 310.00 Food Service Establishment 207.00 Rubbish License 33.00 Rabies Clinic 1176.00 Massage License 1.00 Funeral Directors 57.00 Catering 3.00 Mobile Server 12.00 Construction of Pool 3.00 Swimming Pools 15.00 Syringes .50 'DOTAL $2291.50 61 1974 BIOLOGICALS, CULTURE OUTFITS, ETC., DISPENSED TO PHYSICIANS & CLINICS Smallpox Vaccine 140 vials Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis 132 vials Tetanus Toxoid 24 vials Tetanus-Diphtheria 78 vials Typhoid Vaccine 24 vials Polio Vaccine 1100 doses Immune Serum Globulin 60 vials Measles Vaccine 420 doses Mumps Vaccine 670 doses German Measles Vaccine 550 doses Tine Tests 700 Throat Culture Outfits 348 Enteric Culture Outfits 66 Gonorrhea Smear Outfits 48 Wasserman Tubes 228 P.P.D. Tuberculin Tests 32 vials MOSQUITO CONTROL IN WATERTO WN IN 1974 EAST MIDDLESEX MOSQUITO CONTROL PROJECT The mosquito season passed with very little event in Watertown in 1974. Routine inspection and spraying of the few wet areas kept them from producing mosquitoes. Catch basins were sprayed two times and in part of Watertown a third spraying was done. The motorcycle crews reported lots of adult mosquitoes flying out of some basins in the August dry spell. There were two mosquito complaints in June from the northwest part of Watertown. The inspection crews found no mosquito sources, and since no further complaints followed it was decided not to treat that section with the aerosol generators. Spray crews found a lot of mosquito breeding in wet basements and water containers in the Arsenal area and north of it. These places were sprayed. No complaints were received so no aerosol applications were made their either. A few floodwater mosquitoes could be seen in the western parts of Watertown in September but that apparently caused as little notice here as elsewhere in the district. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Balance at the end of December 1973 $2,159.51 Appropriations for 1974-1975 received Aug. 26th 2,720.00 62 Expenditures in 1974 Labor 881.47 Insecticide 101.00 Helicopter none Insurance 147.27 Utilities 138.98 Rent 131.59 Office &Adm. 924.90 Fd, oper. & super. 177.35 Vehicle reel. none Other services 40.22 Credits (1.00) Net expel. in 1974 2,547.78 Balance on December 28, 1974 $2,331.73 This balance must finance operations to beyond the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975. The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission has requested an appropri- ation of$3,000 for the fiscal year July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. ANNUAL DENTAL CLINIC REPORT FOR 1974 The two dental clinics visited the usual eight public plus one parochial elementary schools with the following results: Examinations 2,917 Fillings 689 Extractions 10 Treatments 19 Cleanings 420 * * * * * * REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIAN - 1974 During the past year we continued our duties as Public Health Physician. These included the following areas: 1. Immunization clinics for school children of the Town's Catholic Schools including Rosary Academy. 2. Physical examinations for these schools. Included in these were routine urinalysis and blood pressure determinations instituted by me as a further preventive screening program. 3. Consultations with school nurses and officials regarding individual health problems. 4. Flu clinics were held at the Town Hall and Elderly Town Home with additional clinic held at the Town Hall. 63 I am pleased to have this opportunity to acknowledge the fine cooperation of the 'Down Nurses, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Daley, during the past year. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS 1. There were 123 reports of persons bitten by animals during 1974. These animals were quarantined for a period of ten days as required by law. 2. There were no cases of rabies in Watertown this year. 3. There were 590 dogs inoculated at the Anti-Rabies Clinics on June 6, June 7, and June 8, 1974. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1974 Food Establishment Inspections 150 Eating Establishment Inspections 172 Miscellaneous(letters, conferences, phone calls) 480 Lodging House, Nursing Home and Day Care Inspections 55 Inspection of New Food Establishment& Change of Ownership 58 Garbage & Rubbish Truck Inspections 12 Swimming Pool Inspections 12 TOTAL 939 Laboratory Work: Milk & Cream Samples 42 Ice Cream Samples 30 Food Samples 20 Water Samples 22 Swabbing & Eating Utensils 395 TOTAL 509 Nuisance Complaints: Air Pollution 3 Animal &Bugs 23 Food 15 Housing original & follow up 120 Odors 22 Plumbing 5 Rodents it Rubbish &Garbage ?1 Water 11 Heat 6 Other 26 original calls TOTAL 313 follow-up calls TOTAL 422 TOTAL CALLS 2,183 This department, as in the past, wants to thank the various Town Agencies for their cooperation dealing with some of the complex environmental prob- lems. 64 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE Watertown, Massachusetts 31 December 1974 Honorable Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The Annual Report of the Police Department for the year ending 31 December 1974, is submitted herewith in com - pliance with the By-Laws of the Town. VALUATION OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED - 1974 Valuation of Property Reported Stolen . . . . $ 837,189.42 Valuation of Property Recovered . . . . . . . 369,311.86 Valuation of Property Recovered for Other Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,874.00 WORK OF SIGNAL SYSTEM Day On-duty Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,561 Night On-duty Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,008 Radio Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,306 MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINTS, INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS, SERVICES Accosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accidents, Automobile (Police at Scene) . . . . . . . 618 Accidents, Hit and Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Accidents Other than Automobile . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Accidents to Police Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Alarm of Fire (Police at Scene). . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Anonymous Telephone Calls Investigated. . . . . . . 118 Articles Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Articles Reported Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Assaults - Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Attempt Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Autos - Miscellaneous Reports Concerning 231 65 Automobiles Recovered in Watertown (Stolen other Jurisdictions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Automobiles Repossessed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bicycles Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Burglar Alarms Answered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836 Cases.Investigated (Not otherwise classified) . . . . 1,255 Cats - Complaints concerning . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cats - Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Children Causing Trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,163 Children Found (Reported Lost by Parents). 19 Civil Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 37 Closed House Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,767 Deaths - Sudden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Department Summons Served or Sent to Other Departments for Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,747 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Disturbances in Diners, Restaurants, etc. 48 Dogs, Complaints Concerning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Dogs- Dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Door - to - Door Solicitors Investigated . . . . . . . 41 Doors and Windows Found Open by Police . . . . . . 255 EscGped Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Escorts Provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,262 False Bomb Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Family Trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Investigations - Areas of Trouble . . . . . . . . . . 303 Investigations - Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Investigations -Civil Service Commissions . . . . . 74 Investigations - District Attorney . . . . . . . . . . 58 Investigations - Federal Bureau of Investigation . . 16 Investigations - Miscellaneous Government Agencies 10 Investigations - Other Departments . . . . . . . . . . 69 Investigations - Selectmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Labor Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Landlord and Tenant Trouble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lights Burning In Closed Buildings (Found by Police) 9 Lock-Outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Malicious Destruction of Property . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mentally Sick Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Messages Delivered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Missing Persons - Other Departments . . . . . . . . 2 Missing Persons - Watertown . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Narcotics Cases Investigated 110 Noisy Parties . . . . . . . . . . 146 Persons Transported to Hospital . . . 1,267 66 Police Take Notice (Special Request from Citizens). 31 Protective Custody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Prowlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Recommendations for Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Sick and Injured Assisted (Exclusive of Persons Transported to the Hospital) . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Street Lights. Out (Reported by Police) 239 Storm Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Summons and Subpeonas Served for Other Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Sunday or Holiday Work Permits Issued 58 Suspicious Cars Investigated . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Suspicious Persons Investigated 68 Threatening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Trouble with Neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 Violation of Liquor Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Violation of Sunday Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Windows Broken (Number of Incidents Reported and Investigated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 TOTAL CALLS Answered for Miscellaneous C omplaints, etc. . . . . . . 25,865 TOTAL Investigations made by Inspectors Division. 1,812 TOTAL Investigations made by Juvenile Division 441 TOTAL Investigations made by License Bureau . . 3,397 GRAND TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,515 ARRESTS Total Number. . . . . . . . . 6,114* Males . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,583 Females . . . . . . . . . . . 531 Foreign Born . . . . . . . . 2 *Includes Traffic Violations as covered in report of Traffic Division. 67 Annoying Telephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Arrested for Other Departments . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Assault with a Dangerous Weapon 19 Assault and Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Assault and Battery on a Police Officer . . . . . . . 11 Attempt Break and Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Attempt Larceny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Attempt Larceny of Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Attempt to Rescue Prisoner from Police Officer . . . I AWOL, U. S. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Being Concerned in Registering Bets on Speed ofHorses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Being Concerned in Setting Up and Promoting a Lottery . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Being Present Where Gaming Apparatus was Found . 1 Breaking and Entering (Daytime) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Breaking and Entering (Night-time) . . . . . . . . . . 6 Breaking and Entering and Larceny (Daytime) . . . . 4 Breaking and Entering and Larceny (Night-time) . . . 21 Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . 1 Capias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Burglarious Tools in Possession . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Confining and Putting in Fear for Purpose of Larceny 2 Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substance by Fraud. 2. Conspiracy to Violate Controlled Substance Law . . . 8 Contributing to the Delinquincy of a Minor . . . . . . 5 Default Warrant . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Defrauding an Inn Keeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Discharging Firearm within 500 feet of a Dwelling. . 1 Disorderly Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Disturbing the Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Escapee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2 Forging a Prescription to Obtain a Controlled Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Giving•a False Name to a Police Officer . . . . . . 1 Intimidation of a Witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Indecent Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Keeping and Using a Place for Registering Bets . . . 1 Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Larceny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Larceny by Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Larceny by False Pretense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Larceny of a Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Lewd and Lascivious Person . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 68 Malicious Destruction of Property . . . . . . . . . 26 Minor in Possession of Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . 3 Non-support of Wife and Child . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Obstructing Passage on Sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . 1 Peeping Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Public Lodger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Rape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Receiving Stolen Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Remanded to Lockup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Robbery - Armed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Robbery - Unarmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Runaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting Fire to a Dwelling House . . . . . . . . . . 7 Threatening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Truant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance . . 46 Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substancew=th Intent to Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unlawful Possession of a Dangerous Weapon . . . 10 Unlawful Possession of a Dangerous Weapon with Serial Number Obliterated . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Unlawful Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe. 4 Using a Motor Vehicle Without Authority . . . 8 Unnatural and Lascivious Act on a Child under 16 years of age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Uttering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Uttering a Forged Prescription . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Violation of Probation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TOTAL: 637 MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES REPORTED IN WATERTOWN WITH RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION BY INSPECTORS DIVISION CRIME Re- Lh,- Actual of- Un- ported founded fenses solved Solved Assault and Battery 87 0 87 57 30 Assault with a Dangerous Weapon 30 2 28 21 7 Auto Theft 242 6 236 3 233 Auto Theft-Attempt 35 0 35 2 33 69 AWOL, U.S. Army 5 0 5 2 3 Breaking and Entering 74 7 67 7 60 Breaking and Entering-Att Attempt 53 6 47 4 43 Breaking and Entering and Larceny 270 8 262 45 217 Kidnapping 1 0 1 1 0 Larceny Under $50.00 225 6 219 34 185 Larceny-$50.00 and over 307 2 305 30 275 Larceny-Attempt 25 0 25 6 19 Larceny of Bicycle 188 0 188 2 186 Larceny by Check 15 0 15 13 2 Lewd and Lascivious Person 32 0 32 17 15 Rape 2 0 2 1 1 Receiving Stolen Property 22 0 22 22 0 Ringing False Alarm of Fire 178 0 178 5 173 Robbery 31 0 21 4 17 TOTALS: 1812 37 1775 276 1499 REPORT OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND IDENTIFICATION SECTION - INSPECTORS DIVISION Negatives Enlarge- PICTURES TAKEN Developed ments At Scenes of Accidents (Street defects, etc.) 30 6 At Scenes of Auto Accidents 105 50 For Evidence in Court(various crimes) 108 70 Miscellansous 140 180 Of Fingerprints at Scenes of Crimes 90 57 Of Prisoners (Black and white pictures) 46 92 Of Prisoners (Color Transparancies) 460 0 Of Prisoners (For Other Police De- partments) 52 135 Polaroid Prints 0 120 TOTALS: 1031 732 70 FINGERPRINTS TAKEN, CLASSIFIED AND PROCESSED 1974 At Crime Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 For the Federal Bureau of Investigation 102 For Firearm Permits . . . . 157 For Massachusetts Department of Public Safety . 125 For Private Citizens (Civil Service, Immigration,etc.) 210 For Watertown Police Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Received from Other Departments - Classified and Filed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 TOTAL SETS: 975 LICENSE BUREAU The following is a tabulation of investigations made by the License Bureau during the year ending 31 December 1974: Approval Denial Type of License or Permit Recom'd Recom'd Total Auctioneer . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 0 11 Auto Dealer - Class I . . . . . . 11 0 11 Class II . . . . . . 14 5 19 Class III , . . . . 3 1 4 Beano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 8 Bowling Alley . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 2 Certificate of Character - Constable . . . . . . . . . 2 0 2 Incorporators 33 0 33 Peddlers . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 8 Christmas Tree . . . . . . . . . 4 0 4 Coin-operated Amusement Devices 35 4 39 Entertainment - Lord's Day . 1 0 1 Firearms- Alien Registration . . . . . 41 0 41 Ammunition Dealer . . . 3 0 3 Carry . . . . . . . . . . . 157 12 169 Dealer 3 0 3 Gunsmith 4 0 4 Identification Cards. . . . . 202 2 204 Purchase . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 Hackney - Carriage 29 0 29 Driver 130 4 134 Stand . . . . . 25 1 26 71 Investigations For Selectmen: Change of Manager. . . . . 14 1 15 Change of Officers . . . . . 3 0 3 Change of Ownership . . . . 22 7 29 Change of Stockholders. . . 2 0 2 Extension of Premises . . . 2 0 2 Pledge of Stock . . . . . . . 3 0 3 Transfer of Hackney Carriage 5 0 5 Transfer of Location . . . . 2 0 2 Miscellaneous . . . . . . 75 0 75 Junk Collectors . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 8 Liquor- Club . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1 12 Entertainment . . . . . . . . 11 0 11 Innholder . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 1 One-day Beer Permits . . . 483 0 483 Package all liquor . . . . 9 0 9 Package - Beer and Wine. . 5 0 5 Restaurant . . . . . . . . . 29 0 29 Special Closing Hours. . . . 62 0 62 Lodging House . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 Music Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 0 27 Public Dance . . . . . . . . . . . 26 0 26 Public Weighmaster . . . . . . . 11 0 11 Raffle and Bazaar . . . . . . . . 14 0 14 Second - hand Dealer 6 0 6 Solicitors . . 12 2 14 Special Police Officers 43 0 43 Sunday Licenses . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 Tag Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 8 Victualler . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 3 72 1702 45 1747 For the purpose of encouraging cooperation between the licensees and the Police Department, and with a view to detecting possible violations of the laws or regulations governing a specific license, the License Bureau made 1,650 personal inspections of licensed premises during the year. Any irregularities observed during these in- spections or otherwise brought to our attention, were thoroughly investigated and corrective action taken. In most instances this was accomplished by reprimand or 72 warning and such irregularities and corrective action taken were noted in department records. As a result of investigations-made by the License Bureau and subsequent complaints filed by this department, the Board of Selectmen took the following action against cer- tain licensees during 1974: Liquor Club License Revoked 1 Liquor Club License Suspended Indefinitely 1 Liquor Restaurant License Suspended for 2 months 1 Liquor Restaurant License Suspended for 3months 2 During the year this department found it necessary to take action against other licensees as follows: Hackney Driver License Suspended 3 Firearms Identification Card Revoked 2 Permit to Carry Firearms Revoked 5 GAMBLING AND VICE In January, 1974, after more than a year's undercover work by Lieutenant (then Sergeant) Edward J. Vaughan, this department in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided several Watertown establishments involved in gaming and loan shark operations. Two of the principals engaged in these activities were convicted of violation of the Federal Gaming Statues and are presently serving sentences up to five years in a federal penitentiary. The Federal Grand Jury is still hearing evidence and it is expected that several more indictments for gaming and loan sharking in Watertown and elsewhere will be handed down as a result of evidence uncovered by Lieutenant Edward J. Vaughan, who worked undercover at great personal risk for more than a year. All persons known to have been concerned in gaming activities in the past, and all establishments likely to foster or encourage such activities, were kept under constant surveillance. All "tips", anonymous or other- wise were thoroughly investigated. Although some of these "tips" proved to be unfounded, or it is impossible to gather sufficient evidence to bring to the courts, we welcome all such assistance in our constant effort to keep the Town free of the gambling element. 73 In 1974, the following gambling cases were prosecuted: Being concerned with Registering Bets on the Speed of a Horse 3 Being concerned with Setting Up and Promoting a Lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Being Present where Gaming Apparatus was Found. 1 Keeping and Using a Place for Registering Bets . . 1 NARCOTICS Officers assigned to the License Bureau, Inspectors Divi- sion, did outstanding work in 1974 in the investigation and prosecution of offenses related to Narcotics and Harmful Drugs. A total of 146 separate incidents were investigated, as a result of which forty-eight persons were arrested and prosecuted in the Waltham District Court. A total of seven- ty-six charges resulted from these arrests. Tabulation of these charges follows: Conspiracy to Obtain Controlled Substance by Fraud 2 Conspiracy to Violate Controlled Substance Law 8 Forging a Prescription to Obtain a Controlled Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance. . . . 46 Unlawful Poss'n of a Controlled Substance w/intent to Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unlawful Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe . . . 4 A breakdown of offenders by age group is as follows: 14 thru 16 3 17 thru 21 23 22 thru 30 19 31 and over 3 In the area of Narcotics and Harmful Drugs too, we wel- come assistance given us by citizens in the way of "tips" or confidential information. All such information is tho- roughly investigated and the identity of the person fur- nishing such help is held in strict confidence. Once again in 1974 we enjoyed splendid cooperation from the personnel of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the State Police Narcotics Bureau, 74 both on investigations and exchange of information. LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED BY CHIEF 13 Bicycle Registrations $ 3.25 202 Firearms Identification Cards 404.00 26 Hackney Carriage Licenses 26.00 1 Hackney Carriage License (Transfer) 1.00 130 Hackney Driver Licenses 650.00 7 Hackney Driver Licenses (Duplicates) 14.00 29 Hackney Stand Licenses 75.00 9 Hackney Stand Licenses (Transfers) 27.00 157 Permits to Carry Firearms 1,570.00 3 Permits to Sell Ammunition 3.00 3 Permits to Sell Firearms 15.00 $2,788.25 RECEIPTS FROM COPYING MACHINE 475 Copies of Police Reports for Insurance Companies, et al $1,425.00 4 Copies of Police Photographs 20.00 $1,445.00 RETURNS MADE TO THE TOWN BY COURT FROM RECEIPTS OF M/V FINES $46,245.00 PARKING METER RECEIPTS $18,664.26 GRAND TOTAL $69,142.51 JUVENILE DIVISION During the year ending 31 December 1974, complaints involving 441 juveniles were registered with this de- partment. Some juveniles were complained of more than once and the figures below reflect the total number of complaints. For example, a juvenile complained of in three separate instances or who was in court on three separate charges is counted as three in the tabulation below: 75 Complaints Court Cases TYPE OF OFFENSE Boys Girls Tot BoysGirls Tot Assault and Battery 19 0 19 4 0 4 Assault with a Dangerous Weapon 1 0 1 1 0 1 Auto Theft 6 0 6 6 0 6 Auto Theft-Attempt 1 0 1 1 0 1 B-B Gun Violations 5 0 5 0 0 0 Breaking and Entering and Larceny 22 1 23 8 1 9 Disorderly Person 13 0 13 4 0 4 Disturbance 44 18 62 1 0 1 Drunkenness 5 0 5 0 0 0 False Alarm of Fire 7 3 10 0 0 0 Illegal Possession of Alcohol 7 2 9 3 0 3 Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance 12 3 15 3 0 3 Larceny 42 1 43 15 0 15 Lewd and Lascivious Person 3 0 3 3 0 3 Malicious Destruction of Pro- perty 44 4 48 8 0 8 Malicious Mischief 46 9 55 0 0 0 Operating a M/V So As To Endanger 1 0 1 1 0 1 Operating a M/V Without a License 3 0 3 3 0 3 Operating an Unregistered Mini-Bike 3 0 3 0 0 0 Peeping Tom 1 0 1 0 0 0 Receiving Stolen Property 1 2 3 1 2 3 Runaway 18 15 23 0 1 1 Setting Fires 19 0 19 1 0 1 Trespassing 30 19 49 0 0 0 Truancy 0 1 1 0 1 1 Unarmed Robbery 1 0 1 1 0 1 Under the Influence of Drugs 0 2 2 0 0 0 Unlawful Possession of a Dangerous Weapon 1 0 1 1 0 1 Unlawful Possession of Fire- works 7 0 7 0 0 0 Unnatural Act 3 0 3 3 0 3 Using A Motor Vehicle without Authority 3 0 3 3 0 3 Violation of Probation 2 1 3 2 1 3 TOTALS: 360 81 441 69 6 75 76 Each time a juvenile came to our attention, a card was filed listing his or her name and the offense in which he or she was involved. Every possible consideration was given each boy and girl before they were brought before the court. Complaints involving juveniles not taken to court we handled in an in- formal manner after consultation with parents, clergy and school authorities. TRAFFIC DIVISION CASES PROSECUTED IN COURT: During the year ending 31 December 1974, a total of 5,477 violations of the traffic laws were prosecuted in the Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex at Waltham. Tabulation is as follows: Abandoning Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Allowing Improper Person to Operate Motor Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Allowing Uninsured Motor Vehicle to Stand in Public Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Allowing Unregistered Motor Vehicle to Stand in Public Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Altering Certificate of Registration . . . . . . 2 Attaching Wrong Registration Plates . . . . . . 32 Carrying Passenger on Motorcycle on Learner's Permit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Defective Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Excessive Smoke from Motor Vehicle . . . . . 5 Fail to Display Proper Registration Plates . . . 2 Fail to Exercise Care Starting and Turning . . . 20 Fail to Give Directional Signal . . . . . . . . . 2 Fail to Keep to Right of Roadway . . . . . . . 66 Fail o Notify. iktry of Change of Address. . 2 Fail;to Show C \t1h Stopping . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fi_ t .Show au ion Entering Bank 1 Fail,to-Slow at Intersection . . Fail to Slow for Pedestrian . . . . . . 6 Fail to Stop for Police Officer .. . 25 Fail to Stop for School Bus . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fail to Stop for Sign-Resulting in Accident. . 1 Fail to Use Caution Exiting from Driveway . . . 1 Fail to Use Caution on Entering . . . . . . . . . 1 Illegal Left Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 77 Illegal Right Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Illegal "U" Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Impeded Operation of Motor Vehicle . . . . . . 4 Leaving Motor Vehicle Unattended with Motor Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Leaving Scene of Accident after Causing Property Damage without making Self Known . . . . . 16 Left of Center of Roadway . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Manslaughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No Chock Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No Inspection Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 No Massachusetts License . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Noisy Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 One Way Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Operating M/V After Expiration of License. . . 8 Operating M/V After Revocation of License. . . 17 Operating M/V After Suspension of License. . . 23 Operating M/V in Violation of License Restric- tion . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Operating M/V on Sidewalk . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating M/V So As to Endanger . . . . . . . 34 Operating M/V Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Operating M/V Under the Influence of Intoxi- cating Liquor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Operating M/V with Broken Windshield . . . . . 3 Operating M/V with Junior License between 1:00 AM and 7:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating M/V without Corrective Lenses as Required . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating M/V without Front Plate . . 19 Operating M/V without a License . . . . . . . . 38 Operating M/V without License in Possession . 70 Operating M/V without Lights . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating M/V without Permit for Paper Registration Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating M/V without Proper Lights . . . . . . 29 Operating M/V without Proper Registration Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Operating M/V without Registration in Possession 74 Operating Motorcycle in Violation of Permit ` (After Sunset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 78 Operating Motorcycle on Sidewalk . . . . . . . . 1 Operating Motorcycle without License . . . . . . 1 Operating Motorcycle without Proper Headgear . 1 Parking Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,225 Passing on Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Possession of Stolen Inspection Sticker . . . . . 1 Possession of Counterfeit License . . . . . . . . 1 Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Rear Plate Not Illuminated . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Reckless Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Red Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Refusing to Show Registration to Police Officer . 3 Speeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,772 S top Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Studded Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Walk Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5,477 PARKING VIOLATIONS: A total of 19,955 parking viola- tions were recorded during the year ending 31 December 1974, and violation notices issued. Of this number, 9,085 were for parking meter violations, and 10,870 for other parking violations. ACCIDENTS: During the year ending 31 December 1974, there was a total of six hundred and thirty (630) reportable accidents (accidents involving personal injury and/or pro- perty damage over $200.00) in Watertown. Breakdown of these 630 accidents is as follows: Auto vs Bicycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Auto vs Fixed Object . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Auto vs Moving Motor Vehicle . . . . . . 413 Auto vs Parked Motor Vehicle . . . . . . 107 Auto vs Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Three hundred and eighty-eight (388) of these accidents resulted in Property Damage only . . . . Two hundred and forty (240) involved Personal Injury with a total of three hundred and twenty-two (322) persons being injured. FATAL ACCIDENTS : The foregoing accident figures include two (2) fatal accidents in which two (2) persons were killed: 79 DATE OF NAME OF PERSON LOCATION OF ACCIDENT KILLED ACCIDENT 02-11-74 Catherine F. Walsh North Beacon Street Pedestrian (opposite Riverside St.) 04-21-74 Stephen F. Mills Belmont and Ralph Streets Operator (Motorcycle) RECOMMENDATIONS TO REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES: In 1974, this department recommended to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles that action be taken by him in individual cases as follows: License be SUSPENDED - 7 SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM: During 1974, officers of this department spoke to all classes of the Driver Educa- tion Course at Watertown High School and St. Patrick's High School on Pedestrian Safety, Good Driving Habits and Traffic Rules and Regulations. Officers of this department spoke to all elementary school children on Pedestrian Safety, Bicycle Safety, Safe Winter Recreation and Methods of Dealing With Strangers. They also spoke to all pre-school children groups on Pedestrian Safety. We are indebted to the School Department, the Library De- partment and the various Nursery Schools in town for their assistance in arranging schedules for these various pre- sentations. ENGINEERING: In 1974, the Traffic Division conducted twenty-six (26) surveys at the following locations for the purpose indicated: Bradford Road Restricted Parking Permit Bridgham Street Restricted Parking Permit Carver Road Restricted Parking Permit Clarendon Street Stop Sign Permit Derby Road Restricted Parking Permit Elton Avenue One Way Traffic Flow Permit Galen Street Traffic Island Construction Howard Street Restricted Parking Permit so Jackson Road Restricted Parking Permit Jewett Street Restricted Parking Permit Langdon Avenue Restricted Parking Permit Lexington Street at Belmont Street Traffic Signal Permit Main Street (404) Restricted Parking Permit Main Street (460-470)Bus Stop Relocation Marshall Street Restricted Parking Permit Mt. Auburn Street and Bigelow Avenue Restricted Parking Permit Mt. Auburn Street(be- tween Lincoln Street and Boylston Street) Restricted Parking Permit Mt. Auburn Street Ex- tension and Spring Street Traffic Island Construction Morse Street Restricted Parking Permit Orchard Street(be- tween Common Street and Bernard Avenue)Restricted Parking Permit Prentiss Street(28-30)Off-street Parking Area Permit Russell Avenue Restricted Turn Permit School Street Commercial Vehicle Exclusion Theurer Park Restricted Parking Permit Walnut Street (124) Restricted Parking Permit Watertown Street at Belknap Terrace Restricted Parking Permit TRAFFIC DIVISION SUMMARY A comparison of the records of the Traffic Division for 1974 with the records for 1973, is as follows: Accidents 1973 778 -19% 1974 630 Hit and Run Accidents 1973 177 -187 1974 150 Hit and Run Accidents 1973 41.8% +8.37% Percent Solved 1974 45.397 Cases Prosecuted 1973 4,919 +11.35% In Court 1974 5,477 Parking Violations 1973 21,334 -6.187 1974 19,955 81 Parking Meter 1973 $21,378.44 -12.797 Receipts 1974 $18,664.26 Recommend Restora- 1973 2 -1007 tion of License 1974 0 Recommend Suspen- 1973 19 -63.1597 sion of License 1974 7 Fatal Accidents 1973 8 1 -75� 974 2 TRAINING In January, 1974, Patrolman William P. O'Grady and Patrolman Richard M. O'Connor, successfully completed a two-week course on Drugs and Drug Abuse. This course covered such aspects of the Drug Problem as: Drug Identification Clandestine Laboratories Narcotic Addiction Undercover Investigations Search and Seizure Affidavits in Drug Cases In March, Sergeant Earl F. Doggett and Sergeant Ernest W. Evans, attended a seminar on "Bombing and Bomb Threats" conducted by the F.B.I. in cooperation with the 14th Explosives Ordinance Detachment, U.S. Army, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Emphasis was placed on the planning and action in handling bomb threats, searching and evacuating buildings and visual recognition of the more prevalent types of explosives and incendiary devices. In March, Detectives Edmund J. Forbes and Clifton M. Blackwood attended a Drug Abuse Course conducted by the F.B.I. in Boston. In April, these two men also attend- ed the Massachusetts Narcotics Conference held in Newton. During the last week of March, Sergeant Earl F. Doggett, a qualified Firearms Instructor, had all members of the department report to the Firing Range at the police sta- tion where he inspected their individual firearms, had them fire their ammunition for target practice, and issued a new supply of ammunition to each man. 82 In March and April, Patrolman John J. York attended the Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Course for In- structors given by the American Red Cross in Boston. At the completion of this course he was awarded an Instructor/Teacher Authorization Certificate and is now qualified to teach the basic First Aid Course. During the months of March and April all members of the department were given an individual Refresher Course on the proper use of the portable resuscitators with which all police cars are equipped. In October, Captain Walter T. Munger and Lieutenant Charles A. Jacoppo attended a week-long course in Police Management. This course was conducted by the F.B.I. in cooperation with the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council. h forty-hour training course in Alcohol Detection, inclu- ding the use of a Breathalyzer, was conducted by the Massachusetts State Police in November, 1974. This course was conducted at Fort Devens. Sergeants Earl F. Doggett, Ernest W. Evans, and Richard M. Gagnon attended and successfully completed this course and are now qualified operators of the Breathalyzer. In November, Lieutenant George A. Terrazzano and Pa- trolmen Charles Hunt and Anthony E. Flecca attended a training course in procedures to be followed in the use of the new Computerized Teletype System. In December, Captain Robert M. Kelly and Lieutenant Edward J. Vaughan were invited to attend a one-week course in Gambling Technology at the F.B.I. Academy in Quantico, Virginia. This course covered all phases of illegal gambling and investigative techniques to be used in combating these activities. All expenses, in- cluding transportation, tuition, meals, etc. were paid for by the F.B.I. On a monthly basis, training films were obtained from the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council in Bos- ton and shown to all members of the department at Roll Call. These films covered such subjects as: Community Relations Crowd and Riot Control Arrest Techniques The Use of Firearms 83 During the year we continued our In-service Training Program using the Training Keys (4-page 8 1/2 X 11" printed pamphlets) published twice monthly by the Field Service Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Some of the subjects covered during 1974 were: Public Transportation Interviewing the Rape Victim Patrol Inconspicuous Weapons Fencing Stolen Property Professional Car Thieves Child Abuse Auto Arson Detection Sudden Infant Death Syn- Crisis Intervention drome. Suicide Investigation With a view to promoting efficiency and providing the town with a better-trained, well-informed police force, the Chief, from time to time during the year, in bulletin form, furnished all members of the department with copies of certain laws, their interpretation and appli- cation, as well as copies of all amendments to the Gen- eral Laws in the Acts of 1974 which were pertinent to police work in any way. AUXILIARY POLICE At the close of the year 1974, there were forty-one (41) active, uniformed members of the Auxiliary Police Force. These men gave freely and willingly of their time to as- sist the men of the regular force. Their devotion to duty was constantly in evidence as they reported for their as- signments without regard to holidays, weather conditions, or other personal inconvenience. During the year they worked a total of 5,100 man hours. Periods of major activity were the Memorial Day Week- end, Fourth of July, the Labor Day Weekend, Halloween, the Christmas Parade on November 17th, and the Christ- mas Season. Regularly- on an average of four nights a week during the year- Auxiliary Officers, each in his turn, reported for Traffic Duty and/or General Patrol Duty from 7:30 PM to Midnight. The two Civil Defense Patrol Cars assigned to the Auxiliary Police traveled 6,620 miles on General Patrol Duty throughout the town, paying particular atten- tion to school buildings and other Town facilities. 84 Regular training classes were held for all members of the Auxiliary Force in the Guard Room of the police station. Target practice sessions were conducted weekly at the Police Firing Range. Members of the Auxiliary Police Force under the super- vision of Lieutenant James D. Devlin of the regular force and Auxiliary Chief Thomas Sherry, were of invaluable assistance to the regular force during this year and are deserving of the highest praise for the excellent manner in which they carried out their assignments. PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS MADE IN 1974 DATE OF Permanent Junior Clerk-Typist APPOINTMENT Rita D. Cugini 5 September 1974 Temporary Junior Clerk(CETA Program) Mary McCarron 7 October 1974 RETIREMENTS Originally Years of Name Rank Appointed Retired Service Francis A. Garafalo Patrolman 5-18-31 7-31-74 43 Thomas H. Furdon Patrolman 5-28-53 11-6-74 21 Edward J. Maloney Patrolman 4-30-42 5-1-74 32 Alfred E. Williams Patrolman 12-17-56 12-7-73 17 RESIGNATIONS Joseph C. Messina Patrolman 7-5-73 12-15-74 1 1/2 IN MEMORIAM It is with deep regret and a sense of personal loss that we record the passing of a former patrolman 2-24-03 CHARLES E. SHEA 1-31-74 who during his twenty-one years with the department performed his duties faithfully and well. 85 CONCLUSION In conclusion, we wish to thank the Justices of the Su- perior and District Courts, the Clerks of same, the District Attorney and his assistants, the Honorable Board of Selectmen, members of the Finance Committee, other Town Officers and the many law enforcement agencies and public-spirited citizens who cooperated with this department during the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH P. KELLY Chief of Police 86 RECREATION Thomas J. Sullivan, Director John J. Mantenuto, Asst. Dir. Mrs. Sigrid Reddy, Chairperson Permanent Albert R. Balzano, Secretary Term Expires 1977 Mr. James P. Clark Permanent Mrs. E. Ruth Dunn Term Expires 1976 Mr. Joseph P. Kelly Permanent Dr. Daniel P. O'Connor Permanent Mr. Arthur E. Todino Term F.Vires 1975 Tb the Chairperson and members of the Watertown Recreation Commission: The Annual Report of the Recreation Department is respectfully submitted by the Director of Recreation for the year ending December 31, 1974. FUNCTION OF THE RECREATION COMMISSION The function of the Recreation Commission istoprovide a year-round recrea- tion Commission is to provide a year-round recreation program so all resi- dents of the town shall have a place and program for the best and most satis- *Ing ugh of his/her leisure time. The development of new interests and skills; education for safe and healthful living; constructive use of leisure time; op- portunity for self-expression and relaxation;and contributions toward charac- ter growth, social adjustment and good citizenship . . . these objectives of the Commission are aimed in providing a variety of acitivities for all ages within the four distinct seasons of the year. The contributions of the members of the Recreation Commission cannot be overemphasized. They perform a dedicated community service since they serve without pay. Behind the scenes these members work in a quiet fashion, yet their patience and wisdom haveproduced a fine recreation program for the town. They have aided the Director in an understanding of his duties, stood behind his recommendations for changes and additions, and given wise counsel and advice to the Director. ORGANIZATION The Recreation Commission is comprised of seven members, four of which are permanent. The other three are appointed by the Selectmen. The four permanent members are: Superintendent of Schools; Chief of Police;Direc- tor of Libraries;and Superintendent of DPW. The structure of the Commission is: 87 1) Officers a) Chairperson b) Secretary 2) Other members All employees of the Recreation Department, except the Director and Secre- tary, are part-time employees. Part-time employees are hired to instruct and supervise the various programs during the four seasons of the year. Of the total employees, a majority of them are hired for the summer staff during 1974. FINANCIAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1974: Director $11,998.57 Asst. Director 3,386.20 Head Supv. for Girls 1,000.00 Princ. Acct. Clerk 8,671.00 Longevity 150.00 Mentally Handicapped Prog. 13,045.42 Supv. Salaries 39,201.80 Op. Costs & C/Pequossette 18,405.12 Umpire Salaries 2,578.00 Outdoor Skating - - - - Ice Skating Rentals 1,250.00 Gas Allowance 330.00 Pilot Programs 10.00 GRAND TOTAL $100,016.11 ATTENDANCE 1974 Attendance for the year 1974 reached a total of 178,040 participants in over 100 activities. Of the total,56,221 children participated in the eight week sum- mer programs. FIELD PERMITS During 1974 over 280 permits were issued to use Watertown facilities for baseball, softball, basketball, touch football and soccer, to name a few. In addition to-the Recreation Department other groups using the facilities were: Adult Softball League; Police and Fire Departments ; Pop Warner, Boosters Club; Cunniff PTO Softball League for elementary girls;to name just a few. Organizations and businesses located in Watertown in order to reserve a facility must clear it with the Supt. of Department of Public Works, however, all permits are issued through the Recreation office. 88 PROGRESS The following programs were initiated in 1974: Yoga, Modern Dance, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Bowling, Town Basketball Championship, Touch - Football for elementary girls. Figure Skating for girls. The following programs were expanded during 1974: Tennis Lessons, Softball for boys and girls, Friday Night Pro- gram for Mentally Handicapped, Ice Skating at Skating Arena during school vacation periods. NEEDS 1) Continued development of the year-round program. 2) Development of girls programs beyond the present scope of activities. 3) Additional fields be lighted and renovated so thatexisting pro- grams may be expanded and new programs initiated. 4) Additional office and storage space for the department. 5) Arts & Crafts & Cultural programs expanded. 6) Total development of the Recreational Center on the Watertown Arsenal. This would include outdoor facilities, such as, Basketball and Tennis Courts, Ballfields, Picnic Areas, Amphitheater, Playground Apparatus, and Passive Areas, and an indoor facility able to contain Basketball and Tennis facili- ties, a Track, Baseball Gage, Locker Space, an Arts & Crafts area, and a Swimming Pool. Thomas J. Sullivan DIRECTOR OF RECREATION l - E ; r 89 PLANNING BOARD The Annual Report of the Watertown Planning Board for the year 1974 is respectfully submitted. The year 1974 has proved to be one of the most active for the Planning Board. Members have met at Planning Board meetings more than twice monthly during the past year. Representation of the Planning Board at all meetings of the Board of Appeals has been a necessity due to the import on development of the many requests for special permits and variances. In addition, the Planning Board has also worked with the Redevelopment Authority in the evaluation of plans for a Special Tbwn Meeting in January of 1975, as well as providing Input for the Watertown Arsenal Alternative Use Committee. Early in the year the Planning Board met with representatives of the Metro- politan District Commission (MDC) to study plans for a park adjacent to the Skating Arena in Watertown which would include tennis courts, plantings and extensive grading on the site which would allow for maximum utilization of this area for the citizens of the town. The Planning Board, in conjunction with the Conservation Commission has continued to express the need for an in- crease in open space and recreation facilities throughout Watertown. At the Annual Town Meeting in March of 1973, the Planning Board was successful in obtaining an appropriation in the amount of$20,000 to be used as a local share of a federally funded update of the Comprehensive Plan. This work was begun early in 1974 by the staff of the Mass. Department of Community Affairs (DCA) under the direction of the Planning Board. Two- thirds of the cost of this contract was paid for by federal "701" Planning Assistance Funds, with the federal government contributing $19,730 and the Tbwn of Watertown$9,865. A major component of this study is a Comprehen- sive Recreation Plan. As of 1974, there are only 122.acres of public land dedicated to recreation and open space, of which 47 acres are owned by the MDC. Thus, as of 1974, there are as little as 3.1 acres of open space for every 1,000 persons. This deficiency of recreation and open space is a severe problem for Water- town as open space is an important amenity making a community a desirable place to live. For an almost fully developed community such as Watertown, the provision and maintenance of high quality public open space is especially important. This, we feel, is a prime determinent as to whether the quality of residential areas will be maintained. There were three major requests for special permits from the Board of Appeals. One request was for a special permit to construct 87 units of condominiums on Bigelow Avenue on the site of the old Goodrich parking lot. This marked an alternative method ofplanning which stressed community Involvement with the East Watertown Betterment Association, Conservation Commission, Planning Board and developer to include specific recommenda- tions for the best development on that tract of land. 90 The Planning Board spent considerable amount of time analyzing the proposal of the Watertown Mall for a portion of the Goodrich site on the corner of Arsenal and Elm Streets. After many meetings with the Board of Appeals, East Watertown Betterment Association and our-traffic andplanningconsul- tants, the Planning Board found that the proposed Mall is an appropriate use for the location in the eastern end of town and that its frontage on a major arterial street provides good accessibility. The developer, Campanelli Inc., incorporated most of the Planning Board's recommendations into the final plans. The Board of Appeals ultimately granted the special permit. The denial of the variance to the firm of Sasaki, Dawson &Demay was ex- tremely disheartening to the Planning Board. The restoration of the property located at 36-64 Pleasant Street would have constituted a significant upgrading of the appearance and quality of the Central Business District with a highly imaginative design proposal for the property. The variance was sought by the petitioner as the lot was too limited to permit post-conversion parking zoning requirements. It is obvious to the Planning Board that changes must be made in our by-laws to encourage restoration and revitalization in the CB zoning district. The Planning Board played an extremely important role in securing monies todevelopplans and specifications for the construction of the Industrial Ac- cess Road for several landlocked parcels between Irving, Arsenal, School and Walnut Streets. The residents of the neighborhood have worked tirelessly since the mid 1960's in search of a solution that will permit the peaceful coexistence between industrial and residential uses. It is our hope that this Important proposal can be implemented. Hopefully, the issue of whether or not to proceed will be resolved in 1975. For the past several years, the Planning Board has utilized the services of the Planning Services Group, and it was Alan McClennen, Jr., representative of the firm, who contributed the technical expertise to undertake the detailed planning analyses that are necessary for a Town so complex as Watertown. Thus, with deep regret, when Mr. McClennen accepted the position of Director of Planning and Community Development for the Town of Arlington, this relationship ended. Mr. McClennen, we feel, is deserving of the highest praise,for,in addition to serving the Planning Board, would always be willing to give his time and knowledge to residents of the town. Indeed, we have all benefited, from his years of service to the town. John J. McCarthy, Ur., Chairman Robert T. Bowen, Secretary Paul H. Krueger Francis J. Maloney John Patrick Moxley 91 Board of Selectmen Administration Building Watertown, Ma. 02172 Dear Sirs: Attached please find Annual Reports of all sections of the Department of Public Works, for the year ending December 31, 1974. Very truly yours, James P. Clark SUPERINTENDENT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 1974 REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DIVISION During the calendar year 1974 the Highway Section resurfaced a portion of Arsenal Street and the entire length of Common Street. The sidewalk replacement program was continued on Main Street, Winsor Avenue, Langdon Avenue and Hillside Road. The sections rubbish trucks handled 21000 tons on its curbside collection routes. 1974 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Sealing fees collected and turned in to the Town Treasurer $18,560.90 Scales Adjusted Sealed Not-Sealed Condemned Over 10,000 lbs. 2 7 5,000 to 10,000 lbs. 1 100 to 5,000 lbs. 37 88 4 Under 100 lbs. 83 168 10 lbs. or less 8 18 Weights Avoirdupois 157 Metric 123 92 Weights (continued) Apothecary 109 Meters Gasoline 58 251 10 2 Oil Grease 57 11 1 Vehicle Tank 16 36 Bulk Storage 1 Taxi 30 1 Fabric Measuring Devices Cloth 10 Yard Sticks 10 Total 204 1065 25 3 Trial Weightings inspections Peddlers License 65 Bread 1200 Clinical Thermometers 125 Butter & Margerine 950 Scales & Other Insp. 400 Confectionery 650 Making of Bread 1200 Fruits &Vegetable 4500 and other Food Pkgs. 10,500 Liquid Comm. Milk 700 Meats 6000 12,290 Potatoes 400 14,400 Respectfully submitted, Charles A. Henderson Weights & Measures 93 WIRE DIVISION The Annual Report of the Wire Division of the Department of Public Works for the year ending December 31, 1974 is herewith submitted. INSPECTION S Onehundred sixty seven (167) permits for wiring and fixture installations at a fee of $1.00 each, and one annual permit for plant operations at a fee of $5.00 were issued during the year. Inspections and reinspections occasioned IV issuance of these permits plus inspections of buildings and business proper- ties to be reoccupied resulted in approximately eight hundred individual calls. MAINTENANCE The regular maintenance work of repairing, testing, cleaning and oiling of Fire Alarm, Police Telegraph and Traffic Lights were performed. Also repairs on Town owned electrical equipment in buildings and playgrounds were made. The traffic lights in Watertown Square took quite a bit of time, both work on controllers and realigning heads hit by cars and trucks. A dehumidifier and repairs to lighting at the Skating Arena The supervision and trimming of branches around the Town's street lights was given much time and corrections were made to try to better our street lighting conditions. The Civil Defense signal systems were maintained and many special lighting programs carried out, such as Christmas Street lighting and light decorating of the three Maple Trees on Columbus Delta. Temporary lighting at Victory Field for July fourth. I wish we had more time for preventive maintenance. NEW CONSTRUCTION A new set of pedestrian traffic lights were installed on Mount Auburn Street near Cottage Street. The Incinerator had some rewiring to feed the addition. At the Municipal Garage a truck wash and a truck lift were installed and wired. The poles and conduits were setattheDom Fillipello Playground on Arlington Street for the new Soft Ball Lights. The new location of the Fire Alarm was started and conduits run during the winter. 94 Additional lights and outlets were wired in the Main Library, the Police Head- quarters, the Administration Building and three Fire Stations. CONCLUSION The Personnel of the Wire Division wish to express their sympathy to the family of the late Superintendent of Wires, Ambrose P. Vahey whose passing is a great loss to the Town and his many friends. This Office wishes to express its appreciation to the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Boston Edison Company and the New England Tel. and Tel. Company for their courtesies and co-operation extended the Wire Division during the past year. Respectfully submitted, Francis R. Maurer ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF WIRES 95 BUILDING INSPECTOR Report of construction for Building Division of D.P.W. for the year 1974: New Construction Residential . . . $1,448,000.00 Non-residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,125.00 Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,475.00 $1,614,600.00 Extensions &Alternations Residential . . . 135,025.00 Non-residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115,350.00 $1,250,375.00 New dwellings No. No. units One family 1 1 Two " 4 8 Twenty " 2 40 Twenty three 2 46 95 new dwelling units No. Dwelling units by conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Razings 1 Two family dwelling 10 Private garages 1 Club house 1 Barn 1 Storage building 1 Manufacturing building Respectfully submitted, Philip M. Barrett INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 96 ANNUAL REPORT OF D.P.W. WATER SECTION Dec. 31, 1974 No new hydrant was installed, 14 hydrants were repaired or replaced. No new gate valves were installed. One hundred thirteen services were cleaned. One hundred sixty nine house services were repaired or renewed. Tien new services were installed. Two hundred forty nine meters were repaired. Fifty five emergency calls were answered and tended to. These calls were made after working hours and if necessary were immendiately repaired so the consumer would not be without water. STATISTICS OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER 1. Population, Town Census, 1974 38,531 2. Total consumption for the year 1974 1,646,767,000 gallons 3. Daily average consumption 4,511,700 gallons 4. Gallons per day to each inhabitant 115 gallons STATISTICS TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 1. Kind of pipe: cement lined, cast iron and transits 2. Sizes: 16 inch to 2 inch 3. Extended no feet 4. Total now in use: 81.89 5. Number of hydrants added during the year: 0 6. Number of hydrants in use now 919 7. Number of gate valves added during the year 0 8. Number of gate valves now in use: 1740 9. Range of pressure on mains: 115 pounds to 45 pounds SERVICES 1. Kind of pipe: wrought iron, cement lined, cast iron and copper tubing 2. Sizes: 3/4" to 16" 3. Extended: 500' 4. Total now in use: 22 miles and 4140 feet 5. Number of services taps added during the year: 10 6. Number of services now in use: 8495 7. Remote meter controls installed: 64 97 8. Services repaired: 169 9. Percentage of services metered: 100% 10. Water mains renewed: 2708 feet The Water Construction program continued with Belmont Water Construction Company installing 800' of 8" water main on Carver Road from Clyde Road to Carver Road East and 1908' of 12' water main on Warren Street from Lexington Street to Morrison Road. This work done by Charles Contracting Company. In conjunction with the five phosphate feeders,an extensive flushing program of the Town's water mains was sucessfully completed for the seventh consecutive year. Two water samples are taken each month from different sections of the Town and are sent to the State Chemist at Lawrence for analysis. Fluoridation of the water supply started on November 1, 1971 under the direction of the State Department of Public Health. Samples are taken seven days a week and tested for fluoride content in the water system by the Water Section under the super- vision of the Assistant Superintendent of Water, Edward R. Marchant. At the present time seven samples are taken weekly from various places throughout the Town and sent to the Lawrence Experiment Station, Massachusetts Department of Public Health for analysis and results are sent to the Superin- tendent of Public Works. With the co-operation of the Tax Collector, the collection of water bills for the year has been very satisfactory. I wish to thank the Highway, Wire, Engineering and Tree Sections of the De- partment of Public Works and the Police and Fire Departments for their co- operation during the past year. In conclusion, I would say that the works are in thoroughly good condition and will bear the closest inspection. Thanking the member and the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works for their many courtesies extended and privileges allowed, and also thanking each employee of the Water Section for the faithful performance of their duties, this report is respectfully submitted. Very truly yours, Edward R. Marchant ASST. SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER DEPART- MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TREE SECTION 70 Trees planted 60 Trees removed(maple) 14 Dutch elm diseased trees removed 10 Slumps removed 98 INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING & GAS FITTING PLUMBING Total amount of fees received from plumbing permits . . . . . . . . $1,280.50 Number of permits issued(fees charged) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Number of permits issued (no fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Number of$1.00 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Number of$2.50 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Number of$5.00 Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Number of$10.00 Permits . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Number of fixtures installed ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11413 Total valuation of installed plumbing $300,770.00 Inspections: Progress Rough 91 Layout 153 Rough 148 Plans 60 Progress final 76 Reinspections 61 Final 336 Illegal 9 Number of permits issued for work not completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Combined inspections (gas fired Water heaters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Gas Fitting No fees for gas permits Number of permits issued . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Mercury Tests 203 Layouts 104 Appliances 549 Reinspections 73 Meter Fits 154 Illegal 3 Miscellaneous Inspections Complaints 7 Heating Problems 5 Sewer Stoppages 4 Fire Department 9 Investigations 5 Plumbing problems 3 Meetings Boston Gas Compary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Plumbing Inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 State Plumbing Inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New England Association of Plumbing Inspectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attorneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Salesmen, Manufacturers Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Master Plumbers Association of Newton and Vicinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Building Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 99 Architects, developers, contractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Health Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Wiring Inspector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Town Hall Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 New England Association Plumbing Code Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New England Association Plumbing Inspectors Board of Directors . . . . 5 Welfare Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Western Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Engineering Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Water Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Bankers Firms . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Kenneth M. Holmes INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING &GAS FITTING ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SECTIONS Submitted herewith is my first annual reportof the activities of the Engineer- ing Division for the year ending December 31, 1974. WATER CONTRACTS Preliminary survey work, plans and specifications were completed for the following streets during 1974 by this office. Portion of Carver Road Royal Street Riverside Street Portion of Irving Street CHAPTER 90. Work was done on Common Street, from 300' north of Orchard Street to Belmont Street, under Section 34 - Chapter 90 - of the General Laws. The work on this project was funded and completed during 1974 largely due to the efforts exerted by this office. During 1974 temporary working easements were obtained from private owners and the Metropolitan District Commission for the State Dept. of Public Works so that design work can begin on Coolidge Avenue. Hopefully this work will be completed this year and the job will be advertized and bid. Met with many committees, boards, department etc. to help them with their various projects. 100 MISCELLANEOUS DATA Number of sewer connections in sewer system 8234 Miles of Sewer mains in sewer system 72.45 Miles of drainage pipes in drainage system. 62.61 Number of catch basins 2976 Total length of public streets and various types of construction: Bituminous concrete and sheet asphalt 37.69 miles Gravel and oil 10.53 miles Bituminous macadam 21.04 miles Length of public ways 70.20 miles Length of private ways 4.03 miles Area of Town Land 2593.43 acres Water 66.15 acres Total 2664.58 acres or 4.167 square miles Extent of Watertown North and South 1.84 miles Extent of Watertown East and West 3.81 miles Area of Public Grounds Approx. 137 acres Area of Metropolitan Park Land Approx. 81 acres Length of State Road - Main Street Bridge to Waltham line .83 miles Length of Metropolitan Park Roadways: Arsenal St. (Charles River Road to Bridge) .17 miles Charles River Road(Watertown town line to Galen St.) .95 miles Nonantum Road(Watertown line to Galen Street) .34 miles North Beacon Street(Charles River to Bridge) .44 miles TOTAL 1.90 miles CONCLUSION My sincere appreciation is given to the Board of Selectmen for appointing me on September 12, 1974 to the office of Town Engineer. I would like to publicly thank James P. Clark, Superintendent of Public Works for his cooperation and support. At this time, I would like to commend the members of the Engineering Staff for their efforts to make this section a better one with a forward look. To the other sections of the Department of Public Works and to all other Town Departments and Officials,Itake this opportunity to express my appreciation for their cooperation and help. Joseph P. McHugh, P.E. Town Engineer 101 1974 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES JAMES P. CLARK, SUPT. TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS . . . TOTALEXPENDITURES . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BALANCE RETURNED ...... . PAID TO TREASURER FOR INTERMENTS AND CHARGES . . .$13,434.60 PAID TO TREASURER FOR SALE OF LOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,844.60 PAID TO TREASURER FOR PERPETUAL CARE . . . . . . . . 17,586.90 INTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY . . . . . . . . . 122 INTERMENTS IN COMMON STREET CEMETERY . . . . . . 2 CREAMATIONS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY . . . . . . . . 9 DISINTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY . . . . . . . 3 REINTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY . . . . . . . 3 LOTS SOLD IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY . . . INFANT GRAVES . . . . . 1 SINGLEGRAVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 GRAVE LOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 3 GRAVE LOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5 GRAVE LOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FOUNDATIONS PLACED FOR MONUMENTS AND MARKERS. 69 102 VETERINARIAN 1. There were 123 reports of persons bitten by animals during 1973. These animals were quarantined for a period of ten days as required by law. 2. There were no cases of rabies in Watertown this year. Respectfully submitted, John J. Murphy, D.V.M. TOWN OF WATERTOWN DOG OFFICER Dogs licensed 1273 Total number of dogs impounded 779 Dogs returned to owners 334 Dogs adopted 10 Sick or Injured dogs killed 435 Hearings on Dog complaints 3 Total number of court cases on Violations of Town Leash Law 5 Total number of Leash Law Citations issued* 140 Total number of calls received 5,143 *On April 1st, 1974, a new Dog Violation Law went into effect which allowed the dog officer to write tickets to the owners of dogs, who were in violation of the Town's Leash Law, with a ma)dmum fine of$25. - instead of$10. - A total number of 140 violations were issued during the first nine months of operation under this new system and it is proving to be very effective. The Dog Officer would like to thank the men assigned to the front office of the Police Station for their valuable assistance in answering the telephone calls on dog complaints during the past year, the Highway Department for picking up the dead animals, and the Town Clerk Phil Grogan and his staff for all the work done on dog licensing. Respectfully submitted Ronald A. Piselli Dog Officer 103 WATERTOWN ARSENAL ALTERNATIVE USE COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT- DECEMBER 31, 1974 February 28, 1975 Mrs. Maureen K. Oates Watertown Arsenal Alternative Use Committee 465 Arsenal Street Watertown, Massachusetts I have examined the books and records of the Watertown Arsenal Alternative Use Committee Grant#01-06-09723-26 Watertown, Massachusetts for the year ended December 31, 1974 and present nay report consisting of the following financial statements: Exhibit"A" - Statement of Fund Balance December 31, 1974. Exhibit"B" - Statement of Revenue and Expenditures of Federal Funds for the Year Ended December 31, 1974. Exhibit "C" - Comparative Statement of Total Budget and Actual for the Year Ended December 31, 1974. My examination was made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures considered necessary in the circumstances. All cancelled checks paid from federal funds were examined. All in- voices and bills for expenditures were examined, noting proper authoriza- tion and determined to be correctly classified. The value of"In Kind Ser- vices" was discussed and reviewed with Town officials and determined to be fairly reflected. In my opinion the accompanying statements reflect fairly the financial position of the Watertown Arsenal Alternative Use Committee at December 31, 1974 and the results of its operations for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The year ended December 31, 1974 was the first year of operation. Respectfully submitted, Harry G. Mason CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT 104 WATERTOWN ARSENAL ALTERNATIVE USE COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF FUND BALANCE - DECEMBER 31, 1974 ASSETS CASH Community National Bank #1058916 $7,293.07 RECEIVABLE Due From Local Funds for 1974 Expenditures 437.93 TOTAL ASSETS $7,731.00 LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE LIABILITIES/ENCOMBRANCES Expenditures Incurred in 1974 and Referable to 1974 to be Paid in 1975 From Federal Funds $5,049.74 From Local Funds 437.93 5,487.67 FUND BALANCE - Unexpended Federal Funds 2,243.33 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE $7,731.00 Note (1) No provision has been made in the above statement for the amount of $5,784 not received from Federal Funds in 1974. This amount represents the difference between the total Grantof$67,000 and the actual receipts of$61,216. (2) It is our understanding that the Grant is to be extended to June 30, 1975 during which time this amount together with additional funds should be received. 105 WATERTOWN ARSENAL ALTERNATIVE USE COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL FUNDS FORTHE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 30, 1974 Actual(Over) REVENUE Bu e Actual t or Under Received From Federal Grant $61,216.00 - $67,000 $5,784.00 EXPENDITURES Personnel Coordinator 17,499.94 20,000 2,500.06 Administrative 5,999.98 5,000 (999.98) Assistant Consultant and Contract Services Legal 4,805.00 5,000 195.00 Contract Services 28,500.00 31,000 2,500.00 Travel Transportation 289.69 400 110.31 Per Diem - - - 100 100.00 Oilier Costs Consumable Supplies 357.66 500 142.34 Postage 8.84 100 91.16 Printing and Publica- tions 215.08 2,050 1,834.92 Telephone 572.31 550 ( 72.31) Miscellaneous 84.17 300 215.83 Costs Not Listed Audit Fee 640.00 2,000 1,360.00 Total Expenditures $58,972.67 $67,000 $8,027.33 Excess of Receipts Over Expenditures - Unex- pended Federal Funds $2,243.33 106 O M rl q O Lz t-� "Q tLo M O N O M MO O "IN 4"t70toC?c0 O C- 6� C O t0 a M O O a�L� C�00 g N t7; tb d tpo Cif M Cl) *'� O .0 W Vc��a0 MLA w to rq LID rl CDr-/�/M Q v o N v N v uy 69 �9 O q p p Q A O p A p O O O Q A A '~ CQ O A O CD O Q O O O O to M O q A O O CD M V r4 CDN 00 to rl CD to M O O C6 ~ N V e N N N �D 00 0 0 10 C* E-1 Q� tD O i0 tD O r•i L� V� lM� rl CO pNp O tD U; to= .4 = OCpi �J'�QN t! NNi~I sM V� Cqi N 00N inM 0 S m a o cinU-3 t�tp� O L�Q 0: VZ (� O O N►o �M-t M N to oar o g AA g UaN O to NCO'i O [[rr t0 rl M W q a ti to d F w' oo0t Cz Q � W W �pjp OO OO V� � lortOto M O O �7 N t�i tci M N N � 09 ao z F' 00 0 o at to W 00.-t t- o m 3� MCt oo to to000M .+ o CDm oo pip' w "4 o OOho 94 co sM to to loop N M N u9 � puCA L�N H U v� •W U , ee C a d3 a, m W• Sim a v m ow o' � 5 � aW U � �a `A54 Aso o 107 FOURTH OF JULY COMMITEE - 1974 The Annual Independance Day Celebration held at Victory Field was once again a hugh success with one of the largest turnout of attendance to enjoy the entertainment and festivities arranged by the committee. The activities were spread over a threedayperiod, July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and included Amusement Rides, Professional Entertainment, Little League Championship Series, Pie Eating Contests, Races and Field Events for the youngsters, and for the smaller children, Bicycle,Doll Carriage and Costume Parades. Prizes and gifts including Free Ice Cream were distributed to the winners and participants. The evening of the"4th"commenced with a musical"Serenade to The Elderly", well attended by many of our senior citizens from all parts of Town. The closing of the celebration was highlighted by the"Miss Watertown Pageant' and crowning of"Miss Watertown" Janice Mandrifino. As explained in last year's report, a balance of$3905.04 remained from the original ,appropriation of $7000.00 for the two year period caused by the change in fiscal periods. Of this balance, $3149.50 was spent prior to the closing of the books in July and the balance of$755.54 was returned to the Town. However, because of the proximity of the fiscal year end and the celebration period, bills paid during the month of July of'74 had to be paid from the appropriation for 1975. Apparently this has to be the procedure to be followed because of the time element involved. This amount totalled $671.42. For simpler comparison - - - Appropriated for '73 & 174 $7000.00 Net Expenditures for '73 3094.96 Balance 3905.04 Net Expenditures for '74 3149.50 Balance ret'd to Town $755.44 Appropriation for 1975 $3500.00 Late bill paid after books clo. 671.42 Balance for 1975 $2828.58 The Town's share of revenue from commissions on the amusement rides supplied by the Langill Amusements Inc. amounted to$1065.77 and a check for this amount will be presented to the Board of Selectmen with this report. A detailed breakdown per day and per ride is available on request. As noted in previous reports, this returned revenue greatly reduces the actual cost to the Town for sponsoring this annual event and needless to say, the reaction of the citizens and children of Watertown to this holiday obser- vance speaks for itself in rewarding terms. All this would not be possible without the dedicated members of the Com- mittee, volunteer workers from the Watertown American Legion Post#99 108 and its Auxiliary and friends who year after year have displayed their relia- bility in representing the Town in this patriotic observance. It should also be well noted that the attendance of Town officials, the splendid cooperation received from the Recreation Department, the Department of Public Works and the various other departments added to the total success of this celebration. On behalf of the Committee and myself as Chairman, I would like to thank our Town Fathers, the Committees recommending and approving the appropriation and the citizens of Watertown for making this the successful event it is. We can all be proud of the factthat we are one of the few remaining communi- ties that meaningfully recognize the importance of observing our Nation's Birth and Independance. I sincerely hope that it will be carried on in the same tradition for many years to come. Walter T. Munger CHAIRMAN 109 FINAL REPORT OF THE INCINERATOR COMMITTEE A. Introduction The Incinerator Committee, established by vote of the 1971 Annual Town Meeting, met monthly, with extra sessions when required,until after the con- tract was signed, late in 1974, with SCA Services, Inc., for removal of Water- town solid waste. In addition to matters of administration,housekeeping and security, the princi- pal task of this committee was to determine the repairs necessary to keep the plant in operation, having in mind the more stringent emission regulations, imposed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health,which must be met in the near future. Mr.John Hayden,President of Hayden, Harding &Buchanan, Inc., the engineer-architect for the original incinerator installation,was most helpful in recommending what must be done and what need not be done, when it became apparent that much of the equipment was in need of major repair and restoration. B. Incinerator Repairs Following the vote of the 1972 Annual Town Meeting, approving the requested expenditure of$120,000.00 the firm of Rollins, King & McKone, Inc., of Man- chester, New Hampshire (one of whose partners had been a leading engineer In the original project) was hired by the Board of Selectmen to engineer the emergency repairs. When the specifications for the selected items of equipment repair were issued for bids, it was found that the cost of this work would be much higher than had been estimated by Hayden, Harding & Buchanan in December 1971, and few bidders responded to the town's inquiry. Eventually, a contract was placed with Eastern Refractories Corp., Belmont, Mass., to do the work, in close collaboration with the engineers, in an effort to have the town getthe maximum extension of incinerator life for the allocated money. There was no intentor expectation of producing a new incinerator, but rather, an effort to buy time, while studying the possible alternatives open to the town for future solid waste disposal. 'lhe 1973 Annual Town Meeting voted an additional $35,000.00 for this work, making a total of$155,000.00, of which some $12,307.00 covered the installa- tion of a fire hydrant in the spoil area and approximately 1,537 feet of chain link fence, closing off much of the perimeter of the incinerator property. As the repairs proceeded, more vital work was required, and the Finance Com- mittee transferred an additional$15,000.00 from the reserve fund in December 1973. 110 C. Study of Overall Solid Waste Disposal The 1973 Annual Town Meeting also appropriated a sum not to exceed $35,000.00 for a survey of the town's solid waste disposal problems. This work was also performed by the firm of Rollins, King & McKone, Inc., at a cost of $17,500.00. The purpose of the study was to investigate all means commercially available to the town, and submit recommendations as to the best means of ensuring compliance with the laws governing incinerator emissions, which must be met during 1975. The report of Rollins, King & McKone, Inc., was delivered on January 25, 1974. The alternatives open to the Town comply with the emission regulations try 1975, as required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are summarized on page IV-10 of the report as follows: 1. Rehabilitate the existing incinerator 2. Rebuild the existing incinerator 3. Construct a new incinerator 4. Convert the incinerator into a transfer station 5. Construct a new transfer station Schemes nos. 4 and 5 involved the transport of our solid waste to a final dis- posal site, elsewhere, by outside contractors. The total annual cost of Scheme no. 5 was the lowest, whether based on a 25-year program, including predicted major repairs before the year 2000, or on a 5-year program that might just carry us until a state-controlled plan might go into effect. In the report, under the last two schemes listed above, consideration had been given to the four then known contractors who might be interested in dis- posing of the Watertown solid waste: DeMatteo, Saugus; East Bridgewater Assoc., East Bridgewater; SCA Services, Amesbury; and SCA Services, Berkley, south of Taunton. Also included, at our request, was Reclamation Services, Cambridge, Mass. In consideration of the report and its recommendations, another possible alternative presented itself, namely, the option of having town collection trucks transport waste directly to the disposal site of the outside contractor, and this was also investigated. Representatives of three disposal firms made presentations before our com- mittee: East Bridgewater Assoc., East Bridgewater;Browning-Ferris In- dustries, Inc., Boston; and SCA Services, Boston, Mass. All three recom- mended against direct hauling to the disposal sites by the town collection trucks, especially if the disposal site were over ten miles from Watertown. All three recommended that they build and operate the new transfer station, on the incinerator property, either adjacent to or including part of the existing plant, and all three offered reasonable contractterms,in consideration of pos- sible future state control, freedom to change agreements, etc. D. New System for Solid Waste Disposal On the committee's recommendation, the 1974 Annual Town Meeting appropri- 111 ated funds to contract with an outside firm for removal of Watertown's solid waste. This was in concurrence with the conclusion of the Rollins, King & McKone report, that such a plan would be in the best interest of the town, both economically and with the best chance of conforming to expected state plans for solid waste disposal. The low bidder, SCA Services, Inc., was awarded the contract, at a price of $14.39 per ton with 6.5% escalation per year. Under the contract, the Town will continue to weigh all material brought to the transfer station(using the existing scale). A two unit transfer station was erected by SCA and their sy- stem commenced operation on January 6, 1975. E. Summary We had been authorized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to continue operating the incinerator until March 31, 1975, provided prompt action was taken to negotiate a contract for outside waste disposal. The committee considers that the money spent on incinerator repairs not only prevented a complete breakdown of the equipment, but also bought us sufficient time to make the best decision as to the most favorable means of waste disposal in the light of new developments in this field. We recommend that the existing incinerator be kept as well-protected as possible, in standby condition for emergency use(a variance would be required by the Massachu- setts Department of Public Health)in case ofunforeseem difficulties with our outside waste disposal contractors. Inspection of the new facilities and discussion with those in charge, both of Watertown and SCA, indicate that the new system is progressing satisfactorily. However, concern is expressed regarding theprotection and maintenance of the incinerator while in semi-moth-balled condition. We believe it a prime res- ponsibility of.the Board of Selectmen and Department of Public Works to make the equipment secure from vandalism, and periodically operate the principal components to ensure availability when and if needed. The spoil area is being graded and improved in appearance, with the exception of the end farthest from Grove Street, which is in need of much attention. We believe this area could be developed into a fine extension of the adjacent playground and urge that steps be taken to bring this about. With the inauguration of the new system and shut-down of the incinerator, we believe the duties of the Committee to Investigate the Incinerator have been completed and ask to be discharged. Respectfully submitted, C.Arthur Hughes, Chairman 112 TOWN OF WATERTOWN JURY LIST 1974-1975 NAME ADDRESS OCCUPATION Abbis, John 199 Lexington Street Welder Aceto, Grace B. 35 Priest Road Receptionist Agabian, Sarah 27 Oliver Street Office Clerk A jalat, Peter 14 Desmond Avenue Alum.Window Parts Ajamian, Haig T. 128 Russell Avenue Mailhandler Altoon, Nicholas G. 826 Mt. Auburn Street Maintenance Ambrose, Lucy M. 35 Philip Darch Road Housewife Anders, Louise Marie 24 Marshall Street Secretary Andrews, Richard J. 365 Orchard Street Officer Manager Antonizick, Nicholas 500 Belmont Street Assistant Shipper Antreassian, Ashod 10 Wells Avenue Design Engineer Armstrong, John 67 Palfrey Street Retired, Camera Tech. Arricale, Anthony 22 Norseman Avenue Machine Oiler Asaff, Wade J. 105 Acton Street Engineer Aulenbach, Brian A. 48 Copeland Street Engineer Aulenbach, Genevieve 10 Irving Park Housewife Avakian, Mary 15 Appleton Terrace Clerk/Typist Bagarella, Joseph C. 34 Edward Road Electrician Bagley, Bruce D. 101 Hillside Road Manager Baker, Fred B. 11 Dana Terrace Computer Pro- grammer Baldi, Charles A. 37 Channing Road ServiceCoor- dinator Balekian, Gladys 12 Dunton Road Housewife Banfill, Roger D. 33 Harnden Avenue Mechanic Banfill, Walter H. 33 Harnden Avenue Salesman Barnes, Joan E. 805 Mt. Auburn Street Adminis. Asst. Barnes, Mary L. 45 Buick Street Secretary Barry, Paul R. 5 Florence Terrace Unemployed, W hseman. Bartley, Robert J. 53 Parker Street Printer Basteri, Robert A. 48 Emerson Road Manager Battista, Cecelia H. 1004 Belmont Street Secretary Beaton, Mary Jessie 34 Bailey Road Housekeeper Beatty, John 8 Melville Terrace Mechanic Beede, John A. 34 Rose Avenue Programmer/ Engineer 113 Behrend, Gerhard 70 Channing Road Mechanic Bella, Ann 569 Main Street Housewife Benner, Edward C. 227 Coolidge Avenue Architect Bentley, John D. 47 Hosmer Street Repairman Bertrand, Joan 238 Main Street Housewife Beshgeturian, Leo 5 Sunset Road Photographer Betz, Jan-Lee 589 Main Street Secretary Bianco, Joseph 68 Salisbury Road Retired, Machine Assemb. Bielawski, EdmundJ. 187 Maplewood Street Section Head- F orms Blackburn, John R. 53 Columbia Street Locomotive E ngineer Boisvert, Rita T. 35 Myrtle Street Clerk Boyden, Robert M. 181 Standish Road Salesman Boyle, John T. 45 Piermont Street Handy Man Brackett, Robert A. 28 Fuller Road Mechanic Brackett, Russell C. 3 California Park Retired, Ma- chinist B randolino,Joseph A. 43 French Street Pipefitter Brannelly, Richard P. 29 Jensen Road A/C & Heating Installer Britton, William F. 10 Chapman Street Draftsman B rowall, Jane 220 Sycamore Street Housewife Brown, Charles F. 83 Morse Street F oreman Brown, Rita Joan 138 Edenfield Avenue Housewife Brown, Walter J. 29 Lexington Street Supervisor Brownson, Sonja 5 Sheldon Road Grad.Student Brustas, James S. 103 Hillside Road Salesman Buck, Richard L. 10 Gilkey Court Unemployed, Lab Tech. Buckley, John J. 49 Edward Road System Analyst Buddington, Emma L. 25 Marion Road Secretary Burdick, Patricia 22 Dartmouth Street Housewife Burns, Gloria W. 13 Pequossette Street At Home Burns, James Robert 7 Avon Road Unemployed, C ounselor B usconi, Paul J. 13 George Street Carpenter Buttkus, Barbara C. 35 Elton Avenue Secretary Calabrese, Nicolo 714 Belmont Street Carpenter Caliguiri, Salavator 20 Hardy Avenue Manager Campbell, Calvin D. 33 Franklin Street Editor Campbell, John 44 Fairfield Street Maintenance Campbell, Mary 44 Fairfield Street Housewife 114 Carlow, Marin 178 Waverley Avenue Stationary Fire- man Carney, Thomas D. Sr. 2 Townly Road Custodian Carroll, Grace M. 33 Pine Street Shipper/Con- troller Caruso, Angelina 31 Springfield Street Bagger Casella, Rosario 73Sparkhill Street Foreman Castrucci, William G. 21 Richards Road Tech. Assoc.Com- puter Testing Catone, Pasquale 15 North Park Street Mechanical As- sembler Cavanaugh, John J. 16 Appleton Street Manager Centota, 'vetyn 12 School Lane Housewife Carrone, Ronald J. 65 Evans Street Electronic En- gineer Champ, Lorraine 42 Brookline Street Switchboard Operator Chaplin, Martha Louise 491 Main Street Unemployed, Admn. Asst. Chase, Paul E., Jr. 24 Putnam Street Foreman Chiampa, Henry 35 Gleason Street Security Guard Chicco, Gertrude M. 23Jefferson Avenue Cashier Childs, Robert A. 24 Carver Road Electronic Technician Churchill, Byron E. 129 Hillside Road Comp. Progrm/ Analyst Civetti, Lawrence 5 Winsor Avenue Legislative Aide Clancy, Michael J. 106 Spring Street Mechanic Clark, Ruth T. 18 Philip Darch Road Manager Clipp, Sandra S. 135 Spruce Street Clerk Cloherty, John T. 14 Appleton Terrace Boston Gas/ Serviceman Cochran, Charles W. 15 Adams Street Unemployed, Laborer Cohen, David 285 Lexington Street Retired, Civil E ngineer Cohen, Sophie 285 Lexington Street Hebrew Teacher Cole, John S. 78 Edgecliff Road Admn.Coord.- Insurance Colleran, Rosemary 124 Maplewood Street Lunch Aide Collins, John T. 40 Union Street Tradesman Connolly, MichaelJ. 13 Hawthorne Street Computer Op- erator Conroy, Eileen M. 19 Rowe Street Office Super- visor 115 C onsilvio, Grace M. 37 Spruce Street Station Assigner Consolazio, Joseph A. 274 Palfrey Street Engineer Cook, David A. 15 Eliot Street Electrical Maint. Connors, Robert J. 134 Duff Street Milk Salesman Connors, Stephen E. 52B Robert Ford Road Lumber Tally- man Corazzini, George J. 15 Whitman Road Apartment Supervisor C orkum, Lloyd G. 68 Olcott Street Asst. Plant Manager Costa, Rose M. 41 Puritan Road Homemaker Coughlin, Charles W. 12 Channing Road Area Supervisor Coughlin, Paul D. 11 Marcia Road Credit Analyst Coulombe, Raymond 10 Chadbourne Ter. Stockman Coyne, James A. 14 Columbia Street Retired, Postal S upv. Craig, Randy H. 31 Bancroft Street Engineer Cram, Robert P. 67 Capitol Street Machinist Cronin, Jeanne M. 36 Francis Street Housewife Cronin, Robert A. 91 Common Street Hairdresser Crossman, Margaret E. 34 Irving Street Laundrywoman Cruza, Peter F. 133 Templeton Pkwy. Merchandiser Curley, John J. 110 Walnut Street Car Cleaner, M BTA Curran, Joseph M. 16 Brimmer Street Asst.Circula- tion Clerk Cuzzi, Joseph 11 Bridgham Avenue Truck Driver Dally, Robert A. 54 Jefferson Avenue Line Foreman D'Aloisio, Anthony A. 105 Palfrey Street Warehouseman D'Amico, Frank 94 Putnam Street Repairman Danforth, Donald Sr. 19 Waltham Street Truck Driver Daniels, Elizabeth M. 19 Dewey Street Rec./Secretary Daniels Herbert W.Jr. 25 Grant Avenue Unemployed, Engineer DeCosta, John L.Jr. 22 Laurel Street Mechanic DeGeorge, Mary 16 Vivian Drive Housewife Deignan, Marie R. 272 School Street Housewife Delaney, Joseph A. 81 Watertown Street Machinist DeMarco, Joseph E. 212 Maplewood Street Concrete F ore- man DeMeo, Joseph S. 9 Stuart Street Evaluation Tech- nician Dennis, John J. 92 Marshall Street Section Manager 116 Deyermenjian, 115 Irving Street Homemaker Josephine Diaco, Francis 38 Evans Street Line Foreman DiAndrea, Phyllis M. 142 Palfrey Street Bookkeeper Dickerson, Edgar W. 164 Maplewood Street Painter Dickerson, Marian 164 Maplewood Street Housewife Dickey, Frank S. 82 Wayne Avenue Marine-Ma- chine Rigger Dinjian, Robert W. 79 Bradford Road Documentation Controller DiRienzo, Charles A. 1 Dwight Street Machine Mater- ial Spec. Dirrane, Mary E. 234 North Beacon St. Housewife DiSessa, Albert 87 Common Street Accountant Dockam, Guy H. 15 Clyde Road Sheet Metal Worker Donahue, Joseph T. 224 Lexington Street Gen'l. Mainten- ance Donlon, Edward R. 8B Quimby Street Unemployed, Taxi Driver Dorian, Harry H. 133 Standish Road Buyer Dowd, Walter J. 65 Hazel Street Tel. & Financial Supv. Downey, Adrienne 12 Frank Street Clerk Duest, Richard Paul 76 Hovey Street Mechanic Dufromont, Charles E. 54 Channing Road Maintenance Man Dunn, William H. 12 Russell Avenue Truck Driver Duquette, Robert C. 8 Thurston Road Building Engineer Dzengelewski, Shirley 86 Beechwood Ave. Bookkeeper Eaton, Lawrence W. 21 Elton Avenue Unemployed, Millwright Eaves, Claire E. 36 Grant Avenue Exec. Secretary Elewell, Royal E. 29 Hovey Street Carpenter Elliott, Malcolm H. 31 Irving Street Retired, Gas Station Man. Erickson, Robert E. 26 Cypress Street Electronic Tech. Everett, Raymond B. 79 Melendy Avenue Tube Exhaust Processor Faccenda, Albert 44 Woodleigh Road Electronics Faherty, Sylvia 237 Arsenal Street Housewife Fagan, Paul D. 59 Evans Street Truck Driver Fallon, CatherineM. 35 Bennett Road Salesladv Fallon, James J. Jr. 35 Bennett Road District Superv. 117 Fanara, Fleana 116 WorcesterStreet Housewife Fanelli, Joseph J. 14 Hillside Road Unempolyed, Oiler Fenton, Richard S. 494 Main Street Accountant Ferranti, Aldo 9 Chandler Street Set-up Operator Ferrari, Joseph A. 40 Prentiss Street Test Set Repair- man Ferrari, Martha T. 40 Prentiss Street Housewife Filicchia, Ralph M. 121 Bellevue Road Driver-Rigger Finn, James W. 110 Franklin Street Sales Manager F itzgerald, Michael F. 134 Summer Street Sales Represent. Fleming, William J. 30 Everett Avenue Staff Assistant Fletcher, Karen O. 109 Spruce Street Market Analyst Floridia, Joseph R. 32 Gertrude Street Unemployed, Shipper Flynn, John R. 22 Hunt Street Truck Driver Fogg, Prudence M. 13 Ladd Street Housewife Foley, Edwin C. 5 Falmouth Road Truck Driver Fontana, Adelmo T. 55 Olney Street Machine Operator Forbes, Francis X. 6 Eliot Street Gas Appliance Serviceman Fouhy, William J. 16 Carver Road East Landscaper Fowler, Kenneth R. 11 Putnam Street Custodian Fram, David M. 18 Otis Street Systems Pro- grammer Frame, Julia M. 16 Cuba Street Billing Clerk F ranchina, Paul W. 69 Palfrey Street Industrial Me- chanic F rancucci, Laurino 12 Linden Street Truck Driver Fraser, Ral ph A. 16 Whites Avenue Unemployed, Engineer Furlong, Frank L. 7 School Lane Salesman Galbo, Lawrence M. 53 Rutland Street Rug Mechanic Gallagher, Frances E. 17 Myrtle Street Housewife Gallagher, Karen L. 100 Waltham.St. Apt.14 Sect'y./Book- keeper Gallagher, Norman J. 27 Church Lane Shipper Gardner, Aldery T. 57 Church Street Electrician Garmil, Julian 33 Grenville Road Regional Appli- cations Mgr. Garrett, John D. 63 Carey Avenue AccountantClerk Garvey, Arthur J. 35 Everett Avenue Statistician Gaspar, Anthony P. 31 Brimmer Street Furniture Finisher Gatzunis, Helen 35 Lloyd Road Housewife its Gavin, Marie R. 85 Templeton Pkwy. Housewife Gay, Russell P. 12 Bradford Road Customer Serv. Agent Gebhardt, Joan M. 94 Union Street Counter Girl George, Louise 21 Stearns Road Hairdresser Geswell, Arthur J. 713 Lowell Avenue Asst. Grocery Manager Gill, Francis J. 32 Lloyd Road Illustrating En- gineer Gill, Jonathan P. 193 Maplewood Street Photographer Giragosian, Martin H. 63 Templeton Pkwy. Manufacturing Manager Gledhill, Alfred H. 218 Main Street Salesman Glazebrook, RonaldJ. 17 Carey Avenue ComputerSys- tems Analyst Goodell, Charles W. 158 Hillside Road Unemploved, Editor Gorman, Evelyn 47 Boylston Street Housewife Gorman, Russell 47 W Boylston Street Rubber Worker Gozekian, Rose 11 Prescott Street Key Punch Oper- ator Grace, Augustus J. 98 Channing Road Mechanical En- gineer Gray, Alan H. 89 Langdon Avenue Claims Adjuster Greco, Filippo 11 Worlitzer Lane Machine Operator Greene, John H. 22 Nyack Street Punch Machine Operator Grundstrom, Bernard F. 32 Purvis St. Salesman Gulley, Thomas E. 48 Grandview Ave. Programmer/ Analyst Haffey, Bernard T. 85 Union Street Furniture Broker Haflich, Steven M. 186 Maplewood St. Technical Asst. Haggarty, Thomas M. 12 Hawthorne Street Bus Driver Hagopian, Pauline 28 Walnut Street Office Assistant Halabian, Helen C. 72 Evans Street Management Analyst Hall, Maurice F. 12 Wheeler Lane Inside Machinist Hanlon, Marilyn D. 9 Hilltop Road Housewife Hanson, Gary 57 Quirk Street Painter Hanson, Mary T. 8 Fletcher Terrace Housewife Hastie, Edward C. 31 Oakland Street Carpenter Heazle, Catherine G. 35 Keenan Street Retired,Cashier Hebach, George D. 87 Union Street Retired, Sales Engineer 119 Hennrikus, James E. 538 Main Street Customer Ser- Sr. vice Mgr. Herman, Adam C. 37 Melendy Avenue Rubber Worker Hession, Marjorie Ann 170 Worcester Street Secretary Hickey, Nancy P. 15 California Street General Mgr. Hicks, Robert J. 55 Bates Road Pres.-Newtonvlle. Service Station Holm, Frederick J. 19 Columbia Street Paymaster Holmes, William 20 Irving Park Quality Control Tech. Holway, John T. Jr. 2 Brigham Street Laborer Horkan, Patrick C. 256 Common Street Glazier Hourdajian, Ara 17 Marlboro Terrace Research & Dev. Engineer Horney, William C. 6 Cross Street Counterman Hudig, Sidney-Anne 245 Main Street Administrative Assistant Hughes, John R. 79 Marshall Street Architectural Designer Hunt, Janet E. 9 Carroll Street Homemaker Hymera, Evelyn E. 52 Beechwood Ave. Office Manager Ingham, Katherine A. 12 Quimby Street Switchboard Recpt. Jacintho, Henry 5 Howe Street Salesman Janikian, Sonia A. 77 Putnam Street Receptionist/ Typist Johnson, Richard L. 269Boylston Street Foundryman Johnson, Virginia M. 20 Warwick Road Housewife Jones, Jonathan H. Sr. 44 Summer Street Motor Pool Driver Joyce, Edward P.Jr. 31 Bancroft Street Crane Operator J oyce, Margery Adrian 434 Mt. Auburn St. Secretary Kalajian, Charles G. 134 Cypress Street Production Mgr. Kalukiewicz, Edward C. 31 Williams Street Product Tech. Kandar, Paul M. 129 Morse Street Accountant Kasabian, Beatrice 111 Stoneleigh Road Waitress Kaveny, Catherine 27 Orchard Street Housewife Keane, Frances J. 26 Irma Avenue Senior Clerk Kebadjian, Bernard 634 Belmont Street Jeweler Kelly, Henry W. 43 Upland Road Checker Kelly, Joseph J. 48 Winter Street Shipper Superv. Kenton, Jeffrey 27 Fifield Street Computer Con- sultant 120 Keough, Thomas E. 189 Arsenal Street Millwright Kessler, Susan G. 245 Main Street Secretary Khederian, Audry H. 38 Dexter Avenue Waitress Kilburis, Wallace C. 360Charles River Rd. Instrument Technician King, Irene V. 64 Marshall Street Administrative Assistant Kirkpatrick, Everdene P. 56 Gleason St. Purchasing Agt. Klemme, Darrell A. 89 Channing Road Chemist Knowlton, Richard A. 131 Spruce Street Quality Control S uperv. Koot, Charles H. 692 Belmont Street Process Engineer Krueger, Richard L. 14 Gertrude Street Truck Manuf. F oreman Krukonis, Emily 61 Boylston Street Clerk/Typist Kurkjian, Rosella 3 Langdon Avenue Secretary Lacer, Ann M. 116R Summer Street Unemployed, School Bus Drv. Ladd, Robert E. 90 Robbins Road Unemployed, Technician Landry, Donald B. 33 Howard Street Plant Foreman LaPointe, Albert D. 117 Irving Street Letter Carrier Leitner, John J. 64 Partridge Street Appliance Tech. Lennon, John 13 Kimball Road Clerk Lessa, Adele S. 30 Russell Street Unit Clerk Lewis, Henry W. 32 Maplewood Street Sheet Metal Wkr. Lindsey, Pauline H. 232 Edenfield Ave. Biller/Distribu- tor Linehan, George T. 19 Maude Terrace Circuit Fabrica- tor Little, John W. 276 Westminster Ave. Assurance Spe- c ialist Livoli, Ronald 125 Carey Avenue Electronic Equip. Assembler Louden, Irene V. 24 Middlesex Road Housewife Lull, Carolyn 86 Galen Street Bookkeeper Luneau, Cheryl A. 557 Main Street Bookkeeper Lunny, Francis 11 King Street Gauge Assemblr. Lynch, Dorothy P. 12 Belknap Terrace Housewife Lynch, Harry J. 514 Mt. Auburn Street Research Assoc. MacCalmon, David 4 Melville Terrace Sales Manager MacDonald, Richard A. 44 Gilbert Street Salesman MacFarlane,A. Joseph 42 Bernard Avenue Printer MacKay, Neil E.Jr. 20 Wilson Avenue Draftsman 121 \1ackin, Gary J. 58 Duff Street Salesman MacKenzie, John B. 96 Nichols Avenue Fork Lift Oper. MacKenzie,Murdock J. 3rd 46 Aldrich Rd. Draftsman MacNeil, Barry M. 68 Belmont Street Grounds Foreman Maglione, Vito P. 31 Oliver Street Computer Spec. Mahoney, George A. 89 Grove Street Corrugator Maloney, Francis J. 15 Dana Terrace Head Store- keeper Maloney, James R. 59 Union Street Shipper/Receiver Malsky, Jerome S. 20 Perry Street Salesman Mancini, Arturo G. 7 Cozy Street Machine Operator Mankiewicz, John F. 21 Longfellow Road Bank Teller Mannix, Robert J. 24 Middle Street Electrician Marcus, Robert F. 236 Mt. Auburn St. Social Planner Marini, Elvira V. 150 Pleasant Street Bookkeeper Marino, Pietro 6 Malden Street Landscape La- borer Marra, Eva 15 Hazel Street Office Clerk Martin, Joanne 18 Beechwood Ave. Restaurant Hostess Martin, Wilfred 63B Mt. Auburn St. Foreman Mason, Vera 74 Capitol Street Electronic Assembler Mastrangelo, Philip J. 42 Springfield St. Truck Driver Mathis, Robert 44 Melendy Avenue Truck Mechanic Mazzeo, Anthony J. 144 Edenfield Ave. Trucking F ore- man McCarran, FrancisH. 15 Morrison Road Contract Engineer McCarthy Irene V. 43 Hillside Road Clerk/Secretary McCarthy, Joseph P. 27. Green Street Civil Engineer McCarthy, Phyllis A. 120 Brookline Street Housewife McDonald, Daniel J. 14 Tappan Avenue Plumber O'Halloran, Edward J. 99 Watertown Street Sales Represent. O'Halloran, Paul J. 21 Prescott Street Sales Engineer O'Hearn, George 29 Pilgrim Road Spot Welder O'Leary, Margaret T. 16 Langdon Avenue Housewife Orangio, Albert 94 Rutland Street Maintenance Orchanian, Edward 43 Garfield Street Real Estate Investor Owens, Edward P. 15 Aldrich Road Test Inspector Padula, Patrick A. 85 Bernard Avenue Truck Driver Palazzolo, John T. 59 Maplewood Street Baker Palmer, Harry E.Jr. 77 Templeton Pkwy. Production Supervisor 122 Palombo, Virginia 1.. 31 Lawrence Street Clerk Papazian, Jack 166 School Street Machine Operator Parks, Kenneth M. 15 Charles Street Chemical Cleaner Paulino, Joseph C. 123 Arsenal Street Calendar Opera- tor Pellegrini, Mario 22 Pine Street Bricklayer Penney, George K. 35 Oliver Street Plumber Perkins, Frederick B. 8 Buick Street Parts Picker- G MC Truck Perri, Julius C. 10 Oakley Road Clerk Perry, Elizabeth C. 28 Beacon Park Clerk Persico, Wilfred J. 164 Galen Street MBTA Starter Pesaturo, Ralph 23 Everett Avenue Maintenance Pfister, Michael 33 Bromfield Street Machinist Phillips, David L. 83 North Beacon Street Sculptor Piantedosi, John 184 Warren Street Machinist Pinnone, Cesare 11 Florence Terrace Carpenter Pirozzi, William J. 32 Clyde Road Inspector Pitts, William F. 19 Locke Street Telephone/Re- pairman Pizzuto, Patrick P. 549 Mt. Auburn St. Salesman Poles, John T. 45 Wilson Avenue Cabinet Maker Pooler, Darrell 27 Howard Street Calendar Helper Poravas, Cleo 10 Berkeley Street Guage Maker Quinn, David L. 92 Bellevue Road Stock Broker Quinton, Robert D. 35 Olney Street Grocery Clerk Rabita, Vincent J. 25 Avon Road Personnel Of- ficer Ramsey, Donald G. 18 Carroll'Street Payroll Clerk Randall, Lewis J. 4 Melville Terrace Retired, Clerk Ransom, Edward W. 44 Maple Street Maintenance Supervisor Rapier, Phyllis F. 15 Bridgham Avenue Unemployed, Clerk Ricci, Ralph G. 222 Bellevue Road Bookkeeper/ Treasurer Riccio, Regina T. 71 Carroll Street Housewife Riccio, Vincent J. 71 Carroll Street Asst. Supervisor Richards, Robert J. 20 Dartmouth Street Technician Riedle, James A. 18 Prescott Street Bookkeeper Robbins, Alice V. 104 Belmont Street Communication W orker Roberts, Ronald M. 24 Cushman Street Warehouseman 123 Robillard, William J. 52 Cuba Street Hoisting Engineer Romanelli, Vincent A. 84 Westminster Ave. Assc. Engineer Rostanzo, Mary A. 14 Morton Street Legal Secretary Rudman, Ilene H. 13 Columbia Street Manpower Spec. Rufo, Peter A. 60 Katherine Road Retired, Maint. Foreman Russo, Doris M. 28 Eliot Street Assembler Russo, Thomas N. 44 Bradshaw Street Inspector Ryan, Charlotte D. 369 Arlington Street Saleslady Ryan, Michael P. 18 Longfellow Road Computer Op- e rator Sabath, Jerrold 18 Mangano Court Electronic En- gineer Saccordo, Nicholas A. 46 Kondazian Street Offset Pressman Salerno, Rose M. 6 Homer Street Retired, Sales- lady Salmon, Mary E. 12 Andrew Street Sect'y/Book- keeper Salvo, George 9 Lexington Street Merchant Marine Sampson, Allan E. 199 Pleasant Street Auto Mechanic Sampson, Joseph-N. 11 Westland Road Stockman Sampson, Malcolm J. 127 Rutland Street Ticket Attendent Santagate, Phyllis M. 11 Appleton Street Clerk/Sales Santoian, Nancy 277 North Beacon St. Housewife Sarao, Sandra 19 Heather Road Housewife Sayers, Richard R. 49 Townly Road Production Scheduler Schwalm, Millard J. 55 Kondazian Street Bank Teller Scalzi, Domenic R. 10 Porter Street Factory Worker Scioli, Domenic F. 26 Buick Street Pipefitter Scordamalgia, Steven M. 32 Waverley Ave. Clerk Semerjian, Sarah 11 Theurer Park Bookkeeper Segal, John N. 245 Main Street Management Rep. Serio, Nicholas A. 8 Carlton Terrace Travel Agent Serra, Ralph A. 68 Jensen Road Machine Designer Shearer, Richard G. 53 Marion Road Control Engineer Shutt, Jane B. 40 Emerson Road Laundramat Clk. Siccone, Joseph R. 8 Hawthorne Street Warehouse Worker Silva, Antonio 266 Belmont Street Chemical Tech. Skelly, Dorothy F. 332 Belmont Street Secretary Smith, Guy B. 30 Pilgrim Road Salesman Smith, William J. 137 1,angdon Avenue Advertising& Pub- lic Relations 124 Solari, Alexander 58 Burnham Street Traffic Manager Sorabella, John N. 80 Ralph Street Office Clerk Sperguiro, James Jr. 5 Lloyd Road Telephone Repairman Spinale, Grace 13 Harnden Avenue Hairdresser Spivak, Mayer 53 Spruce Street Research Assoc. Stark, David R. 16 St. Mary's Street Service Asst. Stephanian, Manuel 118 Madison Avenue Draftsman Stewart, Noreen 96 Pleasant Street Supv.-Faculty Club Stewart, Walter R. 32 Carver Road Tool& Die Maker Stinehart, Elmer I. 40 Marion Road Electrical En- gineer Stone, Benjamin H. 121 Boylston Street Offset Tech. Stoney, Robert 84 Summer Street Shipper/Recv. Strickland, John M. 38 French Street Office Manager Studley, Harold M. 4 Bromfield Street Railroad Fore- man Sullivan, Donald H. 44C Robert Ford Rd. Produce Clerk Sullivan, Lillian F. 166 Common Street Secretary Sullivan, Marilou R. 66 Hall Avenue Bank Teller Sullivan, Richard J. 3 Lincoln Street Flight Attendent Taddeo, Frank D. 41 Rosedale Road Furniture Sales- man Taylor, Chester I. 18 Chauncey Street Unempl., Comp. P rogrammer Tetanski, Lawrence 88 Putnam Street Donut Shop Mgr. Thomasian, George 188 Palfrey Street Photographer Thoms, Frederick A. 35 Fifield Street FoundrN,Worker Tirabassi, Armando 30 Bradford Street Mechanic Tirabassi, James P. 62 Cottage Street Beverage Co. S upv. Tocci, Leonard R. 9 Derby Road Construction Superintendent Torchio, Dora 7 Sawin Street Fire alarm Boy Timer Travia, John S. 124 Lovell Street Senior Engineer Tresca, Mary T. 35 Winter Street Housewife Tripp, Margaret R. 12 Kimball Street Housewife Turnquist, Charles M. 4 Putnam Street Retired, Factory Worker Underwood, Christopher 9 York Ave. Greenhse. Worker Upham, Virginia B. 227 Coolidge Ave. Laboratory Tech. 125 Vacca, Joseph Jr. 271 Main Street Construction Worker Vallely, Francis M. 31 Otis Street Equip. Engineer Vanetzian, Sylvia 117 Common Street Homemaker Vargish, Stephen 74 Charles River Rd. Lead Program- mer/Analyst Varney, Elmer 22 Irma Avenue Hotel Dining Room Captain Vasquez, Radames 13 Howard Street Asst. General Manager Vello, Noella 14 Fayette Street Housewife Venezia, Arthur W. 35 Lovell Street Manufacture Rep. Viliott, Robert E. 6 Sidney Street Shop Foreman Von Schoppe, Pearl E. 35 Otis Street Housewife Wait, James H. 173 Bellevue Street Development C tre. Dir. Wagner, Forrest 60 Aldrich Road Asbestos Worker Walsh, Elizabeth A. 32 Marcia Road Secretary Walsh, Jennie P. , 37 Boylston Street Housewife Walsh, Raymond F. 84 Poplar Street Supt. Equip. Engineering Walton, Mary E. 39 Irma Avenue Housewife Ward, Nora 37 Oakland Street Factory Worker Warner, Ann M. 18 Irma Avenue Housewife Warren, Robert L. 40 CommonwealthRd. Cashier Wayne, Shirley T. 36 Oakley Road Library Asst. Weeden, Robert E. 102 Lexington St. Engineering Asst. W eeden, Robert J. 104 Lexington St. Technical Spec. Whalen, Louise E. 9 Patten Street Cup Machine Operator White, Anita B. 4 Jewett Street Office Clerk White, E. Ann 53 Maple Street Housewife White, Barry J. 572 Main Street Service Mgr. White, James F. 14 Wilson Avenue Asst.Terminal Manager White, Paul F. Jr. 26 Highland Avenue Resources Planner White, William H. 123 Rutland Street Salesman Willoughby, Clifton A. 98 Langdon Avenue Unemployed, F oreman W innicki, Edward G. 72 Duff StreeE Truck Driver Woodbury, Lowell A. 6 Porter Street Clerk W oodlock, Charles E. 54 Carver Road East Route Manager 126 Wright, Antina 24 Clyde Road Wire Assmblr. Wunsch, Paul 24 Whites Avenue Mkt, Planning Analyst Xenakis, Georgia 165 Maplewood St. Housewife Young, Richard M. 76 Poplar Street Photoengraver Yurkus, Jane A. 109 Warren Street Insurance Ser- vice Rep. Zaccardi, Nicholas 18 Woodleigh Rd. Repairman Zakazewski, John 41 Quincy Street Watchmaker Zeliff, Evelyn 6 Barbara Terrace Sect'y/ Admin. Asst. 127 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT •.%:tom'"t\•:t.l;:.l.r,.• _.. t:t�•fY••t IL-1 77- atertown 1974 128 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE Joseph J. Boyce, Chairman Term expires 1978 Vahan J. Khachadoorian, Vice Chairman Term expires 1976 Clyde L. Younger, Secretary Term expires 1977 Guy A. Carbone Term expires 1977 Mary Louise P. McDermott Term expires 1976 Antonio Mosca Term expires 1976 James M. Oates Term expires 1978 This is the ninety-fourth Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools to the Town of Watertown. SCHOOL COKMITTEE The need for productive, cost-effective schools grows in time of economic turmoil rather than lessens. The Watertown School Committee has recog- nized this need and has effected judicious reductions in budget and program where such costs could be effected without reducing the quality of the educa- tional process in the Watertown Public Schools. At a time when the graduates of our schools are facing increased competition and difficulty in securing advanced educational and career positions following their public school experiences, drastic cuts in the program would be ill advised. This fiscal restraint unfortunately is being threatened by the need to maintain in operable condition school buildings that in some cases are in an advanced stage of deterioration due to age. This situation has been further aggravated by the actions of the State Legislature which has imposed further burdens through recently mandated under-funded programs such-as Transitional Bilingual Education, Chapter 766 (for children with special needs), Chapter 622 (mandating equal programs for boys and girls), and the door-to-door census of school age children. The goals of these programs are all admirable but the burden of financing them is placed on the local communities at a time when fiscal restraint is required. One of the major concerns for the School Committee during the past year has been school facilities, simply because the lack or presence of facilities is a factor of what happens in the program including class size, breadth of offerings, practicality of new programs for Watertown,etc. The Special Town Meeting chose not to authorize the construction of a new high school facility on the Arsenal sits. This decision has required the School Committee to address itself to school maintenance problems in all schools, including those which Mail extensive maintenance expenditures. The problem of facilities sur- faces again when looking at the athletic program. With the increasing interest in athletics by boys and girls, our overtaxed facilities within the schools and town along with the lack of sufficient facilities at the fieldhouse at Victory Field have been aggravated. With thepassageof recent legislation this situa- tion will no doubt become even more accute as girls' athletics grows even more, and financial requirements will multiply. 129 In areas of internal management, the School Committee undertook a complete revision of its policies and by-laws, at the same time developing new policies for textbook loans and transportation of private school students. This policy revision was accompanied by an administrative handbook for all principals. The Committee continued its policy of seating a non-voting student member on the School Committee. Also a new personnel policy for administrative vacancies is being piloted, the main feature of which is added community input into the selection process. From a management point of view, work has continued on the development of a computerized encumbrance and budgetary system. In an attempt to decrease expenditures resulting from theft and vandalism, a school security system was installed in all buildings following a survey of needs. The in- creased use of the computer requires that the capacity and speed of the com- puter be increased. The public schools have been fortunate in securing the service of a group of C.E.T.A. (Comprehensive Education and Training Act) employees to perform various tasks throughout the Town under the direction of regular school system employees. An evening program in Automotive Mechanics was also supported under C.E.T.A. for qualified citizens. Both of these activities were made possible through cooperation with the Watertown Personnel Office. Also, the State Mini-Class System has been adopted. As always the largest area of endeavor and accomplishment is in the area of program. New programs were added, old were revised, while still others were eliminated. Due to the withdrawal of other communities from the pro- gram, Arts/Six had to be re-designed. It will no longer exist as a self- sustaining program; instead various aspects of it, dance, drama, graphics, etc., will be directed by the various academic departments at a savings to the Town. Environmental Education is growing as evidenced by the pro- grams undertaken at Parker, East, and West Junior High Schools. The pro- grams provide lengthy (at least overnight, often weekly) experiences at a campsite with sufficient supervision and training by persons skilled in out- door experiences. The BiCentennial has continued to be the focus of interest among our students and staff. The 1973-74 celebrations were brought to a climax on Watertown Heritage Daffy in May, 1974. The current year's celebrations are culminating in an almost one-month long series of activities. Both junior high schools send groups of students for three-to-four day trips to the nation's capital each year to give students a firsthand feeling for the heritage and day-to-day operations of our nation. The School Committee continues its commitment to staff development by fund- ing in-service programs in Science, the History of Early Watertown, and on Dealing with the Special Needs Child. The Liaison Program started in Sep- tember, 1974 has provided for better coordination of subject area programs in the elementary schools. This program provides a limited amount of re- leased time for staff members to engage in inventory, materials distribution, and program assistance in each academic area in each elementary school. Summer Workshops were funded on the subjects of Colonial Watertown, Ele- mentary Science, and Elementary Mathematics. The elementary science r•erg. .. provides a good example of the complete process of curriculum and staff development. Through surveys by the Director of Science and the Instruc- tional Council, a need for improvementof the science program was evidenced. 130 Further studies of specific needs and available resources was undertaken by the Director of Science. The School Committee funded a Summer Workshop on Elementary Science at which all elementary schools were represented that developed a revamped science course of study. The finished document be- came the subject matter for a fall in-service course and the liaison teacher for science assisted in putting the program into practice. A complete print- ing of the various courses of study was also completed. The child with special educational needs has been of increasing concern to the public schools. Recent legislation (Chapter 766) has placed the burden for the education of school-age children with special needs increasingly on the local school system with, of course, increasing cost. To meet the needs of these children, the public schools have begun a pre-school screening pro- gram(supported by Federal Funds);have continued cooperative programs with Belmont and Arlington for low incidence special needs students and with Cambridge for visually handicapped students, and with the ProtestantGuild for the Blind for other special needs students;and have contracted with McLean Hospital and the Beaverbrook Child Guidance Center for special and diagnostic psychological services. Also involving the Pupil Personnel Services Depart- ment, our testing program in the process of revision; our student records procedures have been codified so as to meet state regulations;and various pilot programs have been undertaken to meet better the special needs of some students, for instance, the Boston University Psycho-Educational Program and the diagnostic kindergarten. Federal funding has continued to be a fruitful area for Watertown. Federal receipts totalled over $400,000 for the 1974-75 operational year. Federal flmds have provided much assistance in the area of Occupational Education, Library and Media, Reading, and Compensatory Education. For the most part the programs under federal funding required no additional local spending. In addition, state re-imbursements for the operation of Watertown schools are expected to increase more than$300,000. Despite rapid strides in many academic areas, the School Committee has exercised fiscal restraint. During both 1973-74 and 1974-75 reductions in staff were made, the majority being at the elementary level since enrollment was leveling off in grades K-6. At present, a reduction of approximately five staff at each level, elementary and secondary, are anticipated for 1975-76. Future staff reductions can be anticipated given the projected declines of enrollment, primarily at the secondary level. Two important points must be emphasized here. In some instances enrollment decline: (1) does not always lead to reductions in staff because it merelybrings class sizes back W within acceptable limits especially in the overcrowded junior high school facilities, and (2) does not always lead to suplus classrooms and school buildings since it merely removes the necessity of using sub-standard or temporary spaces nor does it remove the necessity for bussing which is still taking place for Lowell School children. SUMMARY The School Committee has attempted to maintain the quality of the public schools' program while still controlling runaway costs. Such a task is diffi- 131 cult when the state and courtdecisions are mandating local support of more and more educational programs, and the dollar itself is suffering from rampant Inflation. The school budget is increasing but at no faster rate than most other budgets and slower than the rate of inflation. A consideration that will become more prominent and aggravating in future years is the deteriorating condition of some Watertown School facilities. The School Committee is aware that facility problems are present and it will be required to propose a solution to Town Meeting in the future. The School Committee and Superintendent wish to express their appreciation to the many who have given time and talent to educating the children of Water- town. The following reports highlight activities in the various curriculum areas and individual schools: BROWNE SCHOOL Kindergarten enrollment has increased to require the assistance of an Instruc- tional Aide to give the pupils the usual readiness program. Space was not available to make a third class to relieve the load. The individualized Math program has been extended into grade three this year. The room under the library-media center has been made into a work/study center for the staff and pupils. Reference books are placed here and it is used daily until 4:00 P.M., closing time. Many Junior High students are also taking advantage of this. Now, in its third year, the Resource Program is servicing many pupils with various learning disabilities. With the implementation of Chapt. 766, team evaluation meetings are held regularly. The Art program which is exciting for all pupils, was supplemented with two Art/Six programs: Ceramics, and Light and Sound. The fifth grade classes involved were fascinated with their accomplishments. Two staff members attended a two-week U.S.M.E.S., (unified science and mathematics for elementary schools) workshop during August. This unified program is proving to be interesting and worthwhile to the pupils. Plans are in the process to expand this „& r,.am. The P.T.O., as usual, has been helpful to the school by purchasing equipment that would otherwise be difficult to procure. Two 19" television sets are used daily. An electric stove was installed in the Teacher's room. This has had much use as classes have been able to learn, first-hand, some of the arts of cooking. Two rooms prepared Hill course Thanksgiving dinners for their classes. The badly deteriorated platform and steps at the front of the building were demolished and replaced with two sets of cement steps with tubular railings. 132 Flowering shrubbery and evergreens have been planted between the steps. Five more much needed parking spaces were added due to this work. COOLIDGE SCHOOL The Coolidge School Library Media Center has been expanded and renovated during the summerand is nowessentially complete. This project is the culmi- nation of many hopes to establish a facility which can support the total pro- gram of library and media services for the School Community which exempli- fies the philosophy of the Department and the Director of Media Services, Mrs. Inabeth Miller. The Coolidge School PTA had hoped to create a library through their own Hinds but it was not until 1967 that ESEA Title 11 Grant funds provided a very basic collection of print materials. Additions have been made to the collec- tion each year since 1967 and a school funded budget ha$ been developed which included non-print materials as well. Special Purpose Grants written under Title 11 have also served to supplement our collection and to facilitate special curriculum related programs. The extensive renovations which took place during July and August of 1974 were funded through the School Depart- ment. The improvements in the present facilities included doubling the size of the physical plant by removing a wall and installing large areas of counter space to be used for the production of media materials. The library now has a wall to wall carpet which reduces noise factors and adds to the esthetics. Mrs. Barbara Stecconi Koven joined the faculty this September and serves as the Librarian for both the Coolidge and Browne Schools. She-is planning programs in cooperation with students and teachers which will enable stu- dents to process their academic experiences through a variety of modes. It is for this reason that projects involving filmmaking and photography as well as print materials will be one aspect of our on-going Library Media Center program. CUNNIFF SCHOOL We changed our basic mathematics in the primary grades to the S.R.A. pro- gram. We feel the children will have more success with this program and that parents will better understand it, enabling them to help a child who has difficulty with mathematics. A concentrated effort has been made by the entire staff to strengthen our science program. There has been considerable enthusiasm evidenced by teachers and pupils. There has been significant progress in adding Science experiences to the curriculum. Our library has been moved from the corridor to a new large room. We have considerably more space and plan to increase the number of volumes avail- able to the children. Volunteer parents continue to give unstintingly of their time to help in our library. Each staff member is serving on an educational committee or representing the school as a liaison person for one of the subject areas. 133 HOSMER SCHOOL During the 1974 school year, the Hosmer School refined its individualized reading program through the development and implementation of a reading resource room. Also, the EDCO reading program is being piloted at the sixth grade level. In the future we intend to extend this program into the primary grades. This resource room has provided an opportunity to develop a program for advanced readers on the junior high school level. Additionally, our kindergartens have been involved in a newreadiness program. We intend to continue with this program through nextyear in order to evaluate it proper- ly. Over the past school year we have tried to emphasize community involvement at the Hosmer. Parent volunteers have been instrumental in the success of our science program. Parents have shared the responsibility of placement of their children, and alternative kinds of classes have been offered to meet the placement needs. A long range plan of preventive maintenance and repair has been established to keep the Hosmer School in its present excellent condition. The first phase of this plan, painting of the first floor, will be completed this summer. LOWELL SCHOOL During the past year the school goals of improved reading instruction and better respect for others were sought. Grade level and cross grade level teacher meetings were held regularly with the reading specialist, Miss Foye, to strengthen the reading program. Team teaching at the second grade level was continued and a cross grade team plan in grades three,four and five was inaugurated. Both programs have proven valuable for the children involved. As we entered this school year with a slightly higher enrollment, the goals of reading coordination and good manners were joined by increased emphasis on writing expression and an improved science program. The liaison teacher concept has been helpful in working on these projects. To improve physically our building the school department-has provided tile for all second floor classrooms, weatherstripped all windows in need of I% and purchased both a new auditorium motionpicture screen and stage curtain. MARSHALL SPRING The Marshall Spring School has designed and implemented a system to im- prove the management of students with learning problems. The purpose is to maximize supportive services in such a manner that students needing help can function in the mainstream of the classroom. Emphasis has been placed on procedures and communications among the practitioners when dealing with children. Steps are nowbeing taken to include supportive agencies and demand services into the system. It is felt that this process has increased the avail- ability and quality of assistance to children with special needs. 134 Improved diagnostic efforts have been made in the area of reading. The EDCO system of diagnostic testing and activities has been employed in grades 1 through 6 at the Marshall Spring. The system focuses on the specific needs of individual children. The approach incorporates a Tbst-Teach-Test Method. Substantial pilot work has been done in applied mathematics. This effort in- corporated the Unified Science and Math Program. The purpose of this pro- gram is to put to use basic mathematic skills. It is important that the fix- ing process of learning be included in meaningful tasks performed by children. The process demonstrates a need for basic mathematics to the child, thus providing needed motivation for learning. PARKER SCHOOL The Parker School staff continues to work diligently in providing for individual pupil needs. This concern and the attention to individual pupil needs encom- passes the child's total learning experience. Often it means a one to one teacher - pupil relationship and usually with very good results. We also extend this effort in the areas of speech therapy, counseling, reading, physical education, our fine resource program, and a very successful diagnostic kindergarten program. A very new and exciting environmental program has been initiated at the Parker School. It is a program paid for in part by parents and the Parker School Association which pays for one-half of each child's fee. It is also a program encouraged and sanctioned by our School Committee and Super- intendent of Schools. This environmental ,,&u&&c.., takes place at Elbanobscot in Sudbury. At Elbanobscot children relate to the water, forest, the field, and the air environment around us and its impact upon our everyday lives. For the first time in over three years of swimming we are very excited as we make plans to take our Parker School children to the new swimming pool at the Watertown Boy's Club. We feel that this swimming program is a vital and a most enjoyable part of our total teaching-learning experience. We hope to expand upon this particular program. A most important feature of this swimming time is that it is a voluntary program with mothers of the Parker School Association taking care of all the necessary details. This includes collecting fees and driving children to and from the Watertown Boy's Club for each of ten(10) visits. At the Parker School we have had completed a new parking area. This was a most needed addition, as the parking situation was getting to be quite a serious problem. We are also looking forward to continued work on needed im- provements on the Parker School grounds. PHILLIPS SCHOOL We are pleased to present the third Phillips School Annual Report prepared completely by Phillips students. We express our appreciation to Bernard Kohler, Leslie Horne, Elizabeth Chase, Gregory Burke, Diane Misakian, and Joseph O'Neil. 135 Phillips School Community Organization: The P.S.C.O. had a Fair this year. The children from each classroom made Christmas tree ornaments or candles and a lot of other things. Most of the parents donated baked goods and other articles, and with their help and contributions the Fair was a success. We had baked goods, games, Christmas ornaments, puppet shows, stationery, and a lot of other things. The money that was made at the Fair was given to, the Phillips School. We use the money for field trips and transportation. Music: This year the music program was both interesting and fun. Every week each class has a thirty minute lesson. This year the sixth grade is studying Electronic Music. Part of this unit was making and recording our own music. The Glee Club held tryouts at the beginning of the year in which fourth through sixth grades got a fair audition. There is also Mini- singers for younger children who are interested. The Orchestra has a large selection of instruments to choose from and lessons are free. It is eligible to anyone who is interested. There are also separate lessons in violin. Sports: Each year Mr. Sclafani coaches the fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys in football and soccer. The girls also have a team. The boys were runnerups in the Town. There are also basketball teams. Special gym classes are held weekly by Mr. Mantenuto. Work Shop: Both sixth grades paricipate in sewing or shop. Boys and girls can take whichever they want. In shop the project everyone is working on is a plaque with initials on it. In sewing, we're working on hats, bags, afghans, etc. Special Activities: A group of parents come in every Friday and do special activities with the first graders. Bernie Zubrowski from the Children's Museum makes bubbles and sometimes does electricity. Other activities included cooking, dancing, felt work, woodwork, puppetry, and arts and crafts. Art: Some of the Children in our school are designing things to paint on the walls. So far we have four dinosaurs and a circus train all going up the stairs. The Art Teacher, Mrs. Gayle Adams, had an idea. The children bring in paper tubes, milk cartons, and material so we can use them in our art projects. Fire Prevention Contest: The sixth graders participated in the fire poster contest. Julie Kalashian and David White were the winners. Runnerups were Diane Misakian, Carolyn Pano, James Guggina, and Joseph Caira. Northeastern Reading Clinic: Some of the pupils in the Phillips School go to the Northeastern University for a reading program on Fridays. The pupils are brought to the university by bus and have individualized tutors in reading. Lawuage Development Program: The Phillips second graders arepartici- pating In a new federally funded language arts program directed by Dr. 136 McCaffrey of the Research Institute for Educational Problems. New Peo le: We have a new fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Cadogan, a new Guidance Counselor,Mrs.Siroky,and anew Resource Teacher, Mr. Magliocca. Student Teachers and Volunteer Teachers: We have had several students volunteers from Boston College, Suffolk, Mass. College of Art, Lesley, Tufts, Watertown High School and Home Base. EAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL We believe that many things good happened at the East Junior High during the year 1974. In the academic and curriculum areas, the Foreign Language Department increased its offerings to four, by adding Spanish to the availability list. The Industrial Arts area was greatly improved by the building of a room in which a Nu-Arc offset camera was installed. This permits us to do offset printing reproduction. This is a first in the Watertown School System. These two innovations added to the existing program, have helped to substantiate our philosophy that improvement is always possible. We expanded our cultural endeavors by adding to our usual visits to French and Italian Restaurants, Science Museum, Beverly Play House and many others, a Bi-Centennial Celebration. The Staff and Student Body sponsored a Colonial dinner that had a menu that would have existed during the Colonial times. A greatdeal of research by many people made this event very realistic and very successful. It was attended by many Town Officials and a"standing room only" crowd of Town citizens. The costumes and an original "Country Store" were praised by all. The store was built and furnished by the Art Department. The costumes were designed and made by the Art Department. This year we performed the play, "A Christmas Carol". Three performances were given. The first to an invited group that consisted of the fifth and sixth graders from the Coolidge, Hosmer and Phillips Schools, and our Senior Citizens from the Home for the Elderly. We transported these people to and from and supplied them with"Danish and"after the performance. The second was for the public and was at 7: 30 P.M. curtain time and the third was for our own student body. We were quiteproud of the results. About 1500 people were involved; either as active participants or spectators. Our two big field trip projects this year became three in number. We added a five day over-night trip to Maine to our yearly Washington D.C. trip for ninth graders and the Cape excursion for the 7th graders. Any youngster, over a three year attendance here at the East, can participate in all three of these experiences. This, of course, adds up to a terrific learning and social opportunity for them. In Athletics, we continued with our championship, or near championship accomplishments in baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and track. This year football was added to the program, and the East defeated its cross-town rival West to win the first Junior High Championship in Watertown. We are 137 proud of athletics here, particularly in the high percentage of both boys and girls who actively participate. We also had simulated elections in March for the Town and in November for the State and Federal Government- these were preceded by Town, State and Federal candidates visiting the East Junior and participation in debate: an after school speaker program; a super film making project written, shot, and prepared by ninth graders;a foreign language materials program that included among other things, the first"Armenian Day" involving dancing, food tasting, games and exhibits; and the construction of a Sumerian Town by the ninth grade. In 1974 we decided to take averypositive and aggressive approach to improve the building conditions at East Junior. We realized that we had four ways to do this; new equipment and materials; repair, what could be repaired; re- place what couldn't be repaired; and paint. We accomplished the following: New Equipment and Materals: 1. Drapes in Guidance Office; 2. Curtains in Resource Center; 3. Sinks and Science equipment in Room 304; 4. Re- frigerator in Home Economics Room; 5. Individual stalls in Math lab; 6. Twelve"billboards" for display; 7. Nu-Arc offsetcamera; 8. Hanging equipment for custodians' closet, second floor. Repairs: 1. Some lockers; 2. Heat in the auditorium; 3. Floor in Room 11; 4. Master light board onstage; 5. Showers and plumbing in girls showers. Replace: 1. Modern lights installed in Resource rooms; 2. Sink in Room 106; 3. Toilet in boys shower area; 4. Doors in girls toilets; 5. Shower curtains in girls showers; 6. Curtains on stage - auditorium. Paint: 1. Guidance Office; 2. Resource Room; 3. Principal's Office; 4. Home Economics Room; 5. Corridor from Principal's Office to Room 106; 6. Boys and Girls gym locker rooms; 7. Rooms 105, 106, 107, 301. WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Transition and emotion characterized the 1974 school year at the West Junior. Professional pride was experienced by staff and students alike as the principal of the West Junior, Thomas E. Oates, was chosen by the Watertown School Committee to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Schools. A subse- quent promotion placed Richard Najarian, a teacher of Social Studies for many years, in the position of Director of Social Studies, and John Burns became Principal. However, the school was saddened by the loss of Joseph Sampson, a teacher ofScience,who suffered a massive coronary while marching with our Fife and Drum Corps in the Memorial Day parade. Mr. Sampson had founded this musical group earlier in the spring and had devoted many hours to its development. In the academic areas the addition of Spanish enhanced our language offerings while three science labs were updated with new sinks and materials. The change from boys taking Industrial Arts and girls taking Home Economics 138 to a fully integrated program was effected smoothly. One of our happy developments was the staging of the musical, "Once Upon a Mattress". Itcombined our drama classes with our orchestra in what proved to be an outstanding performance. This success necessitated another produc- tion written by our own Mr. Nau, "A Modern Day Fairy Tale". It too proved an excellent production. Our environmental studies were strengthened by on-site experiences as many eighth graders spent a week at Camp Blazing Trail in Denmark, Maine. Other trips were: the Student Council sponsored a tourof Washington, D.C., highlighted by a visit to the F.B.I. building and the meeting with Hubert Humphrey; in the spring the Social Studies Department conducted a day at the U.N. for the ninth grade which proved very enjoyable for all. Another spring venture was the development of the aforementioned Fife and Drum Corps preparing for the coming BiCentennial. It brought together many of the teachers in a BiCentennial sewing marathon which produced uniforms for this marching group. Federal grants were received for math metrication and in the home economics areas through proposals written by Miss Ruth Harutunian and Miss Linnie McAllister. 1974 was a productive year at the West Junior and it is hoped that even more new horizons will be reached in the coming years. HOME BASE SCHOOL In three years it has become clear that to be of high quality community experiences require large blocks of time and sufficient supervision. Some students also need more direction and group support in their community experiences than others. The staff spent time developing a framework that would provide these conditions for students. It was decided that Tuesdays and Thursdays would be devoted to group or individual activities requiring long blocks of time and that the bulk of courses would meet Monday, Wednes- days, and Fridays. This enabled the staff to structure the community and project oriented activities more carefully. Students who worked more com- fortably in groups could take the Working Course, a community oriented course meeting all-day Thursdays, or the Outdoors Coursemeeting all Tues- days or a variety of half-day activities, such as computer math, On Becoming a Helping Person, etc. These courses involve direct staff supervision and are particularly good for the student who needs structure. Students who pre- fer working on individual interests can use these two days for field place- ments in hospitals, elementary schools, the zoo,etc. While in previous years students had to find large enough blocks of time between courses in their sche- dules to do community work, this year those blocks of time are provided for them. The 9/11 program and hour-long classes in all academic area meet throughout the day Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8: 00 A.M. - 4: 00 P.M. 139 Curriculum Developments: The math courses were scheduled so that there could be maximum cooperation between math teachers. All math, other than specialty courses such as trigonometry and calculus, are taught between 11 and 12 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. A math work-shop meets :Monday mornings from 8-11 at which time all math resource teachers are available to give individual help to math students. The simultaneous meeting of math classes enables students to move back and forth between skills levels when it is warranted. The concentration of science equipment into a laboratory area and the offering of a physical science and chemistry course as well as a biology course at Home Base has strengthened the science curriculum. As a lab requirement students can either take a lab at the school or use a science field experience for laboratory credit. Facilities: This year the staff and students redesigned and re-decorated some of the Home Base facility to support curricular developments. All science equipment was moved to the back of the office area, providing a science lab area and a center for science and math. The Science-Math Coordi- nator, along with the math and science resource teachers, have their desks in this area. The Program Chairman, who shares responsibility for science and math with the Science-Math Coordinator, also has his desk in easy proxi- mity for collaboration and planning. Movable partitions were built in the large room to provide more study areas for students and to make the large open area more functional for every- day activity. The partitions can be removed for theatre productions, dance groups, etc. Students also decorated and painted the room so it would be a more cheerful and appealing area to work in. These developments have provided a framework for activities the Home Base community agreed should be emphasized. They enabled the staff to structure and improve the quality of community activities and to meet the needs of students with varied needs and varied degrees of independence. WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL Watertown High School is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools and Colleges which requires member schools to undergo an in-depth evaluation by a visiting committee from the from the Association once in every ten years. Watertown High School will host this visiting committee in October of 1975. Prior to the evaluation by the Association, the High School is obliged to con- duct a searching self-evaluation during the year previous to the Association's visit, and provide the Association's visiting committee with the results of this self-evaluation. This self-evaluation, conducted during the 74-75 school year, has been looked upon by the faculty and administration of the High School as the most important aspect of the entire process, realizing the objective is the improvement of quality education. Many involved in the self-evaluation, which has included students, parents, teachers, administrators and members of the community, have found that the self-evaluation and the anticipated visit 140 by the Association serve to disturb complacent attitudes, bring educational concerns into clearer focus,and provide motivation for continued improvement. Continued accreditation of Watertown High School will serve to indicate that qualitative standards are being met and will further signal to the faculty and public evidence of trust and confidence in the High School program. ART Introduction of Subject Areas The following are statements offered of the progress of the Art Department during the 1974-1975 school year. 1. The Art Curriculum Guide, K-12 has been totally reviewed, revised, and published in complete form. Copies are available in each school for reference by staff, students, and citizenry. 2. Plans were approved by the School Committee for relocating the two separate Art rooms at the High School into one large complex. This became a reality last January with the remodeling of Whitehill Hall. The new studios have been most enthusiastically received by students and staff. 3. Our annual participation in the Globe Scholastic Art Awards was a total success. A new first was the selection of Miss Carmine Fantasia's Photography Portfolio as one of the three regional finalists for a Kodak Scholarship for national competition in New York. 4. A member of our High School staff, Rose Gavrilles, was a major con- tributor with her participation in a multi-media presentation at the recent Department of Education"Arts and Humanities" Conference. 5. Once again our participation in the Watertown Arts Festival was a great success. Our raffle of a Joseph L.C. Santoro painting produced the necessary funds to award two Richard G. Hagopian Scholarships - in Art and Music. 6. Almost the total Department staff had some active contribution to the first BiCentennial activities which occured last Spring. Continuing plans with the Town Committee are being finalized for the coming year. ENGLISH During 1974 the English offering in the High School was changed by the elimina- tion of electives as minicourses. The electives are now included in ability- grouped year-long English classes. In the arena scheduling students had the Opportunity to select classes in terms of level, included electives, and teach- ers. At the junior highs ninth-graders take a combination of a core course in English. In the elementary schools, English is fairly well integrated into the total program. At all schools and at all levels there has been an increasing stress on three areas: written communication, spelling and legible writing. New programs 141 are appearing and are being studied and introduced by the director, his liaison assistants, and the teachers of the system. English continues to accept its multiple responsibilities in mass media and visual literacy. Films are used for the latter as well as for promoting writing assignments. Field trips go to newspaperplants,radio stations, theaters, TV studios, and industries. Also available and much used this year are the 21" Classroom programs in English as well as in other subjects. ESL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE As a result of the introduction of French and Italian in grade 7 as of Septem- ber, 1969, the sequence for these languages has been extended for the first time to a fifth year of study. The enrollment in Armenian is holding steady but the program is developing into a language maintenance program as well as a foreign language program thus providing for those students whose first language is Armenian. In September 1974 Spanish was introduced in the junior high schools so that there are now seven classes of Spanish at the East and West Junior High Schools. This will eventually lead to the strengthening of the High School Spanish program. Also in September, 1974, after many years of student and parent interest, German was introduced in Grade 10. There are now two German I classes which are progressing very well. The ESL program has grown to such proportions that plans are presently under way to begin a Bi-Lingual j,.,e,,"m in compliance with Massachusetts law. The law mandates that if in any school district there are 20 or more students of one ethnic group with limited English speaking ability, the district mustprovide Bi-Lingual classes. The lawalsoprovides that costs for such a program over and above the normal per pupil cost, shall be reimbursable by state funds. There are three new teachers in the Foreign Language Department, all of whom are certified in two languages in order to provide the flexibility necessary for a good foreign language program. This is in conformance with the departmental policy of appointing personnel who lend the utmost in flexibility to the department. MEDIA The year 1974-75 saw the opening of a newly expanded and renovated Coolidge School Media Center where children can study and learn by reading, seeing, and doing - a facility in which an exciting program can take place, with the cooperation of a new group of volunteers including our first library"dad". The Cunniff School library has moved out of the corridor and into its own facility. It was a long awaited day for parents, teachers, and the children. In this handsome facility students will have the opportunity to participate in a Hill media program. Nine Title II grants became operational serving the entire school system. Watertown received more money in these competitive grant awards than any 142 other system in the Commonwealth. Our previewing and selection procedures have been noted by the state and several national organizations. Media staff members are teaching at local universities and colleges. As our reputation for excellence in this field expands, distributors of materials make all new products available for our perusal. This spring and summer bringing the cultural richness that is Watertown's Into the curriculum at its schools, a series of ethnic days in East Junior High Library combined the resources of school and community into a source of pleasure and a learning experience for all. It has been a productive year with programs and aspirations of staff straining at the severe physical limitations which are binding them and which must be addressed. We have been named by the state of Massachusetts as their entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica Award which recognizes the outstanding media program in the country. This summer a new secondary film utilization.guide will be produced to aid Grade 7--12 teachers in integrating film into the curriculum. Five ethnic heritage kits will be developed. MATHEMATICS The Watertown School Committee directed the Administration and the Mathematics Department to study the problems of metrication and the intro- duction of metric units of measure into the Watertown Curriculum for the school year beginning in September, 1973. This task is now in its second and most productive year so far. 1. Introduction America has been thinking about a better system for measuring things for over 150 years. John Quincy Adams delivered a report to Congress on the subject in 1821. He thought the new Metric System developed in France during the French Revolution was ideal but that it might be a little too soon for the U.S. to adopt it since we were doing our major trade with England and they were using the inch-pound system. But it looks like we are about ready to catch up with the world. There is little doubt that legislation is on the way to make the Metric System the official standard within the next 10 years. The U.S. finds itself today as the only industrial nation that still measures things in terms of dry barley corns laid end to end (inches) or British wine bottles (gallons). The only countries with whom we maintain a common measurement system are Burma, Chana, Liberia, Trinidad, and Sierra- Leone, whereas the major industrial nations Japan, Germany, Britain, China, 143 U.S.S.R., Canada, France, Italy and Sweden all use the Metric System. 2. Metrication in Watertown Schools: A. Junior High - High School(7-12) 1. Staff meeting discussions 2. Introduction into curriculum: a. Principals and Liaison teachers b. Workshops by Liaison teachers with individual school staff c. Two week concentrated program in all secondary classrooms B. Elementary Schools(K-6) 1. Discussion with Liaison teachers 2. Workshops on use of materials and equipment a. Principals and Liaison teachers b. Workshops by Liaison teachers with individual school staff c. Gradual introduction of metric units in classrooms 3. Federal Grants: The success of the Watertown Schools Metrication Program was greatly enhanced by two federal grants totalling$20,000.00. A. An E.S.C.A. - Title I grant of$12,000.00 for materials and equipment to be used in elementary schools and public libraries. MUSIC This school year the Music Department has directed much of its attention to improving the size and quality of the music program in the schools. Af- firmative results have been realized; however, the program is in need of &irther improvement. Hard work and patience are most important for the future. There are 3884 elementary enrollments and 1234 junior high school enroll- ments in instructional courses, bands, and choruses in the school system. Presently there are 30 students in the High School Band. In addition, 22 students are in the stage band. There are 35 students in the chorus. These and others combined provide a total of 122 high school students in music. The musical library has been vastly improved and expanded to include new music for band ensembles, stage band and chorus. This particular area was critically in need of new material, and that trend was reversed so as to offer the students a variety of up-to-date music,so necessary for motivation. New high school band uniform samples are being reviewed for the purpose of choosing a new uniform for the high school band. Our goal is to have the band completely outfitted for the fall season. 144 The music department offered three city-wide concerts at the high school auditorium. The all-elementary concert offered a select 100 pupil mini- singers chorus; a 100 pupil glee club; a 44 piece string ensemble; and a combined 228 piece band and orchestra on stage. The combined junior high school concert offered a 130 pupil East-West chorus with soloists, a 30 piece East-West band and the East Jr. Orchestra. The final concert was the Senior High Chorus,Band, Stage Band and ensembles. This was followed by the presentation of the Broadway musical West Side Story performed by the high school vocal department. The String program is progressing satisfactorily. We were fortunate to have been the recipients of 30 violins from a gracious donor and these instruments are presently being used by our elementary students. Constant surveillance of this program will in a fewyearsproduce a junior and senior high orchestra of high calibre. The program at the elementary level, both vocal and instrumental, continues to grow in size and quality. Next year we hope to establish two elementary bands, a beginners band and an intermediate band. This would enable us to function much better in that the two groups would be easier to handle rather than one large diversified group. Thus our rehearsal time would be better utilized and our instruction much more beneficial. Three members of the music staff are presently involved in an elementary vocal music curriculum workshop. Next Fall an elementary music in- service course will be offered. A full schedule of musical activities during the Watertown Arts Festival is providing the students with the experience of doing performances before a wide range of audiences. The many(thousands)people in Watertown who attend performances of our young people are to be congratulated for their support of the schools' music program. The staff and students appreciate their participation. The budget and , .ems.«m priorities provided the music department are beginning to bear fruit. This special emphasis will be continued next year. Our concern with music facilities, as with other school facilities, has been made known. Hopefully a solution of this concern will be forthcoming. The entire music program, K through 12 is continually being evaluated and serious attempts are being made constantly to improve quality, size, student motivation, and involvement in the vocal and instrumental groups to further enrich the students of Watertown in the art of music, not only as performers, whether it be a career or a hobby, but as active listeners and benefactors throughout their lives. OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION To insure the optimum in quality education for the students of Watertown, the Occupational Education Department of the Watertown Public Schools has suc- 145 cessfully sought and received competitive grants through the Division of Occupational Education, State Department of Education. The following is a brief synopsis of each grant. Home Management and Consumer Education: The objective of this program is to instruct students in the complexities and processes involved in formulating goals, making decisions, and effectively using and controlling human and other resources for the establishment and maintenance of home and family. The subject matter provides a variety of home management considerations such as social and economic Influence upon individual and family management, values, goals, and standards, family economics, and the organization of activities in the home. Early Childhood: The goal of the program is to provide high school juniors and seniors with a working knowledge of the growth, development, and early education of young children in order to: 1. Train them for future careers connected with the care of young children. 2. Enable them to understand and sympathetically deal withthe needs of young children in their present and future families and communities. 3. Provide meaningful educational experiences for students who are interested in young children but whose academic motivation and achievement are low. 4. Help students better understand themselves through their experiences with young children and through their understanding of the needs and feelings common to young children, teenagers, and adults. Family Living: This curriculum is designed for high school students who are about to take the first step into the real world of adult living. A great many of the students will assume the responsibilities of marriage and family living. It is certain that many of the satisfactions and frustrations experienced will depend upon the manner in which the individual is able to manage the "Give and Take" of daily living. The Family Living Program offers activities and experiences which are based upon personal and family relationships, home management, housing,and child development. The goals of the course are to direct rather than to dictate, to stimulate thinking rather than to specify answers, and to inspire mature judgment rather than to reach conclusive decisions. Life Skills Lab: The Laboratory is geared to improve the vocational and social living skills of students who are moderately or severely physically disabled. The goal 146 is to improved self-care needs of dependent students so that realistic plans can be made for their future job placement. By making them self-sufficient they should be ready for community job placement and residence living. The Life Skills Laboratory will be built to develop self-sufficiency in the area of social behavior, self-care, communication, basic knowledge, practical skills, community, and occupational awareness. Comprehensive Homemaking: This course is especially designed to expose students to practical training meant to encourage them to share family responsibility both at the present stage of their lives and in the future. The reality of working wives and the continual reassessment of masculine and feminine roles indicate that role definition within the family structure is undergoing a dramatic change. The curriculum in Comprehensive Home- making fosters insight which may not be derived by reading a book or by observing others at work. This insight will, no doubt, enable students to participate in family living courses with a clearer understanding and deeper appreciation of tasks within the household which contribute to the quality of family life. Moreover, this insight will also prove important to students In assessing and ordering their own familiar values. In addition to this, Bachelor Living affords students the opportunity to gain some survival skills so that they might be better prepared for apartment or college campus living when some amount of independence from the nucleus of the family is impor- tant. Metrication - Occupational Competence: This is a new curriculum in the Watertown Public Schools. Its implementation was greatly enhanced with the successful procurement of Occupational Educa- tion fiends. This program integrates all learning experiences needed to pro- vide the necessary occupational competencies. Teachers in the areas of Woodworking, Graphic Arts, Machine Shop, Drafting, and Home Economics will develop a unified approach to metrication. The major objectives, pro- cedures, and activities are: 1. To develop a thorough understanding of measurement, the history of measurement, the use of a standard unit of measure and the relation- ship between mass, length, and volume . . . these are developed, dis- cussed, and illustrated. 2. To develop the structure of the metric system. 3. To apply the metric system to the development of competencies in the various occupations. 4. To conduct problem - solving activities which will enhance occupational competencies. 5. To compute in the metric system. 147 Work Study: The Work Study project is a most successful program at Watertown High School. Currently, a Work Study Program is in operation with 400 boys and girls participating. They work at 190 different work stations. They are located on jobs within the school system in such positions as teacher aides, typists, school office and library assistants. These students are all under competent adult supervision. The goal of the program is to provide-financial assistance to students who are In need of earnings from employment to commence or continue their voca- tional program. Family Living and Family Relationships: The purpose of this course is to reach students at all levels of Occupational Education in the Watertown Public Schools. To meet the needs and con- cerns of youth, the school curriculum must provide opportunities formany en- richment experiences in personal, social,and family relations,in child growth and development, in home care and improvement, in the handling of money, In the management of time and self, and in the selection of consumer goods. Young high school girls and boys have immediate needs for many "How-To- Do-It' experiences in all of these areas as well as in the management and safety practices. By exposing students to these various educational programs we will be helping them to develop the necessary skills to become contributing members of society. BUSINESS EDUCATION The Business Education Department has continued to inform ALL students of the VALUE of Business Education subjects. With a flexible class enroll- ment policy, all students are encouraged to make a selection from a wide variety of business subjects. These subjects provide the students with a general background in business and economics. A SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE provides for the developmentofmarket- able skills in business and office careers. This sequence is included in the Program of Studies booklet for 1975-76. The career sequences are: Secre- tarial, Clerical, Bookkeeping/Data Processing, College Secretarial, and Distributive Education. A resource center for the skilled subjects was installed in December. This center is equipped with a Norelco Business Education Laboratory,new electric typewriters and office-style furniture. The new emphasis on careers in business and office occupations has created a demand for advanced subjects: College Secretarial III and Shorthand/ Transcription III. The new curriculum guide for business education emphasizes instructional units in occupational education with a variety of multi-media materials. 148 The Business Education Department has considered the issues and problems in implementing Chapter 766 for special needs students, in addition to a program for occupational competence for students in the general curriculum. A federal funds proposal has been writtenfora resource center equipped with a multi-media learning system, wherein all instruction is individualized ac- cording to each student's special needs and objectives. READING 'Ibis year all elementary schools have reading resource files from kindergar- ten thru grade six. These files contain liquid duplicating masters in all the growth areas of reading. Teachers may use these materials for individual or small group work in specific skill areas. Also, as an essential aspect of the elementary reading program, all teachers have for their use a diagnostic testing program in reading. These tests are administered, corrected, and utilized by the classroom teachers as an assess- ment of needs in the various growth areas of reading. The junior high school reading labs are nowin the third year of operation and it is encouraging to report that enrollments for reading instruction are at an all time high. It is also significant that reading gains have also increased since the reading labs were installed. The Home Base School now has a comprehensive readingprogram staffed by a part-time secondary reading specialist. The Director of Reading has been teaching a course in basic reading skills at Home Base geared to the under- achieving student. It is a pleasure to report that the reading program at Watertown Senior High School will have a new modern reading lab as of September 1975. This lab will make it possible to serve a greater number of students at the high school with a focus on the specific needs of students. The Reading Department is continuing to work closely with local universities. For example, Watertown is the only community to have a working relation- ship with the Northeastern University Reading Clinic where students in the elementary schools are transported weekly to the clinic for individual reading instruction. Boston University, Suffolk University and Lesley College continue to send graduate students in reading to work in the Watertown Public Schools. Specifically, Suffolk University graduate students in reading have worked in the summer program and will do so next summer. It is important to note that all of the cooperative programs with the afore- mentioned universities are provided at no expense to the town. Mr. Carmen J. Quintiliani, Director of Reading has system-wide responsi- bility for the reading program. SCIENCE During the summer workshop in 1974, nine staff members (one teacher from each elementary school and the Director of Science) worked together in 149 developing a core program from E.S.S. units for elementary science in Watertown The units were chosen based on their level of difficulty, teacher preference as indicated by a system-wide questionnaire, and a variety of biological and physical science topics. 'Ihe core program consists of three E.S.S.units for each grade level. This is the minimum science requirement in the elementary curriculum. Materials are available for some additional units if teachers are interested in doing more. To assist teachers in implementing the program, activity sheets for the units have been developed. Each teacher has a set of teacher's guides, activity sheets and evaluation objectives of the units in his/her grade level. Materials for the units are provided on a rotation basis, allowing 8-10 weeks for each unit. A science liaison teacher has been appointed in each school to set up the rotation schedule, purchase and organize the materials, and assist teachers whenever help is needed. Summer Workshop participation: Julia Wan Director of Science Frank Duffey Browne School Jane Manzelli Coolidge School John McDonnell Cunniff School Marie Salah Hosmer School Sue Johnston Lowell School Rosemary Trwobridge Marshall Spring School Mary Boudreau Parker School Christine Reusser Phillips School Part of the workship was devoted to taking inventory of science materials in each school, and materials for the new program were purchased. An In-Service course on the elementary curriculum was conducted in the fall to help teachers implement the science program. Forty-two teachers received credit for their participation. In order to provide continual In-Service training, Watertown is a partici- pant in the Massachusetts Elementary Science Implementation Project (MESIP) sponsored by MACE and funded by the National Science Foundation. Three Watertown teachers will attend a Summer Institute for one month to be trained as"master-teachers"in science.. The teachers have agreed to the condition of the Summer Institute that they will share their experiences and knowledges with other teachers in the system by conducting workshops. The junior high science curriculum has been reviewed and revised to pro- vide a logical sequence of learning experiences forthe students. The science facilities have been renovated in West Junior High School. The relocation and renovation of science rooms at the East Junior High School have been scheduled for completion during the summer of 1975. The Watertown High School Science Program offers a wide variety of sub- jects at different levels for the college preparatory students. In the past 150 two years, students who are planning careers in the physical science or engineering have the opportunity to participate in a Work Experience Pro- gram at AMMRC in Watertown, where they actually assist in science research under the supervision of senior scientists. Recognizing the need for a more extensive program for the non-academically oriented students, Mrs. Wan, Director of Science,has submitted a NDEA pro- posal and obtained federal funds to develop a course on Science Technology. There are over 900 students currently enrolled in the science program at Watertown High School. Although the renovations of science facilities have begun this year, the number of rooms available and the amount of storage space are still not adequate. The Watertown Science Advisory Committee, composed of students, parents, teachers, administration and local industry representatives, have met regularly during the past year. The Committee has provided valuable sugges- tions in the planning and implementation of the science program. SOCIAL STUDIES The Social Studies Department is currently involved in the process of reorganization of policies and procedures. A search for materials, teaching strategies, and a curriculum structure which will graft the new ideas and approaches onto the old and well-tested is also under way. Curriculum committees at the elementary as well as at the secondary level have been formed and are currently engaged in the revision of philosophy, goals, objectives, etc. A joint proposal by the Social Studies Department and by the Occupational. Education Department for the creation of a "Watertown Heritage Village" has been submitted to the State Department of Education for fiuxUng. An In-Service Course, tentatively scheduled for the spring of 1975, entitled "Early History of Watertown" is being planned. This course would have con- siderable input for stag and students concerning the forthcoming BiCentennial Celebration. A summer workshop will be held the objectives of which are: 1. To define the structure and goals forthe social studies curriculum K-6 2. To evaluate the present social studies curriculum(4-6)with the view of elimination, expansion, revision and/or updating. 3. To establish a grade subject allocation(K-6)in terms of concepts and generalizations, which in light of national trends and the needs of Watertown,would be acceptable.A follow up series of"in house" work- shops would be held in the fall of 1975 to aid implementation of the finding of the summer workshop. Currently under study are the possibilities of incorporating a pilot program at the Browne School, concerning social studies in grades 4-6. 151 PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES An effort has been made in the past year to prepare for the inception of a new law for special needs children to be implemented for the first time in September, 1974- Chapter 766. Anticipating this law, a pre-school screening program was set up during the summer funded by a federal grant. Kindergarten screening took place as recommended in regulations. Due to the forethought of the Superintendent and previous administrators of Pupil Personnel Services, the Resource Room model has been implemented for the last two years so that the "integration" of special needs children into the regular classroom has beeninprocess. Every school has a resource room Into which special needs children may be placed for remedial help upon recom- mendation of the"Core Evaluation Teams"which makeup the educational pres- cription for children referred. At present fifteenpercentof the school population(over eight hundred students) have been identified as "special needs" students. The following continuing collaborative programs have made it possible for Improved service to Watertown children. 1. A model collaborative set-up under Chapter 753 to share services of a visual specialist with the Cambridge Public Schools on a half-time basis. 2. Special Education collaborative with Arlington and Belmont School Departments which provides for the exchange of Special Needs children among the three communities. 3. Protestant Guild for the Blind providing for placement of teenage multiple-handicapped children into an Opportunity Center for screen- ing, diagnoses, and assessment of capabilities in Food Service and other skills. 4. A collaborative with Belmont and Waltham in cooperation with the Watertown Mental Health Association for the establishment of a "therapeutic" nursery for pre-school children with emotional prob- blems. This class is located at the Wellington School in Belmont. The following grants have been awarded the Department of Pupil Personnel Services: 1. for the pre-vocational class at the high school for a LIFE SKILLS LABORATORY . . . .$17,900 2. for the visually impaired (legally blind plus the partially seeing) to enable evaluation at Boston University and to provide supplementary materials . . . . . . . .$2,300. 152 GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL POST-GRADUATE PLANS CLASS OF 1974 The following information was obtained by the Watertown High School Guidance Department identlf ►ing the post high school plans of Watertown High School graduates. Of the 457 students in the graduating Class of 1974, 274 indicated plans to enter some form of higher education or a post high school training program. Of the remaining students, 137 indicated plans for immediate employment, 11 entered military service, and 33 were undecided. The following tables indicated the types of educational programs and occupa- tional fields students planned to enter. TABLE I EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Placement Number Percentage Four Year College (Degree) 164 35.8 Two Year College(Associate Degree) 83 18.3 Nursing Schools (3 years Diploma) 9 1.9 Nursing Schools (2 years Diploma) 1 .2 Practical Nursing 2 .4 Two Year Schools (Diploma) 3 .6 One Year or less Schools 8 1.7 Preparatory Schools 4 .8 Waiting to Hear 2 .4 TABLE II KINDS OF EMPLOYMENT Number Percentage Clerical Occupations 48 10.9 Sales and Service Occupations 38 8.5 Technical Occupations 26 5.6 Manufacturing Occupations 12 2.6 1l6scellaneous 13 2.8 Military 11 2.4 Undecided 33 7.1 457 100.0 The holding power of any school is measured by the number of students who drop out of the school prior to graduation, not including students who move because of family re-location. The most frequently listed reason is employ- ment. 153 The holding power of the Watertown Schools continues to remain high. The attrition rate for Watertown High School was approximately 2.3%, which means that about 987o of the students who entered grade 10 remained in school. WATERTOWN EVENING SCHOOL The Watertown Evening School closed with its 1974annual exhibit in the boys' gymnasium at Watertown High School on Thursday eveining, December 19th. Our accelerated program this year was enthusiastically received by the majority of students and teachers. Attendance,as anticipated,was very good through the entire program. Certifi- cates were issued to over seventy per cent of those who enrolled. This indi- cates that their attendance was eighty per cent or better. Last year, when our spring term began in March and went until May, our attendance dipped to under forty-five per cent. The Watertown Evening High School was in attendance at West Junior High and completed its year on February 6, 1975. A total of $9,170.00 was deposited in the Union Market National Bank to the Watertown Treasurer's account from the Watertown Evening School. SUMMER SCHOOL Elementary The program operated out of two districts, using the Hosmer School and the West Junior High School. The staff at each school consisted of one team lead- er, four teachers, one aide, student teachers and volunteer aides. Enrollment figures were 111 students at West Junior High School and 52 at Hosmer School, totaling 163 (a new record high) which represented a 36 per cent increase over last year's figures. The dramatic increase in enrollment may be attributed to the realization of one of the major objectives we have been working toward; the removal of the stigma attached to summer school programs as being for remedial work only. Results of pre-tests given in math and reading indicated that fifty(50)per cent of the students were either at or above grade level and were attending summer sessions for enrichment purposes. This would seem to suggest a positive attitude toward school is being achieved. The staff performed in an outstanding manner and were a credit to the pro- gram. Students were pre-tested in math and reading to determine their particular strengths and/or weaknesses. Specific programs were then designed for each student based on the test results. A wide variety of individualized reading and math materials were used, which were more than adequate to meet the needs of the students. 154 Special emphasis was placed on important mathematical concepts and more precise use of terminology. Math games and projects were utilized exten- sively to stimulate interest on the part of students. The reading program, using a laboratory concept for instruction, was one of a multi-skill, multi-level, multi-technique approach. At the completion of summer school, progress reports were formulated for each child. One report was sent to the home and another was sent to each child's respective school. Secondary One of the highlights of the secondary session was the success of a new offer- ing"recreation fitness:' Students received instruction in tennis, golf, volley- ball, gymnastics, body building, etc. This proved to be a stimulating and en- joyable experience for all concerned. Attendance was 291 students taking 373 courses, establishing a record figure, the highest enrollment in the twelve year history of Watertown Summer School. As the term progressed, deficiency reports were issued to the students whose work was not satisfactory. These reports were issued, at the teacher's discretion, anytime during the term. One copy was sent to the student's home, one copy was kept by the teacher and a third copy was kept by the principal. This method insured proper record keeping and avoided unnecessary problems concerning distribution of these reports. Parents were also immediately notified of continued absences on the part of their children. 1974 GENERAL STATISTICS Number of School Buildings (Town owned) 11 Senior High School 1 Junior High Schools 2 Elementary Schools g Home Base School (Leased) 1 12 SCHOOL PERSONNEL Central Office Personnel: Men Women Total Superintendent 1 1 Assistant Superintendent 1 1 Director of Personnel 1 1 Director of Cafeterias 1 1 Administrative Assistants 2 2 Supervisor of Custodians 1 1 Secretaries 7 7 Secretaries (Part Time) _ 2 2 7 9 16 155 Men Women Total Principals: Senior High School 1 1 Junior High School 2 2 Elementary Schools 8 8 Program Chairman-Home Base School 1 1 12 12 Assistant Principals: Secondary 4 4 Elementary(Part Time) 6 1 7 Elementary 1 1 Dean of Girls - Senior High School 1 1 11 2 13 Administrators and Directors(K-12) Art 1 1 English 1 1 Foreign Language 1 1 Libraries and Media 1 1 Mathematics 1 1 Music 1 1 Occupational Education 1 1 Physical Education and Athletics 1 1 Pupil Personnel Services 1 1 Reading 1 1 Science 1 1 Special Education 1 1 Social Studies 1 1 9 4 13 Assistant Directors: Mathematics 1 1 Department Heads: Audio Visual 1 1 Business Education 1 1 1 2 3 Specialists: Art(Elementary) 6 6 Computer Programmer 1 1 English as Second Language 3 3 Guidance (Elementary) 1 5 6 Guidance (Secondary) 8 4 12 Home Economics(Elementary) 1 1 Industrial Arts(Elementary) 1 1 Librarians (Elementary and Secondary) 8 8 Music(Elementary) 5 2 7 Physical Education(Elementary) 3 1 4 Reading 2 8 10 Resource 3 15 18 156 Men Women Total School Adjustment Counsellor 1 1 2 School Psychologist 2 2 Speech 4 4 Visual Handicapped _ 1 1 27 59 86 Teachers: Senior High School 51 29 80 Junior High Schools 37 43 80 Home Base School 3 4 7 Elementary Schools 11 99 110 102 175 277 Teacher Aides: 4 4 Health Personnel: Nurses 5 5 Hearing Tester 1 1 Doctors 3 3 3 6 9 Secretaries: Senior High School 6 6 Junior High Schools 3 3 Home Base School 1 1 Elementary Schools 9 9 Pupil Personnel Service 2 2 21 21 Food Service: Lunch Aides 38 38 Cafeteria Workers 28 28 Storekeeper-Chauffeur 2 2 2 66 68 Plant Operation: Custodians 34 34 Electrician 1 1 Carpenter 1 1 Painter-Rigger 1 1 Plumber 1 1 Matrons 3 3 Bus Drivers 3 3 41 3 44 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 1972, 1973, 1974 Elementary Schools 1972 1973 1974 Kindergarten 457 391 412 Special Class 6 16 Grade I 445 451 412 157 1972 1973 1974 Grade II 396 418 401 Grade III 456 391 399 Grade IV 440 453 377 Grade V 459 428 456 Grade VI 473 439 415 3132 2971 2888 Junior High Schools Grade VII 486 476 435 Grade VIII 499 457 478 Grade IX 479 507 437 1464 1440 1350 Senior High School Grade X 515 497 492 Grade XI 527 485 469 Grade XII 445 467 478 1487 1449 1439 TOTAL 6083 5860 5677 PERSONNEL In Memoriam Dr. Juseph Sampson West Junior Retirement Alice Alberico West Junior Peter Burke High School Robert D. Gleason System Alfred C. Neenan High School T. Donald Robinson High School Dr. E. Donlan Rooney System Resignations Judith Alberico Coolidge New Position Joan M. Allard Coolidge Maternity Carolyn M. Amabile West Jr. New Position Barbara Baldwin Lowell, High School Moved Nancy Bell Coolidge Personal Theresa Bentley High School Personal Claire M. Bergman Marshall Spring Personal Stephanie Bernstein Hosmer Maternity Jane E. Besso Phillips Study Lois Flinn Cunniff Maternity Richard A. French East Jr. New Position Natalie Gelbert East Jr. Personal Elaine M. Gilberti Cunnifi Maternity 158 Neil Glickstein Home Base Study Theodore F. Haley High School New Position Leonard C. Harlow Central Office New Position Dawn Hourdajian West Junior New Position Carol A. Johnston Coolidge Maternity James F. Kenney Home Base Study Eva Lipton East Jr. Maternity Pauline Malvey West Jr. Maternity Beth Marcus Parker, Cunniff Karl A. McDannell West Jr. New Position Dana McKenney West Jr. New Position Mary Ellen Neylon East Jr. Study Kathleen A. O'Connor High School New Position Wer F. Savits System New Position Willow Shire West Jr. Moved Katherine Sokol Phillips Moved Jean E. Syverud Cunniff, Parker New Position Patricia Tevekelian Hosmer Personal Mimi Walters West Jr. Moved Helen L. Wilson Coolidge Moved Leaves Richard Bartley East Junior Sabbatical Anthony DLSanzo West Junior Personal Leslie Friedman Lowell Maternity Noreen Goodwin Cunniff Maternity Judith Boyer Lowell Maternity Dale Reimer Phillips Maternity Barbara Sigal West Junior Maternity John Sakala Home Base Sabbatical Elaine Tocci Browne Sabbatical Earl Winand High School Sabbatical Joseph A. Zarba East Junior Personal G. Jack Zollo Coolidge Sabbatical New Staff Members Robert Albert, Jr. West Junior Science Dominic J. Amoruso Elementary Music 1/2 Jeanne M. Beirne Hosmer Art Michael D. Buscemi East Junior Music Joseph J. Cardello West Junior Music Anita Ciarfella Phillips, Cunniff, H.S. Speech Susan F. Cole Lowell Resource Kathleen M. Connelly West Junior Math Dennis F. Connolly West Junior Guidance Sandra Dannucci East Junior 1/2 Resource Donna M. Fratto Lowell Art John R. Gallagher High School Computor John Hahn Director Music Mark Hankin Home Base Science & Math 159 Donald S. Hill West Junior Music Lawrence Iamello East Junior Math Grace Kaczynski Central Office Adm. of P.P.S. Bryan Magliocca Phillips Resource Elaine Martello High School Physical Ed. Frank DiMascio High School Social Studies Marjorie J. Masse West Junior P.E. Joseph P. McDonald Home Base English Pamela C. Menza West Junior French/Spanish Joanne B. Messina Lowell, Parker Speech Catherine Nagle Cunniff, Marshall Guidance Richard Najarian Coolidge Director of S.S. Ann Pizzuto High School English Phyllis Porter East Junior English Rosetta Rago West Junior French/Italian Kristina Rodanas Cunniff Art Carol Roth West Junior Guidance Susan W. Siroky Phillips Guidance Jeanne F. Skuse West Junior French Thomas A. Sullivan East Junior Guidance Diane Tetreault High School English Donato Tramontozzi East Junior English Richard C. Umile High School Health Faith Waters Home Base Reading Barbara Williams High School French 160 INDEX Committees and Commissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Jury List 1974-1975 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Reports of Town Officials: Alternative Use Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Board of Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Chief of Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Collector of Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 45 Dog Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Fourth of July Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Free Public Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Incinerator Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Planning Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Public Works Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Recreation Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 School Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Selectmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Town Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Town Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Treasurer . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Veterinarian . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 State Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Town Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 lbwn Officials (Appointed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Town Selectmen(Photo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 THE MARSHALL FOWLE HOUSE. Next in historic importance to the old meeting house, in which the sessions of the Provincial Congress and its worthy successor, the Great and General Court, were held, is the Marshall Fowle House, wherein the Provincial Council transacted its business of state. This Council was chosen by the. deputies tinder special authority given, June g, 1775, by the Continental Congress, to assume those duties that had previously been performed by the royal governor and lieutenant governor. From a paper read by Dr. Bennett F. Davenport,now president of the Watertown Historical Society,eleven years ago, before that So- ciety, are gleaned the following facts: °I On July 21, 1775, the 205 deputies,who met in the meeting house at Watertown and organized the General Court, chose 28 Councillors, of whom 14 attended the meeting of the board the 26111, and 17 on the 27'h. On the 2811' the house passed a preamble and resolve, to the effect that the governor and lieutenant governor having absented themselves and refused to govern the province according to the charter, therefore, until they return to their duty, or some governor shall be ap- pointed to govern the province according to the charter, the house will recognize the Council, or major part of them, as governor, and will acquiesce in their doings as such. The new government then organized—the legislative board of the Council, commonly called the General Court Board, beginning on July 26—held sway without any other executive head than the Council, until the adoption of the Constitution, in 1780. 11 Upon July 21, 1775, `a committee was appointed to provide some convenient place for the Council to sit in.' It reported the next day I that a large chamber in the house of Mr. Fowle might be procured,but, it being unfinished, the Committee recommended that there be a rough floor laid, and chairs provided for that pur- pose.' Tile repurt was accepted, and a committee appointed to prepare said chamber. From the records the Honorable Council appear to have continued to occupy this chamber in the Marshall Fowle house so long as the assembly met in the meeting house at Watertown." This building is supposed to have been built by Edmund Fowle, in 1765. It was -originally located a short distance back from Mount Auburn street, and was removed to its present site, on the westerly side of Marshall street, in order that the latter street might be cut through. Once it was a single homestead back of which were ample grounds, with garden, orchard and farm land, extending back to Spring street,in all about A acres, and Edmund Fowle was, ill 1775, assessed for-C47• _'�.1. � �f ��i r /• ,`� �' '`ti��.. 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