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Home My Public Portal About1983/84 Annual Watertown Report � � c `'fir �� --'i"�� 1�"1� 1111�tm�11\n��`��\� \/ WATEHIOWN 161E 1U11I1 1111ARY /y, I I I II III I I IIIIIIIIIIIIV IIIII II III I TREE PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 4868 00081 9342 WATERTOWN, MASS, MAIN LIBRARY TOWN REPORT TOWN OF WATERTOWN 0 L==J � .4- 1� •i��ial i _ Q � _ M' 1 1 for the years 1983 and 1984 Photos throughout this report courtesy of Mr. Robert Ford,Watertown Press WATERTOWN AT A GLANCE SETTLED: 1630 INCORPORATED: 1786 POPULATION: 34,384 (U.S. Census 1980) MILES OF ROAD: 66.7 AREA: 4.17 square miles ELEVATION: 30 feet TAX RATE: $22.00 per $1,000 of valuation - Residential $36.60 per $1,000 of valuation - commerical/ Industrial FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Council/Manager CHURCHES: 5 Roman Catholic Parishes; 3 Armenian Churches; 7 Protestant Churches HOSPITAL Mount Auburn, Cambridge, Waltham Hospital, Waltham TRANSPORTATION: MBTA bus connections to Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, Boston; Watertown Square; the intersection of U.S. rt.20 and Mass. rt.16. is a short distance from the Newton Corner exit on the Massachusetts Turnpike UTILITIES: Electrical services provided by Boston Edison Co.; Natural gas services provided by Boston Gas Co.; Water and Sewer Service provided by Department of Public Works SCHOOLS: Nursery schools: 10 Private and parochial schools: 5 Public schools: elementary: 5; K-8:2; Watertown High School PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main Library, 2 branches PUBLIC SAFETY: Full-time Police and Fire Departments; 3 fire stations; Fire Department provides emergency ambulance service to hospitals RECREATION: 11 playgrounds 1 swimming pool 19 tennis courts Skating: Watertown Municipal Ice Skating Rink Summer day camp: Camp Pequossette Fields for football, soccer, softball and baseball diamonds, basketball areas Boys' and Girls' Club Arsenal Park for recreational use 1 - "': _ J. Bronze bas relief by Henry Kitson depicting the landing of Roger Clap In 1630 wee unveiled in 1931 to commemorate the founding of Watertown. We stopped at Charlestown, where we found some wig- Above: SeutptuAe by H. Kitzon wants and one house;and in the house there was a man 6.tand.6 on .the no)tth bank o6 .the which had a boiled bass but no bread that we see.But we ChaAte6 R.iveA 1 u6-t o66 Wa.tehtown did eat of his bass. We went up Charles River until the Square. river grew narrow and shallow and there we landed our goods with much labour and toil. The bank being steep and night coming on,we were informed that there we had by us 300 Indians. One Englishman(an old planter)that could speak the Indian language went to them and advised them not to come near us in the night;and they hearkened to his counsel and came not. I myself was one of the sentinels 4�Q�st7il�q that first night. In the morning,some of the Indians came and stood at a distance off,looking at us,but came not near �® us. But when they had been awhile in view, some of them ` ' Og came and held out a great bass towards us;so we mra a man ,.s with a biscuit,and changed the cake for the Gass.Afterufards they supplied us with bass, exchanging a bass for a biscuit £` and were verYfmend urto us-We had not been here marhy days (although by our diligence we had got up a kind of shelter to save our goods in), but we had an order to come auay from that place,which was about Watertown, unto a place now called Dorchester,because there uas a neck of land The nwn gham.designed by Ifit to keep our cattle on. 0,1ig.ina o6 .the Town beat: Above, .bebt, is an exeeAp.t bAom .the 1630 d.iaAy ob eaAPy AmeA,iean exptoAe)L Roger C.bap. In 1919 aAchitec.t ChaAee6 Migham de6igned the beat bAom .that account. FAed MitmoAe, tocae henatd.ic ahtizt, gave the beat itz o66ici.at hen.aQdie eotou .in 1965, and de6.igned .the 066iei_a.2 Town 6tag which hang6 .in Council Chambe,u. TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEES . .. . . ... . .. ........ .... ..... . . .. . . . .. .. ...... .. . 1-6 TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT ... .... .. . ... ... ........ .. . ... .. .. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 7-14 TOWN FINANCES 18 BOARD OF ASSESSORS . . .. . . ... . .. .... . . .... ... .. ... .. .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . 17- TREASURER/COLLECTOR ... .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. ... . . . .... .. .. . . . 19-32 AUDITOR ..... .... ... .. . .. . . ... . .. ..... . .. .. ....... ... . .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . 34-35 GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION TOWN CLERK & ELECTIONS . . . . ... . . ... ... .... .. ... .... ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . ... . 39-43 ASSISTANT TO TOWN MANAGER .... .. . ... .. . . ... . . .. ... . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ..... ... . . .. . 44-45 TOWNATTORNEY . .. . ... .. . . . . ... . ... . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . .... .. .... . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 46 PURCHASING .. .... . . ... . .. ... . .. .... .. .. .. . . . ..... ..... . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . 47 RETIREMENT BOARD .... . .. . . .. . ... . .. . . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .... .. .... .... .. . . 48-49 HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH DEPARTMENT .. ... . . . . . ... . .. .. . .... . . . .... .. . .. .. .. .. ..... . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 53-66 MULTI-SERVICE CENTER . ... .... . .. ... ... ...... .. . .. .. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .... . . ... . . 61-70 COUNCILON AGING .. .... . . . . ... ... . . . .. . . ..... .. ...... . . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . 67- 3 RECREATION . . .. .. ... ... . . . . . . . .... ... .... ....... . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . ... . . . 71-7 VETERANS SERVICES .. .... . . . . ... . .. .. ... .. .... . .. . ... . .... . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... . . . 74 MUNICIPAL SKATING ARENA . . . .. . ... . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. .... ..... . . .. . . . . . ... .. . ..... 75 PUBLICLIBRARIES . ...... . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .... ... . ... .. .. . .... ..... .. ... .... 77-84 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING ... ... . . ........ . . . . . ... . . .. .. . 87-96 PLANNING BOARD . ... .... . .. . ... ... ... .. . .... . . ... ..... ... . .. . . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. ... 97 BOARDOF APPEALS ... . .. . .... .... ... . . .. .. .. . .. .. . ... .... . . . .. . ... . . ... . .. .. . . . 98 01 CONSERVATION COMMISSION . . . . . ....... . ..... .. .. . .. ... .. .... . . . ... . .. .. .... .. . . . 99- 10 REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY .. . .. .... .. ..... . ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . 103- 5 PUBLICWORKS .... .. .. .. . . .. ... . . .. .. . ...... . . ..... . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. ... ... ... .. . . 109-112 PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE DEPARTMENT . .. . ... . . ... . ..... .......... . .. . . . .. .. . ... ... . . .. . .. . . . . . ... 115-118 FIRE DEPARTMENT . .. .. . . .. . . .... ..... .. ... ... . .. . .. . . . . . .... ........ .. . . .... . .. 119-123 CIVILDEFENSE . .. .. ........ . .. . ..... . .. .. ... . ...... ....... . ..... . . .... . .. .. . .. 124 PUBLIC SCHOOLS ... . .... . .. .. . .. . ... . . .. .. .. . .. ... ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 125-157 VOTING'RESULTS . . .... . ... . . . . .... .. . .... .. .. ... .. ..... .... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . 159-171 TOWN OFFICIALS AND COMMITTEES ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWN COUNCIL FOR TWO (2) YEARS COUNCIL PRESIDENT/SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER: J. Malcolm Whitney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Shattuck Road AT LARGE: Marilyn M. Devaney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Westminster Avenue Philip Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Orchard Street Roberta Ann Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Center Street Renato D. Ray Musetti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Prescott Street DISTRICT COUNCILLOR "A" John J. Diliberto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798 Mt. Auburn Street DISTRICT COUNCILLOR "B" ThomasPerry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Beacon Park DISTRICT COUNCILLOR "C" Pamela Piantedosi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Waverley Avenue DISTRICT COUNCILLOR "D" Wayne MacDonald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Piermont Street SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR FOUR (4) YEARS Robert P. Shay, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Russell Avenue Robert F. Kelly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Charles Street Anthony I . Dileso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Desmond Avenue SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR TWO (2) YEARS John J. Mantenuto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pearl Street Carolyn K. Kroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Russell Avenue Robert Jamgochian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Robbins Road LIBRARY TRUSTEES FOR FOUR (4) YEARS Donald J. MacDonald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Longfellow Road Charles T. Burke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Spruce Street Helen Guest Perry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Russell Avenue LIBRARY TRUSTEES FOR TWO (2) YEARS Gracemarie V. LeBlanc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Emerson Road Raya Stern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Lexington Street Pamela Schofield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Pierce Road 3 APPOINTED OFFICIALS TOWN MANAGER SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Peter F. Boyer Daniel G. O'Connor TOWN TREASURER/COLLECTOR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Michael Driscoll, Jr. Thomas E. Oates TOWN CLERK LIBRARY E}E7C7CUTIVE DIRECTOR James E. Fahey, Jr. Sigrid Reddy ASSISTANT TO TOWN MANAGER TOWN ATTORNEY Marilyn Bannister Gary S. Brackett, Esquire Belinda Bean, Esquire SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TOWN AUDITOR James P. Clark Joseph O'Reilly, Jr. DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & CHIEF OF POLICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Robert M. Kelly Gerald Marquis HEALTH DIRECTOR FIRE CHIEF/CIVIL DEFENSE Joseph J. DiVico Robert C. O'Reilly MULTI-SERVICE CENTER DIRECTOR PURCHASING & VETERANS AGENT Marsha Lazar Richard T. Johnson ELDER AFFAIRS ADVISOR RECREATION DIRECTOR Lawrence Sprague Thomas Sullivan CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF ASSESSORS SECRETARY/CLERK OF COUNCIL Raymond Massa Andrea Siedlecki 4 BOARDS & COMMITTEES BOARD OF ASSESSORS COUNCIL ON AGING Ray Massa John Mantenuto Albert DiSessa Ruth Dunn Richard Goulet Ellen Flinter Karen Berghausen PLANNING BOARD Edward F. Caruso Lucy Nargozian Verne Shortell Sonja Brownson James R. McNicholas Stella Frimmel Joseph F. Deignan, Jr. RECYCLING COMMITTEE James Edward McDermott Roger Erickson Verne Shortell WATERTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY William Oates Robert H. Krevy Mary McHugh Douglas Porter Joan O'Brien WATERTOWN TRAFFIC COMMISSION John E. Duval Harold G. Physic James P. Clark E. Joyce Munger Robert M. Kelly WATERTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Robert C. O'Reilly Joseph P. McHugh Albert Baillargeon Richard O'Neil Dennis Duff Richard Kelly Francis X. O'Leary John Airasian Richard Mastrangelo William T. Flecca, Jr. Jane Argento CONSERVATION COMMISSION BOARD OF HEALTH Blanche E. Kasper Karen L. Koumjian Robert Collini Joseph L.C. Santoro Robert I:revy Dr. Marvin L. Mitchell Stephen Quintilliani Diana Proctor INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING Marylouise McDermott AUTHORITY Antonio Mosca Carmine Pallotta RETIREMENT BOARD Robert P. Burns Robert B. McCarthy Robert A. Manzelli Patrick Ford Mary Griffin Joseph O' Reilly Jr. LICENSING BOARD BOARD OF APPEALS Thomas Sherry Joseph Leah Joseph F. Bannon Anthony D. Furia Thomas F . Reilly Stephen Edward Neel Russell J. Morgan , Alternate Alexander Dellapaolera, Alternate Anthony Cristello, Alternate 5 BOARDS & COMMITTEES (CONTINUED) RECREATION COMMISSION BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSION Robert B. McCarthy Joan Tuttle Lorraine LaRose Charles J. Tobin Sigrid Reddy Robert W. Kelly Robert M. Kelly Noel B. Carmichael James P. Clark Arthur E. Todino CABLE T.V. ADVISORY BOARD Daniel G. O'Connor Francis Manzelli LOCAL ARTS COUNCIL John G. Flores Domenic Grandinetti Johanna Erickson Melanie Mamishian Joseph L.C. Santoro Stephen Pacifico Len Gittleman Patricia R. Savage Antranig A. Bagdasarian Fred Fisher Elaine V. Grey William Madden, Jr. Calvin D. Campbell Francis LeBlanc Marion Roberts MULTI-SERVICE CENTER Michael Giampietro BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patricia Turner Anne C. Bartley Elizabeth Petrow Stephen Quintilliani Stephen Pacifico William Salmon Mary McCauley William York Barbara Berthel Phyllia Hoffman Barbara Neel Brian Costello Nadine Proctor Joseph Consilvio Deborah Melone Donald P. Higgins Joan A. O'Brien . Ann P. Selman Mary E. Barry Thomas C. Boyden Michael Munger 6 REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER AND TOWN COUNCIL TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council was elected by the people of Watertown on November 8, 1983, said elected officials to take office on January 2, 1984. J. Malcolm Whitney was elected Council President and member of the School Committee. Pamela Piantedosi was elected Councillor District "C", Precincts 7, 8,9. All incumbent Councillors were re-elected. The Council's first priority was the establishment of the Standing Committee on Personnel and Town Organization to deal with all matters pertaining to personnel, organization or reorganization of any existing or proposed new town agency under the purview of the Town Council. The Council voted to approve the Manager's reorganization plan for the Board of Assessors and appointment of a temporary full-time chairman; approved transportation and streetscape improvements along Arsenal Street; continued its commitment to the road reconstruction program; construction and recon- struction of sewers and sewerage system and reconstruction of Ridgelawn Cemetery. The Council also approved several industrial development financing project facilities; amended the ordinances of the Town of Watertown to include testing of underground storage tanks, establishment of handicapped parking areas and fire lane ordinances. Continued to study the establishment of a Historical Commission and new appointment procedures. The Council appointed Joseph P. O'Reilly, Jr. as Town Auditor on May 22, 1984. The Council thanks every department and citizens participation in the new government. Regular meetings of the Town Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Council Chamber at 7:00 PM, and are shown on Cable TV for those who cannot attend. 8 REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER The years 1983 and 1984 have been years to of Watertown converted an old dumpsite into a examine alternatives and implement changes much needed multi-use 14 acre recreational within the governmental framework. Three area. Tot lot improvements to existing park ar- components of sound town management which eas at Coolidge and Parker Schools and Salton- have been of major focus throughout the past stall Park added new, more functional two years, and about which I wish to report to equipment to each area, and Walnut Street you here in terms of progress and implementa- neighbors, with support from the Public Works tion, are, 1) improved townwide services to crew created a neighborhood playsite of which residents, 2) efficient operation of town de- we can be proud. At the skating rink the Town partments and, 3) stabilization of town fi- made major investments for an improved light- nances. The balance of these components ing system, energy efficiency for heating and contributes to a better quality of life for Water- machinery repair for maintenance of a high town's citizenry. Changes and progress do not quality ice surface.Town funds were used in li- happen without setbacks, but as a government braries to provide for a 30% increase in pur- serving people we have thoughtfully moved chase of new books, to install a materials forward with accomplishment. I have appreci- security system, to "purchase" access to a re- ated the efforts of Town Councillors and De- gional library network, and to rehabilitate the partment Heads with this movement, as they east end branch library following a fire in 1982. are key to any implementation designs achieved. I encourage you to read specific de- partment reports for a closer look at depart- Road and sidewalk reconstruction programs, mental contributions over 1983 and 1984. For and the Watertown Square Revitalization Pro- now, allow me to review and highlight overall ject received a considerable amount of atten- accomplishments with you here. tion in 1983 and 1984. With federal funding, Mount Auburn Street road and sidewalk recon- struction was completed and work on Arsenal TOWNWIDE SERVICES — Service can be Street began. The Watertown Square Project, seen in terms of facilities we use to recreate, in also federally funded, was completed for the road and sidewalk systems we use to move most part with the laying of the sod on the about, or in water and sewer systems we use to green in the Fall, 1984. Improvements to the sustain a high standard of living. Some services east end of Pleasant Street were made as a are more visible such as public safety and pro- result of the Square Project. These programs tection or removal of trash and snow, which amounted to use of federal dollars toward the citizens use routinely. Other services are pro- betterment of Watertown road systems. With vided in less obvious ways in terms of health, town dollars, we managed street resurfacing environmental and consumer protection or by completion in several other areas of Town. way of individual advocacy efforts for people Summer, Putnam and Hazel Streets were re- in need of help. surfaced as were Howe, Lovell, Standish, Bradford and Garnet Streets. Resurfacing of Lexington and Walnut Streets began in 1984 In this broad spectrum we have made some and will continue into 1985. Improvements to specific strides. 1983-84 saw the initiation and roads include sidewalk and some curbing con- completion of several park projects. Thanks to struction. An adjunct program to that of roads the effort of Watertown Conservation Commis- and sidewalds, instituted in 1983, is the tree sion, the Filipello Park project in the east end planting program. With a budget of $10,000 ' 9 annually, 25-30 trees are purchased and grounds and equipment maintenance, litter planted throughout town each year. While a control, minor street repair and tree pruning modest effort, the program addresses a need to and trimming. We have been able to invest in a replace the many old trees which, because of public works equipment lease/purchase pro- crowding or disease, are dying. gram to acquire a core fleet of 12 major pieces Public Safety services took on new dimensions of equipment, central to public works opera- in 1983-84 as we responded to developments tions. such as the opening of Arsenal Market Place Expanded sanitary and environmental inspec- and changes in public safety laws and codes. tions by the Health Department, increased ac- Organizationally,police department operations tivity and enforcement by the Licensing Board, were modified to provide for additional police additional transportation provided to older patrol in the community. Crime prevention, townspeople occured in 1983-84 and continue. traffic and parking control, greater citizenry Stronger outreach and advocacy programs and youth group contact have been areas of in- within the Multi-Service Center for Watertown creased police focus. In the Fire Department, youth and their families, within Veterans serv- funds were expended to overhaul and modern- ices for veterans, within the Council on Aging ize communications equipment to allow for for older people and within Community Devel- clear reception throughout all sections of Town opment's energy conservation and housing re- and to provide for instant communciation with habilitation division for Watertown the Metrofire regional network. Fire inspection homeowners, have all been a new and impor- and prevention duties continued and ex- tant part of the service profile in Watertown in panded to meet the demands of new fire safety 1983-84. code regulations affecting local businesses and homeowners. The Town purchased a new am- OPERATION OF TOWN DEPARTMENTS — bulance in 1984, opertional in 1985, to con- Various modifications have been made tinue providing Basic Life Support Ambulance throughout Town Departments in 1983-84. Services, and fire officials have been active in Some have occurred by virtue of staff and or- advocating for and obtaining Advanced Life ganizational change and some by virtue of Support service as part of a regional effort. technological or statutory change. Proposition 2 1/2 and the federal-level cutback mindset has An array of public services were newly con- challenged managers at all levels to do more tracted for with private sector vendors in with less, to evaluate the ways we provide 1983-84 to achieve regular, prompt service de- service in terms of cost and quality and to livery, better cost-containment and to obtain make decisions to make changes where it new and expanded services for the commu- seems most feasible and productive. With re- nity. Refuse collection, snow removal, line spect to continued, new and increased de- painting, catchbasin cleaning, traffic signal mands put upon local government, town maintenance, tree removal, street sweeping administration continually considers options and some grounds maintenance work are available in government operations.In 1983-84 among the services which are let out. The De- adjustments have been made in almost all de- partment of Public Works continues to provide partments. a core set of services to the Town. These in- clude water and sewer system maintenance, Computer use and related programming op- electrical repair, water meter servicing, read- tions have changed several aspects of govern- ing, billing and repair, along with facilities, ment operations. In the Auditor's Office, 1983 10 was the first year in which accounting proce- more patrol coverage and re-establishment of dures became fully automated, much to the community crime prevention and juvenile po- credit and spirit of the late Jack Sheehan, the lice officer positions. Town Auditor of 26 years. A new chart of ac- Further changes were made in combining func- counts meeting statewide Uniform Municipal tions such as sealer/meter reader, and elections Accounting System standards and related com- and town clerk. As noted, the Public Works De- puter operations was achieved as a result. In partment has become a core service/ Elections, census-taking changed from a repet- maintenance workforce which has been itive hand-typed process to a computer-based reduced considerably to balance the costs asso- system which allows for swift update and gen- ciated with contractual services throughout eration of census-based material including jury the Town. The creation of Community Devel- lists and street listing documents. Water and opment and Planning was done to bring closer sewer billing information was entered into the coordination of physical planning, inspections computer in 1983 and generated bills to con- and zoning efforts. In the Assessors Depart- sumers in 1984 from the in-house operation. ment changes were made to establish a full- Computerized property tax billing and parking time department head, with the appointment fine collections further provided timely execu- of Raymond Massa. This seemed an eminent tion and collections. When fully operational, decision in order to address property revalua- Town-wide computerization will centralize and tion tasks and accelerated statutory obligation generate new information for future manage- for updates of property values which now are ment decisions and financial planning and ac- to be provided every three years. Ultimatley, countability. improved assessing operations translate into Some organizational changes in 1983-84 were equitable payment of taxes where all property made in order to maintain or expand services owners pay their full share. while curtailing costs. In public safety, fire dis- patch operations were centralized with police Administratively, we have been able to dispatch for closer coordination and full-time achieve more efficiency by initiating stronger supervision. Fire dispatch duties were assigned loss control programs with respect to claims to civilian personnel and firefighters were re- monitoring of on-the-job injury and unemploy- assigned to firefighting duties. In 1983 mini- ment, with consistent decline in experience mum manning levels of 19 men provided over 1982-83-84. We have instituted more ag- adequate, responsive fire protection despite gressive, fair and reasonable processes for col- cuts in actual manning levels.The 19 minimum lective bargaining and have managed to manning level saved the Town ffi100,000 in rework some aspects of personnel classifica- 1983 and I would hope to look to those kinds of tion to achieve a more equitable pay program savings in future years. Robert M. Kelly was and position review process. appointed to the position of Police Chief in Overall, department heads have greatly coop- 1984 and with that came a redesign of the po- erated with a general philosophy of lean budg- lice organization which reduced upper level ets, conservative hiring practices and ranks and increased mid and lower level ranks consideration of different ways to deliver serv- to allow for improved administrative services, ices. 11 TOWN FINANCES - Stablizing revenues and 1987. While the state is currently err<joying a expenditures and protecting Watertown's fi- healthy economy, particularly evidenced in nancial interest have been key areas of concen- the private sector, Watertown is one of 351 cit- tration throughout 1983-84. In an effort to ies and towns in the Commonwealth who, un- meet those objectives, my tenure as Town der the limitations of a 2 1/2 property tax limit, Manager has been characterized in fiscal terms must look to the state for its share of local aid by a careful spending, conservative borrowing dollars. philosophy, in the context of a guarded belief about future fiscal relief. Federal trends indi- To clarify within major categories of revenues cate a shift of fiscal burden to the state and lo- and expenditures we can get a sense of finan- cal level. As of this writing, there is fear of cial trends by comparing 1980 and 1984 figures losing Revenue Sharing Funds by fiscal year as charted: REVENUE SOURCES IN 1980 AND IN 1984 EXPENDITURES IN 1980 AND IN 1984 TYPE OF 1990 1984 i980 1984 EXPENDITURES AMOUNT (% OF TOTALI AMOUNT (% OF TOTAL) SOURCE OF REVENUE AMOUNT (% OF TOTAL) AMOUNT (% OF TOTAL) $ $ General Government $1,015,825 ( 3.2) $ 1,292,888 ( 3.7) Property s Other Taxes 21,379,529 (66.) 21,432,411 (61.4) Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1,736,520 ( 5.4) • 952,249 ( 2.7) Pensions 2,979,678 ( 9.4) 3,914,428 (11.2) State Aid 4,475,947 (13.8) 7,809.111 (22.4) Group Health Insurance 746,558 ( 2.3) 1,297,409 ( 3.7) Federal Revenue Sharing 1,101,080 ( 3.4) 1,276,252 ( 3.7) Other Insurance 316,362 ( 1.0) 389,243 ( 1.1) (Workers Cam. Unemp, Water Sewer Charges 937,571 ( 2.9) 1,369,374 ( 3.9) Bldg. Liability) Interest on Investments 1,140,638 ( 3.5) 712,452 ( 2,0) Town Debt. Payment 1,715,000 ( 5.4) 1,265.000 ( 3.6) Licenses, Permits, Fines 226,891 ( 0.7) 290,261 1 0.8) Public Safety 4,705,062 (14.7) 5,285,999 (15.2) Municipal Skating 170,052 ( 0.5) 173,690 ( p,5) Health, Human Services 1,290,142 ( 4.1) 1,352,546 ( 3.9) Pa g Recreation Other Revenues 1,206,997 ( 3.7) 905,921 ( 2.6) Public Works 3,031,368 ( 9.5) 3,279,887 ( 9.4) Schools 11,471,274 (36.0) 12,162,655 (34.9) TOTAL $32,375,225 $34,921,721 States County Charges 2,946,331 ( 9.3) 3,100,102 1 8.9) Overlay Account 1,622,360 ( 5.1) 1,490,370 ( 4.4) TOTAL $31,839.960 $34,830,527 12 A look at these figures indicates a fairly tight 1983 as a means to identify and address the level of commitment on both sides. Much as we many capital improvements projects across would like to add to revenues and decrease ex- town departments. Closer cooperation with penditures, there is simply not a lot of room for the School Department has been achieved both movement. I have noted resources of revenue in capital funding and in other funding regards. constraint; it is equally important to note ex- ternal impacts upon expenditures imposing ad- The Town was particularly successful in gener- ditional constraint. Major among these are ating funds from state and federal levels over increases in health care costs, pension costs the 1983-84 fiscal years. Lobby efforts of this and refuse disposal costs. Our 1983 and 1984, office and strong management representation health care costs have increased by 100%, as at several focal points of state level govern- did refuse disposal costs. High level pension ment have protected Watertown's financial in- costs and in particular a long-standing un- terests and have impacted significantly upon funded pension liability, continue to be neces- state local aid received. Watertown's local aid sary contentions as are the annual pressures monies effectively increased in excess of 100% for cost of living increases. Town employees, throughout FY 83-85, from$4 Million to$9 Mil- including school personnel, received 6% cost of lion. living increases in each of the 1983 and 1984 fiscal years. To put that in a cost perspective, Federal and State grant monies over the two each 1% of the increase added on to the base of Years amounted to some $5 Million for local the expenditure column costs and additional use. All departments have been encouraged to $200,000 compounded annually by the new seek grant funds and many have been success- salary base. Each year, the cost increases ful, whether they be large or small efforts. noted above have a similar kind of compound effect upon the expenditures base. SURVIVING THE TEST — I believe we have survived the test of a new form of government. There are several kinds of controls which were The Town Manager's office remains accessible established over 1983-84 and, in spite of spiral- and accountable to all citizens of the Town and ing costs, some major achievements have been to members of the Town Council. We have es- made. For the taxpayer, the tax rate was held tablished credibility and have made services fairly constant over 1982, 1983 and 1984. The and operations work well. In that working, it Town realigned service fees and charges to has taken a good deal of effort and professional more closely reflect actual costs; establishment commitment on the part of Department heads of a sewer user charge was part of that effort, and their staff members. For that effort and which effort in aggregate generated $600,000 commitment, I reiterate my vote of confidence annually. and for the opportunity, challenge and faith in Internally, implementation of the UMAS ac- our efforts, I thank the people of Watertown. counting system standardized the chart of ac- conts to meet generally accepted accounting YRRevre-c-inY s ed principles for municipal governments. Adop- tion of this system impacts positively upon the Town's credit rating and makes the Town more fiscally competitive with other cities and C/ towns across the state. Also for internal use, a Peter F. Boyer five-year captial budget plan was introduced in Town Manage 13 TOWN FINANCES BOARD OF ASSESSORS The annual report of the Board of Assessors for the Fiscal Year 1983 & 1964 is respectfully submitted. FISCAL 1983 TAX RATES FISCAL 1984 TAX RATES Residential Rate $21.10 $21.40 Commercial Rate 34.10 35.30 Industrial Rate 34.10 35.30 Personal Property Rate 34.10 35.30 Summary of local, State & County charges; FY 83 FY 84 Total Appropriations $32,022,833.97 $30,817,867.74 Total Overlay 1,226,356.28 1,490,951.12 Amount Necessary to Satisfy Court Judgments 177,870.47 NONE Total Offsets 126,459.00 45,051.00 State and County Tax Assessments and Underestimates 3,270,490.03 3,209,934.00 Gross Amount to be raised . $36,764,013.75 $35,696,562.08 Estimated Receipts and Available Funds : 16,323,412.10 13,954,003.62 Net Amount to be raised by Taxation on Property ; $20,440,601.65 $21 ,742.558.46 VALUATIONS FISCAL 1983 FISCAL 1984 Real Estate Valuation $860,197,400.00 $889,671,650.00 Personal Property Valuation 31,250,400.00 31,143,550.00 Total Real and Personal Property $891,447,800.00 $920,815,200.00 TOTAL REAL ESTATE TAX ABATEMENTS FISCAL 1983 FISCAL, 1984 For the Fiscal Year 1981 4,124.75 42,472.14 For the Fiscal Year 1982 1,517.66 683.89 For the Fiscal Year 1983 _"58,786.33 6,829.21 For the Fiscal Year 1984 - 330,348.04 TOTAL PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS FISCAL 1983 FISCAL 1984 For the Fiscal Year 1980 672.00 For the Fiscal Year 1981 13,266.16 - For the Fiscal Year 1982 308.47 8,235.97 For the Fiscal Year 1983 3,221.95 637.67 For the Fiscal Year 1984 - 1,306.98 17 TOTAL BOAT TAX ABATEMENTS FISCAL 1983 FISCAL 1984 For the Fiscal Year 1981 $ 73.00 $ 947.00 For the Fiscal Year 1982 1,286.00 266.00 For the Fiscal Year 1983 - 653.32 TOTAL MOTOR EXCISE TAX ABATEMENTS FISCAL 1983 FISCAL 1984 For the year 1980 $ 506.00 $71,222.97 For the year 1981 983.08 94.74 For the year 1982 19,800.21 719.22 For the year 1983 25,645.61 22,021.17 For the year 1984 - 34,666.67 Raymond J. Massa, Chairman Albert D. DiSessa, Clerk Richard A. Goulet The Watertown Board of Assessors at present, consists of Full-time Assessors Chairman, Raymond J. Massa and two part-time Assessors - Mr. Albert DiSessa, Clerk and Mr. Richard A. Goulet. The office staff includes two full-time Clerks, Shirley Connolly and Lorraine Stewart at 37.5 hrs. per week and one part-time Clerk, Elizabeth Phalen at 22.5 hrs. per week. As Chairman and full-time Assessor I wish to report that I am extremely pleased with the performance of the office staff under the very capable leader- ship of Shirley Connolly. Both part-time Assessors, Albert DiSessa and Richard A. Goulet are exceptionally fine appointments by Town Manager, Mr. Peter Boyer and reflect great credit to our Board. Re fully sumo' ted Ra (fond J. Massa, Chairman 18 REPORT OF THE TREASURER/COLLDCTOR I hereby submit my report for the period beginning July 1, 1982 and ending June 30, 1984. In fiscal year 1983, the Town received $7,362,006.00 in cherry sheet receipts and was assessed $3,025,026.69, thus reflecting a net receipt of $4,336,979.31 in State Aid. In fiscal year 1984, the Town received $7,868,015.00 in cherry sheet receipts and was assessed $3,245,459.00. Interest earnings in fiscal year 1983 were in excess of $790,000.00 and $711,396.52 was earned in fiscal year 1984. The decrease in the amount of interest earnings was due to lower interest rates paid on investments. I will continue to do the best job possible managing the Town's money and maximizing investment earnings. On June 22, 1984, the Town signed Federal Aid Anticipation Notes totaling $463,750.00. The notes were issued pursuant to Chapter 74 of the Acts of 1945 as amended in anticipation of a like amount of federal aid for a land and water conser- vation fund project (Domenick Filipello Park) . In closing, I wish to praise the staff of the Treasurer/Co 1 lector's office and thank them for a job well done. It is all too often that municipal employees are maligned and the subject of many bad jokes. I can only state that if all employees were as dedicated and had as much concern to their duties, then the bad jokes and maligning would cease. Therefore, I wish to publicly express my thanks and praise to the following employees, Helen Ford, Ruth McCurley, Marjorie Morton, Mary McDonough, Felicia Brown, Barbara White, and Angelo Aiello. Their dedication to their jobs and the efficiency in which they perform their duties would make any department head proud to call them his office staff. Res ul y, Jo Conte Treasurer/Collector 19 RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH JUNE 30, 1984 Treasurer's cash balance, June 30, 1984 $4,592,539 Composition of balance on June 30, 1984: Cash on deposit: BayBank Middlesex $1,508,020 Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. 1,499,593 Coolidge Bank and Trust Co. 200 Bank of Boston 267 Freedom Federal Savings 57,881 EssexBank 358,691 Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust 777,966 Bank of New England 314,804 Shawmut Community Bank 259 State Street Bank and Trust Co. 481,746 Century Bank 200 Arlington Trust Co. 200 United States Trust Co. 51,964 Shawmut Bank of Boston 1,461 Watertown Savings 70,581 Northeast Savings 1,971 Patriot Bank 261 5,126,065 ADD: Cash on hand $ 2,525 Deposits in transit 570,275 Other reconciling items 13,498 586,298 5,712,363 Less outstanding checks 1,119,824 $4,592,539 20 TRUST FUNDS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1984 Cemetery Perpetual Conservation Retirement Insurance Total Care Fund Other Fund Fund Fund Trust Funds BALANCE, JULY 1, 1983 $516,537 $88,034 $66,504 $1,645,727 $28,313 $2,345,115 ADD: Dividend and interest earnings 50,262 12,323 5,394 166,259 956 235,194 Gifts and bequests - 500 - - - 500 Appropriations from General Fund - - - 200,000 - 200,000 Other receipts - - - - - - Total additions 50,262 12,823 5,394 366,259 956 435,695 DEDUCT: Expenditures - 2,887 - - - 2►887 Transfer to the Capi- tal Projects Fund - - 50,000 - - 50,000 Transfers to the General Fund 135,000 - - - - 135,000 Total deductions 135,000 2,887 50,000 - - 187,887 BALANCE, June 30, 1984 $431,799 $97,970 $21,898 $2,011,986 $29,269 $2,592,922 21 LONG TERM DEBT & INTEREST MATURING F.Y. 1983 TITLE PRINCIPAL INTEREST Ice Skating Rink $ 50,000.00 $ 9,562.50 Street Planning 45,000.00 4,680.00 Street Bonds 10,000.00 520.00 Departmental Equipment 40,000.00 2,080.00 School Project Loan 825,000.00 300,300.00 Urban Renewal 345,000.00 104,457.50 Total Paid F.Y. 1983 $1,315,000.00 $421,600.00 LONG TERM DEBT & INTEREST MATURING F.Y. 1984 TITLE PRINCIPAL INTEREST Ice Skating Rink $ 50,000.00 $ 7,437.50 Street Planning 45,000.00 2,340.00 School Project Loan 825,000.00 257,400.00 Urban Renewal 345,000.00 88,242.50 Total Paid F.Y. 1984 $1,265,000.00 $355,420.00 22 LONG TERM DEBT BOND PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT SCHEDULE OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, 1983 DESCRIP. OF ISSUE INT. RATE ORIG. AMT. DATE ISSUED MAT. DATE AMT. OUTS. Ice Skating Rink 4.25% $ 705,000.00 11/15/72 11/15/86 $ 200,000.00 Street Planning 5.20 310,000.00 4/01/79 4/01/84 45,000.00 Total Inside the Debt Limit $ 245,000.00 Urban Renewal Bonds 4.70 5,500,000.00 8/01/72 8/01/88 $2,050,000.00 School Project Loan 5.20 8,265,000.00 4/01/79 4/01/89 4,950,000.00 Total Outside the Debt Limit $7,000,000.00 Total Debt $7,245,000.00 LONG TERM DEBT BOND PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT SCHEDULE OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, 1984 DESCRIP. OF ISSUE INT. RATE ORIG. AMT. DATE ISSUED MAT. DATE AMT. OUTS. Ice Skating Rink 4.25% $ 705,000.00 11/15/72 11/15/86 $ 150,000.00 Total Inside the Debt Limit $ 150,000.00 Urban Renewal Bonds 4.70 5,500,000.00 8/01/72 8/01/88 $1,705,000.00 School Project Loan 5.20 8,265,000.00 4/01/79 4/01/89 4,125,000.00 Total Outside the Debt Limit $5,830,000.00 Total Debt $5,980,000.00 23 LONG TERM INTEREST BOND INTEREST PAYMENT SCHEDULE OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, 1983 DESCRIP. OF ISSUE INT. RATE DATE ISSUED MATURITY DATE AMT. OUTSTANDING Ice Skating Rink Bonds Series 1972 4.25% 11/15/72 11/15/86 $ 17,000.00 Street Planning Bonds 5.20 4/01/79 4/01/84 2,340.00 Urban Renewal Bonds Series 1972 4.70 8/01/72 8/01/88 288,110.00 School Project Loan 5.20 4/01/79 4/01/89 900,900.00 LONG TERM INTEREST BOND INTEREST PAYMENT SCHEDULE OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, 1984 DESCRIP. OF ISSUE INT. RATE DATE ISSUED MATURITY DATE AMT. OUTSATANDING Ice Skating Rink Bonds Series 1972 4.25% 11/15/72 11/15/86 $ 9,562.50 Urban Renewal Bonds 4.70 8/01/72 8/01/88 199,867.50 Series 1972 School Project Loan 5.20 4/01/79 4/01/89 643,500.00 24 WORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TEXTS 13lispectthlly submit the following rep ative to the collection of taxes, assessments, motor vehicle excises and graterQ019 for the fiscal year 1983 1982-1983 Beal Estate Taxes commitment March .14. 1983 $1994529334.62 Refunds 333,619.55 =19.785954.17 Paid to Treasurer 1899149723.53 Abatements 358.78E-33 Paid to Treasurer in advance 571.76 19.2TU.081.62 Balance June 309 1983 i 511 472.55 1982-1983 Fereanal Taxes Commitment March 14, 1983 t 190659638.73 Refunds 347.92 ; 1.o65.986.65 Paid to Treasurer 1,0ly6,74o-68 Abatements 3,221.95 1 02.63 Balance June 309 1983 i 1 , .0 JW Motor VokL2 a Pkoise. Commitment March 17, 1983 i 4399271.25 Commitment May 2, 1983 1299746.50 Commitment May l6, 1983 259045.15 Commitment May 279 1983 339903.81 Commitment June 24, 1983 58,649.50 686.616.29 Paid to Treasurer 4009251.03 Abatements 25,645.61 425.89 .6t�, Balance June 30, 1983 = 260,71$.65 1982 Feat &ciae Commitment August 30, 1982 1 61o728.00 Refunds 198.00 6 2,goo Paid to Treasurer 39471.00 Abatements 1.286,.00 .00 � Balance June 30, 1983 = ,l C9.00 1281-1982 Heal Estate Taxes Balance July 1, 1982 = 3919665.44 Refunds 1'714.83 ! 393.380.27 Paid to Treasurer 2609659.41 Abatements 1,517.6E Credit by Tax Titles 10 2.62 366.2 .0.E Balance June 30, 1983 S 26t430.58 25 1981-1982 Personal Taxes Balance Wily 19 1982 = 179953.96 Refunds Wd-814 18 .8o Paid to Treasurer i 99782.24 Abatements 308-47 10 0 0. 1 Balance June 309 1983 i .3�`133-09 1962 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance July 19 1982 i 1159906.91 Commitment July 309 1982 48610.77 Commitment August 279 1982 459096.96 Commitment September 309 1982 22,920.74 Commitment November 129 1982' 219252.50 Commitment December 3, 1982 10,124.88 Comditment December 299 1982 129905.97 Commitment Januar.r 28, 1983 9,486.83 Commitment April 8, 1983 99760.46 Refunds 4,772.33 300,738.35 Paid to Treasurer 2309761.02 Abatements 19.800.21 24,561.23 Balance ,June 309 1983 i 477.12 1980-1981 Real Estate Taxes Balance July 19 1982 i 84,282.66 Refunds 184.71 3 84,46= Paid To Treasurer 89943.39 Abatements 184.75 Credit by Tax Title 7).001.16 82.129.30 Balance June 309 1983 $ 29338.11 1961 Boat $noise Balance July 1, 1982 ! 1. 6 .00 i 1,765.00 Paid to Treasurer 622.00 Abatements 7L00 6� .00 Balance June 309 1983 i 190 0.00 1981 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance July 19 1982 i 369765.55 Refunds 625.77 37.391.32 Paid to Treasurer 99523.90 Abatements 983.08 10,226.98 Balance June 30, 1983 i 264.34 26 1980 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Balance July 1, 1982 g 77,943.13 Refunds 3hL.16 8 78.290.29 Paid to Treasurer 69561.32 Abatements 506.00 7,067.32 Balance June 309 1983 $ 74 222.97 1979-1980 Personal Taxes Balance July 1, 1982 g773.92 g 173.92 Paid to Treasurer 101.92 Abatements 672.00 $ 773.42 Balance June A 1983 MU-1981 Pereonal Taxes, Balance July 1, 1982 1 13.266.16 2 13,266.16 Abatementa 1).266.16 13.266.16 Balance June 30, 1983 g .00 Water CharM Balance July 1, 1982 g 38,291.02 Commitments 904,717.60 Refunds 1.3u.97 1 9W,.3_ Paid to Treasurer 8459946•00 Abatements 6,610.78 Transferred to Water Lien 59,532.16 912.088.94 Balance June A 1983 g 32.257•6 Surer Char e� Balance July lr 1982 g 169292.57 Commitments 4929912.30 Refunds Uh.34 t 509.619.21 Paid to Treasurer 4569118.62 Abatements 4004.84 Transferred to Sewer Lien 31.482.91 491,90k . Balance June 30, 1983 g 17,712. 27 Total Payments to Treasurer ly Collector of Taxes 1982-83 Beal Estate Taxes i189914,723.53 Interest $249038.58 1982-83 Personal Taxes 1,046,740.68 Interest 181.39 + 9 260 65 •41 1981-82 Real Estate Taxes Interest 27,563.93 1981-82 Personal Taxes 99782.24 Interest 19030.07 1980-81 Real Estate Taxes 8 043.39 Interest 1,719.23 1979-80 Personal Taxes 101.92 1983 Motor Vehicle Excise 4009251.03 1982 Motor Vehicle Excise 2309761.02 Interest 19539.07 1981 Motor Vehicle Excise 99523.90 Interest 253.67 1980 Mptor Vehicle Excise 6 661•32 Interest 136.53 1982 Boat Excise 3.471.00 1981 Boat Excise 622.00 Interest 11.76 $2098929141.44 Receipts from Total Interest 56t474.23 Receipts from Total Cost 99741.53 Receipts from Statement of Liens 79,287.00 Receipts from Motor Vehicle Excise 157.02 Paid after Abatement Receipts from Interest on Motor Vehicle 34.42 Paid after abatement Receipts from Water charges 3-B 67.92 Paid in Advance Receipts from Sewer charges 3-B 37.88 Paid in Advance Receipts from Water Charges 8459946.00 Receipts from Sever Charges 456,118.62 Receipts from Apportioned Sidewalk 700.76 Paid in Advance Receipt from Interest on Sidewalk 2.60 Paid in Advance Total paid to Treasurer during Fiscal 1983 $2292689709.42 John J. Sheehan John Conte Augtor Collector of Taxes (7a 28 I respectfully submit the following report relative to the collection of taxes, assessments, motor vehicle excises, water and sewer charges for the fiscal year 1984. 1983-1984 Real Estate Taxes Commitment September 30, 1983 $20,742,768.06 Refunds 194,572.53 $20,937,340.59 Paid to Treasurer 20,122,379.05 Abatements 332,086.64 20,454,465.69 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 482,874.90 1983-1984 Personal Taxes Commitment September 30, 1983 $ 1,099,367.40 Refunds 489.86 1,099,857.26 Paid to Treasurer 1,078,329.24 Abatements 1,306.98 1,079,636.22 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 20,221.04 1984 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment March 9, 1984 $ 503,750.75 Commitment April 13, 1984 175,121.25 Commitment May 11, 1984 41,060.37 Commitment May 25, 1984 44,501.66 Commitment June 14, 1984 7,915.25 Commitment June 22, 1984 59,976.46 Refunds 900.41 833,226.15 Paid to Treasurer 573,909.86 Abatements 35,566.67 609,476.53 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 223,749.62 1983 Boat Excise Commitment March 19, 1984 $ 5,374.50 Commitment April 17, 1984 58.00 Refunds 62.00 5,494.50 Paid to Treasurer 2,549.68 Abatements 653.32 3,203.00 $ 2,291.50 1982-1983 Real Estate Taxes Balance June 30, 1983 $ 511,872.55 Refunds 6,683.38 518,555.93 Paid to Treasurer 349,992.63 Abatements 6,829.21 Credit by Tax Titles 90,506.89 447,328.73 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 71,227.20 29 1982-1983 Personal Taxes Balances June 30, 1983 $ 16,024.02 Refunds 71.61 $ 16,095.63 Paid to Treasurer 4,379.97 Abatements 637.67 5,017.64 $ 11,077.99 1983 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance June 30, 1983 $ 260,719.65 Commitment July 29, 1983 25,158.58 Commitment., July 30, 1983 5,544.50 Commitment August 26, 1983 51,923.72 Commitment October 14, 1983 32,800.19 Commitment November 10, 1983 16,523.64 Commitment December 6, 1983 4,036.77 Commitment December 10, 1983 15,766.33 Commitment January 13, 1984 10,082.30 Commitment February 3, 1984 10,029.32 Commitment March 28, 1984 679.84 Commitment March 30, 1984 7,766.78 Commitment June 7, 1984 46.45 Refunds 6,528.85 447,606.92 Paid to Treasurer 366,742.14 Abatements 28,600.09 395,342.23 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 52,264.69 1982 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance 30, 1983 $ 50,177.12 Commitment July 29, 1983 2,045.24 Commitment July 30, 1983 264.80 Commitment December 19, 1983 77.25 Refunds 1,633.61 54,198.02 Paid to Treasurer 19,693.53 Abatements 802.52 20,496.05 $ 33,701.97 1982 Boat Excise Balance June 30, 1983 $ 2,169.00 Refunds 8.00 2,177.00 Paid to Treasurer 417.00 Abatements 266.00 683.00 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 1,494.00 1981 Boat Excise Balance June 30, 1983 1,070.00 Paid to Treasurer 123.00 Abatements 947.00 1,070.00 Balance June 30, 1984 $ .00 30 1981-1982 Real Estate Balance June 30, 1983 $ 26,430.58 Refunds 328.89 $ 26,759.47 Paid to Treasurer 2,700.91 Abatements 328.89 Credit by Tax Titles 22,819.27 25,849.07 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 910.40 1981 -1982 Personal Taxes Balance June 30, 1983 8,313.09 Paid to Treasurer $ 77.12 Abatements 8,235.97 8,313.09 Balance June 30, 1984 $ .00 1981 Motor Vehicle Excise Balance June 30, 1983 Refunds $ 26,884.34 5.00 26,889.34 Paid to Treasurer 910.93 Abatements 94.74 1,005.67 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 25,883.67 1980 Motor Vehicle Balance June 30, 1983 71,222.97 Abatements 71,222.97 Balance June 30, 1984 $ .00 1980-1981 Real Estate Balance June 30, 1983 2,338.11 Paid to Treasurer 16.54 Balance June 30, 1984 $ 2,321.57 31 Total Payments to Treasurer by Collector of Taxes 1983-84 Real Estate Taxes $20,122,379.05 Interest $30,017.82 1983-84 Personal Taxes 1,078,329.24 Interest 4,573.53 1982-83 Real Estate Taxes 349,992.63 Interest 31,601.17 1982-83 Personal Taxes 4,379.97 Interest 355.37 1981-82 Real Estate Taxes 2,700.91 Interest 524.25 1981-82 Personal Taxes 77.12 Interest 18.74 1980-81 Real Estate Taxes 16.54 1984 Motor Vehicle Excise 573,909.86 1983 Motor Vehicle Excise 366,742.14 Interest 2,559.06 1982 Motor Vehicle Excise 19,693.53 Interest 1,250.54 1981 Motor Vehicle Excise 910.93 Interest 28.51 1983 Boat Excise 2,549.68 1982 Boat Excise 417.00 Interest 42.24 1981 Boat Excise 123.00 Interest 3.69 Receipts from Total Interest $22,522,221.60.,97492 Receipts from Total Costs 70 70 Receipts from Statement of Liens 2,974, ..92 82178 Receipts from Motor Vehicle Excise 00 Paid after Abatement 141.90 Receipts from Interest on Motor Vehicle Paid after Abatement 18.92 Receipts from Boat Excise Paid after Abatement 55.00 Receipts from Interest on Boat Excise Paid after Abatement .45 Receipts from Personal Tax Paid after abatement 73.70 Receipts from Water Charges 822,674.33 Receipts from Sewer Charges 447,859.96 Total Paid to Treasurer during Fiscal 1984 $23,886,157.56 32 "�•'• j.x �;�.. ,� ice{. r ..e.i Y ;a,ya 1 L � Re6unbizhment 06 the tot tot at Cootidge Schoot and Mount Auburn S-tAeet. 33 4� . -._ TOWN OF WATERTOWN ' Aubitur Y .%I ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02172 JOSEPH P. O'REILLY, JR. 924-2076 May 2, 1985 Mr. Peter F. Boyer, Town Manager Administration Building Watertown, Ma. 02172 Dear Mr. Boyer: Enclosed please find a Balance Sheet for the Town of Watertown for the year ended June 30, 1984. The enclosed balance sheet reflects audited amounts certified by the firm of Touche Ross and Company. A copy of their complete audit of the Town's finances is forthcoming, but not available at this time. The Auditor's office has undergone tremendous changes in the past year. For the first time in our history the accounts of the Town were computerized. In addition, the new chart of accounts included in this new computer system conformed to the Uniform Municipal Accounting Systems rather than the the Statutory System used in the Town for many years. This change in accounting systems was a radical departure in both the look of our reports and in the procedures necessary in keeping these reports in balance. In the midst of these changes, on March 18, 1984, this office and the Town as a whole suffered the passing of an Honored and respected public servant. John J. Sheehan died suddenly at age 59, of a heart attack. Jack's death left the Town bereft of his twenty-seven years of knowledge and experience as Town Auditor. It was with heartfelt sorrow and sympathy for his wife, Barbara, and their five children, that the staff marked this event. On May 27, 1984, the Watertown Town Council ratified Council President J. Malcolm Whitney's appointment of me, Joseph P. O'Reilly, Jr. , to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Sheehan's death. It is with continued enthusiasm for the job asked of me that I serve in this capacity. In closing, I wish to publicly thank the staff of this office as well as the -staffs of the Data Processing and Retirement office's (both of which it is the Auditor's responsibility to oversee) for the tremendous job done by them in absence of Mr. Sheehan and perhaps ever more impressively in the difficult task of preparing me to serve in his stead. Please accept this letter and the enclosed balance sheet as the Annual Report of the Town Auditor for 1984. Sincerely, 'i JAI o J ep P. O'Reilly, J Enclosure uditor 34 SSS 8 S8S 8S SSSSS$00 S .+ON .+ N vN m -m V NN 60zcqOD�Ooa, .O N N V a N co.�P m co r m O POGO .'D mi N P P m O It .O P N e•t .r wv,0 8-4 r P m t` O N to SON Ptn f` .O NO'ONOP v N v P -1 V•O a, m It oo t` V •0 a n O N m P .4 10 .-. V N N m to M OO Oo 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 80000 S S S 000088 . . . . . . . . .9999 . . . . . . . . . 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F t GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION TOWN CLERK AND ELECTIONS Beginning January 1, 1983, the staff and duties of the Town Clerk and Election Department were merged, with such action being later codified by the State Legislature upon a Home Rule Petition drafted by the Watertown Town Council. The Town Clerk was further appointed by the Board of Election Commissioners as Chief Elections Officer of the Town of Watertown. Also beginning January 1, 1983, election and census functions began a conversion to a full computerization of all collected data and operations. This process has already resulted in increased efficiency and substantial savings in the taking of the census and the management of the Elections function. The Town Clerk's staff and the Election staff have amicably merged under a single depart- ment head to better serve Watertown and its citizens. The Town Clerk's Office is your office of public records. Each year thousands of Watertownites call upon us for information and assistance. Please remember that this is your office. When you need help, please call upon us. We shall be happy to serve you. The time frame of this report is guided by statute and by-law. Information is compiled and presented upon the request of the Town Manager, and is drawn from public records of the Town Clerk's Office and Election Commission. 1983 and 1984 election results are reported in full at the end of this annual report. I would like to publicly thank the staff in particular Quinton B. Jones, Assistant Town Clerk, Ruth F. Thibaut, Principal Clerk, Rose S. Castano, Administrative Assistant to the Board of Election Commissioners, and Catherine Gannam, Assistant Election Commissioner, for their continued excellent service and dedication to me and to the people of Watertown. James E. Fahey, Jr. Town Clerk and Chief do s Officer 39 July 1, 1982 -- December 31, 1983 FEES COLLECTED: Total of all fees collected in the Office of Town Clerk, which inclueded fees for licenses and permits issued by the Town Manager and the Watertown Licensing Board totalled: $289,622.85 Fees collected for licenses and permits issued by the Licensing Board were $242,750 which were turned into the Town Treasurer along with fees collected in the Office of Town Clerk, which totalled $46,872.85 making a grand total of $289,622.85 CLAIMS FILED 93 claims were filed for the year 1982-1983; all were processed by the Office of Town Clerk and transmitted to the Office of Town Attorney for further processing and action. VITAL STATISTICS 542 couples filed Intentions of Marriage during the period of July 1, 1982 through December 31, 1983. Total number of marriages reported, including marriages of Watertown residents out of state totalled, 543 BIRTHS A total of 333 births have been received and recorded to date. There were four (4) births at home during this period of time, and all the rest were born in hospitals in surrounding cities and towns. Due to the births out of Town, this is the incomplete figure for births of residents of Watertown, These figures are for the calandar year 1983. July 1, 1983-- December 31 , 1984 FEES COLLECTED Total of all fees collected inthe Office of Town Clerk, which included fees for licenses and permit issued by the Town Manager and the Watertown Licensing Board totalled: $290,261 .13 Fees collected for licenses and permits issued by the Licensing Board were $242,392.25 which were turned into the Town Treasurer along with fees collected in the Office of Town Clek, which totaled $47,869.88 making a total of $290,261.13 CLAIMS FILED 116 claims were filed for the year 1983-1984, all were processed by the Office of Town Clerk and transmitted to the Office of Town Attorney for further processing and action. VITAL STATISTICS 551 couples filed Intentions of Marriage during this period of July 1 , 1983 through December 31, 1984. Total number of marriages reported, including marriages of Watertown residents out of state totalled: 554 BIRTHS A total of 370 births have been received and recorded to date. There were four (4) births at home during this period of time, and all the rest were born in hospitals in the surrounding cities and towns. Due to the births out of Town this is the incomplete figure for births to residents of Watertown. These figures are for the period, July 1, 1983 through December 31 , 1984. 40 FEES COLLECTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK. FOR LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES Year ending Year ending December 31 , 1983 December 31., 1984 Certificates (including Birth, Marriage, Death, Citizen & Physician Certificates) $9,633.20 $10,858.00 U.C.C. 6,7S0.00 7,520.00 Marriage Intentions 5,420.00 5,510.00 Miscellaneous 2,838.70 2,675.43 Gasoline Storage Permits 3,425.00 3,350.00 Raffle/Bazaar Permits 360.00 420.00 $28,426.90 $30,333.43 DOG LICENSES ?tale Dogs 350 $ 1,050.00 305 $1,220.00 Female Dogs 60 360.OQ 52 364.00 Female Dog (sp) 244 732.66 _ 193 772.00 — $2-,142.00 $2,356.00 There were 657 licenses issued, of which three(3) were for seeing eye dogs, for which there is no ive. Licenses fees totalled $2,142.00 of which $490.50 was retained by the Town, the remainder was turned over to the County in the amount of $1,651.S0 This is the report ending December 31, 1983. Report for December 31, 1984. There were r52 dogs licensed during this period bring- ing a total of fees to $2,356.00 of which $862.50 was retained by the Town of Watertown for writing same, and $1,493.50 was forwarded to County Treasurer. 41 FISH AND WILDLIFE LICENSES ISSUED Year Ending Year Ending December 31, 1983 December 31, 1984 Resident Cit. Fish 440 $ 5,500.00 445 $ 5,562.50 Resident Cit. Hunt 419 5,237.50 375 4,687.50 Resident Citz, Sport 137 2,671.50 142 2,769.00 Resident Citz, Minor, Fish 22 143.00 22 143.00 Resident Alien Fish 14 217.50 10 145.00 Non-Res. Citizen/Alien 5 87.50 7 Day Fish 3 34.50 5 57.50 Non-Res. Citizen/Alien Commercial Shooting 0 0.00 Prdserve - 2 days 1 19.50 Non-Res. Citizen/Alien 5 117.50 Hunting Small Game 6 141 .00 Duplicates 14 28.00 10 20.00 Resident Alien Hunting 39 760.50 37 721.50 Non Res. Citizen/Alien Hunting, Big Game 5 242.50 3 145.50 Resident Citizen Sporting over 70 63 No Fee 71 0.00 Resident Citizen Fish, Paraplegic, Blind, etc 5 No Fee 6 0.00 Resident Citizen, Fish Age 65-69 16 100.00 24 150.00 Residnet Citizen, Hunt Age 65-69 9 56.25 6 37.50 Resident Citizen, Sport Age 65-69 6 58.50 7 68.25 Archery Stamps 47 239.70 42 214.20 Waterfowl Stamps 160 200.00 172 215.00 1983: There were 1406 licenses and stamps issued and the amount collected totalled $15,649.95 of this amount $603.70 represented fees which were turned into the Town Treasurer and the balance of $15,046.25 was forwarded to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. 1984: In 1984 there were 1,389 licenses and stamps issued and the amount collected totalled $15,180.45, of this amount $591.20 represented fees which were turned into the Town Treasurer and the balance of $14,589.25 was forwarded to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, Boston, Massachusetts 42 FEES COLLECTED IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN CLERK FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS ISSUED BY THE LICENSING BOARD Year Ending Year Ending December 31, 1983 December 31, 1984 Inn Holders License $ 50.00 $ 50.00 X-mas Tree Permits 75.00 77.00 Block Party Permits 30.00 30.00 Open Air Parking Permits 240.00 295.00 Gas Registration 70.00 150.00 Miscellaneous 278.00 450.00 Entertainment Permits 2,000.00 Victualler Permits 7,075.00 4,000.00 Liquor Permits 191,942.50 201,998.50 1 A.M. Closing Permits 2,620.50 1,497.00 Parking Lot Permits 150.00 ------- Auto Dealer Permits 10,430.00 3,005.00 Pin Ball Machine Permits 9.190.00 7,850.00 Lodging House Permits 200.00 150.00 Music Box Permits 1,900.00 1,650.00 Auto Rental/Lease 100.00 570.00 Junk, 2nd Hand, Anct. etc 1,425.00 1,775.00 One Day Beer Permits 1,854.00 267.50 Flea Market Permits 450.00 450.00 Special Permits 3,886.00 118.00 24 Hour Opening Permits 100.00 440.00 Public Dance Permits 259.00 271.00 Auto Repair Permits 8,425.00 17,300.25 $242,750.00 $242,395.25 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. Sheehan Town Auditor, 1983 Joseph O'Reilly Town Auditor, 1984 43 ASSISTANT TO THE TOWN MANAGER The primary responsibilities of this office are to deal with personnel activities for all departments and to assist the Town Manager in other areas of government administration, including project management, grant and report writing, citizen response, affirmative action compliance, labor negotiations and other assignments as they affect employees and their workplace. Approximately 370 employees comprise the non-school workforce within the Town. All occupy full or part-time positions as either regular or contractual employees in one of twenty different Town Departments; most are represented by one of five bargaining units. In 1983-84 the Town experienced a 9 % turnover rate predominantly attributable to retirements. We have provided for minimum personnel expansion in the areas of health, property assessment, social services and public safety for both police and fire departments. At the department head level, during 1983-84 ,Town Manager Boyer appointed Six new persons in the offices of Assessors, Multi-Service Center, Council on Aging, Assistant to the Town Manager, Purchasing and Police Department. Further, Council President Whitney appointed a new auditor in 1984. With respect to this office, David Akillian resigned in July 1983, to assume a position in the private sector. Mr. Akillian was responsible for continued professionalism within this office and for much of the work accomplished on the revised Personnel Ordinance, still under review by Town Council. 1983 and 1984 were marked with several areas of accomplishment. The Town settled with all five bargaining units in each year with a 6% cost of living increase agreed upon for each year. In negotiation with Town Hall Associates, the employee classification plan was revised to reflect a more equitable pay distribution plan. This department has focused on increased efforts to monitor 44 sick and injured leave abuse, unemployment claims monitoring and on an improved pre-employment and promotional screening process for police safety personnel. Also in 1984, work was initiated with employee groups who came together as a task force to develop a grant proposal which was funded for Stress Management and Supervisory training. Working closely with the Town Manager and Town Attorney's office, we have sought to resolve grievences fairly and within reasonable time frames. As Watertown is one of the one-third cities and towns still governed by the State Civil Service system, this office proceeds in accordance with Civil Service Law. Further local delegation of recruiting and hiring responsibilities and development of employee evaluation systems seem to be future directions of civil service mandate. In response to other federal and state mandate, facilitating handicap compliance and expanding upon affirmative action activity have been a focus of this office. Hiring minorities, establishing a review body for fair housing practices, encouraging minority business contracts and developing policy to prevent sexual harrassment on the job have been areas of activity in affirmative action. We have made progress and continue towards goals of full compliance. With the support of Cecilia Lentine, department secretary, this office remains open and committed to high quality government services with the belief that Town employees, including Library, Public Works, School, Public Safety, Community Development, Town Administration, and Human Services Personnel, are one of the foremost resources to the Town and a key link between good government and to townspeople. Respectfully submitted � Marilyn K. Bannister, Assistant to the Town Manager 45 REPORT OF TOWN ATTORNEY During the past year, the number of matters referred to the legal department has increased necessitating more time and effort to insure the proper delivery of legal services to all departments. I have been greatly supported by the fine staff of this office which includes Belinda Bean, Esquire, Assistant Town Attorney, Patricia N. O'Brien, Legal Secretary, and Warren N. Tolman, Legal Intern. This office, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Watertown Ordinances, has rendered legal assistance to all town departments, executive officers, boards and commissions as the need has arisen. This service has included representation of the Watertown School Committee and the Board of Assessors in matters assigned by the Town Manager. The Town Attorney has attended and advised the Town Manager and Town Council at each of its bi-weekly meetings and at sub-committee meetings as well . The Assistant Town Attorney has acted in a similar capacity to the Licensing Board at its monthly meetings. At the present time there are eighty-nine active litigation files in the legal department, representing actions pending at the District, Superior, Appeals and Supreme Judicial Court levels as well as with state and federal agencies. Of that number, thirty five cases were filed during calendar 1984. The office has recently completed a major review of our outstanding claims files resulting in the closing or dismissal of a number of claims which have not been placed in suit. I wish to express my appreciation to Town Manager, Peter F. Boyer, and the members of the Town Council for their continued confidence in the staff and work performance of this office. In addition, I wish to thank all of the department heads and town employees for their cooperation and support. Respectfully submitted 44,f�, Gary S. Brackett Town Attorney 46 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT The Purchasing Department respectfully submits its Annual Report for the years 1983 and 1984. The primary function of this department is to obtain all of the products and services which are required by all Town Departments at the lowest price and delivered on time. These purchases must conform to all existing Town By-Laws and Ordinances as well as State Laws. Our Department handles approximately 200 sealed bids and 12,000 purchase orders and processes all of the bills and paper work sent to departments from vendors. We also maintain stockrooms for every day office necessities, keep records of all town owned vehicles and equip- ment, dispose of obsolete equipment and operate the mailing and photo- copy room in the Town Hall . We continue to be active in the Collective Purchasing Act which was created by the Legislature in 1972. Under this act , any subdivision of government may purchase goods and supplies from vendors who have been awarded contracts by the State based on competitive bids. We have saved a substantial amount of money on such items as tires, photocopy equip- ment, office supplies, computer equipment and many other items, too numerous to mention. We are also still very involved in a consortium with Arlington, Belmont, Weston, Cambridge, Brookline, Waltham and Newton. This consor- tium goes to bid for fuel oil , gasoline, sand, salt, police equipment, fire fighting equipment and other items and as a result of the large quantities required, the member communities have saved a great deal of money. I am acutely aware of the fiscal restraints under which we must work to obtain the best possible value for each dollar spent. I will also work diligently to keep this department on a professional level and to always act in the best interest of the people in our Town. Respectfully submitted, J LL✓ / / RICHARD T. JOHNSON PURCHASING AGENT 47 REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN RETIREMENT SYSTEM The Watertown Contributory Retirement Board respectfully submits its Annual Report covering the operation of the Watertown Contributory Retirement Systems for the calendar year ending December 31, 1984. The Retirement Board as now organized consists of: Robert B. McCarthy, Chairman; Joseph P. O'Reilly, Jr. , Secretary and Patrick B. Ford, Member. The office of the Retirement Board is located in the office of the Town Auditor, who is a member of the Board, and who is responsible for keeping the accounts of the Retirement Board. During the year 1984 Twenty (20) were enrolled as new members of the Retirement System; Twenty-one (21) withdrew; Twenty (20) were retired, and Three (3) passed away, which brings the active membership of the Watertown Retirement Systems to Eight hundred and forty-two (842) . The Twenty who were retired during the year 1984 were: Vincenzo Amichetti Mary McCarthy Alan Cowing Francis McDonald Salvatore Cristello John Milmore David Cronin Josephine Mondello Louis DiBacco Walter Munger Anne Diozzi Americo Parrella Joseph Gartland Marion Shaughnessey Mary Harney Barbara Sheehan Irene Henderson Patricia Walsh David McCaffrey Helen T. Yapchaian It is with regret that the Watertown Retirement Board records the death of nineteen (19) Pensioners, who passed away during the year 1984: Olga Butler Manuel Manolian Edward Carney William Martin James P. Cloonan, Jr. Ruth Norbury Gertrude England Domenic Pallone William Fairbanks Fiorindo Pantalone William Fay Mary Quinn Herbert Howe Harold Veno John Kyle Joseph Viera Jean Lupo Charles Welsh Joseph Zaino In addition the Board would like to note the passing of Watertown's Town Auditor, John "Jack" Sheehan, a twenty-seven year member of the Watertown Retirement Board. Mr. Sheehan died suddenly of a heart attack 48 while attending the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems in Bal Harbour, Florida, on March 18, 1984. Mr. Sheehan was a past president of Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems and a Director of the Watertown Municipal Credit Union. During his years on the Watertown Retirement Board, Mr. Sheehan had established a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable officials in the area of public retirement in Massachusetts. The leadership and experience of Mr. Sheehan will be sorely missed. BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1984 CASH $ 41,257.12- $ INVEST.COMMERCIAL PAPER 1,325,219.57 M.M.D.T. 121,447.80 COMMERCIAL BANK 128.47 INVESTMENT C/D's 150,000.00 INVESTMENT BONDS 9,361,130.84 INVESTMENT STOCKS 337,500.00 INTEREST ACCRUED 92,183.12 DUE GOV'T. UNITS 2,276,431.56 ANNUITY RESERVE 3,332,403.09 ANNUITY SAVINGS 6,115,406.75 EXPENSE FUND 8,607.05 PENSION FUND 4,158,018.08 MILITARY SERVICE 8,349.27 $13,622,784.24 $13,622,784.24 Respectfully submitted, Robert B. McCarthy Joseph P. O'Reilly, Jr. Patrick B. Ford 49 HUMAN SERVICES 1, HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT The Board of Health reflects on 1984 as a year of change, challenge and complexity. Dr. Karen Koumjian was elected Chairman of the Board of Health in May 1984 . Marvin Mitchell , M.D. was elected Clerk, and Joseph L.C. Santoro continues to be a member. Health Department staffing was reduced by one full-time clerk in 1984. Inspectional services were augmented by contracting a part-time evening Sanitarian. Remaining staff include the Director, Joseph J. DiVico, a Nurse, Mary Beth Moran, R.N. , a Sanitarian, Patrick J. Maloney,-R.S. one part-time Sanitarian, Cynthia P. Barnard, a clerk, Helen B. Buczel, and a part-time Dental Hygienist, Patricia C. Burdick, and a part-time Vision Screener, Mary N. Shea. In recent years, the Department has emphasized mandated Massachu- setts Department of Public Health functions. We look to the future with thoughts of increasing surveillance for more effective controls of toxins and pollutants in the environment. Special clean-up activities are targeted for the new year with respect to that goal . ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Food Service Retail Establishments - The Health Department is required to monitor all Food Service/Retail establishments to insure compliance with all applicable Health Code regulations . There has been a considerable amount of growth in this area, requiring the field staff to put forth much time and effort to insure that the requirements are met. Since 1982 there has been a 34% increase in Food Service operations. a 95% increase in catering and a three-fold increase in Mobile Food Operators. In 1984 the State Health Department performed an audit of the Towns ' Food Service Establishments . As a result of the audit the Board of Health adopted a new enforcement policy for these establishments. The policy entailed; rating establishments with a grade, inspecting establishments four times per year and publishing to the newspapers those establishments that do not pass reinspections. In an effort to better educate the Food Service Operators, the staff held two Sanitation Workshops. The workshops were well attended and well received by the Operators. 53 1984 also found the Board working with the Watertown Restaurant Association on a voluntary "no smoking" restriction guide for restaurants. While the staff is still monitoring compliance mandatory regulations may be needed. Considerable time was spent with retail markets last year eliminating food products contaminated with the pesticide ethylene dibromide (EDB) per. State mandate. HOUSING CODE-GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION A 100% increase was noted in the amount of nuisance complaints the department received. These complaints must be investigated by the staff and appropriate action taken. Although there was a decrease in Housing Code complaints there were many citizen inquiries addressing the new asbestos and urea formaldehyde foam insulation regulations from the newly revised housing code. MOSQUITO CONTROL 1984 The Board of Health with Town Council approval appropriated $4 ,000 .00, to reenter the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project. The objective of the project is to reduce mosquito populations to an acceptable level for nuisance purposes and to reduce the threat of any mosquito borne disease. The Project Plan for Watertown consists of adult and larval mosquito surveillance, larval control and providing educational materials on mosquitoes and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) . The past year in- cluded the third consecutive year when EEE has been detected in Middlesex County. Most of the mosquitoes in Watertown breed in artificial containers; such as roadside catch basins, abandoned rimless tires and unused swimming pools. The Project countered this problem by treating 2, 619 catch basins containing stagnant water. The second segment was directed at reducing large quantities of larvae found breeding in wet areas from July through September. During this past year, some 14� acres of wet- land were treated using two recently introduced Biological Pesticides; BTI , a bacterial spore found naturally in soil , was used against mosquito larvae, and Arosurf, a vegetable oil , was used when mosquito pupae were encountered. 54 RIGHT TO KNOW LAW On November 4 , 1983 , a law entitled "An Act Further Regulating the Protection of the Public Health" was passed. Commonly known as the "Right to Know" law, its mechanism for providing and obtaining infor- mation affects both public and private employers. Full implementation and enforcement will require time and effort. The Fire Chief and the Health Director have been assigned duties under this law. Health Depart- ment staff have been attending training sessions relative to the new law. SANDBLASTING AND TASK FORCE The Board of Health passed Sandblasting Regulations in 1983 with the hope of curtailing lead emissions into the atmosphere and neighboring soil . Lead toxicity in humans has been well documented. Resultant activity of this Board of Health' s position and a few other sympathetic communities was for the State Department of Public Health to convene a Sandblasting Task Force. Joseph J. DiVico, Health Director was appointed Chairman of the Task Force. No conclusive evidence could be provided as to the safety of any abrasive removal methods to date. A recommendation was made that the State fund research to address the issue. CHEESE AND BUTTER DISTRIBUTION The U.S.D.A. surplus cheese and butter distribution which began in 1982 was continued through 1983 and 1984 . The Health Department works closely with the Council on Aging for the success of this project. HOT TUBS (SPECIAL PURPOSE POOLS) In 1984 the Board of Health was confronted with a proposal for a spa in Watertown Square to be equipped with five hot tubs of varying capacities. The Board chose to reject the proposal due to safety con- cerns, potential for disease transmission, and the nuisance that such a facility could create. NOISE CONTROL/ABATEMENT The Town adopted a Noise Control Ordinance in late 1983 . The sound meter was obtained in early 1984 . Initially readings had to be taken throughout the Town to establish an average background level . Several Health Department Order letters have been issued with abatement received. A $3 , 000 . grant is presently being shared with the Towns of Newton and Brookline to establish a training program in Noise Control . Training should be completed by the Spring of ' 85 . 55 PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING Home visits were made on communicable diseases and reports forwarded to the State. Newborn and premature infants were assessed and appropriate referrals made when needed. Public Health Clinics were provided, they included: Influenza vaccination, mantoux and tine testing for tuberculosis, rabies vaccinations to dogs and cats , MMR vaccinations and hypertension screenings. Other health services provided by the Nurse include: Distribution of immunizing agents and biologicals to Watertown Health Care Providers, lead poisoning information, monthly hypertension screening at selected sites , pediculosis and scabies information and treatment, nutritional counseling, Cable T.V. presentation on hypertension, diagnostic Kits and supplies provided to Health Care Providers and patients, home visits to suspected child abusers, home visits to the elderly, immunization advice and validation to international travelers. Inspectional services were also provided, these included: Cooperating with the State in enforcing the Code for Nursing Homes, inspected summer recreation camps in compliance set forth by the Office for Children. Limited school services were provided; these included: Visual , auditory and postural screening of children, review of standards regarding childrens' health records as set forth by the Departments of Education and Public Health, ill children evaluated and treated, health education provided when necessary, assisted Public School Nurses with immunization clinics and pediculosis problems. The Nurse also assesses establishments in the Community to find areas that need guidance or assistance in maintaining a standard of good health for its residents, these included: Perkins School for the Blind, New England Home for Little Wanderers, Protestant Guild for the Blind, Marshall Home for Women. Problem intervention/prevention also plays a major role in the duties of the Nurse in insuring the best possible outcome for its residents. The Public Health Nurse attended workshops throughout the year to continue to update professional knowledge and skills. 56 SCHOOL DENTAL CLINICS PROGRAM The goal of the school dental program is to provide certain services that will enable children to have optimal oral health. Children may have their teeth cleaned, and inspected by the Dental Hygienist, with parental permission. The parents of each child seen by the Hygienist, receives a follow-up report regarding oral health and dental needs of their child. Education about brushing, flossing, and nutrition is done at chairside. 9/83-6/84 9/84/1/85 1/84-1/85 Inspections 841 392 1001 Prophylaxis 783 355 907 Private Dentist Referrals 324 124 340 Orthodontitst Referrals 333 123 325 PRE-SCHOOL VISION SCREENING PROGRAM Number of Students Screened Age 2 3 4 5 6 Male 0 45 86 36 5 Female 2 47 98 42 7 Total 2 92 184 78 12 Total Males screened 172 Total Females screened 196 Total 368 Number of students referred 1 Number of students screened with glasses 3 57 COMPLAINTS & NUISANCES 1983 1984 Environmental complaints: Air pollution 8 10 Water pollution 5 11 Noise Pollution 11 7 Odor 8 9 Foodborne investigations 9 15 Food service establishments: Restaurants 6 14 Markets 4 7 Drainage (water, sewage) 4 3 Housing complaints 49 35 Garbage, rubbish complaints 33 58 Rodents 14 11 Insects 13 18 Animals 9 7 Asbestos 1 1 Heat 17 9 Miscellaneous 24 31 ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS 1983 1984 Day care centers 12 12 Food service establishments: Restaurants 170 216 Markets 60 90 Mobile food servers 4 20 Housing inspections 89 94 Swimming pools 12 15 Asbestos 1 3 Sandblasting operations 2 2 Day camps 2 2 Licenses & Permits 1983 1984 Animal permits 0 0 Burial permits 109 99 Food establishments permits 130 140 Retail food registrations 53 56 Mobile food servers 4 17 Funeral Directors licenses 18 19 Milk license - dealers 11 11 Milk license - store 109 125 Recreational camp permit 1 1 Rubbish disposal permit 12 8 Swimming pools 9 10 Whirlpools 1 1 Syringe permit 1 1 Catering licenses 4 4 Temporary food permits 118 146 Massage license 1 1 Bake sale permits 35 13 Grease and bones license 1 1 Frozen desserts: Manufacture of 1 3 Sale of 56 68 58 BIOLOGICALS, CULTURE OUTFITS, ETC. DISPENSED TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS 1983 1984 Diphtheria-Tetanus Pertussis 110 vials 159 vials Tetanus- Diphtheria 35 " 70 Tetanus Tomoid 30 30 if Typhoid Vaccine 2 --- Immune Serum Globulin 5 30 " MMR (Mumps Measles Rubella) 770 520 " Throat Culture Outfits 24 240 Wasserman Tubes 30 200 PPD Tuberculin Tests 400 80 Tine Tests 200 400 Polio Vaccine 1280 doses 2100 doses Enteric Cultures unknown 200 TOTALS 2886 4029 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORT FOR THE YEARS 1983-1984 1983 1984 Chicken Pox 9 63 German Measles (Rubella) - -- Gonnorrhea 14 8 Infectious Hepatitis 3 6 Measles - Mumps 3 Salmonellosis 19 41 Shigella-Dysentery 2 -- Scarlet Fever 10 6 Strep Throat 5 23 Syphillis 5 2 Tuberculosis 2 3 Dog Bites 49 57 Cat Bites 5 3 Other Bites - 2 Legionella - 1 Menigitis 3 3 TOTALS 129 218 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE CLINICS CONDUCTED 1983-1984 1983 1984 Polio Immunization 3 doses 4 doses Tetanus- Diphtheria Immunization 77 51 " MMR (Measles Mumps Rubella) " 126 3 Tine Testing (Tuberculosis) 197 174 " Mantoux Testing (Tuberculosis) 135 " 126 Animal Anti-Rabies Vaccination 137 85 " Influenza Immunization 113 102 " Premature Infants Reported 4 7 Newborn Referrals 54 46 TOTALS 846 598 59 A new form of government, the exceptionally qualified staff, and the activism of the Board of Health have made the Health Department responsive to the health needs of the community. In addition to the above I extend my thanks to other Town agencies whose cooperation has been crucial in our success . / osepI J r/DiVico Health Agent � y < �t .ae r.t. Homing Rehabit i_.tati.on boa the phyzicaUy cha tenged; e66on t o6 Watertown Homing Authon,ity in conjunction with State Executive 066ice ob Communitiez and Devetopment. 60 WATERTOWN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tom Boyden, President Michael Munger Anne Selman, Vice-President Barbara Neel Mary McCauley, Secretary Joan O 'Brien Mary Barry Steve Pacifico Barb Barthel Beth Petrow Anne Bartley Nadine Proctor Joseph Consilvio Steve Quintiliani Brian Costello Fr. William Salmon Irene Fowler Pat Turner Phyllis Hoffman William York Debbie Melone STAFF Marsha Lazar, Director Harriet Alpert, Coordinator, Community and Clinical Service$ Paul Warner, Coordinator, Youth Program Anne Pelavin, Social Worker Kay Fleming, Secretary *Diana Levy, Social Worker * *Bonnie Murphy, Youth Program Supervisor *Arthur Ellis, Youth Program Staff *Janet O' Reilly, Youth Program Staff 4 Graduate Interns 21 Volunteers *State Funded "Federally-funded AFFILIATE AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS Alcohol Education and Training Center Boston University Committee on Criminal Justice Council on Aging Department of Public Health Department of Social Services Hospice Program of Watertown, Waltham, and Belmont McLean Hospital Metropolitan Beaverbrook Community Mental Health Center Mount Auburn Center for Alcohol Problems Office for Children Palfrey Street School Task Force on Employee Assistance Watertown Chamber of Commerce Watertown Health Center Watertown Police Department Watertown Public Schools 61 FINANCIAL SUPPORT July 1, 1983 - June 30, 1984 Town of Watertown $ 83 ,460 Department of Public Health 36,760 *Committee on Criminal Justice 35, 900 Client Fees 5, 000 $161, 120 *Actual funding date - l/1/84 ANNUAL STATISTICS January 1 , 1984 - December 31, 1984 Number of Ongoing Programs Different Clients Served Counseling - individual, couples, family 258 Resource/Referral - financial, medical , legal, housing, and child care informa- tion. Client advocacy and crisis intervention services. 750 Youth Program - therapeutic activities, educational groups, school tutoring, gym activities, outreach services, peer leadership. 1046 Support Groups - Death and Loss, Parents of Adolescents, Career Changes, Single Parents, Elderly Issues, Agoraphobia, Parent Aide, Big Friend. 156 Professional Training - educational workshops for local agency staffs or municipal staff. 68 Community Workshops - legal rights, energy conservation and insulation, runaways 223 Student and Volunteer Training - provide training and supervision to graduate and undergraduate level students. 38 TOTAL 2539 62 The Multi-Service Center has experienced an exciting year in which several new programs have begun which expand the services we provide to Watertown citizens. Building on a public-private partnership of local, state, and federal funds, augmented by client fees and a strong volunteer commitment, the Multi-Service Center strives to improve the quality of life in this community by providing a range of services to Watertown families, adults, and teenagers. The following are highlights of the year ' s programs. COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL SERVICES Harriet Alpert, LICSW, Coordinator In July 1984 the Watertown Multi-Service Center made formal the consolidation of its clinical and community resources components by creating a single program, Clinical and Community Services (CCS) . This program is staffed by two full-time social workers, four half-time graduate students, and 21 volunteers. Programs are aimed at improving family functioning, reducing child abuse, helping families cope with alcoholism, preventing runaways, and generally improving the quality of life for Watertown citizens. Programs include: Runaway Services: Prompted by the Police Department' s concern about the number of runaways, a Cable Television program was developed to educate citizens about the reasons for and responses to runaway children. A runaway program is held on the 2nd Monday of each month and provides information and support for families whose child has run away. Big Friend Program: This volunteer program provides a "Big Sister" for Watertown girls who need the support of an adult woman in their lives. Big Friends are available on a weekly basis to go on trips, share crafts projects or cultural events, or just talk with their "Little Friend. " 63 Mornings for Moms: This mothers ' support group is held in the East End Housing Project to help mothers combat isolation, share ideas and resources, and improve parenting skills. The members plan their own activities, which have included making Christmas ornaments, learning about Stress or Nutrition, or sharing lunch in a local restaurant. Task Force on Employee Assistance: Through membership on this Task Force comprised of union and management from all six municipal unions, we have begun to examine ways to respond to the needs of municipal employees. Programs planned include a seminar for Department Heads, presentations on Stress Management for employees, and supervisory training. Parent Aide Program: This volunteer program provides a stable, caring adult relationship to isolated mothers. Parent Aides are trained volunteers who are available on a weekly basis to offer support and help the mother to expand her resources in the community. Clinical Affiliate Program: Through this program, Master ' s level clinicians volunteer their time and expertise by offering counseling to Watertown residents. These professionals make a one-year commitment to the agency in exchange for supervision and the gratification of an agency affiliation. YOUTH PROGRAM Paul Warner, Coordinator The Multi-Service Center Youth Program is a model drug and alcohol prevention program designed to provide information, education, and treatment to Watertown youths and their parents. The program, which services an average of 250 youths per month, includes the following components: Peer Leadership Education: Run in conjunction with Watertown High School, this program trains groups of senior high school students in the areas of decision-making, drug and alcohol infor- mation, smoking, and group leadership skills. Students, once trained, lead small discussion groups with seventh grade students 64 at the East and West Junior High Schools. This accredited course has trained more than 180 senior high students and over 500 seventh grade students since the spring of 1984. Peer Counseling: Peer Counseling Program was developed this year to help ninth and tenth grade students with a range of problems that include: adjusting to a new school, peer pressure, diffi- culties with parents, teachers, and drugs and alcohol. Each Peer Counselor is required to have two years of Peer Leadership experience in addition to twenty hours of training provided by Multi-Service Center staff. Outdoor Adventure Education: Adventure Education is a program designed for high-risk Watertown teenagers. Since July 1984, over 230 youths have participated in such challenging activities as: rock climbing, canoeing, orienteering, hiking, and ropes courses. The program confronts a variety of adolescent problems including peer pressure, drug and alcohol abuse, and delinquent behavior through building self-esteem, promoting group cooperation, individual achievement, and confidence. Outdoor Summer Education Program: This newly funded program, through a Community Development Block Grant, is geared towards providing the same skills as Adventure Education; however, participation will be limited to students who are transitioning from elementary school to junior high school and from junior high school to senior high school. Drug and Alcohol Education for Court-Involved Teens: This group, which started in March 1984, has provided services to 30 court- referred teenagers. The program serves as an adjunct to the Waltham Court Probation Department and is designed to minimize the recidivism rate among Watertown teenagers. Thus far, 15% have been referred to drug rehabilitation programs, 9% have since been arrested, and 76% have not needed further services nor been re-arrested. 65 Police Training Program: The Multi-Service Center designed and implemented a series of training programs for the Watertown Police Department. The program provided training in the following areas: Working with Teenagers Drug Information Social Service Delivery System Overview of Juvenile and Drug Laws Community Education: Program staff provided drug and alcohol information and intervention skills to twelve community groups in addition to producing four local Cable Television productions based on a range of adolescent and family problems. Jobs Program: The Multi-Service Center in conjunction with the Watertown Housing Authority developed a Jobs Program for teenagers in the East and West End Housing Projects. The programs, in addition to providing jobs, instilled a sense of pride and commitment towards the youths ' neighborhoods. d16.�r Aft r � I J, W The Munae at WateAtown Squah.e, depicting .cs hiztwLy and 6tavon. Created by Liza with 6edeaat grant 6und6 a.6 pant r)4 .the Square Rev.tta izati.on Pnoiect. 66 COUNCIL ON AGING COUNCIL ON AGING MEMBERS Edward Caruso, Chairperson Sonja Brownson John Mantenuto Ellen Flinter Ruth Dunn Stella Frimmel Lucy Nargozian Karen Berghausen (One vacancy) STAFF : Lawrence M. Sprague , Elder Affairs Advisor Nancy E . Smith , Administrative Assistant Lorraine Mullahy , Hot Lunch Coordinator (part-time) * Helen Smith , Hot Lunch Coordinator (part-time, paid by West Suburban Elder Services , Inc . ) ** Albert Mannix, shopping bus driver (on loan from the Dept . of Public Works Tuesdays and Fridays) The Council On Aging was officially established as a town department in 1975 . The Council ' s primary function is to assist Watertown residents 60 years of age and older with practical problems as well as providing information and referral for services provided by other elderly service providers . Last year the Council handled over 8 ,000 calls from people requesting assistance or referrals to appropriate agencies . The Council On Aging is a nine-member board of unpaid Watertown residents whose job is to oversee the work of the Council and to decide on the policies of the Council On Aging. The Council , with input from the community , sets the 67 policy guidelines , and the staff plans for , develops administers and monitors the programs and services delivered by the Council . In late 1984 , Ellen Flinter and Karen Berghausen were appointed to fill the seats previously held by Doris Daley and Sister Trinita McIsaac . Edward Caruso was sworn in as the new Chairperson upon Ms . Daley 's departure . The Council On Aging office is located on the ground level of the Administration Building, 149 Main Street. (Enter on the side door facing the library , turn right at the first corridor . The Council office is at the end of the hall . ) The Council On Aging phone number is 924-6370 . The Council On Aging offers a town-funded hot lunch program in the Community Room of McSherry Gardens ( 17 Quirk St. ) and the St . James Armenian Cultural Center (465 Mt. Auburn St .) . These sites provide about 45 meals per day during the week, (17 meals a day at McSherry , 28 at St . James) a total of over 11 , 700 meals a year . Any Watertown resident aged 60 and over is eligible for these hot lunches , but you must make a reservation at least three days in advance . To make a reservation at McSherry , call Helen Smith at 924-9662 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. , and at St . James , call Lorraine Mullahy at 924-9637 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is a 754 donation requested. West Suburban Elder Services , Inc . also funds a Watertown hot lunch site . The site is located at Woodland Towers , 55 Waverley Ave . To make a reservation there , call Mary Lyons 68 at 924-9801 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. any weekday . A 75� donation is requested . West Suburban also supplies the Home-Delivered meals to home-bound Watertown elders . The Council On Aging offers several forms of local transportation to Watertown Seniors . The first is the shopping bus which the Council shares with the School Depart- ment. This bus runs Tuesdays and Fridays (weather permitting) following a prescribed route through various locations in town , ending at the Arsenal Mall and the Watertown Mall . Information on the shopping bus schedule and route can be obtained by call- ing the Council On Aging. The second form of transportation provided by the Council is the Medical Van Service . In June 1984 , the Council On Aging contracted with Centre Transportation of Newton to pro- vide free medical transportation to local hospitals and doctor appointments . This service runs every Monday , Wednesday , Thursday and Friday from 10 : 30 a.m.-2 : 30 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. To make reservations , senior citizens should call 969-1418. Three days advance notice is necessary . Another transportation option available to Watertown seniors is the MBTA Ride . The Ride costs 75fi each way . Applications must be completed , and tickets purchased in advance. Applications for "The Ride" are available at the Council On Aging office . During the last year the Council On Aging offered many other services including: The MBTA Senior Pass Program, Surplus Government Food Distributions , Eye and Ear Clinics , Educational Forums on taxes , legal rights , financial planning, utility rates , 69 health care , Medicare, etc. The Council continued to publish its monthly newsletter (Senior Citizen News) which announces upcoming events and includes stories about issues that effect older Watertown residents i .e . Social Security changes , tax regulations , nutrition information, discounts , etc. During 1984 the Council On Aging had its annual Christmas/ Chanukah Party at the Sons of Italy Hall as well as a picnic and several summertime bus trips to local beaches . The Council On Aging 's activities have been boosted by the assistance of the Friends of the Council On Aging, Inc . , a private non-profit organization which funds activities in support of the Council . The Friends have provided monies for transportation and celebrations . In the future , the Friends are looking to provide transportation to nutrition sites , and social and recreational programs , as well as pro- viding bus excursions for outings . The Council On Aging remains an important local resource for Watertown Senior Citizens . The Council is looking toward a future with more educational and recreational programs as well as one with greater advocacy on behalf of our Senior Citizens . �el i- r 70 R E C R E A T I O N Thomas J. Sullivan, Director Richard Maloney, Asst. Director Robert B. McCarthy, Chairman Appointed Lorraine LaRose, Secretary Appointed James Clark, Supt. DPW Ex-Officio Police Chief Joseph Kelly Retired 10/13/83 Police Chief Walter Munger Retired 9/20/84 Police Chief Robert Kelly Ex-Officio Dr. Daniel G. O'Connor, Supt. of School Dept. Ex-Officio Mrs. Sigrid Reddy, Head Librarian Ex-Officio Mr. Arthur E. Todino Appointed To the Chairman and members of the Watertown Recreation Commission: The annual report of the Recreation Department is respectfully sub- mitted by the Director of Recreation for the period of July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1984. The function of the Recreation Commission is to provide a year-round recreation program so that every child in the town shall have a place to play in safety and that every person, young and old, shall have the opportunity for the best and most satisfying use of his leisure time. The members of the Commission perform a dedicated community service while they serve without pay. The members aid the Director in an understanding of his duties, have stood behind his recommendations for changes and additions and give wise counsel and advise when needed. Chief Joseph P. Kelly, of the Watertown Police Department, served as a member of the Commission for 14 years. His quiet sensitivity to the problems and needs of the department; his experience in dealing with the youth of the town; his knowledge of sports and sportsmanship; his encouragement for growth in programs for all ages; and his ability to give sound advise when needed, was an asset to the department and Commission. Chief Walter Munger replaced Chief Kelly in October, 1983 and retir- ed from office in September, 1984. During his short t*= as a Com- missioner he showed a great deal of interest in ongoing programs and was very supportive of new programs. His abundance of informa- tion and advise on problems facing the youth of our town was in- valuable. Chief Robert Kelly replaced Chief Munger and was welcomed to the Commission at his first meeting in November, 1984. O R G A N I Z A T I O N The Commission is comprised of seven members, four of whom are Ex- Officio, namely the Supt. of DPW; Supt. of Schools; Chief of Police; and the Director of Libraries. Three members are appointed by the Town Manager. The structure of the Commission is: 1) Officers: a) Chairman b) Secretary 2) Other members 71 All employees, except the Director and the Principal Account Clerk, are part-time. Part-time employees are hired to instruct and supervise th6 various programs during the four seasons of the year. RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS 1983-84 In the summers of 1983-84 only Bemis Park, Victory Field, Casey Field, Cunniff, O'Connell and Sullivan Playgrounds were supervised from 9-12; 1-4 p.m. with side trips to Wallex Bowling Alleys, swimming, movies, picnics at Waverley Oaks and participation in the Pepsi-Hot Shot. Also, arts & crafts sessions were held as well as baseball , softball, wiffle ball and basketball competitions. Our tennis program for ages 7 through 16 was successful and had matches with other towns however, we need supervisors with more experience. Flag- football at outside Victory Field is very popular with the young men of the town and Cable T.V. for the last two years has televised one of their games. The evening basketball program brought in $1,050. in 1984 which showed a growth in the number of teams over 1983; the weight training program gained in popularity in 1983 but slacked off in 1984-more-publicity and direction will be given to the program in 185. The swimming program conducted at the MDC pool registered over 200 children and is a very well run program under the direction of Mrs. Diane Bemis. The program for the mentally handicapped work- ed in conjunction with Camp Pequossette at the East Jr. Attendance at Camp Pequossette in 183 was excellent and had approxi- mately 400 campers and brought in a total of $11, 540. 1984 had an income of $10,850. Transportation is paid out of Revolving Fund. The camp was held at the East Jr. High School through the cooperation of the School Department. Permits for all fields in the town, except for Arsenal Park, are issued through the Recreation Department with over 1600 permits given to various citizens and local organizations. During the fall-winter season flag-football, soccer and volleyball programs are conducted for grades 4-5-6. Instructions in baton twirling, ages 3 to 18, are offered on Tuesday evenings .at the High School. Jr. High basketball league was held at the High School with four teams and involved 48 youngsters. Players from St. Patrick' s and Watertown High School coached the youngsters. Men' s basketball league ran from December to March with 18 teams competing. A Friday night social and a Saturday Day Camp for the mentally handicapped is conducted at the Senior High School. The Friday night program has 34 in attendance and the Saturday Day Camp has approximately 22 each week. The department set up afternoon and weekend programs for special needs youngsters and adults called 'The Trumpet' . The par- ticipants are charged a minimal fee for courses in basketball swim lessons, nautilus, basic math, computer ed, horseback riding, etc. These programs run for eight weeks and the majority enroll eight students. Sing-a-longs and aerobic dancing classes were again con- ducted for senior citizens. The 1983-84 spring programs covered softball, baseball, t-ball, baton twirling. Baton twirling and t-ball are geared for the younger children, grades k through 3 while all other programs are geared for grades 4-5-6. Adult golf, aerobic dancing and tennis classes are well attended. The tennis classes for betinners and intermediates are held on the courts at Casey Field. 72 In 1983 and ' 84 the town received a 50% reimbursement from the State on all special needs programs conducted by the Recreation Department. 1983 brought in a total of $16 , 652 .81 into the Revolving Fund. 1984 showed an income of $24, 616 . 05. This money is used to defray the cost of some of our programs, such as, adult aerobic dancing, golf ,tennis , men' s basketball league, Camp Pequossette salaries, transportation costs , equipment and food supplies, etc . I would like, at this time, to thank the Recreation Commission and staff for its help and guidance, and also all the town departments who have worked with us over the past eighteen months to provide a quality recreation program for the citizens of Watertown. Respectfully submitted, Thomas JAullivan Director of Recreation , _;P r Watelttown Recycting Cen-teA, pnomo.tc.ng con,6etvat ion e66oAt,5 and u6e o6 it,6 6ac i.P-i ty on Gn.ove StAee.t. 73 VETERANS' SERVICES During the years 1983 and 1984, the Veterans' Services Department continued to operate effectively. This office continued to provide financial aid to Watertown veterans and their dependents in temporary need of assistance due to sickness, death, unemployment and other problems. As in the past, this office utilized State and Federal programs and various referral information. With our knowledge of Social Security, Welfare Medicaid and other Government agencies, this office was in a position to guide veterans and their dependents to proper offices for increased and future benefits due them. This has kept our expenses to a minimum with greater benefits to our veterans. A large volume of Veterans Administration Income Questionnaire cards were completed by this office. These forms are required to be completed by January 1st of each year by all non-service connected pension recipients, including widows and their dependents, in order to have their benefits continued. This year and last year all those over 70 years of age receiving pensions from Veterans Administration were required to complete questionnaire forms whereas they had been exempt in prior years. This increased the forms and correspondence to Veterans Administration to clarify status of this special group of elderly recipients. By aiding our Watertown residents throughout the year with forms and correspondence relative to Veterans Administration matters, a time consuming and tiresome trip to Boston was eliminated for many recipients. All of the above resulted in increased benefits to veterans and their dependents and indirectly a financial gain to the Town. Richard T. Johnson" Veterans' Agent 74 MUNICIPAL SKATING ARENA The Annual Report of the Watertown Municipal Skating Arena called Annual Report 1984, is respectfully submitted to the citizens of Watertown. The Watertown Municipal Skating Arena's operating season for ice skating is August 15 to April 15. Public skating sessions are held four times a week and skating lessons are available twice a week for every age level. For the fifth consecutive year, the Arena was one of five facilities in Massachusetts selected to host the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association's post season hockey games. The Arena was the site of all the Amateur Hockey Association's District Nine playdown games during February school vacation with Watertown Youth Hockey and nine surrounding communities vying for a state tournament berth. Bentley College, Brandeis University, Waltham, Brookline, Newton North, Newton South, Winchester, and Watertown High Schools play all their home games at the Arena from November 17 through March 4. Watertown High School Red Raiders, coached by Richard Umile, finished first in a highly competitive Middlesex League. Congratulations are in order to the fine coaching staff, players, parents and fans for an outstanding season. Waltham, Belmont, Metro Boston, and Watertown Youth Hockey programs rent ice throughout the year with Watertown Youth Hockey offering a fine twenty-six week program for all boys and girls from five to sixteen years of age. The energy saving project of installing a heat reclaimer system has been completed. This system will reclaim previously wasted energy and provide the arena with all the hot water for showers and the Zamboni Ice resurfacer, which should decrease the natural gas consumption. In the midst of our twelfth operating season, our plant remains in good condition due to a vigorous summer maintenance program. We would like to thank the Fire Department's Rescue Squad, the Department of Public Works, and the various other departments for their splendid cooperation through- out the year. We will continue to serve the people of Watertown and welcome any suggestions which might improve our operation. Respectfully submitted, I Michael J. Driscoll Rink Director 75 PUBLIC LIBRARIES - _ Oft 0_ Report for FY 1983 and 1984 Trustees Gracemarie LeBlanc , Chair, 1986 Charles Burke , Comptroller , 1988 Donald MacDonald , Vice Chair , 1988 Mark Neylon, 1986 Raya Stern, Secretary, 1986 Pamela Schofield , 1986 The library consists of a Main Library, 123 Main Street, and 2 branches : North , corner of Orchard & Waverley and East , 481 Mt . Auburn St . Founded 1868 , serves pop. of 34 , 384 (US Census 1980 ) . Appropriation, Town Percentage : 1983 : 2 . 2% ; 1984 : 2 . 5% ; per capita : 1983 : $ 19 . 31 ; 1984 : $22 . 08 . Circulation per capita: 1983 : 5 . 49 ; 1984 : 5. 98 . Circulation per registered borrower : 1983 : 13. 22; 1984 : 12. 82 . Days open per year : 1983 : 330 ; 1984 : 331 . Hours open : Main Library : 60/Winter, 49/Summer ; East, 22/Winter, 22/Summer ; North, 20/Winter, 20/Summer. CHAIRMAN ' S REPORT The fiscal year 1983 saw the Library rebound from the problems caused by Proposition 2 1 /2 and the unfortunate fire at the East Branch to begin again making plans for the future . The Trustees sought and received from the Town Council monies for a Book Security System and a Building Security System for the Main Library and its branches . They also voted to join with thirteen other local libraries to form the Minuteman Library Network (MLN ) . The MLN applied for and received an LSCA grant of $440, 000 for resource sharing through automation, later supplemented by a further grant of a like amount to permit the participation of another six libraries . The Trustees continued to support and encourage efforts by the staff to obtain outside funding for special projects. Looking to the future the Trustees renewed their efforts to bring to the attention of the town the need for the modernization of the Main Library. We thank all our library patrons who have supported our efforts on this behalf . We also thank the Friends of the Watertown Free Public Library who raise money for the library through their many successful Book Fairs . To our many patrons who have also made useful contributions we extend our sincere thanks . Gracemarie V . LeBlanc , Chairman BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES DIRECTOR 'S REPORT The years 1983 and 1984 saw changes in personnel , hours and patterns of service in the library. In attempting to respond appropriately to the needs of library users while continuing efforts at cost-containment , the following decisions were reached : to modernize our physical plant, introduce computer applications to make operations more efficient and utilize existing data where available , and participate in resource sharing through OCLC and the Minuteman Network . Through all these changes the Trustees have supported the library staff in its effort to continue to offer a high standard of library service . Sigrid Reddy LIBRARY DIRECTOR 79 LIBRARY STAFF Director: Sigrid R. Reddy Assistant Director and Community Services Librarian: Helene Tuchman Secretary: Helen Pando Departments "ult Services : Jane Eastman, Supervisor and Head of Reference RefereDce Department: Jeanne Henderson, Librarian; Ellen Wendruff, Pre-Professional Librarian; Mary McHugh, Assistant Part-time : Christine Rowan, Keith Stavely, Susan Tsiatis, Librarians Circulatior;_jDepartment : Doris Anderson, Head; Anne Diozzi, Karen Gill, Ruth Griffin, Assistants Part-time : Pat Considine, Carol Harris, Catherine Richmond, Angela Ward, Assistants j(ouna Adult Department: Debora Bugbee, Supervisor Part-time : Mary McClure, Librarian; Darlette Smith, Pre-professional Librarian Children's Department: Maureen Conners, Acting Supervisor Joan Gidopoulos, Librarian; Madeliene Marino, Pre-professional Librarian Part-time : Patricia Farrell, Marilyn Micco, Assistants Technical Services : Forrest Mack, Supervisor Charlotte Murray, Pre-professional Librarian; Frances Mannix, Gayle Roberts-Cullen, Assistants Part-time : Annette Galdi, Helena Neylon, Assistants Branch LibrariaGA: Mary Harney, East Branch; Deborah Mazzolini, North Branch Pages: Brenda Berg, Susan Duncan, Beth Fowler, Catherine Furia, Salpi Garabedian, Heather Holmberg, Aline Karageuzian, Marybeth LeBlanc, Darlene MacCauley, Karen McDermott, Seta Ourfalian, Laura Posato, Brenda Sellers, Lora Wan, Gregory Zevitas Custodians: William J. Mannix, Head Custodian; John C. Carey, Paul Mannix, Junior Custodians Be_aAgnations_ and retirements during 1984 Mary Harney, Anne Diozzi, Helen Pando, Angela Ward, Mary McClure, Darlette Smith, Catherine Furia, Aline Karageuzian Appointments & Promotions 1984 : Professional :Barbara Gleekman, Lois Neve, Dorothy Corriveau Pre-professional: Kristen Nordlie Pages: ,Michele Deeb, Chris Zevitas; Office Assistants: Rosalie Ranno; Angela Ward Secretary: Julie Pando Maureen Conners, Supervisor of Children's Services; Keith Stavely, Branch Librarian; Carol Harris, Head of Circulation; Susan Duncan, Library Assistant 80 VOLUNTEERS Paul Brennan Kathleen Hansen Anne Milmore Virginia Cox Eleanor Keiger Mark Murray Marjorie Connelly Rita Kelly Barbara Roscoe Jonathan Cutts Lorelei Kolegue Lee Schiel Isabel Divrigian Lorraine Magarian Albert Whittemore COLLECTIONS Adult Juvenile Total 7/1/82 7/1 /83 7/1/82 7/1 /81 3L1/82 7./1/83 books96, 622 93, 716 33, 310 33, 823 129, 932 127, 539 Books added 8, 180 7, 267 3, 117 3050 11 , 297 10, 617 Withdrawn or lost 11 , 086 8, 547 2, 604 2, 743 13, 690 11 , 290 Total Books June 30 93, 716 92, 436 33, 823 34, 430 127, 539 126, 866 FY 1983 FY 1984 Pbq-DQte.cor (discs & cassette tapes ) July 1 5, 807 5, 852 Albums added 876 766 Withdrawn or lost 831 566 Total Records June 30 5, 852 6, 062 Periodicals Magazines 304 304 Newspapers 22 22 CIRCULATION JULY 1982 JUNE 1983 Main E_s� North Total Adult 93, 930 6, 672 7, 928 108, 530 Young Adult 16, 938 1 , 397 2, 060 20, 395 Children's 43, 408 4, 288 129209 59, 725 Totals 154, 276 12057 229197 188, 650 Closed because of fire August 182 - March 183 CIRCULATION JULY 1983 - JUNE 1984 Main East North Total Adult 91 , 112 12, 554 9,024 112, 690 Young Adult 18, 260 3, 365 2, 865 24, 490 Children 's 43, 780 11, 710 12, 818 68, 308 Totals 153, 152 27, 629 24, 707 205, 488 81 INTERLIBRARY_ LOANS -Logal JIM OCLC� Local 1984 OCLC# Borrowed 132 239 457 190 Loaned 72 97 49 159 Access by computer terminal to Online Computer Library Center, Dublin, Ohio. SERVICE TO SHUT-M Emerson Convalescent Home Charlesgate Nursing Home 100 Warren Street Woodland Towers McSherry Gardens Marshall House AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT LOANS FY 1983 FY 1984 Use in library programs 160 36 Use by town agencies 70 21 Use by community groups 116 82 Individual in-library use 844 875 (filmstrips, phonographs, film loops, microfilm/fiche , video, tape recorders, TTY, LoVision aids ) NEW BORROWERS REGISTERED Adult Juvenile Total Main East North Main East North Main East North FY 1982 3, 750 445 65 236 ill 64 3086 556 129 FY1981 4 , 677 216 166 192 79 137 4, 869 295 303 FY1984 4 , 476 515 210 361 146 186 4, 837 661 396 TOTAL 12, 903 1 , 176 441 789 336 387 13, 692 1 , 512 828 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FY 1983 FY 1984 Town appropriation: $677, 974 $715, 469 Receipts from Trust Funds 16,809 .42 5, 074. 37 Income from Fines (to Treasurer) : 4, 099.25 4, 044. 95 EXPENDITURES ly 1983 FY 1984 Salaries $490068 $520, 938 Longevity 9, 636 10, 726 Books and other library materials 90, 000 90, 000 Administrative expense 22, 717 22,423 Contractual services 53, 700 62, 704 Capital outlay 4, 523 2, 889 Automation 17, 433 82 TRUST FUNDS Balance Balance NAME 1 July 1%82 Receipts Expenses 30 June 1983 Barry $2, 060.78 $152. 66 $488.08 $1 , 725. 36 Charles 847. 32 46.30 0.00 893.62 Masters 2,739.84 206. 13 245.00 2,700.97 McGuire 1, 607. 28 127. 32 131.55 1, 603. 05 Mead 6, 040.20 497.00 1, 185. 62 5, 351 .58 B. Pierce 1 , 104. 38 9179 0. 00 1, 196. 17 W. Pierce 11 , 099. 09 7, 482: 121 706. 20 17, 875. 01 Pratt 27, 663.62 8, 145.451 650. 00 35, 159.07 Whitney 1, 104. 16 60.65 0.00 1, 164.81 Totals $54,266 .67 $16,809.42 $3,406.45 $67, 669. 64 Balance Balance NAME 1 July 1983 Receiptp Expenses 30 June 1984 Barry $1, 725. 36 $157.49 $116. 10 $1, 766.75 Charles 893.62 48.82 0.00 942.44 Masters 2, 700.97 206.50 250.00 2,657.47 McGuire 1, 603. 05 135 .37 13.30 1 , 725. 12 Mead 5, 351 . 58 513.89 411. 39 5,454. 08 B. Pierce 1 , 196. 17 99. 14 0. 00 1,295.31 W. Pierce 17,875 .01 1, 226.79 3,212.952 15,888.85 Pratt 35, 159. 07 2,622.57 3, 052.002 34,729. 64 Whitney 1, 164.81 63.80 0.00 1, 228. 61 Totals $67, 669.64 $5, 074. 37 $7, 055.74 $65, 688.27 lincludes unrealized gain on securities 21ncludes unrealized loss on securities Reference questions answered in Main Library Adult Dept. : 1983, 12, 000; 1984, 13, 308 Output measures, Oct. 1983: 11, 195 persons/month, or 431/day visit the main library. EVENTS AND MEETINGS HELD AT THE MAIN LIBRARY FY 1983 FY 1984 Library Programs 87 33 Town Agencies 17 16 Community Groups 185 187 Totals 289 236 PROGRAMS A EXHIBITIONS 19U AAult. Young Adult "Writings A Readings, Watertown Authors Present Their Work": Kathleen Spivack, Ruth Lepson, DeWitt Henry, Phyllis Birnbaum, Lewis Hyde, John Demos, 250 persons attended "Feature Flicks, " "Summer Flicks, " "Families Featured" (film series) YA Hallowe 'en Makeup Workshop; Dungeons and Dragons Club; SF Short Story and Fantastic Art Contest 83 Children's Children' s Story Hours : Night-Time Story Hour : eight ten-week sessions for 177 pre-schoolers Toddler Drop-In: 1450 children attended "Kids ' Flicks" : 1050 attended School visits to elementary schools Chinese New Year Observance; "Spring into Shape" reading club 100+ children Summer Reading Program "Journey through Time, " 500 children read more than 2000 books . Mascot: robot "WFPL-83" visited schools, appeared on cable SIDEBARS Crafts: Hanukkah: 60 children; Arts & Crafts with Center for the Arts ; music and puppet workshops Boston Children's Theatre Creative Drama Workshops (funded by Mass Council on the Arts and Humanities) 1984 Adult. Young Adult "The Bomb, " Nepal , "Rosebud" (American Indian Reservation) International film festival ; Book discussion group (Keith Stavely) : 300 "Summer Flicks" ; "Sunday Music at the Library" : 500 "Discover Watertown, City of Great Families" "Looking at Ourselves : Armenians through the Camera's Eye" Children's Children 's Story Hours ; Preschool, 100 children; Night-Time Story Hours (summer ), East. Toddler Drop-In: 1 , 150; story/craft program, 6 Sunday afternoons. "Kids' Flicks" and "Feature Flicks" : total audience 1 , 763 Children's Book Week: "West of the Moon" (North) ; Eleanor Boylan, puppeteer (East) ; "Snow White" movie (Main) Chinese New Year celebration: 90 children Spring "Hare and Tortoise Reading Club, " 85 children read 900 books Summer Reading Club: "Watertown All-Stars, " Cubs and Dragons teams, 300 children read 1800 books Crafts: Holiday (Valentine, Hallowe 'en, Easter, Christmas ) ; Spring & St . Patrick's Day at East Branch Cooperation with community groups: Center for the Arts, Arts & Crafts for children 3-6 and 10 and over; PTA, "Read-Aloud" with Jim Trelease ; Baby-Sitting Workshop (North Branch) , with Young Adult, sponsored by 4-H; 10-week Parent Workshop (with Family Center of Boston) Eye Health Program: Karen Koumjian, O.D. National Library Week: Trent Arterberry, mime (North) ; Eleanor Boylan, puppeteer (East ) ; Jerry Vovsko, folk-singer/story-teller (Main) Visits by staff to all elementary schools; 15 classes visited library BOOKLISTS PREPARED BY LIBRARIANS 14$3 Child Care. a Resource Handbook, 10th edition (with Multi-Service Center ) Taman Resources Directo Z, by Non-profit Business Council, Chamber of Commerce 19$4 "Holocaust, " prepared by Barbara Gleekman MINUTEMAN LIBRARY NETWORK Participation with 19 other libraries in resource-sharing network, funded by $440, 000 grant under Library Services and Construction Act Other grants : Mass Council on the Arts & Humanities: $3000 for programming; Arts Lottery: $1000 for Sunday concerts 84 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Department of Community Development and Planning The Department of Community Development and Planning was created by a vote of the Town Council in August, 1982. Providing a formal interrelationship of the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board, the Board of Appeals, and the Inspection staff, along with the Planning staff and the Community Development Block Grant program. Each board and commission within the Department maintained its autonomy, but is accorded professional and support services by department employees. The aim of integrating these related agencies is to improve communication, and coordination between the agencies, and to provide services more efficiently to the community. A summary report of the department's major accomplishments for the years 1983 and 1984 are as follows: PART I - Planning and Community Development Division In its role as staff advisor's to the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals the Department , as a major responsibility, prepares extensive reports on all special permit and variance permits. For over 38 projects, advisory site plan review and/or permit request reports were prepared during the report period. In four cases which were taken on appeal , the staff also presented testimony before the Superior Court in support of Town agency action. Considerable research effort was also given in assisting the Planning Board initiative for master plan development for the East End. While unsuccessful as a rezoning effort , many products, such as Land Use Study, Economic base study and Cost-Benefit analysis provide on-going tools for project proposal evaluation in this transitional area. Finally, in conjunction with an initiative by the Chairman of the Board of Appeals, staff assisted in the preparation of a comprehensive mannual of Board policies and procedures. Specific to addressing resident needs throughout the community, and especially, for those in greatest need, to whom all programs were targeted, and to strenghten the fabric of the community's residential neighborhoods fabric the Department sponsored numerous initiatives. The Home Improvement program offers grants and loan assistance to low and moderate income homeowners for the purpose of correcting Sanitary Code Violations. During the report period 135 client cases representing over 288 dwelling units where recipients of aid to upgrade and provide safer living environments. Similarly the Energy Conservation program provided aid for items such as insulation, new oil burners, storm windows and weatherstripping. In program years 1983 and 1984, 185 dwelling units were aided. The Energy program also received additional funding from EOCD for similar energy assistance in non-target areas with participation by an additional 77 households. In addition, the Energy Coordinator conducted numerous workshops to instruct people on low cost/no cost conservation activities. During 1983 the Energy Coordinator participated in a Solar Demonstration Program, involving three households. Subsequently, a technical survey of solar systems in the community, aided in the Town's participation in the State Solar Bank program which is on-going. Finally, the Energy Program completed its participation in 87 the Community-Save program, involving 88 homes, whereby group bids for attic insulation were prepared so that homeowners could be offered a lower price for insulation. In the two report years over 480 low income and elderly households received free smoke detectors, under a program coordinated with the Council of Aging and the Town's Fire Prevention Office. The Department has also been very active in the area of historic preservation. In the summer of 1982, the DCDP commissioned the Architectural Preservation Association to conduct an inventory of historically significant properties within Watertown. The APA prepared historic survey forms for 320 structures in the Town, providing information on building age , architectural type and historical significance. Subsequently,a grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission was received to conduct an educational series on historic preservation. The program included a five part workshop series on preservation techniques and tax incentives for historic buildings. The MHC grant linked with $2,580 in CDBG funding for publication of a poster featuring historic properties in Watertown. This poster, printed in December 1983, was available free to the public. Finally during the Fall of 1983, the DCDP worked with graduate students from the Boston University Preservation Studies Program on a special historic preservation research project . The research project resulted in the preparation of redevelopment plans for selected historically significant properties, including nomination forms for -the National Register of Historic Places. These programs are indicative of the Community Development Program's desire to preserve Watertown's past while helping to make the town a better place to live in the years to come. Specific to the goal of aiding community economic development the Department participated in a wide variety of activities. In June of 1982, the Town was awarded $13,500 from the EOCD, this being augmented with $4,500 in matching funds from the Community Development Block Grant program, to study the parking problems in the Watertown Square central business ditrict . The study developed extensive supply/demand data and examined potential sites for the placement of a municipal parking garage. In December 1983, the Department , in cooperation with the Planning Board, submitted a grant proposal to the EOCD for funding to develop a town-wide Residental parking management plan in an effort to update the Watertown Comprehensive Plan, which unfortunately was not funded. Also, a business survey was undertaken to gather information on future development plans of Watertown firms, and a more detailed study was conducted of firms in the Square area to determine the size and nature of the business. The Department submitted a grant proposal to the National Endowment for the Arts for architectural services for the implementation of the Charles Riverbank Reconstruction Design Project, however funding was not received. Utilizing State grant aid the Town provided over $ 60,000 to the Watertown Economic Development Corporation who's programs of improvement grant for storefronts in Watertown Square and in Coolidge Square aided over fourteen retail businesses in facility upgrading and who's business loan program aided four larger business expansion/job development projects. Significant Department staff assistance was given in these endeavors as well as aiding the WEDC to became certified to award Small Business Administration S. 503 loans, which makes the Watertown agency one of only 14 such conduits for federal funds in the state. During the Spring of 1983, the DCDP prepared a Commercial Area Revitalization District Plan for the former Kings Department Store site off 88 Watertown Street. This plan was approved by the Town Council and the Executive Office of Communities and Development. The CARD designation allowed the Purity Supreme Corp. to use tax-exempt revenue bond financing to redevelop this site into their new corporate headquarters and a Heartland Food Warehouse , creating over 300 new jobs. Finally, various economic grant assistance projects were developed, requiring considerable staff effort but which unfortunately were not funded. These include: under the State Economic Set-A-Side prgram a $ 500,000 loan to a major manufacture employer, under the State Community Action Grants a street/sidewalk grant linked to a building renovation project in South Watertown and a Business/Manufacturing energy conservation loan program under the Small Cities Community Development program. Specific to efforts to improve public facilities and support systems the Department again was active in several areas. Staff prepared an application for a street improvement effort grant through the Executive Office of Transportation and Construction, and the Town was awarded $8889088. These funds were utilized, as authorized by the Town Council , for streetscape improvements in Watertown Square. The Square project featured the realignment of the existing rotary into a more conventional and efficient intersection design and the addition of street amenities. Construction on the First Phase of the Project, the reconstuction and landscaping of Merchants Row, began in October 1983. Construction on Phase Two, the reconstruction and landscaping of the Square, began in April , 1984. In conjunction with Phase One of the Project, the Town was awarded a $3080 WBZ-FUNDS FOR THE ARTS GRANTS to paint a public mural at Merchants Row, in cooperation with the Watertown Center for the Arts. The mural was completed in the Fall of 1983. In June 1983, the Department submitted a proposal for the Liberty Tree Jobs Corp Employment Program Grant from the Department of Environmental Management. Monies were sought to fund the reclamation of the Coolidge School playground and to plant new trees in target neighborhoods. The grant was denied and the Town held ineligible because its unemployment rate was not one of the 100 worst in the state. In 1983 CDBG funds were used augmented by Housing Authority funding and in cooperation with both the Watertown Housing Authority and the Department of Public Works,a project was begun and completed to upgrade West End Housing Project streets and sidewalks. Finally, the expertise of Town's energy coordinator was utilized to reduce operating costs for our municipal facilities. Grants for technical assistance audits were received, and the municipal buildings and schools were audited. This report was subsequently used as the basis for the Town being granted approximately $ 14,880 from the State to undertake a variety of retrofit activities in library facilities, the police station, the Central fire station and the Town Hall . Similarily, assistance was provided in the installation in the municipal skating rink of new energy-efficient lights. 89 s ' n e e � t t r Mi al 90 PART II - FACILITIES INSPECTION DIVISION BUILDING INSPECTOR SECTION The following is the annual report of the Inspector of Buildings for the calender year of 1983 and 1984: NEW CONSTRUCTION Residential.. .... ..... .... . .. .. . . .............. .... ..$ 11,019,000.00 Non-residential....... . . . . . .. ... . .. . ..... .. .... .. . . . . 2,049,000.00 EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS Residential... . .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... .. . .. . .. . ... .. . .. .$ 2,276,333.00 Non-residential. . ... . .. .... .. .... . . ..... . .... .. ... ... 8,715,440.00 EDUCATIONAL RESIDENTIAL Perkins School.. .. .. . . ... . .... . . . . ... . . ... ... ..... .. .$ 53,000.00 DWELLING UNITS Seven (7) two family. .. .. . . . .. .. .. . ... . . . (14) Six (6) condominium complex..... .. . .. . .. (66) 15 Conversions. . . . . . . . . ... .... . . .... . .. (15) POOLS Above ground.. . .. .... .. .. .... .... . .... . (13) Inground.. . .. .... .. .... . .. ... ...... .... (6) 91 RAZING Seven garages (7) One storage building (1) Two single family dwelling (2) Two, two family dwelling (2) One three family dwelling (1) One four family dwelling (1) TEMPORARY STRUCTURE Temporary Tent. . . . . . . . . . . . (6) WOOD STOVES 22 I wish to thank Fire Prevention, Inspector Howard Stearns, Plumbing and Gas Inspector, Kenneth Holmes , Wire Inspector Richard O'Neil , and Director of Community Development and Planning, Gerry Marquis for their cooperation given in the past year. Respectfully submitted, Inspec.or of Buildings 92 PLUMBING and GAS FITTING I herewith submit the annual report of the Office of Plumbing and Gas Fitting Inspector for the calender year 1983-1984: Number of Plumbing permits issued. . ... ... .. .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . 818 INSPECTIONS PLUMBING Progressrough. ..... . .. .. .. .. .... .. ...... . . ... . 371 Rough. ....... .. . . .... .... . . . .. . .. .. . ..... . ... . ..72 Progressfinal... .. . . .. ... . .... .. .. . . .... .. .. . . 223 Final...... . . .. .. . . .. ..... . . ..... .. . . .... .. .. . ..888 Layout and design..... . ........ .... . . ...... .. . ..430 Plans.. .. .... ...... .... . . . . .. . ..... .. ... . . . .. .. .274 Reinspections. ... .. .. ... . . ... ...... ..... ... .. ..181 Illegal. ... .. .. .. .... .. ..... . ...... .. ... . .. . .. .68 GAS FITTING Number of Gas Permits...... .. .... .. .. .... . . . . ... . 563 INSPECTIONS GAS FILLING Mercury tests...... ........ .... .. .. .. .... . .... ..412 Appliance installations.. .. . ..... .. .... .. .. . . . . .945 Meterfits.. .. ... .. . . . . .. .. . ... .. .. ... . .. .. . .. ..1,211 Layoutand design.. ..... . .. . .. . .. . . .. . ... . ... . ..301 Reinspections.. .. ..... . .. .... .. . . .. . ... . . .. . .. ..476 Illegal... . . . .. .. . ... ... . .. .. .. . . .. .... . . . . . .. . .34 Number of mechanical permits issued. . .. .. . .. . . . . 38 Mechanical Inspections... ...... .... .... .. . .. ... .40 Amount of fees received from Plumbing, GasFitting, and Mechanical Permits. ... .... .. .. . ... . ... .. . . . ..$43,262.00 93 MEETINGS Architects, Engineers....... ... ...... ...... . ... . .. ... . ..34 Attorneys.. ..... . .. ......... ....... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .15 BostonGas Co.. . . .... .. .. .. . ... .. ...... . .. . .... .........18 BuildngInspector.. .... .... . ... ...... .. .... . ... .. .... .. ..126 Contractors.. ...... ......... ......... . ... .. .. . ... .... . ...88 D.P.W. Water Department..... ..... .......... .. . ..... ......11 Department of Community Development and Planning... ......17 Educational.... .... . . ....... ..... .. .. . ... .. . .... . . . .. .... 9 FirePrevention Inspector... . .... ... .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .... . ..51 HealthDepartment......... . .. .. ..... ..... . ... . . .. . . .. .. ..19 Manufacturers representatives, salesmen.. . . . .. . . .... .... 6 New England Associates of Plumbing Inspectors... . . . .. .. .. 9 Plumbing and Gas Inspectors ... .. ..... ... .... . ... .. .. ....27 Staff meetings, (Building, and Wire Inspector) .. .. . .... .25 State Board of Plumbing and Gas Fitting examiners... . .... 3 TownEngineer.... .... ...... ......... ... .... . ... .. .. . . ....11 Town Hall Associates. .... .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . . .. . ..... .. 2 TownManager..... ......... .. ......... ... .. . .. .. ......... . 2 Waltham District Court...... ..... .. .. ..... . .... ...... .. .. 1 Wire Inspector. ... . .. .. ..... ...... ..... .. .... .... .... . ...24 COMPLAINTS Plumbing, Gas Fitting, heating, sewer, misc.... .. . . .. .. ..31 94 j. �d M W Me d 4 0�1 0 0 I -�l y N' I � .f 95 WIRE INSPECTION SECTION The following is a report of the Wire Inspector for the calender year 1983-1984: Nine hundred and five permits for wiring installations. Inspections and reinspections -occasioned by these permits, plus inspection of buildings and business properties to be reoccupied, resulted in approximately two thousand seven hundred fifteen calls. Amount of fees received from wire permits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,705.00 STREET LIGHTING Street lights out. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . .320 COMPLAINTS Residential and commercial. .. . . . . . . . ... .153 DAY CARE Annualinspections. . . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . . .16 MEETINGS Traffic Commision. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .. .19 Edison and Telephone Petitions. . . . . . . . ..25 Layout of locatiions of Master Boxes and smoke installations.. .117 Total number of smoke detectors inspected. . .746 Fee taken in by Wire Inspector and turned in to treasurer by Fire Prevention. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .$7,465.00 Electrical layout for the town. . . . . .. .. . . . .79 I wish to express my appreciation to the Boston Edison Company, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Philip Barrett, Building Inspector, Kenneth Holmes, Plumbing Inspector, Howard Stearns, Fire Prevention, for their courtesies and cooperation extended to me during the past year. Respectfully, t 4=ector of W• 96 Planning Board 1983/1984 Current members, several of whom are new to the Board since the last town report are: Ms. Verne Shortell , Mr . James McNicholas, Mr . James McDermott and Mr. Roger Erickson. The Planning Board as a major activity continued in its joint efforts with the Board of Appeals, in development review, and made recommendations on 36 requests for variances, special permits, comprehensive permits, appeals, reconsiderations and requests for removal of conditions. The Board also conducted site plan review for several major development projects. These included a proposal for a 21-unit apartment building at 105-117 Pleasant Street , a 28 unit condominium complex at 30 Washburn Street , a 71 unit condominium complex at 50 Watertown Street , a mixed low income and elderly housing project at 245 Watertown Street , a 30 unit residential building at 91 Spring St . and industrial plant additions to the Unitrode Corp . and to General Scanning Corp . Also, the Planning Board monitor of the construction and opening in November 1983 of the Arsenal Marketplace redevelopment project. East Watertown having felt particularly strong development pressures, which led the Board, in 1981 , to form the Arlington District Land Use Study Committee. This citizen's advisory committee, chaired by the Board Chairman Meyer, met on numerous occasions throught 1982 to conduct a land use and zoning analysis of the area. The committee wrote a draft report of recommendation, after which neighborhood public meetings were held to inform area residents and to seek their input . On August 10 , 1983, the Board formally finalized the contents of the final report and voted to submit the East End Rezoning Petition to the Town Council . The petition was submitted to the Council , by the Board, as the petitioner , in October of 1983. On February 14, 1984, the Council voted 5 to 4 to defeat the rezoning proposal . The proposal , while defeated, served an important purpose in bringing to the forefront many of the crucial planning issues facing the Arlington District . The Board has also initiated a process of more frequent and detailed analysis for proposing zoning ordinance revisions. Areas of recent inquiry include front yard parking and the application of lot dimension standards. It is the objective of this Board to effectively monitor and guide the growth that this town is now experiencing. This growth , demonstrated by the projects reviewed by this Board will , we hope , result in an even stronger and more vital Watertown, both physically and economically. Respectfully submitted, Joseph Deignan , Chairman Watertown Planning Board 97 Board of Appeals 1983/1984 Report of : Messrs. Joseph C. Leah, Chairman; Stephen Neel Esq. Clerk; Anthony Furia Member; and alternate members are Anthony Cristello and Alexander Della Paolera. From July 1 , 1982 to December 31 , 1983, the Board of Appeals received 36 requests for variances, special permits, comprehensive permits, appeals, reconsiderations and requests for removal of conditions. A brief summary of the major approval actions by the Board include a 21-unit apartment building at 105-117 Pleasant Street , a 71 unit residential facility at 50 Watertown Street, a mixed low income and elderly housing project at 245 Watertown Street (the majority of the project situated in Newton) , a 30 unit residential complex at 91 Spring St . and industrial plant additions to the Unitrode Corp. and to General Scanning Corp. facilities. Highlights of the more noteworthy cases heard and decided by the Board include: In February, 1983, the Board voted to deny a request for a special permit to operate a Mr. Donut Shop at 735 Mt . Auburn Street . On appeal by the petitioner to Massachusetts Superior Court the decision was upheld. In July 1983, the Board voted to approve a request for a special permit to construct a 28 unit combined building reuse and new building construction project at 53 Rear Franklin and 30 Rear Washburn Street . On appeal the Massachusetts Superior Court upheld the action of the Board. In November 1983, the Board voted to deny the Watertown Housing Authority, a Comprehensive Permit under Chapter 774, for the construction of congregate housing at 103 Nichols Avenue . The Housing Authority appealed the decision to the Massachusetts State Housing Appeals Committee which overturned the Board's action and which the Board now has on appeal . And, in October 1983, the board voted to approve a request for varience to allow the conversation, without alteration, of a historically significant estate building located at 106 Mt. Auburn St . into four residental condominum units and a small professional office while incorporating specific comittments and standards for the strutures preservation into the future. Finally, a major recent project of the Board was the formulation of revised policies and proceedures to insure a high quality of documentation submission before the Board and to give applicants a clear understanding of the administrative and statutory procedures to which the Board must adhere. Adoption of the Board's new Policies and Proceedures, was voted by the Board in December 1984. As in the past , in rendering decisions, the members of the Board give their full consideration to the applicable laws and statutes, and the promotion of the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of all the inhabitants of Watertown . Respectfully Submitted Joseph Leah , Chairman Watertown Board of Appeals 98 WATERTOWN CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Watertown Conservation Commission respectfully submits the Annual Report for 1985- "A sign of maturity is to plant a tree under the shade of which you will never sit". anonymous ARSENAL PARK Arsenal Market Partnership agreed to repair all damages, including fencing, trees, plantings, walkways, basketball court, resurfacing, and etc. , assessed at $40,000 by the Commission. We thank those at the Marketplace who cooperated with the Conservation Commission to correct the problems. Usage continues to grow rapidly as more people become aware of this award winner urban park facility. Rented fees have more than doubled. An estimated 16,000 people have enjoyed picnics, softball and basketball. games, tennis matches, wedding ceremonies, christenings and birthdays. DOMENIC FILIPPELLO PLAYGROUND The new 16 acre Filippello Park, including 12 acres of the landfill site, will be completed this spring. This recreational facility will provide many activities for the youth and people of our Town. Limited use of the softball field will be allowed because of reseeding the fields. Picnic areas, barbacues, tot lots, basketball courts, street hockey court, 10 station vita course will be available for use. Dedication is planned for early autumn. The Conservation Commission will continue striving to improve the deficit of open space with our community still far below the standards set by Government standards based on population density. 99 CHARLES RIVER CLEANUP Clean up of the Charles River this past spring is a yearly event originally sponsored by the Charles River Watershed in 1973- All communitites bordering the "Charlie" participate in this event. Under the able direction of Commissioner Bob Collini the Amigos De Las Americas collected trash and debris that accumulates through- out the year. TREES The Commission continues to monitor all tree hearings. Commissioner Blanche Kasper is the authority, on behalf of the Commission, who determines the health of the tree. The Commission is trying to reverse the cycle of more trees lost than planted in Town. Tree seedlings nurtured for three years by Commissioner Blanche Kasper were transplanted to Arsenal Park. Congratulations to Blanche for a hundred percent yield. Although agreement with the State was reached for an Economic Develop- ment grant for 300 trees last year the Town has not received the money. The Conservation Commission will continue to work to complete landscaping of Arsenal Street, gateway into Watertown. This spring an additional 38 street trees will be planted. Last year 28 street trees were planted in the fall. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM A grant from M.D.C. was received by the Commission to encourage water conservation through use of water saving devices in the home. This spring the Commission will offer the devices to the community for a small fee. This pilot program is the first step taken by the Commission to encourage the conservation of water. 100 With the water shortage facing the New England States, at this time, it is an appropriate measure for the community to take. Increased water rates can easily be compensated by conservation of water. WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT: MGL, CH 131, Soo Determinations Preliminary Damco Corporation Raytheon Company Determination of Applicability Watertown Square Revitalization Project Mt. Auburn Tennis Club Western Roofing Diana Proctor, Chairperson Blanche Kasper, V-Chairperson Robert Collini Robert Krevy Marylouise McDermott Anthony Mosca Steven Quintiliani 101 r j 'isms 4 Y y rr*r 1 "T 319 ARLINGTON STREET, WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 02172 Area Code (617) 923-1929 rRANCIS X. O'LEARY,Ch xwrn MICHAEL N. MATT.F.-"Dr'--1 JANE F. ARGENTO,K,,CAmi man HOPE TSACOYEANES.F_vrvfiw Asam w AL wi,J. R.AILLARGEON,T"am— DENNIS J. DUFF,Mm+bn RICHAM E. MASTRANGELO.Jf mbm The Annual Report of the Watertown Redevelopment Authority is respectfully submitted: At the close of 1983, many exciting things were happening with the Arsenal Markets development program, including the grand opening of the retail mall portion of the renewal project and the start of rehabilitation construction of Building 215 , the massive brick warehouse structure located at the east end of the Arsenal Development Area. The grand opening which took place in November marked the completion of the construction and rehabilitation of dormant industrial buildings and transformed these structures into an exciting shopping area that included interior landscaped space with trees and green plants, huge public sitting areas, a major food emporium and an assortment of retail stores of every description . The full scale operation of the retail mall brought new life and light to a stagnant area of Watertown and spurred the further development to take place on the Arsenal Site in 1984 . In March of 1984, the major rehabilitation and trans- formation of Building 215 was completed. The new-look structure was occupied by Lifeline Systems , Inc. , a dynamic, growing medical technology firm. When Lifeline moved into Building 215 with its corporate offices , assembly section and research laboratories , the former warehouse received a new name -- The Lifeline Building; and with the new name camee -a new image and personality as well . The Authority is extremely proud of the results of the upgrading and conversion of the Lifeline Building and recognizes the effort made by the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, the Town Council and other Town Agencies 103 and officials who participated in the difficult process of successful Urban Renewal Plan Amendment that made it possible for Lifeline to join the Watertown Community, In June of 1984, construction began on the condominium portion of the renewal project . Extensive rehabilitation was undertaken on Building 212, one of the original structures in the historic quadrangle area. Rehabilitation standards for the conversion of this building to residential use were established by the Authority in keeping with the treatment of the other three buildings of the quadrangle area which were rehabilitated for use as elderly housing on the adjacent parcel . In July, foundations were poured for the construction of the remaining condominium units which were designed as town houses to blend in with the design of the older historic buildings of the quadrangle. Through the summer of 1984 and into 1985 construction has progressed on the condominiums to the point that some of the units are under agreement for sale at this time. At the close of 1984, the Authority focused its attention on the historic stable building and the former officer' s club, the two remaining buildings scheduled for treatment in the final phase of the Urban Renewal Project . In cooperation with the Redeveloper and Town Officials design criteria were established for the rehabilitation of these important historically significant buildings. In November of 1984, Harvard Community Health Plan officials and Arsenal Markets agreed to go forward with a rehabilitation program for Buildings 51 and 121 for use and occupancy by the Harvard Community Health Program under the provisions of a long term lease. Present plans call for construction of •health care facilities in an expanded Building 51 and for some varied corporate office functions in the former officer's club. 104 The Authority has participated in the pre-construction design review process to insure that the design and construc- tion improvements will conform to the high standards required for these buildings of architectural excellence and historical significance. In 1985, the Authority, the Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of Appeals will be working together on the Site Plan Review Process to make it possible for Harvard Community Health Plan and the Redeveloper to begin construction. Officers of the Authority as elected at its Annual Meeting in 1984 are: Francis X. O'Leary, Chairman , Jane F. Argento, Vice-Chairman, Albert J. Baillargeon , Treasurer, Dennis J. Duff and Richard E. Mastrangelo, Members. Michael N. Matt is the Executive Director and Secretary of the Authority. 1983 and 1984 were busy years for the Authority and 1985 will be a continuation of construction and rehabilitation of the Arsenal Site. It is anticipated that the Urban Renewal Project will be closed out in 1986. Respectfully submitted, Francis X. O' Leary Chairman 105 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS The following is the combined report for Fiscal Year 1983 and 1984 of the Department of Public Works. The organization structure consists of a Superintendent, a Town Engineer, supported by a three (3) member office staff and four (4) sections charged with various responsibilities, as listed below: 1. HIGHWAY SECTION: Street and sidewalk construction and repair, street sweeping. Property and Building Maintenance Municipal Fire Alarm System Snow and Ice Control Rubbish Collection and Disposal 2. UTILITY SECTION: Operation and Maintenance of the municipal water distribution system. Operation and Maintenance of waste water and storm water collection systems. 3. CEMETERY AND GROUNDS SECTION: Maintenance of municipal parks and the town's three (3) cemeteries. 4. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: Servicing of departmental vehicles and equipment. At the close of Fiscal Year 1984 (June 30) the working forces of the Department of Public Works had been reduced to a level of 47 hourly paid employees down from 145 at the close of FY 1973. 109 In support of this work force the following operations are performed by contracted services. 1. Rubbish collection and disposal 2. Street sweeping (50%) 3. Catch basin cleaning 4. Line and crosswalk painting 5. Permanent street patching and surfacing along with road reconstruction. 6. Granolithic sidewalk replacement (full street length) 7. Maintenance of municipal traffic control signals. 8. Lawn maintenance operations for Saltonstall Park, East Junior playground, West End playground and three (3) cemeteries. The Department of Public Works budget is charged with the cleaning and maintenance cost of Linear Park, Arsenal Park and Filippello playground, although they are under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission. Fiscal Year 1983 saw the completion of the reconstruction of Mt. Auburn Street in November of 1982. The projects total costs amounted to over five million dollars. General Contractor was Charles Contracting Company of Watertown. The reconstruction and widening of Arsenal Street was begun in late summer of 1983 with an initial cost estimate of approximately four million dollars. Phase 1 of the job was ready for the opening of Arsenal Marketplace in November of 1983. General contractor was A. R. Belli Construction of Newton, MA. The Department of Public Works awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Hazel Street, Howe Street, Gilbert Street, Garnett Street, Summer Street, and a portion of Bigelow Avenue using the cold asphalt reclamation method in July of 1983. The work was completed by October at a cost of $500,000. The General Contractor was Bell and Flynn of Stratham, NH. The Town Engineer investigated 22 claims for injuries on town property and supervised the reconstruction and improvements of Merchants Row and the Municipal Parking lot. 110 A replacement of the water mains on Cottage Street, Molloy Street and Cottage Lane with a loop connection through private property to Grove Street was completed by town forces during 1984, a distance of approx- imately 1500 f t. , thus greatly improving water pressure in the area. Tree personnel of the cemetery and ground section removed approximately 170 trees and stump along with trimming in various parts of town. Cemetery personnel performed 251 interments, 26 cremation interments, and 6 disinterments during this period. The park personnel performed the usual reconstruction of infields and ongoing park maintenance programs. The reconstruction of Filippello Park was commenced in 1983 and remains incomplete at the time of this report. Due to the untimely death of Charles Henderson, Sealer of Weights and Measures, in early 1984, this position has again been placed under the Department of Public Works, and combined with a water meter reader position. Mr. Henderson was replaced by Joseph J. Mahoney. The statistical report of the cemetery is attached hereto. Statistics of other sections are on file at the Department of Public. Works office. Respectfully submitted, AMES P. CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 111 FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/84 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CEMETERY SECTION MUNICIPAL CEMETERIES JAMES P. CLARK, SUPERINTENDENT 1983 1984 PAID TO TREASURER FOR INTERMENTS AND CHARGES... . . .. ... .. .. . $27,425.00 $29,460.00 PAID TO TREASURER FOR SALE OF LOTS.. ..... ... . .. .. .. ... .. .. . $26,580.00 $22,200.00 PAID TO TREASURER FOR PERPETUAL CARE.. . . .. ... .. .... .. ..... . $17,420100 $12,500.00 INTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY.. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. ... . . . 139 112 INTERMENTS IN COMMON STREET CEMETERY. . .. .. . . .. .. ....... . 1 1 CREMATIONS INTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY. .. .. ........ 7 19 CREMATIONS INTERMENTS IN COMMON STREET CEMETERY. .. .... . . 1 0 DIS-INTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY... .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. . . 3 2 DIS-INTERMENTS IN COMMON STREET.. ... .. ...... .. .. .. ..... . 1 0 RE-INTERMENTS IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY. .. . .. .. .. .. . ........ 2 1 LOTS SOLD IN RIDGELAWN CEMETERY. .. .. . . . .. .. .. ..... ..... . 88 54 INFANTS GRAVES. . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... 2 0 SINGLE GRAVES... .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . ... . . . .. .. .. 24 39 (2) * 2 GRAVE LOTS.. . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . . . ..... ... . . .. .... 46 9 (4) * 3 GRAVE LOTS.. .. . . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . .. ...... ....... . . .. .. 14 6 (6) * 4 GRAVE LOTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . .. .. ... ..... .. . .. .. 0 0 5 GRAVE LOTS.. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .... .. .. ...... . .. .. 2 0 6 GRAVE LOTS.. . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .... .. .... .. . .. .. 0 0 8 GRAVE LOTS.. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. 0 0 FOUNDATIONS PLACED FOR MEMORIAL STONES. .. .. .. . ... .. .. . .. 73 58 MARKERS SET. . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .... .. .. . . . .. .. 2 7 * ALL LOTS ARE DOUBLE DEPTH AS OF JULY 1, 1983 112 PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Fiscal Year 1984 Appointments: Gail Miles Permanent Police Officer 4-16-84 Christopher Munger 4-16-84 Robert Kelly 4-16-84 Joseph Deignan " 5-10-84 Alex Speros Civilian Dispatcher (Prov. ) 7-18-83 Susan Martin Senior Clerk (Prov. ) 10-3-83 Elizabeth Gulla Senior Clerk 5-3-84 Eileen Coffin Senior Clerk 5-14-84 Promotions: William Chase Police Sergeant 9-19-83 Retirements: Chief Joseph P. Kelly Appointed 7/23/56 Retired: 10-13-83 Sgt. Americo Parrella Appointed 7/1/55 Retired: 6-21-84 Resignations: Sharon Dunton Appointed 5/31/83 Resigned: 2-29-84 Sr. Clerk Robert Stoney Appointed 8/16/82 Resigned: 4-12-84 Dispatcher IN MEMORIAM It is with a deep sense of personal loss that we record the passing of the following members of the Department, who during their period of service with the Department, performed their duties faithfully and well: YEARS OF NAME RANK RETIRED SERVICE DECEASED James Ryan Lieutenant Active 28 7-5-83 Walter O'Loughlin Lieutenant 2-10-83 26 9-16-83 NOTE: Officer Michael Munger - Appointed Juvenile Officer - 9-26-83 Officer David Keefe - Appointed to License Div. - 2-16-84 115 POLICE DEPARTMENT MAJOR CRIMES Fiscal Year 1984 Murder 0 Rape 5 Robbery 24 Assault & Battery 136 Breaking & Entering 366 Larceny 818 Auto Theft 262 TOTAL 1611 During FY 1984, reported Assaults decreased by 2640. The crimes of Breaking and Entering and Auto Theft increased by 1840 and 3140 respectively. Larceny was down by 190. This Department received a new computer, donated by the Watertown Chamber of Commerce. We are hopeful that this badly needed resource will enhance our capability to deal more effectively with crime. The new Arsenal MarketPlace Shopping Mall has placed new demands on this Department for various types of Police Enforcement and Services. We are hopeful that these new demands are temporary in nature, and through computer usage and crime prevention we can limit the crime increases presently being reported. 116 POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING Fiscal Year 1984 On September 21 and 25th Officers Griffin and Cronin attended a two day First Aid Instructor's Course at the Red Cross, Boston. On March Bth and 9th Lt. DiPietro and Sgt. Martis attended a two day course on Infrared Breath Test Operator Certification at the Waltham Police Department. During the week of April 9th thru April 13th Officers Doggett, Lawn, and Mullen attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of April 16th thru April 20th Officers Pettiglio, DelRaso, and Murphy attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of April 23rd thru April 27th Officers Cronin, Reardon, and Smith attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of April 30th thru May 4th Lt. DiPietro, Sgt. O'Grady, Sgt. Martis attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of May 7th thru May 11th Officers MacFadgen, Griffin, and MacNeil attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of May 14th thru May 18th Officers Keefe, Bakerian, and J. O'Connor attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of May 21st thru May 25th Officer York, Vigorito, Gill, and Deignan attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of May 28th thru June 1st Lt. Kelly, Lt. Doherty, and Sgt. Jackson attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of June 4th thru June 8th Officer Higgins, Withycombe, and Patterson attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of June 11th thru June 15th Officer McElroy, Dhoku, and Hoffman attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. On June 11th, 12th, and 13th all members of the Police Department attended a CPR Training Program in the Guard Room of the Police Station. During the week of June 18th thru June 22nd Officer MacDonald, Izzo, and Seminara attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. During the week of June 25th thru June 29th Sgt. Whooley, Sgt. Shea attended an In-Service Training Program at the Boston Police Academy. 117 AUXILIARY POLICE During the year ending 30 June 1984, there were thirty-five (35) active, uniformed members of the Auxiliary Police Force. Throughout the year, on an average of five nights a week ( and each night during the Christmas season) Auxiliary Officers, each in his turn, reported for traffic duty and/or general patrol duty between 6:30 PM and 12:30 AM. So, once again, we and the Town, are indebted to Auxiliary Police Chief Thomas Sherry, and the members of the Auxiliary Police Force for a difficult job well done. Once again, they have shown a devotion to duty and a willingness to serve, far beyond that of which might reasonably be asked of them. Once again, they are to be commended for the excellent spirit with which they responded to their assigned duties and the superior manner in which they carried them out. CONCLUSION In conclusion, we wish to thark the Justices of the Superior and District Courts, the Clerks of same, the District Attorney and his assistants, the Town Manager, members of the Town Council, other Town Officials and the many law enforcement agencies and public-spirited citizens who cooperated with this Department during the past year. Respectfully submitted, Walter T. Munger A/Chief of Police � � • 118 FIRE The Annual Report of the Watertown Fire Department encompassing the calendar years 1983 and 1984 is hereby respectfully submitted in accordance with the provisions of the By-laws of the Town of Watertown. In August, 1983 the Fire Department dispatch center was moved to Police Headquarters. The new radio system was put into service with the acquisi- tion of eleven new mobile units and twelve portables. Another mobile unit was later purchased for use by the Wire Department. These units are all four (4) channel ultra high frequency which include the primary department channel, two fire ground operational channels and the Metro Fire radio channel. Telephone service was updated with the purchase of new equipment known as the Horizon system. This system has a built-in intercom connecting all stations and eliminates numerous calls going through the switchboard. Training Coordinator, Captain Thomas F. Maloney held specialized classes in dealing with the handicapped and special needs members of our society with particular emphasis to th many half way homes within the community. The Captain with the cooperation of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy also had several sessions on emergency use of elevators for the Fire Service. We are proud to note that Firefighter David P. Stead a member of the Watertown Fire Department since 1969 was named Emergency Medical Tech- nician of the year 1983 by the Greater Boston Chapter of EMT' s. He received a letter of commendation from the Chief of the Medford Fire Department and a Testimonial from the Medford City Council. Firefighter Stead came upon a very serious accident in which a Medford Public Works employee while exiting a manhole was struck by a motor vehicle. The actions taken by Firefighter Stead were instrumental in saving the man 's life. Metro-Fire put into service a new emergency vehicle appropriately called Haz-Mat # 1 . This vehicle is available to the thirty-four communities within District 13 and is stationed in the Town of Wellsley. Indoctrina- tion classes were held here in Watertown for all members . In addition 119 specialized classes were held for all Deputy Chiefs and others at the Town of Brookline Fire Academy. Captain Paul F. McCaffrey of our Department is one of the head instructors on the proper use of this vehicle. Firefighter/EMT' s Daniel F. McDermott and Donald E. White Jr. received letters of commendation from the Chief of the Belmont Fire Department for their gallant efforts on March 4, 1984 in attempting to revive a fallen Belmont Firefighter who was stricken while working at a house fire in that community. Many seminars and training sessions have been attended by the Chief and other members of this Department concerning varied subjects such as; Hazardous Waste Management, "The Right to Know Law" , Stress Management, Handicap Accessibility, Use of Electricity (Boston Edison) and Natural Gas and the Firefighter (Boston Gas Co. ) . Boston Edison Company has supplied this Department with special insulated gloves for each of the apparatus and they test the gloves and replace as needed at no cost to the community. Medi-tech Corporation donated two complete trauma kits which are used on the Rescue/ambulance. Retirements during 1983 & 1984: Daniel M. Rosati February 10, 1983 17 years service Gerald S. Mee March 30, 1983 26 years service Lucius P. Murphy September 11, 1983 30 years service Joseph E. Gartland January 4 , 1984 32 years service Lieutenant John M. Milmore January 6 , 1984 32 years service Captain David A. McCaffrey February 29, 1984 32 years service Resignations Robert M. Kelly April 15 , 1984 Patricia A. Diliberto, Clerk July 1, 1984 120 Appointments during 1983 and 1984: Q. Paul Pagliarani February 10 , 1983 Donald E. White Jr. June 30 , 1983 Kevin R. McElroy June 30, 1983 David P. Stone June 30 , 1983 Patricia A. Diliberto December 1, 1983 Part time Senior Clerk David P. Oster March 22 , 1984 Thomas V. Thibaut May 17 , 1984 Stephen P. Igoe November 8 , 1984 Joseph J. Costa November 8 , 1984 Michael R. Guerin November 8 , 1984 Roberta M. MacDonald July 26 , 1984 Senior Clerk Graduated Massachusetts Firefighting Academy: Russell B. Wiltshire Michael H. Pepe Edward R. LaVache Robert M. Kelly Daniel W. Walsh Michael A. Nicholson Q. Paul Pagliarani Donald E. White Jr. Kevin R. McElroy David P. Stone Certified as Emergency Medical Technicians 1983 and 1984 : Robert M. Kelly Edward R. LaVache Michael H. Pepe Russell B. Wiltshire Q. Paul Pagliarani Donald E. White Jr. Kevin R. McElroy David P. Stone Promotions during 1983 and 1984 : James A. O'Reilly to Lieutenant March 3, 1983 Joseph C. O'Grady Jr. to Lieutenant March 3, 1983 Eugene J. Merullo Jr. to Lieutenant March 1, 1984 John J. Haggerty Jr. to Lieutenant April 12 , 1984 David R. Simpson to Captain April 12 , 1984 Anthony M. Gianotti to Acting Deputy April 12 , 1984 Eugene J. Merullo Sr. to Acting Captain April 12 , 1984 Mark C. Dorion to Acting Lieutenant April 12 , 1984 Edward J. Walsh to Acting Lieutenant July 5 , 1984 121 The Fire Department responded to Three thousand, Four hundred and thirty-eight (3 , 438) calls in 1983 and Three thousand, Eight hundred and eleven (3, 811) calls in 1984. Type of Response: 1983 1984 Medical Aid 1428 1477 Accidental Alarms 57 76 False Alarms 179 292 Building Fires 10 19 Dumpster Fires 31 39 Electrical Problems 78 92 Lockouts 148 159 Motor Vehicle Accidents 168 206 Car/Truck Fire 70 70 Stove Fires 46 69 Alarm Sounding 101 122 Lock-in 4 10 False Calls 134 118 Wash Downs 5 12 Mutual Aid 117 143 Smoke in Area 60 64 Brush Fires 81 76 Gasoline Leaks 28 30 Locked Car 72 63 Water Problem 148 156 Faulty Alarm 103 103 Gas Leaks 21 25 Misc. Animal, etc. 140 149 Elevator Problems 10 19 Machine Problems 32 21 Close Hydrants 12 4 House Fires 40 19 Chemical Fires 4 1 Oil Leaks 12 11 Delayed Ignitions 21 16 Defective Detectors 57 121 Rubbish Fires 21 29 Ambulance to Belmont 48 48 122 Multiple Alarm Fires: 1983 1984 20 Hovey Street February 18th St Patrick's Church March 3rd 19 Fairfield Street March 10th 58 Edwards Road March 20th 152 Fayette Street March 29th 24 Oakley Road April 5th 13 Fifield Street April 28th Oakley Country Club September loth 90 Spring Street May 12th 4 Chapman Street July 23rd 35 Copeland Street November 18th 68 School Street (Zani 's Restaurant) December 16th 212 Waverly Avenue (Pizza Roma) December 27th Estimated Dollar Loss : 1983 1984 Buildings: $800 ,000 $375,000 Contents : 175 ,000 208, 700 Vehicles: 250 ,000 25,550 Total: 2 ,225,000 609,650 Incident Reports Issued 34 34 Smoke Detector Inspections 236 574 Permits Issued 119 205 Tank Truck Inspections 6 4 Master Fire Alarm Box Fees - 40 We would like to thank Mr. Richard O'Neil, Wire Inspector for his expertise and assistance in the inspections of smoke detectors. Largest Loss in Property: House, Fifield St - Zani's Restaurant Oakley Ctry Clb - Pizza Roma MBTA Trolley - House, Spring St Respectfully submitted, G� Robert C. O'Reillly/ Chief of Fire Department 123 CIV1I. DFFFNSE Civil Defense is set up primarily as a means to insure the maximum survival of people and preservation of property in the Town of Watertown in the event of natural or man-made disasters. Of 41, 328 shelter spaces located, 25 ,228 are licensed and radiological kits procured for same. 14 Alternate Self Support (Radiological ) Kits have been issued for use in public safety vehicles. An alternate mini-evacuation plan with route and host area, as well as a basic emergency operations plan, has been written. The Auxiliary Fire Department has 24 active members trained in firefighting, rescue operations and radiological monitoring. They have 2,204 volunteer man-hours to their credit. The auxiliary is housed at and is renovating 195 Grove St. , the old incinerator. The Auxiliary Police Department numbers 35 active members trained in police duties and radiological monitoring. Auxiliaries , assisting in patroling Watertown 5 nights a week and various other duties, contributed 3 ,997 volunteer man-hours. 2 new men were appointed. Radio drills and "Checkerboard" tests are held monthly with State and Ebderal authorities, by the Communications Division. we have our own radio frequency, 155.955. Plans for a Town-wide Emergency Communications System are being implemented. Civil Defense received partial reimbursement under Federal Contributions for Fmergency Management Assistance amounting to $4,190.14. Respectfully submitted, �"-ec 114- Robert C. O'Reilly l7' 124 Director of Civil Defense PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL COMMITTEE 1983 and 1984 Robert F. Kelly Chairman John J. Mantenuto Vice-Chairman Robert Jamgochian Secretary Anthony T. Dileso Carolyn K. Kroll Robert P. Shay, Jr. J. Malcolm Whitney Daniel G. O'Connor Superintendent of Schools Thomas E. Oates Assistant Superintendent This is the one hundred and third Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools to the Town of Watertown and it relates to the activities that occured in the years 1983 and 1984 . 127 The following report on the activities of the Watertown Public Schools seeks to provide the reader with information about the progress of activities that took place in the schools during the years 1983-1984 . During the aforementioned period of time numerous advances were made in the schools that centered around the improvement in the quality of the curriculum provided to all students. School and department reports as well as the general overall goals and objectives for the school system are reported as is school statistical data. All of the above efforts were made in the quest for the improvement of educational excellence in the Watertown Public Schools. While the main theme of the school system was educational excellence an underlying presence of a declining enrollment and the financial constraints of a state-wide tax limitation - Proposition 2 1/2 - continued to bear upon the school system. Combined, the decline in enrollment and financial constraints, resulted in the December, 1984 decision of the School Committee to close two elementary schools in June of 1985. The two schools involved in this decision are the Coolidge School and the Browne School. The report of school activities during the period covered by this report follows, next. Respectfully submitted, r G� Daniel G. O'Connor Superintendent of Schools 128 GOALS FOR THE 1983-84 SCHOOL YEARS GOAL #1 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION The comprehensive review and revision of K-12 curricula and instructional programs will continue during 1983-84. The anticipated outcomes of this continuing systemwide priority will include new and revised curriculum guides, resource and material selections, instructional strategies and related professional development activities. GOAL #2 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS The continuing analysis of student performance and testing programs will be undertaken during 1983-84 resulting in specific recommendations for the revision of curriculum, instruction, and testing programs. GOAL #3 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY A continuing emphasis will be placed on the effective use of technology in the school system's instructional and management activities. Anticipated outcomes in 1983-84 will involve use of computers, educational T.V. and media equipment throughout the school system. GOAL #4 WORK STUDY COUNSELING PROGRAM Vocational and Occupational Education Programs and Services will be expanded in 1983-84 to provide students and parents with early access to the broad spectrum of college and career opportunities available to them as they plan for the future. GOAL #5 TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Special emphasis will be placed on activities that support and enhance the effectiveness of teachers and administrators. These activities will supplement efforts related to specific areas of instruction as described in Goal #1 and will include staff inservice training specifically geared towards some 50+ topics effecting the faculty as they teach in today's classroom. GOAL #6 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Continued refinements in the financial management system will be made in the 1983-84 school year, with emphasis placed on meeting current federal and state audit requirements, successful completion of collective bargaining contracts, updates of school policy and rules publications and the evaluation of Watertown High School. GOAL #7 BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES Close monitoring of custodial services and school building maintenance efforts Will continue during 1983-84 school years to insure quality of service. Inspection of school buildings and a slate of capital improvements, particularly boiler and roof replacement and brick pointing are high priority items within the overall capital budget. 129 GOAL #8 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Special emphasis on strengthening the involvement of parents and the community in Watertown Public Schools' activities will be continued throughout 1983-84, by way of a number of media and public relations programs in which school personnel and school committee members will participate. GOAL #9 SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION The analysis of school district enrollment and school facilty use will be the basis for the development of two plans for School District Organization. These two plans are; 1. A school system which includes 3 (K-6) , 2 (K-8) , and 1 (9-12) school facilities, and 2. A school system which includes 4 (K-5) , 1 (6-7-8) , and 1 (9-12) school facilities. The plans will be submitted in August to the School Committee, considered by the Committee at its September meeting, presented to public hearings in October, and acted upon by the Committee in November of 1984. GOAL #10 HEALTH AND SAFETY Additional efforts to improve the general health characteristics of pupils in the school community will be undertaken. Efforts will include asbestos removal, a review of school health services, public safety and training for school personnel and varied health screening programs for public school students, including spinal screening and immunization review. 130 BROWNE SCHOOL Community Antenna Television Viewing, CATV, began broadcasting in our school system during the 1982-1983 school year. The main goal has been to provide quality programming to students and staff . Through use of Channel 6 , the Watertown Education Channel, student produced programs have been delivered to residents , schools and other institutions in the Town. Students at the Browne School have received the opportunity to learn about important community events through the use of cable. For example, they have reviewed programs on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the Watertown Road Race, and the teletext system located at the High School. They are becoming more aware of activities taking place at other schools in the town. Students at the Browne School are developing critical television viewing skills by learning and making judgements about television production techniques and programming. We look forward to new and increased opportunities with the use of CATV to provide a means for more flexible use of Massachusetts Educational Television Programming, to provide a means for teacher in-service, and two way television. COOLIDGE SCHOOL The Intermediate Transitional Class is just completing it' s first year at the Coolidge School. This year the program served nine students in grades three and four . Eight of the children including one Waltham student, were full time in the program. One fourth grader had a combination of special services which included two hours daily in the class. The program is designed to focus on improving basic skills and promoting social and emotional growth. Children receive the services of specialists based on their needs, speech and language therapy, adaptive physical education, occupational therapy and 131 counseling. Students were mainstreamed for music and gym. Next year, all students will return to the program and four new children will join the class. Included in the referred children are one child returning from a placement outside Watertown and two children previously attending parochial school. CUNNIFF SCHOOL The Enrichment Program was a huge success. Courses were offered during and after school. Although the emphasis was placed in Grades 4-6 , all students participated in some events. The activities included Science at Habitat, Creative Writing, Youth Symphony, Theatre Workshops, Storytelling, Video Production, Reading Great Books, Journalism, and a town-wide band. The P.T.O. initiated an After-School Program. Fall and spring sessions were held. Courses offered were Cooking, Drama Workshop, Judo, Gymnastics, Arts and Crafts, Music and Babysitting. Cunniff students were enthusiastically involved in the Watertown Cultural Day on November 19. Canada was the chosen country. All aspects were included in the display - history, geography, sports, art, music, famous people and Indians. A highlight was a quilt made by several classes depicting various aspects of the culture. Film animation was another special project. Computer assisted learning continued to be integrated into the curriculum. Each class had a computer available one day per week. Teachers attended additional workshops and In-Service courses in order to become more proficient in this area. The Merrill Science Program was adopted throughout the town. Textbooks and manipulatives were the focal point. Experimentation was encouraged. The annual Curriculum Fair for parents featured Science in the class- room and the environment. The Physical Education Department organized a Field Day for all pupils. 132 Activities included softball throw, jumping rope, various races, and a mini-marathon. The P.T.O. sponsored many events for the students and families . These included a day at the Shriners Circus, a roller skating party, a Potluck Supper, Grade 6 trip to Canobie Lake Park, a reading evening, and a departure ceremony for grade 6 pupils. It has been a busy and productive year for children, parents, and staff. HOSMER/EAST SCHOOL During the 1983-84 school year, a new enrichment program was implement- ed. The program focused its attention on the development of document- aries with special emphasis directed towards writing skills . The children in grades five and six used photography as the medium to collect data, thus enabling them to review happenings and to arrange them in an organized way so that they could communicate in a creative manner those activities that were directed towards a final and whole product. The process was both meaningful and productive. As a result of the program, the children realized a better understanding of the need to gather information, record same, and communicate the results to others. The program was conducted by Skip Schiel, a multi-talented artist who lives in the school community. The faculty continued to expand the computer program at the school. A formalized program was implemented in grades seven and eight. At these grade levels the computer was used within the context of the regular curriculum, enhancing such skills as creative writing and geometric expression and using simulations to augment the social studies program. Children in grades kindergarten through six also explored the use of the computer as a tool for learning. A unique component of this program was the development of a program of instruc- tion for parents. The need for such a program was expressed by the 133 Hosmer/East PTA, a strong supporter of computer instruction. Work was initiated to improve the arts program in the school . The principal sought federal and state fundings to design a new program. A $44 , 000 grant was developed by a team of teachers at grade levels four, five, and six. The thrust of the program was directed towards the cultural make-up of the school . The notion was to bring the arts of a variety of ethnic groupings that comprise the school community into the school. LOWELL SCHOOL Learning opportunities at the James Russell Lowell School were enhanced this year by the School Department sponsored enrichment program and an expanded P.T.O. after school program. The enrichment program, primarily designed for the intermediate grades, offered us an opportunity to have a number of classes for children who sought the challenge. Enrichment classes held were as follows: The Writing Group which published two nice editions of the Lowell Gazette - under the direction of Mrs. Eliza Blanchard, a computer course in Bank Street Writer (Mrs. Quirk) , three Math Computer Courses (Ms. Robin Evans) , a course in Junior Great Books (Mrs. Quirk) , and two classes in Mime (Mrs. Melodie Arterberry) . To expose primary grades to live theatre, three excellent professional plays were performed at Lowell School: The Young Mozart, Brainstorm in the Attic, and Budulinck and Friends. The P.T.O. after school program during the winter months, served more than two hundred children. Classes were offered in: Ceramics, Skiing (at Nashoba Valley) , Musical Comedy, Drama (The Wizard of Oz was performed by the children) , Karate and Crafts. All of these programs were organized by co-council presidents of the P.T.O. , Mrs. Nancy Sallese and Mrs. Lucille Dicker. The successful school year was marked by increased parental support. Volunteer parents took an active part in all phases of school life. 134 PHILLIPS SCHOOL The 1983-84 school year at the Phillips School has been a most positive and productive experience for all of our students . Due to the energies and efforts of the School Department staff, the Phillips School staff, and a large number of parents and community members , the instructional program was both exciting and enriching. A great deal of effort was put into developing further our computer program. Staff took professional courses in computer education, new software was purchased and a new model was explored. The primary thrust of the enrichment program supported this new direction. The second priority, supported by national trends, was the emphasis on problem solving. Courses were also offered in this area. New materials were purchased to support this important priority. The parent body at Phillips School again wrote a proposal funded by the Council of Arts and Humanities that allowed for an artist to reside in the school for a whole month. He worked with large and small groups of children providing them with meaningful and enriching experiences. It is important to recognize that without the efforts of a highly dedicated staff and without the support and cooperation of our parent body many of our quality programs would not occur. We thank all of the above-mentioned for all of their contribution. One of our most popular staff members, Mrs. Evelyn Bejcek, resigned this year. We thank her for her many years of most professional service. She will long be remembered for her contributions to the children of Watertown. New staff members this vear included Mena Ciarlone, William Norris, Pam Tomassoni, Sherry Jones , and Donna Cannalonga. We welcome them . to our school community. 135 WEST/MARSHALL SCHOOL The highlight of the year at the West/riarshall School was the intro- duction of the computer lab to our school. Thirteen Apple II micro-computers were installed in room 104 . All students in the school from kindergarten to grade 8 received some instruction on these computers. The K-8 concept was once again running smoothly, but enrollment figures were down in the K-6 unit. The West/Marshall did very well in the basic skills testing. Our chorus performed very well at the Choral Night and our band performed a classical program at Pops Night. An enrichment program was instituted and Grade 4-5-6 students were in large part beneficiaries of this program with speakers and trips. The awards program at the end of the year had co-winners of the Principal's Award, Sandra Jones and Kristin Keefe. Citizenship awards were given to Vincent Tortola and Lisa Solari. The Parent-Teachers Organization was once again an integral part of our school program. Mr. George Bolton served as President. Programs were run for parents in the areas of Drug Awareness and Stress Control. Computer proficiency will be the main focus in the coming years and 1984 certainly helped us in this direction. We look forward to an even greater year in 1985. WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL In spite of fiscal restraints and the negative effects of a declining enrollment, Watertown High School enjoyed a successful year. A good deal of energy was spent preparing self evaluation reports for the New England Association of Schools and College's evaluation visit in October 1984 . Graduation requirements for the class of 1988 and evening classes were broadened to include new Area Requirements (Arts and Humanities, Human Development, Occupation and Technology, and Communication) . The play "The Night of January 16th" was produced by 136 students from the Interdepartmental Studies Program, the Drum Corp of the Watertown High School Band won the New England championship and the Football and Ice Hockey team won the Middlesex League Championships . The hockey team went to the semi-finals in the State championships. Our T.V. studio has begun to produce regular programs on local Cable T.V. and our students produced a thoughtful tape on their concerns for nuclear disaster which was taken to the Soviet Union and shown there to young audiences. The Curriculum Committee wrote a report on improving health education at the high school and Ms . "Peggy" Hayes was recognized by her peers in a new award "The Outstanding Teacher" of 1984 . 137 ART DEPARTMENT The following brief statements note a few highlights of the progress within the Art Department for the 1983-1984 school year. Our annual participation in the G1obt�Scholastic Art Awards competition was its usual success. For the fourth year we participated in the Lahey Clinic Medical Center Student Art Project. Art work was donated by our students, has been framed, and hangs as part of the Medical Center permanent collection. The Annual Student Art Exhibit at the Watertown Mall once again re- ceived acclaim from the members of the community and was also praised by the local press. The third year of research for Project Zero, the collaborative study with Boston College and Harvard School of Education was completed. This project was funded by the Spencer Foundation and the National Science Foundation and studies children's sensitivity to style in Visual Literacy. The curriculum revision begun during last summ.er' s workshop was finished and accepted by the School Committee and is now being printed. The self-evaluation of the Art Department took place this year under the direction of Ms. Nancy E. Pipito, the Curriculum Chairman of Art. This process was part of the High School self-evaluation study in preparation for the accreditation team next year. The Art Department raised $1200 .00 for the Joseph L. C. Santoro Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is awarded each year to a grad- uating senior going on to art school . This year ' s winner, Peter Kimmins, will be attending Rhode Island School of Design in September, majoring in illustration. Among the honors bestowed upon Watertown Art students we are proudest this year of Gregory Carlson. His art work was chosen by Representative Tip O'Neil from among student art work submitted by all the high school art departments in this Congressional District. His work will hang as 138 part of a national exhibit of student art work at the Capitol. This exhibit is sponsored by General Motors. BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Business Education Department continued to emphasize the importance of Business Education, technical and nontechnical. This year was rewarding to the staff and students for the following reasons: Student enrollment in the various subjects remained stable; the budget was adequate; new equipment for technology was added to the department; new textbooks were used in the major business subjects; the curriculum guide for PASCAL computer language was implemented; and teachers used opportunities to attend seminars and workshops. Further integration of the business education curriculum with technology was accomplished. A micro-computer was made available on a temporary basis to the business teachers for the evaluation of micro-computer printware and software for possible usage in the fall. A curriculum guide prepared by the Business Education staff for micro-computer applications in business education will be completed for use in the Business Education Department in the fall of 1984 . ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS 1983-1984 saw the completion of the secondary curriculum guide for English. Secondary staff members devoted many hours to the polishing and editing of the guide which will provide the direction for classroom practice in the years to come. The elementary liaison team responsible for curriculum development for the K-6 program and under the direction of Mr. William Corbett and Dr. Patricia Aubin continued its work on the Language Arts curriculum guide. This guide will be finalized at the beginning of the next school year. In addition, many hours were spent reviewing current language arts texts, spelling programs, and handwriting materials. The elementary liaison committee will make its recommendations on 139 text adoption to Dr. O' Connor and the School Committee in the fall . Computers continue to influence instruction in the language arts . All elementary children and staff members in our K-6 and K-8 schools have been introduced to the wonders of the computer. A most successful program was the work done by Miss Cheryl Larsen with eight grade students and their English teachers. Teachers and students were instructed in the use of a software program, The Bank Street Writer, and their work in the computer lab became an integral part of the writing program. 1983-1984 was one of our most successful years with regard to testing. The writing samples of our third, sixth, and eighth grade students were evaluated in the spring and teachers and students alike were pleased with the positive results of their efforts throughout the year. A commitment to professional development and improvement continues. Dr. Aubin represented the department at regional conferences for English and Reading educators and was an invited speaker at Dublin' s St. Patrick' s College for an international conference on reading, literature, and writing. Watertown staff participated in a number of Edco sponsored activities. The Edco committee on writing worked to support both the educational program of Watertown as well as the professional improvement of staff members. The work done by this committee will form the basis for much of our inservice proposals for the upcoming school year. We complete our school year with a strong sense of accomplishment. More importantly, we look forward to next year with high expectations and renewed commitment. FOREIGN LANGUAGE, TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION, AND ENGLISH-AS-A- SECOND LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The 1983-1984 year was an extremely productive one for both students and staff. In anticipation of the high school evaluation next year, the entire Foreign Language, Transitional Bilingual Educational and 140 English as a Second Language staff undertook the task of self- evaluation. As this was going on, the Foreign Language staff met to rewrite the 7-12 curriculum guides for Spanish, French, Italian, Latin, and Armenian. Both arduous projects were completed on schedule and are now finally in place for September. We are happy to report that fifth year Spanish and Italian were back as single courses and not combined with fourth year as they were last year, thanks to an increase in student enrollment. High points of the year include the Foreign Language Week during which many social activities were run by students and staff culminating in our yearly traditional International Foods Day. The Armenian Bilingual Program again sponsored a highly successful commemoration of Genocide Day, ran a student raffle to send students to Armenia. Many field trips were organized at which bilingual students participated with American-born students. The ESL program was successfully reorganized so that all schools received an equal amount of ESL service from our traveling ESL teachers. HEALTH The Health Education curriculum guide was completed for Grades K-12 . This guide has been established in a comprehensive manner which involves the approaches to concepts, generalizations, understandings and facts ; the values and applications: the basic skills and the decision-making experiences. LIBRARY/MEDIA SERVICES DEPART14ENT The Library/Media Services Department is a vital part of the educational system of Watertown. Through the use of library media, a student acquires and strengthens skills in Reading, observing, listening, and communicating ideas. The learner interacts with others, masters knowledge as well as skills, develops a spirit of inquiry, and achieves greater self-motivation, discipline, and capacity for self-evaluation. 141 With Watertown' s quality Library Media Program, our schools can challenge its members to participate in exciting and rewarding experiences that satisfy both individual and instructional purposes . The Library Media centers of the Watertown Public Schools are designed to provide students, faculty and community with a full range of information services. These include reference and research instruction, material for individual study; materials, equipment and instruction in television and media production, and facilities for listening and viewing. During the past year Library Media specialists offered a curriculum, K-12, which included experience in the analysis and appreciation of materials as well as instruction in a variety of media production techniques. In the elementary schools a phased program taught listen- ing and viewing skills , literary appreciation, basic media production skills and the research techniques which underlie the research paper. These experiences prepare the student for the more detailed and sophisticated course work offered at the secondary level. At this level the facilities of a modern library media center made possible courses in television programming, advanced media production, radio programming, film study and advanced research techniques. other highlights during the past year have included a thorough analysis of audiovisual equipment needs - the writing of a new Library Media Curriculum Guide - Great Books Programs sponsored by the Department - a new computerized film catalog - increased Cablecasting and production throughout the school system highlighting school programs and completion of the self evaluation report on Library Media in anticipation of the 1984 accreditation review. 142 In addition, micro-computers have begun to be integrated into Library Media programs both as a learning tool as well as a management tool . In summary, the Department of Library/Media Services continue to assist all aspects of the community. With the anticipation of the continued support from the School Department administration as well as the teachers, students, parents, and community at large, our future remains optimistic. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The Mathematics curriculum tries to meet current technological needs by emphasizing the basic skills, as well as other important areas such as problem solving, interpreting data, and applying mathematics to every day life. During the past year, a revision of the entire Mathematics curriculum took place. Our program endeavors to take full advantage of the powers of calculators and computers at all grade levels as recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in its recommenda- tions for school mathematics in the 80 ' s. At the elementary level, all teachers took part in an in-service workshop on problem solving given by Mr. Charles H. Garabedian, Curriculum Chairman of Mathematics. In the spring, a course on problem solving, funded by a Commonwealth In-Service Grant, was offered to elementary teachers to provide them with information to understand effective strategies of problem solving and to help students transfer skills and strategies to new situations. At the secondary level, the position of math lab aide was added to the high school staff. The math lab aide provided tutorial help as well as enrichment for our students during the regular school day in all areas of Mathematics. 143 !MUSIC DEPART14ENT With the start of the new school year in September 1983, a new music teacher at the Hosmer/East School was employed. Staff schedules worked out very well this year. The High School band had one of its best years, participating in 10 football game half-time shows, 6 NESBA competitions , and the New England Scholastic Band finals at Manning Bowl, Lynn, Mass. This was the first time a Watertown High School band has participated and a high point of that event was the winning of the Class C championship by the Watertown High Red Raider Percussion line. Three new smaller instrumental groups were innovated at the High School this year. The clarinet ensemble, brass choir, and jazz ensemble. 16 members of the Red Raider Band participated in the 140 piece New England Scholastic Honors Band at the St. Patrick' s Day Parade in New York City on March 17th, 1984 . The band placed 2nd at the "Big Apple" . The annual "POPS" night was a huge success. This year it was an instrumental night and included Hosmer/East, West/Marshall, and Senior High School groups. In addition to this, a "Vocal Night" was presented at the Senior High School, which included Hosmer/East and West/Marshall vocal groups. In general, it was a successful year for the Watertown Schools Music Department. Enrollment figures are quite a bit higher, at this time, for the Red Raider Band in the Fall of ' 84 . There is certainly much to be done in the future, continued effort to improve vocal and instrumental programs is never ending. Continued constructive evaluation of staff and program is imperatily-e to improve the quality of our music education program. 144 OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION The ultimate goal of all teaching is the education of the whole person. Occupational Education has a special contribution to make to this total education. It must stand upon the demonstrated values it is especially adapted to attain; it must be coordinated, integrated, and related to other subject areas in the development of the total educational process . Occupational Education is the integral part of the whole program of education designed to aid students in acquiring a comprehension of the world of work. It has as its social purpose a greater under- standing and control of the phenomena of technology . The educated purpose of today' s ever-changing society must understand how man uses materials, tools, and scientific techniques to fashion the world in which he lives, and be able to communicate intelligently with others about these developments. The purpose of Occupational Education is to ensure that every student leaving school will be prepared either for higher education or for job entry into a modern occupation. In correlation with this philosophy, the following concepts have been implemented during the past year. The Business Education Department contined to emphasize the importance of business education, technical and non-technical . This year was rewarding to both staff and students for the following reasons; student enrollment in various subjects remained stable; the budget was adequate; new equipment for technology was added to the department; new textbooks were used in the major business subjects; the curriculum guide for PASCAL computer language was implemented; and teachers used opportunities to attend seminars and workshops . Further integration of the business education curriculum with technology was accomplished. A microcomputer was made available on a temporary basis for the evaluation of microcomputer printware and 145 software for possible use by business teachers and students in the 1984-85 school year. A curriculum guide prepared by the Business Education staff for microcomputer applications in business education will be completed for use in the Business Education Department in the fall of 1984 . The Computer Technology program at Watertown High School was enhanced by the assistance of a Federal Grant written by the Administrator of Occupational Education for the expansion of the program to include the acquisition of eight (8) additional terminals (VT 101) . This program continues to evoke interest, especially with the addition of the PASCAL language now on the system. A new Microtechnology Lab is being established to introduce this technology at the secondary level. A grant has been written to acquire a variety of microcomputers and software. Also, a second grant will be funded to provide a half-time teacher to facilitate this laboratory and program. A select group of staff with computer awareness developed a document which is the first year of a three year plan to implement micro- technology - K through 12 - in the Watertown Public Schools. The late-afternoon Computer Science program had a very successful year. Many students were provided computer training in an unstructured environment. This flexibility allowed students to participate in the program according to their time allowance. An aide was employed to assist the Work Study Coordinator in the Occupational Resource Center. This employment was funded through a grant from the State Department, Division of Occupational Education. The purpose of this grant was to provide students with the under- standing of careers and the world of work utilizing the American Career Education System. 146 A very successful Summer Youth Employment Program was conducted by the school department which employed 82 young people in the Town of Watertown for eight weeks during the summer recess of 1983 . The programs conducted were horticulture, furniture refinishing, life skills, locksmithing, and audo/media. This program is continuing. A contract has been signed and applicants were screened to attest to their eligibility. The self-evaluation of the Watertown High School went very well . All areas (5) relating to Occupational Education were approved by the entire faculty at Watertown High School. This process required that the entire curriculum be completely revised and updated with the total involvement of the staff. PHYSICAL EDUCATION The Physical Education curriculum was completed for Grades K-12 . The growing need for a broader and more realistic program was realized. The format includes not only the traditional presentation of the Physical Education units but also includes suggestions for improved instruction and programming. READING DEPARTMENT The Reading Department of the Watertown Public Schools is staffed with seven professionally trained reading specialists and a Reading Department Chairman. All members of the Reading Department possess advanced degrees in reading along with considerable teaching experience. There is a system-wide reading curriculum that is structured and sequential. The curriculum focuses on the growth areas in reading: Namely, word recognition, meanings, vocabulary development, study skills, and extended reading. 147 At the elementary level, heavy emphasis is placed on the decoding aspects of reading as well as the sequential development of comprehension and study skills. The Reading Department employes a diagnostic testing program at all levels of the Reading Program. The results of these tests provide teachers with valuable information for the effective teaching of reading skills. This is the fourth year of the Massachusetts State Department of Education mandated Basic Skills Program in Reading. The Reading Depart- ment of the Watertown Public Schools is in total compliance with this state mandate. All students in grades three, six, and eight are administered a standardized reading test that has been approved by the Massachusetts State Department of Education. Those students who don't meet the minimum standards are required to matriculate in a Reading Course in order to strengthen their basic reading skills. A new study skills program has been implemented at Watertown High School. All ninth graders will be required to matriculate in this course which is designed to assist students in order to study more effectively. This year the reading department accomplished a major revision of the total K thru 12 reading program. The reading program was completely revised and new components were added. A new format was introduced which includes a two-column presentation comprising of skills objectives and developmental activities. The Curriculum Chairman for Reading co-chaired an in-service course for curriculum staff and building administrators . This course was the result of a successful federal grant. 148 Also introduced this year was a tenth grade reading testing program. All tenth graders were administered a standardized reading test, the California Test of Comprehensive Basic Skills. The results of this test will enable the school department to assess the tenth grade class in reading and use the results to provide instruction for those students whose results indicate that they are still in need of reading assistance. The high school is undergoing a self-evaluation in preparation for a visit from the Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges which will take place in October. The high school reading program, as part of this self-evaluation, will be reviewed by the accrediting team. Dr. Carmen J. Quintiliani, Curriculum Chairman for Reading, was re- appointed as a member of a state-wide Board of Directors of the Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The 1983-84 Watertown Public Schools Science program was a successful one. The K-6 implementation of the new Accent on Science program pro- ceeded very well with a high level of cooperation from staff and principals. Two implementation workshops were conducted. The program has been well received by parents and students. At the secondary level, the Science curriculum was rewritten by the staff with a strong laboratory based concept. The curriculum is being organized into a chronological scope and sequence. Our staff was involved in computer workshops, the Harvard University Educational Technology Center, and the National Science Teachers Conference. 149 Our students continued to achieve at a high level, being recognized by regional and national groups. The first science awards ceremony was held with Prof. Ruth D. Turner of Harvard University as the guest speaker. Involvement was the code word for students this year with activities at Harvard University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Pleasant Bay Field Station, Massachusetts Science Institute at MIT, and the Health Careers Program at Northeastern University. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT The Social Studies Department has bequU a review/revision of its curriculufi, K-12. 'This revision, keeping pace with changes of the eighties, will be completed during 1983-84 school year. All offerings, grades K-12, will be rewritten in a new syllabi which will include course objectives, course content, skills sequence, and instructional materials. One of the continuing goals of the Social Studies Department is to improve the writing skills of our students. Emphasis on correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc. as well as on content has been stressed by department members. Additional emphasis has also been placed on assisting students in the answering of the essay-type question. The Social Studies Department has also developed several new course offerings at the high school level, including an Honors-Western Civiliza- tion course and a decision-making course titled Senior Seminar. Every effort is being made to keep the Social Studies a meaningful and viable discipline; to improve the Social Studies skills of our students; and to expose students to experiences which will assist them in becoming responsible citizens of a democratic society. 150 The Social Studies Department Chairman, along with the Reading Department Chairman, wrote and obtained a Commonwealth In-Service Grant from the State Department of Education. This grant was used to fund a ten session in-service course for curriculum chairmen, which dealt with such topics as supervision techniques, improvement of communication skills and decision-making skills. Richard J. Najarian, Curriculum Chairman of Social Studies, was reappointed to the state-wide Board of Directors of the Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts. 151 SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT The Department provides a staff of specialists from many disciplines who can provide a variety of direct and support services to meet the needs of the school-age child: 1. Services are being provided to approximately sixteen percent of the population identified as requiring Special Education Services. 2. Annually, the department provides preschool screening of -children ages 3 and 4 years in order to identify potential special needs children. This past year 31 preschoolers were screened with 14 students requiring further evaluation. This screening occurs during the first two weeks in June. 3 . Each September the students entering kindergarten are also screened for potential needs. There were 217 students screened with 11 students being referred for evaluations. 4 . Health examinations, vision, hearing, and postural screening are conducted annually to students . 5. This year an additional Special Education Class was initiated within the school system to allow students who have severe language/learning disorders to be serviced within the system. This program is for Intermediate elementary level students ages 9 through 12 . There are currently twelve programs within the system that can provide up to a full day of special educational support for specifically identified students . These services have allowed for 125 moderate to severe special needs students to be serviced within the system. The utilization of PL94-142 and PL89-313 (Education for the Handicapped) funds have enabled Watertown to 152 expand the direct services to special needs students . The Department of Special Education continues to provide inservice training to school personnel in a variety of topics. This year ' s training focused on early childhood assessment and socialization skill development. Expanded collaboration with surrounding school systems has enabled the Special Education Department to offer greater program options for its students. Special Education has evolved during the past eleven years into a complex and multi-faceted program of services for school-age children. Interaction with State Human Service Agencies , such as the Department of Mental Health, Public Welfare, Division of Youth Services, Massa- chusetts Department of Education, and the Rehabilitation Commission is an ongoing activity in order to provide continued services to the children. The Special Education Services Department is providing a wide range of services to support the students' regular educational programs, monitor their health needs, school records , and to insure that the students entitled to Special Education Services are served. 153 SCHOOL PERSONNEL CENTRAL OFFICE PERSONNEL: Superintendent 1 Assistant Superintendent 1 Administrative Assistant for Business 1 Secretaries 7 10 PRINCIPALS : Senior High School 1 K-8 Schools 2 Elementary Schools 5 8 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: Senior High School 1 K-8 Schools 2 Elementary Schools (part-time) 5 8 ADMINISTRATORS AND CURRICULUM CHP.IR1,ANI : Art 1 English 1 Foreign Language 1 Library/Media 1 Mathematics 1 Music 1 Occupational Education 1 Physical Education/Health 1 Reading 1 Science 1 Social Studies 1 Special Education 1 12 DEPARTMENT HEAD: Business Education 1 SUPERVISOR OF ATHLETICS : 1 154 SPECIALISTS : Art 6 Bilingual 2 Drama , 4 English-as-a-Second Language 3 Guidance 11 Home Economics (Elementary) 1 Industrial Arts (Elementary) 1 Librarians/media Specialists 7 Music 5 Physical Education (Elementary) 3 Reading 7 School Adjustment Counselor 1 School Psychologists 1.5 Speech 3 Resource 26 78 TEACHERS: Senior High School 90 Junior High Schools (Grades 7 & 8) 30 Elementary Schools (K-6) 75 195 AIDES: HEALTH PERSONNEL: Nurses 4 Physicians 2 6 SCHOOL ICiJCRETARIES: Senior High School: Twelve-month 3 Ten-month 2 5 R-8 Schools 2 Elementary Schools 5 12 COMPUTER ROOM Computer Programmer 1 Keypunch Operator 1 155 2 JULY 1 , 1983 to JUNE 30 , 1984 APPOINTMENTS Pamela Awtrey Foreign Language W.H.S . Holly Carroll Kindergarten Hosmer/East Mena Ciarlone Kindergarten Phillips Donna Connalonga Resource Phillips/W.H.S. Katherine Connors Cafeteria W.H.S . Gerard Field T.V. Production Teacher W.H.S . Doreen Hagopian Sped West/Marshall Kathleen Kelly Kindergarten Lowell Lisa Leary Cafeteria W.H.S . Janice Mandile Elementary Coolidge Margaret Murphy Science West/Marshall Patricia O'Connell Nurse System Rita Scudder Elementary Lowell Carla Scuzzarella Social Studies W.H.S . Karen Larsen Smith Account Clerk Central Office Eileen Stribula Math W.H.S . Mary Thompson Elementary West/Marshall Arthur Wallace Music Hosmer/East RESIGNATION Jeanne Marie Beirne Art System Diane Blau Elementary Hosmer/East Dorinne Burke Cafeteria W.H.S . Joan Chasan Kindergarten Phillips Charles McCarthy Class Coordinator W.H.S . Kristin Mead Nurse System Claurine Murphy Cafeteria W.H.S . Marilyn O'Connor Foreign Language W.H.S. Fred Papandrea Storekeeper System Mary Ellen Ryan Resource W.H.S . 156 RETIREMENT Vincenzo Amichetti Custodian Hosmer/East Joan Fahey Elementary Lowell Frank Gorone Custodian West/Marshall Robert Harrington Guidance Hosmer/East Nicola Lama Custodian Phillips Josephine Mondello Cafeteria W.H.S. Anne Morley Elementary Cunniff Marion Shaughnessy Secretary SPED Patricia Walsh Secretary W.H.S. Helen Yapchaian Cafeteria West/Marshall IN MEMORIAM Eunice Morrill Lunch Aide November 15, 1983 Frank Carbone School Traffic Supervisor March 14, 1984 Edward Layden School Traffic Supervisor March 25, 1984 John Devito School Traffic Supervisor May 7 , 1984 157 VOTING RESULTS PRELIMINARY ELECTION SEPTEMBER 20, 1983 TOTAL VOTE CAST: 4099 PRECINCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total COUNCILLOR AT LARGE for Two Years, Vote for not more than FOUR Gerard J. Bloomer 36 43 42 52 77 77 86 113 130 181 123 51 1011 Philip Pane 108 121 114 178 138 84 204 175 146 122 123 81 1594 Anthony F. Aiello 53 50 58 33 32 28 36 82 97 53 63 41 626 Renato D. Ray Musetti 102 91 92 138 86 90 126 184 115 179 183 64 1450 John E. Gillis 30 11 21 11 19 20 25 23 36 19 18 13 246 James R. Krikorian 64 101 109 82 41 36 53 57 41 35 29 19 667 Marilyn M. Devaney 171 116 123 201 176 202 183 281 308 255 189 113 2318 Demos Zevitas • 37 44 52 50 34 17 46 37 23 50 47 22 459 Walter F. Burke 34 43 50 90 95 131 108 137 147 123 98 70 1126 Roberta Ann Miller 81 84 90 191 156 91 128 137 115 126 97 68 1364 Adelard St.Onge 96 91 72 117 135 122 112 152 200 169 94 75 1435 James Mello 1 2 3 Blanks 308 281 321 353 319 266 461 430 566 347 292 153 4097 COUNCILLOR DISTRICT "C" for Two Years, Vote for ONE John Patrick Moxley 47 75 95 217 Nicholas R. Fisher 22 35 31 88 Pamela Piantedosi 124 174 135 433 Edward W. O"Brien,Jr. 168 127 159 454 Blanks 31 41 61 133 We the undersigned members of the Election Commission, Town of Watertown hereby certify that the foregoing is a true record of the votes at the Preliminary Election held on September 20, 1983. s/ Robert W. Kelly s/ Noel Carmichael s/ Joan Tuttle s/ Charles J. Tobin A true copy: ATTEST: s/ James E. Fahey, Jr. 161 Town Clerk WARRANT wt"Fe,�:• •. Ht,ss. for OCT 1 41 VbWN ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1983 4�.. tsa, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, ss; To any Constable of the City"known as the Town of Watertown", Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the City "known as the Town of Watertown"qualified to vote in Elections to meet In their respective voting places in said City, as follows: DISTRICT A PRECINCT 1 - Coolidge School, Arlington Street DISTRICT A PRECINCT 2 - East Junior High School, Mt. Auburn Street DISTR(CT A PRECINCT 3- East End Fire Station,Mt, Auburn Street DISTRICT B PRECINCT 4- Senior High School, Columbia Street DISTRICT B PRECINCT 5- Phillips School, Common Street DISTRICT B PRECINCT 6- Knights of Columbus Hall, Watertown Street DISTRICT C PRECINCT 7-James Russell Lowell School, Lowell Avenue DISTRICT C PRECINCT 8- West Junior High School, Waverley Avenue DISTRICT C PRECINCT 9- Administration Building, Main Street DISTRICT D PRECINCT 10- Browne School, Main Street DISTRICT D PRECINCT 11 - Cunniff School, Warren Street DISTRICT D PRECINCT 12- North Watertown Fire Station, Orchard Street ON TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1983 at 8 A.M.then and there to bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the following Town Officers: One (1) Council President and Member of the School Committee for 2 YEARS: Four (4) Councillors at Large for 2 YEARS: One (1) Councillor for District A for 2 YEARS: One (1) Councillor for District B for 2 YEARS: One (1) Councillor for District C for 2 YEARS: Offe (1)Councillor for District D for 2 YEARS:Three(3)School Committee Members for 4 Y@rARS: Three (3) School Committee Members for 2 YEARS: Three (3)Trustees, Free Public Library for 4 YEARS:Three(3)Trustees, Free Public Library for 2 YEARS. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN AT EIGHT (8) A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT EIGHT (8) P.M. And you are hereby commanded to notify and warn the legal voters of Watertown to meet at the time and places herein specified by posting a printed copy of the Warrant for such meeting in a conspicuous public place in each precinct of the Town. Hereof fail not and make return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, in the Office of the Town Council on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands this 27th day of September 1983 A true copy oo�" Louis P.Andrews ATTEST: 162 Council President TOWN OF WATERTOWN GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, for TWO YEARS J. Malcolm Whitney 334 335 348 405 347 278 391 426 412 418 296 240 4230 65 Shattuck Road Louis P. Andrews 251 257 258 378 298 204 351 331 313 356 358 199 3554 55 Brookline Street Blanks 59 54 44 36 40 49 55 71 106 39 44 27 624 COUNCILLOR AT LARGE for TWO YEARS, Vote for FOUR Marilyn M. Devaney 431 355 393 464 413 378 468 557 543 547 443 298 5290 98 Westminster Ave. Gerard J. Bloomer 78 100 84 120 147 129 132 164 240 326 246 106 1872 111 Evans St Philip Pane 306 311 326 465 303 199 457 394 312 310 322 192 3896 37 Orchard St. Walter F. Burke 164 189 172 234 227 286 226 277 318 279 217 181 2770 83 No. Beacon St. Adelard St.Onge 211 224 206 236 280 212 245 305 350 301 229 167 2966 26 Fifield St. Roberta Ann Miller 244 212 231 449 337 178 345 300 294 297 260 185 3332 14 Center St. James R. Krikorian 135 252 221 178 125 52 135 107 67 94 61 67 1494 26 Lloyd Rd. Renato D. Ray Musetti 308 221 278 349 248 198 364 370 331 394 396 255 3712 15 Prescott St. Blanks 699 720 689 781 660 493 816 838 869 704 618 413 8300 COUNCILLOR DISTRICT "A" for TWO YEARS, Vote-for ONE John G. Diliberto 489 407 444 1340 28 Putnam St. Albert A. Kamishlian 88 175 130 393 3 Porter St. 207 Blanks 67 64 76 COUNCILLOR DISTRICT "B" for TWO YEARS, Vote for ONE Thomas Perry 311 303 235 849 28 Beacon Park Robert A. Collini 315 298 203 816 48 Walnut St. Blanks 193 84 93 370 COUNCILLOR DISTRICT "C" for TWO YEARS, Vote for ONE Edward W. O'Brien Jr 364 246 314 924 255 Orchard St. Pamela Piantedosi 359 507 41!5 1281 188 Waverley Ave. Robert E. Bohn 1 1 15 Mason,Rd. Blanks 73 75 102 250 COUNCILLOR DISTRICT "D" for TWO YEAR, Vote for ONE Wayne MacDonald 536 415 308 1259 39 Piermont St. Gerard Bloomer 3 2 5 111 Evans St. Blanks 274 281 158 713 163 RECORD OF PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MARCH 13, 1984 DEMOCRAT BALLOT Total Votes Cast: 4832 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Precincts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Jesse Jackson 5 4 6 14 16 4 11 6 11 4 7 9 97 Gary Hart 130 121 161 200 137 127 172 110 137 174 120 90 1679 Reubin Askew 1 1 1 3 George McGovern 90 101 141 173 136 104 130 96 99 92 80 71 1313 Walter F. Mondale 109 110 101 114 109 105 100 96 143 100 95 81 1263 Ernest F. Hollings 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 Alan Cranston 1 2 1 2 2 1 9 John Glenn 18 20 36 35 14 25 33 25 17 38 34 22 317 Ronald Reagan 3 1 3 6 2 2 4 3 1 25 No Preference 3 1 2 7 2 2 1 3 3 3 7 2 36 Blanks 7 13 9 4 5 1 7 4 9 7 6 11 83 STATE CO'-tIITTEE MAN Charles F. Flaherty 202 220 244 269 225 207 255 179 241 238 203 167 2650 Blanks 164 151 214 282 203 163 205 161 180 187 151 121 2182 STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN Carol A. Hickey 79 82 106 84 66 70 98 53 84 69 57 38 886 Elizabeth M. Dunn 26 26 47 42 29 23 33 23 17 24 16 20 326 Pamela W. Schofield 165 196 199 305 231 208 243 204 223 259 229 199 2661 Blanks 96 67 106 120 102 69 86 60 97 73 52 31 959 TOWN COMMITTEE James E. Fahey, Jr. 152 172 201 273 203 197 234 172 234 237 168 150 2393 Mary T. Fahey 150 163 183 251 187 181 221 158 209 213 145 144 2205 Marilyn M. Devaney 199 211 230 261 223 235 248 218 255 263 191 156 2690 Joseph O'Reilly, Jr 131 152 179 206 182 175 201 147 202 229 149 137 2090 Mark H. Hatch 138 143 159 176 147 153 175 135 176 153 122 121 1798 Renee M. Landers 135 144 173 179 149 161 178 136 174 160 126 125 1840 Pierre J. Sullo 128 144 166 183 178 154 179 135 181 163 135 128 1874 Paul C. Menton 144 167 177 233 174 181 207 147 202 212 148 138 2130 Demos Zevitas 145 164 173 200 156 157 193 150 177 173 155 133 1976 Marion A. Roberts 139 154 172 198 156 207 194 143 185 182 135 128 1993 Pamela W. Schofield 160 184 209 276 206 191 235 187 219 205 177 191 2440 Dennis J. Duff 136 163 166 201 164 159 179 142 188 173 132 131 1934 Warren E. Tolman 130 147 177 191 154 167 198 144 179 177 157 144 1965 Joan Tuttle 140 159 179 259 172 172 196 144 184 176 129 135 2045 Brian A. McDonald 138 165 180 215 174 172 202 157 190 187 146 143 2069 Mary L. McDonald 142 166 185 209 169 170 198 150 191 194 140 144 2058 John G. Diliberto 193 206 217 205 181 182 200 152 206 181 158 143 2224 Wayne MacDonald 151 167 179 201 183 197 206 156 214 227 156 155 2192 Mary I. Platt 137 148 163 193 159 206 182 137 193 182 133 129 1962 Jane A. Current 130 160 167 188 153 162 182 140 175 154 128 123 1862 Dean S.McLaughlin 125 142 160 192 142 152 172 133 173 154 123 123 1791 John J. Carver 137 156 175 216 162 167 225 148 195 181 143 132 2037 Thomas J.McDermott 151 172 173 233 173 181 206 169 205 189 147 139 2138 Stephen M. Winnick 126 146 164 190 161 157 172 140 195 160 131 124 1866 John J. McCarthy,Jr 132 152 161 183 158 157 181 138 189 179 128 128 1886 James R. McHugh 126 147 159 173 154 164 180 134 182 187 134 132 1872 Mary Zevitas 156 168 182 203 157 166 193 142 188 168 147 141 2011 Pasquale Sclafani 159 162 184 200 173 178 191 154 211 231 158 139 2140 Anthony T. Dileso 147 151 168 183 160 162 196 156 186 178 160 128 1969 Mary McHugh 141 158 184 190 171 185 208 154 208 205 142 141 2087 Robert W. Kelly 138 153 168 212 161 159 210 146 183 180 132 133 1975 John P. Moxley 132 159 169 221 178 169 188 166 205 195 140 137 2059 NON-GROUPED Salvatore Ciccarelli 10� 131 127 139 121 69 115 85 93 108 79 67 1235 Dolores L. Mitchell 59 54 64 149 77 48 82 52 51 62 43 43 784 William G. Oates 61 75 75 104 98 43 128 77 71 80 62 44 918 Rosemarie Davidian 1 1 Wayne Blanks .8001 7580 10081 12197 9264 7214 9445 6862 8266 8577 7591 5531 10060 s 9 164 PRECINCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SCHOOL COMMITTEE AT LARGE for FOUR YEARS, Vote for THREE Robert P. Shay, Jr. 214 248 288 460 338 215 335 335 300 289 241 204 3467 139 Russell Ave. Robert F. Kelly 263 305 280 320 311 232 338 360 391 422 354 219 3795 49 Charles St. Anthony T. Dileso 388 321 340 309 281 240 337 452 398 439 414 252 4171 23 Desmon&Ave. John H. Beagan, Jr. 150 164 158 227 183 169 351 236 203 250 174 144 2409 11 Walcott Rd. Margaret Lazarus Craw- 194 217 234 393 335 181 265 289 242 266 218 185 3019 ford 35 Oliver St. Blanks 723 683 650 748 607 556 765 812 959 773 693 394 8363 SCHOOL COMMITTEE AT LARGE for TWO YEAR, Vote for THREE John J. Mantenuto 380 341 357 415 399 331 416 472 540 508 451 294 4904 14 Pearl St. Carolyn K. Kroll 286 293 326 487 391 279 410 388 386 403 340 254 4243 90 Russell Ave. Robert Jamgochian 315 408 366 433 382 234 412 353 357 398 337 247 4242 55 Robbins Rd. Debra Smith 1 1 Nancy Needle 1 1 Robert Shay, Jr. 1 1 Margaret Lazarus Craw- 1 1 ford Blanks 951 896 901 1120 883 749 1153 1271 1208 1130 966 603 11831 TRUSTEES, FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY for FOUR YEARS, Vote for THREE Donald J. MacDonald Jr 354 356 376 478 453 338 456 563 607 603 493 275 5352 41 Longfellow Rd. Charles T. Burke 311 340 311 393 365 259 346 363 387 361 309 201 3946 76 Spruce St. Helen Guest Perry 346 323 325 472 400 275 381 357 398 392 327 216 4212 64 Russell Ave. Mark J. Neylon 164 182 186 277 208 171 307 248 195 263 231 219 2651 13 Nyack St. Blanks 757 737 752 837 629 550 901 953 906 820 734 487 9063 TRUSTEES, FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, for TWO YEARS,Vote for THREE Gracemarie V.LeBlanc 372 375 398 491 432 328 440 440 477 539 435 271 4998 76 Emerson Rd. Raya Stern 276 312 306 375 347 254 347 346 369 384 334 244 3894 207 Lexington St. Pamela W. Schofield, 317 315 331 377 374 269 423 397 423 398 358 267 4249 98 Pierce Rd. Tilven 1 1 Blanks 967 936 915 1214 902 742 1181 1301 1223 1118 967 616 12082 We the undersigned members of the Election Commission, Town of Watertown hereby certify that the f6regoing is a true record of the votes at the Town Electinfheld on November 8, 1983. s/ Robert W. Kelly A true copy: s/ Noel Carmichael ATTEST: James E. Fahey, Jr. Town Clerk s/ Joan Tuttle 165 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MARCH 13, 1984 REPUBLICAN PARTY Total Vote Cast: 389 PRECINCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Ronald W. Reagan 17 19 30 49 20 14 32 16 26 15 10 19 267 Jesse Jackson 1 1 John Glenn 1 1 1 3 Walter Mondale 1 1 2 Harold Stassen 1 1 Gary Hart 1 2 2 1 6 Gerald R. Ford 1 1 George McGovern 1 2 3 Charles Percy 1 I Blanks 2 10 8 4 5 2 4 4 5 1 4 3 52 No Preference 6 5 7 7 3 0 8 5 4 1 2 4 52 STATE COMVITTEE MAN Daniel Needham, Jr 12 12 16 32 11 6 20 7 12 6 8 12 154 Robert A. Semonian 16 16 25 25 15 9 21 12 19 10 7 12 187 Blanks 1 6 4 6 7 1 5 7 5 3 1 2 48 STATE COMMITTEE WOMAN Sybil Danforth 12 16 24 36 14 5 26 11 14 9 8 9 184 Marilyn R. Fields 14 13 17 21 13 10 15 13 17 7 7 15 162 Blanks 3 5 4 6 6 1 5 2 5 3 1 2 43 TOWN COMMITTEE Robert A. Semonian 17 22 28 33 18 11 25 10 22 10 8 15 219 Edna Bogosian 16 23 28 41 17 10 32 7 24 7 8 16 229 George M. Kurzon 13 13 19 25 15 10 19 8 17 8 5 14 166 Sybil Danforth 16 15 28 43 15 11 29 10 20 11 10 16 224 Philip Pane 14 16 26 40 19 13 31 18 20 13 11 15 236 Ray Massa 15 L3 23 36 17 12 28 15 20 12 12 16 219 Richard Mastrangelo 17 15 27 45 20 13 31 12 22 11 11 15 239 Roy Charles Papalia 15 13 24 34 17 12 24 9 19 9 8 14 198 George Tarvesian,Jr 17 20 22 34 16 10 22 9 19 8 7 14 198 Theodore 0. Bogosian 14 20 27 37 16 10 25 6 22 7 7 14 205 George C. Leslie, Jr 11 14 19 31 14 10 21 8 16 10 7 15 176 Dominic Grandinetti 15 14 23 30 15 13 23 15 21 8 9 16 202 Zaven Kaprielian 16 18 27 34 15 10 21 6 20 8 6 15 196 Noel B. Carmichael 13 13 18 33 14 11 22 6 17 8 5 IS 175 J. Malcolm Whitney 16 19 33 47 17 14 28 12 21 14 11 20 252 John C. Marsh 14 12 22 27 15 10 19 7 18 9 5 13 171 Guy A. Carbone 19 17 25 30 18 14 29 14 22 11 12 16 227 Lucid M. Goldberg 14 16 23 33 13 12 28 9 22 7 7 16 200 Robert J. Whitney 15 15 25 39 16 13 25 9 20 13 8 15 213 Stephen H. Assari.an 14 18 26 29 16 11 21 8 21 7 5 15 191 Arthur DerBoghosian 15 16 27 29 15 10 21 5 21 8 6 14 187 Robert H. Sanasarian 14 18 26 30 15 11 23 6 20 7 6 14 190 Robert B. Chase 17 12 22 37 20 13 24 5 19 12 9 17 207 Leo Matteosian 15 19 26 28 15 10 22 6 20 7 5 14 187 Douglass G, Rockwell 16 13 21 35 21 11 20 6 17 11 6 13 190 Albert D. LaPonte 13 12 20 27 15 12 20 5 17 8 5 13 167 Carol A. Filicchia 14 14 18 28 15 12 23 6 17 9 5 14 175 Sepon Guluzian 12 17 24 27 15 10 21 5 20 7 5 15 178 Mary A. Mosconi 14 14 19 28 15 12 20 9 19 10 8 14 182 Marilyn R. Fields 16 16 26 32 17 12 28 9 18 11 9 15 209 Edward A. Coen,Jr. 12 12 18 28 14 11 19 5 16 10 7 14 166 Anthony F. Aiello 15 13 19 29 15 13 21 9 20 10 6 15 185 Ara J. Sarian 14 19 22 29 14 11 23 5 19 8 5 14 183 E. Ruth Dunn 15 14 21 33 16 12 23 6 19 10 7 14 190 Eva M. Garland 13 13 20 25 17 12 18 7 18 11 7 16 177 Lucy Tobin 1 1 Sandra Tobin 1 1 Blanks 499 642 753 1057 593 158 781 618 577 335 302 389 6704 A true record: 166 ATTEST: James E. Fahey, Jr. RECORD OF STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984 REPUBLICAN (Total Vote Cast, 1,316) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SENATOR IN CONGRESS Elliot L. Richardson 39 38 68 90 45 15 55 31 49 21 29 24 504 Brookline, Ma. Raymond Shamie 58 54 69 98 66 42 82 54 54 62 69 56 764 Walpole, Ma. Mildred Faye Jefferson 1 1 Vincent A. LoPresti 1 1 Stoneham,Ma. Blanks 6 1 4 7 4 2 2 6 2 1 5 6 46 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Mildred Faye Jefferson 1 5 10 1 1 4 1 1 24 Joseph Tyndall 1 1 Watertown, Ma. Vincent A. LoPresti I 1 Stoneham, Ma. Scatterings 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 10 Blanks 101 87 139 183 112 57 135 90 106 82 102 85 1279 COUNCILLOR (Third District) Scatterings 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 13 Blanks 101 91 139 194 114 S8 139 90 106 82 103 86 1303 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT (Middlesex g Suffolk District) Lawrence Fiorentino 1 5 12 3 3 1 1 1 1 28 Scattering 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 1 15 Blanks 100 86 139 182 111 58 136 89 105 81 102 84 1273 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Thirty-second Middlesex District ) Mildred Faye Jefferson 1 1 Marilyn M. Devaney 1 1 Watertown, Ma. Scattering 2 2 2 1 1 3 11 Blanks 101 91 139 195 114 59 139 90 105 81 103 86 1303 REGISTER OF PROBATE Scatterings 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 12 Blanks 101 92 139 194 114 59 139 90 106 81 103 86 1304 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Nicholas S. Polio 54 62 83 108 78 38 82 55 60 59 58 54 796 Sudbury, Ma. Scatterings 1 2 1 1 4 9 Blanks 147 124 198 280 151 80 196 126 152 107 148 118 1827 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tota I TREASURER Edward Young 2 (Middlesex County) 2 Scatterings 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 Blanks 102 90 139 19; 114 59 139 90 106 84 103 86 1305 167 RECORD OF STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1984 DEMOCRATIC (Total Vote Cast: 6,997) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SENATOR IN CONGRESS David M. Bartley 40 49 59 42 42 33 54 S3 61 57 40 40 570 Holyoke, Ma. Michael Joseph Connolly 50 41 64 46 42 57 71 53 88 73 57 35 677 Boston, Ma. John F. Kerry 252 234 216 272 252 178 263 224 318 239 231 177 2856 Boston, Ma. James M. Shannon 201 165 224 314 203 167 251 214 211 213 195 148 2506 Lawrence, Ma. Raymond Shamie 2 2 Walpole, Ma. Elliot L. Richardson 1 1 Brookline, Ma. Blanks 49 37 30 27 29 22 36 37 49 32 27 10 385 ;REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS (Eighth Congressional District) Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. 406 396 446 548 454 345 546 443 539 4S3 397 323 5296 Cambridge, Ma. Robert Meaney C9.ppucci 97 64 80 63 49 53 67 77 95 94 94 32 965 Boston, Ma. Debra Gelber 38 26 27 48 25 27 18 28 35 28 18 31 349 Boston, Ma. Blanks 51 40 41 42 40 32 44 35 58 39 41 24 487 COUNCILLOR (Third District) Herbert L. Connolly 362 298 368 398 326 308 433 355 486 420 329 274 4357 Newton, Ma. Raymond P. McKeon 90 98 89 102 83 60 93 91 70 92 101 63 1032 Chelmsford, Ma. Blanks 140 130 137 201 159 89 149 137 171 102 120 73 1607 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT (Middlesex $ Suffolk District) George Bachrach 476 429 492 574 459 359 S30 483 S52 4SS 406 323 5538 Watertown, Ma. Edward L, Sullivan 71 6S 71 89 73 70 114 65 118 136 109 63 1044 Boston, Ma. Blanks 45 32 31 38 36 28 31 35 57 23 3S 24 415 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Thirty-second Middlesex District) Salvatore Ciccarelli 226 298 293 298 237 114 291 202 203 244 217 131 2754 Watertown, Ma. Marilyn M. Devaney 239 97 146 157 149 260 229 243 337 257 230 155 2499 Watertown, Ma. 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O a.-I O +J x Em4 .3 Nm uM � U C r-43 u r+ ? 1= U cn O m uM G O u •a .0 4J Cd r-I U C O O VJ C Ld 169 PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984 TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 17,614 (R) Republican (C) Communist (D) Democratic (MIA) Mass. Independent Alliance ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT PRECINCTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 •7 8 9 10 11 12 Total MONDALE and FERRARO 798 801 945 1060 959 728 866 800 1027 742 818 676 10220 (D) REAGAN and BUSH 523 515 538 646 502 405 660 583 564 667 636 481 6720 (R) SERRETTE and ROSS 3 7 1 5 3 5 4 4 5 6 5 2 50 (MIA) SCATTERINGS 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 10 BLANKS 33 44 37 53 SS 34 49 S3 79 77 S1 49 614 SENATOR IN CONGRESS JOHN F. KERRY 859 877 1002 1121 1024 791 928 869 1136 848 913 746 11114 (D) RAYMOND SHAMIE 454 439 479 591 442 344 607 522 461 557 541 396 5833 (R) SCATTERINGS 2 3 1 2 1 1 10 BLANKS 44 49 40 SO 55 38 44 49 77 89 S7 65 657 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS-EIGIiTH DISTRICT THOMAS P. O`NEILL, JR. 1077 1087 1226 1382 1273 975 1257 1174 1354 1161 1210 992 14168 (D) LAURA ROSS 108 102 117 1SS 86 87 120 97 116 119 102 76 1285 (C) SCATTERINGS 1 1 1 3 6 BLANKS 172 177 178 227 162 ill 203 169 205 214 197 140 2155 COUNCILLOR -THIRD DISTRICT HERBERT L. CONNOLLY 880 918 1010 1116 1030 824 1034 961 1138 1025 1014 823 11773 (D) SCATTERINGS 2 2 BLANKS 477 449 S11 649 491 349 546 479 S38 469 496 385 5839 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT-MIDDLESEX $ SUFFOLK DISTRICT GEORGE BACHRACH 1036 1073 1195 1366 1187 923 1212 1116 1289 1133 1118 906 13554 (D) SCATTERINGS 2 2 BLANKS 321 294 326 399 334 250 368 324 387 361 392 302 4058 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-THIRTY-SECOND MIDDLESEX DISTRICT SALVATORE CICCARELLI 991 1048 1108 1225 1116 849 1170 1065 1200 1106 1104 848 12830 (D( SCATTERINGS 1 2 1 2 2 1 9 BLANKS 365 317 412 538 405 324 410 373 476 388 407 360 477S REGISTER OF PROBATE-MIDDLESEX COUNTY PAUL J. CAVANAUGH 912 930 1034 1119 1044 822 1070 979 1135 1028 1014 820 11907 (D) SCATTERINGS 3 3 BLANKS 445 437 487 646 477 351 510 461 541 466 495 388 5704 170 PRECINCTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total COUNTY COMMISSIONER-MIDDELSEX COUNTY VOTE for TWO THOMAS J. LARKIN 745 744 831 927 846 705 844 835 921 809 777 681 9665 MICHAELDE. McLAUGHLIN 663 669 759 810 761 639 770 691 8:58 755 726 587 8668 NICHOLAS)S. POLIO 348 348 392 458 334 248 409 357 356 387 414 286 4337 SCATTERINGS 2 2 BLANKS 9S8 973 1060 1335 1101 754 1137 997 1237 1037 1105 862 12556 TREASURER-MIDDLLSEX COUNTY WILLIAM J. GUSTUS 862 862 953 1051 964 789 971 917 1048 962 953 778 11110 (D) SCATTERINGS 2 2 BLANKS 495 505 568 714 557 384 609 523 628 532 557 430 6503 QUESTION NO.1 PROPOSED RESOLUTION ON UNITED STATES MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SEVERAL LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES This Questions is Non-Binding Shall the Representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon the United States Congress and the President of the United States to immediately withdraw any and all troops and military advisors from E1Salvador and Honduras; to stop any and all military aid to Sal Salvador Hondouras, and Guatemala; to stop any aid and all aid to the forces fighting to overthrow the government of Nicaragua; and to direct funds now used for such purposes to the domestic economy to create jobs and improve services? YES 723 790 880 992 928 700 853 807 900 766 769 672 9780 NO 308 290 364 457 370 269 441 358 358 394 402 310 4321 BLANKS 326 287 277 316 223 204 286 275 418 334 341 226 3513 -r r -alp + Vo.teA Regi,6tAation booth at Fait FeA ivat 1984 REFERENCE GUIDE EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS: POLICE. ...... . . .. ... . .911 (Business: 923-1212) FIRE.. . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .911 (Business: 924-7300) AMBULANCE.. . . .. .. . . . . .911 POISON INFORMATION... .232-2120 SERVICES: OFFICE Town Manager 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. . . . . .924-6890 Telecommunications Telephone for. . . .924-3282 the Deaf (at Main Branch Library) Asst. to Town Manager Affirmative Action & Handicap Compliance. .924-2340 MBTA Consumer Relations Public Works 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. .. . . .924-1980 (Weekdays 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) . . . .722-5215 (Off Hours) . .. . . . . .. .. . ..924-8346 Council on Aging... .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .924-6370 School Dept. Superintendent's Office. .. . ..926-7700 Housing Authority. . ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . .924-0806 Health Department & Hazardous Wastes... .. .924-6960 Watertown Boys & Girls Club. . .. .. . . .9260968 Libraries 123 Main St. .. .. . . .. .... . . .924-5390 Dog Officer. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . ... . .923-1212 Main Library Skating Rink. .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .923-0306 East Branch 481 Mt. Auburn St. .. .... . . .924-3728 Watertown Multi-Service Center. . . .. .926-3600 South Branch Corner of Waverley &. . .. . . .924-6224 Weather. . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .936-1234 Orchard Streets Time. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .637-1234 STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES: GOVERNOR Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator. . . . . .223-2826 Michael S. Dukakis... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .727-3600 2400-A John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., State House, Boston 02133 Boston, MA. 02203 MASSACHUSETTS SENATE -Middlesex & Suffolk Districts John F. Kerry, U.S. Senator. . . . .. .. . .223-1890 George Bachrach, Watertown.. . .... .. . . . . .722-1280 2003-F John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg. Room, 518, State House, Boston 02133 Boston, MA. 02203 MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. CONGRESSMAN - 8th District 32 Middlesex District Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. - Cambridge. ..223-2784 Salvatore Ciccarelli - Watertown. .. . . . . .727-24.10 Boston, MA. 02203 State House, Boston 02133 oi,