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ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS 19 6 6 Town of READING MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ended December - 1 9 6 6 - TOWN OFFICERS 1S66 Board of Selectmen C. DEWEY SMITH, Chairman Term Expires 1969 W. FRANKLIN BURNHAM, JR., Secretary 1967 HERBERT F. GENT, JR. 1968 Town Accountant Treasurer BOYD H. STEWART PRESTON F. NICHOLS Moderator Town Collector KENNETH C. LATHAM FREDERICK A. ASMUSSEN Town Counsel Town Clerk J. WARREN KILLAM, JR. BOYD H. STEWART Board of Assessors RALPH T. HORN, Chairman Term Expires 1967 FRANK M. STEVENS, Secretary 1968 CARL W. GOODRIDGE 1969 Board of Registrars H. NELSON BATES, Chairman Term Expires 1968 LOUIS BACIGALUPO 1969 DANIEL COLLINS 1967 BOYD H. STEWART, Clerk (Ex-Officio) Board of Appeal GERALD E. FOSBROKE, Chairman Term Expires 1969 JOHN E. SHEEHY, Secretary 1968 DAVID K. YOUNG 1967 Associate Members of Board of Appeal FREDERICK F. MARTIN Term Expires 1967 ROBERT C. SPONGBERG 1968 WILLIAM M. CONNELL 1969 Planning Board JAMES J. SULLIVAN, JR., Chairman Term Expires 1968 ’"ERNEST R. POOR, Secretary ” 1967 EDWIN H. BJORKMAN ” ” 1967 DONALD W. DAVIDSON ” ” 1968 ROBERT W. GRIEVE ” ” 1969 2 Finance Committee LAWRENCE DREW, Chairman Term Expires 1968 y> 99 RONALD A. WINSLOW, Vice-Chairman 1967 99 99 PHILIP J. CLOUGH 1968 ” 99 ROBERT S. CUMMINGS 1969 ” 99 THOMAS F. GALVIN 1967 WILLIAM E. LOCKE 99 99 1969 DANIEL McBRIDE 99 1968 ” 99 t SYDNEY M. HODSON, JR. 1968 WILLIAM L. MEHRINGER 99 99 1967 99 99 t DONALD C. DOLBEN 1967 GEORGE E. MILLNER 99 99 1968 ROBERT A. MUIR 99 99 1969 WILLIAM F. MURPHY 99 99 1969 WENDELL H. PACKARD ” 99 1967 LAWRENCE A. PARTELOW ” 99 1967 JOHN T. SWEENEY 99 99 1969 EDWARD P. CAMERON 99 99 1968 Personnel Board PHILIP J. CLOUGH Term Expires 1967 EDWARD W. KELLY 99 99 1967 DAVID C. STARKEY 99 99 1969 BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary Board of Health CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D., Chairman Term Expires 1968 CHRISTINE F. PARKER, Secretary 99 99 1969 ROBERT W. WAKELING, D.O. 99 99 1967 Board of Public Welfare WILLIAM H. WILLSON, JR., Chairman Term Expires 1969 NEWELL H. MORTON, Secretary 99 ” 1968 DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN 99 99 1967 QUINCY B. PARK, Director of Public Assistance GLADYS M. WILSON, Social Worker Bureau of Old Age Assistance WILLIAM H. WILLSON, JR., Chairman Term Expires 1969 DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary ” ” 1967 NEWELL H. MORTON ” ” 1968 QUINCY B. PARK, Director of Public Assistance ANNE E. BLEAU, Social Worker 3 Director, Veterans' Service — Veterans' Benefits Agent DONALD T. TAYLOR School Committee DONALD R. WALKER, Chairman Term Expires 1967 ROBERT S. WELLS, Secretary 99 99 BARBARA I. WEEKS 1968 99 " BARBARA E. WINKLER 1967 DONALD McGILLICUDDY 99 99 1969 KENNETH P. ROBERTS 99 99 1969 JOHN M. NEWELL 99 99 1968 Superintendent of Schools School Physician ROBERT S. WELLS ROBERT W. WAKELING, D.O. Regional School District Committee STANLEY I. ROBINSON Term Expires 1969 Board of Library Trustees WILLIAM H. DIAMOND, Chairman Term Expires 1968 VIRGINIA ERICKSON, Secretary ” ” 1967 ” ALFRED R. JOHNSON ” 1968 ” JOSEPH J. SCHMUCH ” 1967 GEORGE M. RICHARDS ” ” 1969 ” ROBERT J. FIELDS ” 1969 Board of Public Works GEORGE W. COCHRANE, 3rd, Chairman Term Expires 1969 WILLIAM H. WATT, Secretary ” ” 1967 ” DONALD E. FLORENCE ” 1967 ” GEORGE L. HODGKINS ” 1969 ” FRED C. KENNEY, JR. ” 1968 Municipal Light Board WINFRED F. SPURR, Chairman Term Expires 1967 ” PAUL C. NICHOLAS, Secretary ” 1968 ” JOHN H. CROOKER ” 1969 Board of Cemetery Trustees EDOUARD N. DUBE, Chairman Term Expires 1969 M. RUSSELL MEIKLE ” ” 1968 M ” HAROLD F . DAVIS 1968 ” CHARLES E. ELLIS, JR. ” 1967 ” STANLEY F. MAXWELL ” 1967 ” CLIFFORD P. WADMAN ” 1969 4 Rfecreatioh Committee RICHARD C. £VANS, Chairman Term Expires 1969 ” GUY H. RENNISON ” 1968 ” *H. LEE DONLEY ” 1967 ' ’ ” tC. GORDON RICKER 1967 ” ” F. HURLEY, JR. * v, 1968 EDWARD ^ x ” NEWELL H. MORTON ” 1967 RUSSELL H. STONE, JR. 1969 ” GEORGE L. HODGKINS ” 1967 DONALD McGILLICUDDY ” ” 1967 ” REMO G. VINCI ” 1969 Superintendent of Moth Work Tree Warden MAURICE H. DONEGAN MAURICE H. DONEGAN Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Plumbing ROYAL C. JAQUES KENNETH. G. SHAW Wire Inspector Gas Inspector DONALD L. MICHELINI FREDERICK J. MONTGOMERY Dog Officer Sealer of Weights and Measures WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP ROBERT M. GRAHAM Inspector of Animals Inspector of Milk and Foods GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M. KENNETH G. SHAW Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves HAROLD F. DAVIS Director of Civil Defense DONALD C. MITCHELL Constables ARTHUR L. HARRIS RALPH J. BENS, JR. Insurance Committee Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, and Chairman of Finance Committee Contributory Retirement Board DONALD C. MITCHELL, Chairman BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary ARTHUR C. ALDRICH Law Committee Consists of Chairman of the Following Boards: Board of Selectmen Municipal Light Board Board of Health Board of Assessors School Committee Board of Public Works Board of Public Welfare 5 Commissioners of Trust Funds JOSEPH B. IVERSON, Chairman Term Expires 1969 ” £H. RAYMOND JOHNSON ” 1967 ” M DONALD C. McKIE 1971 Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen, Members Ex-officio Development and Industrial Commission ROBERT E. TURNER, Chairman Term Expires 1968 ” FRANCIS C. ALBERTSON ” 1968 ” JOHN B. DOUGLASS ” 1967 ” ERNEST R. POOR ” 1967 ” NATHAN C. WHITE ” 1971 ” RUSSELL H. STONE, SR. ” 1969 Committee on Town Forests MAURICE H. DONEGAN Term Expires 1969 ” JAMES S. PERRY ” 1967 ” BENJAMIN E. NICHOLS ” 1968 Committee on Elm Tree Protection MAURICE H. DONEGAN CHARLES STRATTON MARION V. HARRINGTON Measurers of Lumber HAROLD B. CURRELL MAURICE H. DONEGAN Measurers of Wood and Bark HAROLD B. CURRELL MAURICE H. DONEGAN Field Drivers RONALD A. WINSLOW NORMAN B. SMALL, JR. Fence Viewer WENDELL B. NEWELL Weighers of Coal and Hay WENDELL B. NEWELL GORDON R. BERRY Representative Metropolitan Area Planning Council A. LLOYD DAVID Term Expires 1970 Police Department Roster Chief JOHN F. BEAUDOIN Lieutenants WILLIAM H. FAULKNER EDWARD M. HUBBARD JOHN L. POWER 6 Sergeant THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK Safety Officer Patrolman - Inspector PATRICK J. PANTANO WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP Patrolmen JOSEPH M. GREENE GEORGE A. LeFAVE FREDERICK J. KEEFE WILLIAM J. WEBB JOHN A. BILICKI PHILIP N. CAIL HERBERT G. PERRY EVAN P. EDWARDS JOSEPH W. CORMIER FRED GRANELLI ROBERT E. MARCHAND ROBERT A. CASTINE BRIAN F. DESMOND BERNARD J. PAIVA RAYMOND J. DOUCETTE EDWARD W. MARCHAND WILLIAM F. KEEFE HERBERT E. ROBSON HERBERT N. McSHEEHY LEONARD P. IIOYT RICHARD L. WOOD DAVID E. SAUNDERS JOHN F. MURPHY WILLIAM E. ARAKELIAN LEO S. IACOPUCCI GERALD F. HOYT RICHARD „ NELSON Clerk BARBARA B. ADAMS Police Woman PAULINE M. THOMAS Permanent Fire Fighters Chief, JAMES S. PERRY Deputy Chief, ROBERT W. PRATT Captain, DONALD C. MITCHELL GEORGE L. TURNER Captain, ROBERT W. SHANNON ERNEST G. BABCOCK, JR. Lieutenant, ELMER A. DYKENS, JR. RICHARD E. VAN HORN Lieutenant, LESLIE L. HADLEY WILFRED E. BOUDREAU, JR. Lieutenant, HARVEY J. RACINE DANIEL J. DORAN Lieutenant, ROBERT H. THOMAS WILLARD F. NICHOLS Lieutenant, THEODORE W. TURNER, JR. LAURENCE G. COWARD, JR. Lieutenant, LEONARD J. REDFERN PETER R. VINCENT Lieutenant, VICTOR H. CAIL MALCOLM W. HUBBARD RICHARD D. BROWN JOHN C. DOUCETTE HERBERT J. HUTCHINSON DONALD V. JACKSON RUSSELL E. CARTER ARTHUR W. STEELE GERALD W. HUMPHREY ROBERT P. O’BRIEN ELMER W. MOORE JOSEPH T. PIINDES, JR. NELSON F. ANDREWS VERLON CURTIS RONALD D. MICHELINI JOSEPH CUMMINGS III FREDERICK E. LIVINGSTONE THOMAS W. LYLE DONALD L. MICHELINI ANTHONY J. GENTILE JAMES W. SHARKEY Clerk RUTH K. MURRAY 7 Call Fire Fighters DANIEL J. BUCKLEY CHARLES D. PERRY DEMELLE O. CAREY HERMAN L. RIESSLE ROBERT M. GRAHAM Lieutenant, JOHN A. SPURR CLYDE A. MOORE DUNCAN H. STANLEY Supt. of Fire Alarm JAMES S. PERRY, Chief Forest Warden JAMES S. PERRY, Chief Deputy Forest Wardens Deputy Chief, ROBERT W. PRATT JOHN A. SPURR Captain, DONALD C. MITCHELL MAURICE H. DONEGAN Lieutenant, ELMER A. DYKENS, JR. BENJAMIN E. NICHOLS Conservation Commission ALBERT J. SCHNEIDER, Chairman Term Expires 1968 ” *J. ALDEN LORING ” 1967 ” JAMES S. PERRY ” 1968 ” LINDA T. BISHOP ” 1969 LINNAEA THELIN ” ” 1967 HENRY W. FIENEMANN ” ” 1967 ” tJOHN D. LOUANIS ” 1969 Resigned ^Deceased tAppointed to fill vacancy 8 : STATISTICS Area, 10 square miles Population, census of 1965 — 21,188 Registered Voters: Precinct 1, 2622; Precinct 2, 2589; Precinct 3, 2375; Precinct 4, 2786; Total 10,372 Federal: Fifth Congressional District F. Bradford Morse, Lowell Senators: Edward M. Kennedy Leverett Saltonstall State Fifth Councillor District Thomas J. Lane, Lawrence Third Essex Senatorial District Philip A. Graham, Hamilton Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District Frank D. Tanner, Reading Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex, Woburn 9 TOWN OF READING List of Jurors for 1966 - 1967 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen Name Residence Business or Occupation Abbott, Florence J., 120 Grove St. Housewife Allen, Daniel D., Jr., 179 Salem St. Foreman Allen, Richard A., 61 Lothrop Rd. Ramp Manager Anderson, Donald E., 58 Lothrop Rd. Salesman Anderson, Eric A. R., 16 Pennsylvania Ave. Supervisor Bagdigian, Ralph P., 18 Pdarla Lane Heat & Frost Insulator Bales, Lawrence C., 327 Lowell St. Pressman Balkus, William, 23 Harrison St. Bulldozer Operator Barboza, Leona G., 313 South st. Retired Barclay, Miriam A., 26 Vine St. Housewife Barclay, Robert M., 26 Vine St. Bank Treasurer Beeman, Mary C., Ill High St. Housewife Beighley, David C., 117 Libby Ave. Laborer Bernard, John F. X., 66 Hanscom Ave. District Accting. Manager Berninger, Melvin V., 16 Grand St. Supervisor Berry, Constance A., 25 Dudley St. Secretary Berry, James O., Jr., 4 Tower Rd. Tool Planner Biette, Robert N., 165 Pine Ridge Rd. Production Analyst Birmingham, Bernard M., 25 King St. Salesman Birmingham, Richard J., 363 West St. Sales Representative Biscomb, Cyril John, 85 Longwood Rd. Floor Cleaner Black John L., 39 Berkeley St. Trust Officer Blake, Lawrence E., 27 Warren Ave. Floor Washer Blake, Winslow F., 19 Sunnyside Ave. Zone Manager Blanchard, Eugene S., 385 Haverhill St.