Annual Report of the Town Officers of Wakefield Massachusetts
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RY ^AK 149th Annual*/S£TTSReport Sunset Over Lake Quannapowitt Town of WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS f<- 149th ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF WAKEFIELD, MASS. Financial Year Ending December Thirty-first Nineteen Hundred and Sixty ALSO THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS OF THE BIRTHS, AAARRIAGES and DEATHS During the year 1960 ITEM PRESS. WAKEFIELD TOWN OF WAKEFIELD Population, 1955 State Census—22,115 Congressman, 8th District—Torbert H. Macdonald of Maiden. Councillor, 6th District—Joseph Ray Crimmins of Somerville. Senator, 7th Middlesex District—James J. Long of Woburn. State Representatives, 22nd Middlesex District—Theodore J. Vaitses, Mel- rose; Gardner E. Campbell, Wakefield; Lloyd B. Conn of Melrose. TOWN OFFICERS, 1960-1961 Selectmen J. Edward Surette, Jr., Chairman *1962 Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., *1963 Burton F. Whitcomb, *1963 Thomas D. Morse, *1962 John W. Moccia, *1961 Town Clerk t Charles F. Young Assistant Town Clerk ttMarion B. Connell Moderator tRoger H. Wingate Treasurer Paul Lazzaro, *1962 Tax Collector Carl W. Sunman (Deceased) Catherine E. Simpson, *1961 Town Accountant **John J. McCarthy Assessors Frank A. Tredinnick, Chairman Term Expires March 1962 Leo F. Douglass, Secretary Term Expires March 1963 John J. McShane Term Expires March 1961 Municipal Light Commissioners James Boit Wiswall, Chairman Term Expires March 1963 John Morley Term Expires March 1961 Jean H. Hartshorne Term Expires March 1962 Board of Public Works Harry H. Denning, Chairman Term Expires March 1963 George F. Gardner Term Expires March 1961 Sabatino Benedetto Term Expires March 1962 Walter E. Morton Term Expires March 1963 Herbert Hewitt, Jr. (Resigned) Melvin Levine Term Expires March 1961 149TH ANNUAL REPORT Board of Public Welfare William D. Scott, Chairman Term Expires March 1962 M. Leo Conway Term Expires March 1961 P. Elizabeth Kitchenman Term Expires March 1963 Virginia M. Jackson Term Expires March 1963 Albert J. Petrucci Term Expires March 1962 School Committee William W. Allyn, Chairman Term Expires March 1962 Henry B. McConville, Treasurer Term Expires March 1963 Harold E. Staunton Term Expires March 1961 Lenora LeCours, Secretary Term Expires March 1961 John P. Turner Term Expires March 1962 Lawrence J. Fitzgerald Term Expires March 1963 Gertrude M. Spaulding Term Expires March 1963 Trustees Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Phillips C. Davis, Chairman Term Expires March 1961 Gladys Watkins, Secretary Term Expires March 1961 Walter C. Hickey Term Expires March 1963 Edward Lynch Term Expires March 1963 Frank Tredinnick, Jr. Term Expires March 1962 Moses M. Frankel Term Expires March 1962 Leslie J. Wilson Term Expires March 1961 Rosaria Hodgdon Term Expires March 1963 Thomas L. McManus Term Expires March 1962 Board of Health Evan Fairbanks, Chairman Term Expires March 1962 Dr. Robert Dutton Term Expires March 1963 Norman S. Bosworth, Secretary Term Expires March 1961 Town Planning Board Kenneth W. Thomson, Chairman Term Expires March 1965 Ruth M. Woodbury, Secretary-Treasurer Term Expires March 1964 William R. Spaulding Term Expires March 1961 Burton C. Parker Term Expires March 1963 Lawrence J. McCluskey Term Expires March 1962 Wakefield Housing Authority Lucian Colucci, Chairman Term Expires March 1965 James J. Curley Term Expires March 1963 Gardner C. Reed Term Expires March 1964 George M. Livingstone Term Expires March 1961 Herbert Kenneth Noble Term Expires March 1962 Constables tJohn F. Mahoney t Harold J. Maloney $John G. Gates tHarold R. Anderson tRichard A. Curran JCharles S. Antetomaso TOWN OF WAKEFIELD Registrars of Voters Edmund W. Sliney, Chairman Term Expires March 1963 Charles F. Young, Clerk Frederick G. Gorman Term Expires March 1962 George E. Findlay Term Expires March 1961 Finance Committee William K. Lawrence, Chairman Term Expires March 1961 Robert A. Sayce, Vice Chairman Term Expires March 1961 John C. Cox, Secretary Term Expires March 1961 Willard P. Farwell, Jr. Term Expires March 1963 Francis A. Johnson Term Expires March 1961 Fred A. Beyer Term Expires March 1962 Anthony Minichiello Term Expires March 1962 Raymond L. Schofield Term Expires March 1962 Joseph E. Caroselli Term Expires March 1962 Herbert J. Kaiser Term Expires March 1962 William D. Black Term Expires March 1963 Frank Calore Term Expires March 1963 Paul Donovan Term Expires March 1961 Wallace Hugel Term Expires March 1963 A. Robert Almeida Term Expires March 1963 Board of Appeals William C. McKie, Chairman Term Expires March 1963 James J. Curley Term Expires March 1962 Paul W. Cameron Term Expires March 1961 Recreation Commission fLinwood F. Young, Chairman tVera D. Curley tDonald T. McAuliffe tHarold T. Donovan t Philip A. Perrone tJoseph Sardella tDeane Ramsdell Surveyors of Lumber tGeorge Kerr tHiram A. Tobey tRalph Morel tHarry R. Mcintosh f James E. Hewes tGeorge J. Gould Field Drivers tEverett E. Packard tWalter J. Doyle tRichard Baker * Term Expires t Appointed ** Tenure t Elected Annual Basis General Government Reports of BOARD OF SELECTMEN BOARD OF ASSESSORS BOARD OF APPEALS PERSONNEL BOARD PLANNING BOARD TOWN OF WAKEPIKLD Report of Selectmen The newly elected Board of Selectmen — Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., Bur- ton F. Whitcomb, J. Edward Surette, Jr., Thomas D. Morse, John W. Moc- cia, Jr. — organized on March 8, 1960 by electing as Chairman, J. Edward Surette, Jr., Secretary, Burton F. Whitcomb, John J. McCarthy, Executive Secretary and Raymond S. Dower — Mrs. Ida L. Weiss, Clerk. Prior to the election of the new Board, Chairman Morang resigned the Chairmanship in favor of the election of Selectman Herbert R. Waite, who was not a candidate for re-election, as Chairman of the Board. This action was taken in recognition of Selectman Waite's contribution of outstanding service as a member of the Board of Selectmen. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Fire Department: Burton F. Whitcomb, John W. Moccia, Jr. Police Department: Kenneth Morang, Jr., Thomas D. Morse Veterans' Services Department : John W. Moccia, Jr. Civil Defense Department: John W. Moccia, Jr. Building-Wire Inspection Departments: Thomas D. Morse John J. McCarthy was re-appointed Executive Secretary for a term of three years in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Section 8 of the by-laws of the Town of Wakefield. This position provides for mana- gerial co-ordination of all departments within the Selectmen's jurisdiction as well as with other Town, State and Federal Boards, Committees, Depart- ments and Officials. The Executive Secretary also serves as the Board of Selectmen's representative when the Board is not in session. Mrs. Ida L. Weiss was appointed as Clerk of the Board to succeed Ray- mond S. Dower upon his retirement. Mr. Dower had faithfully served the Town for many years as a Selectman and Clerk to the Board, during which time, his services had proven extremely valuable. Tax Collector Carl W. Sunman succumbed on April 18, I960 after twenty-five years of faithful service to the Community. Miss Catherine E. Simpson, a former member and Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, was appointed Temporary Tax Collector. The Board met in joint session with the Board of Public Works and the Recreation Commission for the purpose of filling a vacancy on these Boards as is required by the Massachusetts General Laws. Mr. Melvin J. Levine was elected to the Board of Public Works to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Herbert Hewitt, Jr., and Mrs. Vera D. Curley was elected to the Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John O'Brien. Chapter 17 of the Town By-Laws prescribes that the Board of Select- men shall supervise and conduct the election of an employees' representa- tive to the Personnel Board for a term of three years. Lieutenant Charles C. Curran of the Fire Department was elected to this position. Rev. William F. Maloney was appointed Catholic Chaplain of the Police Department and Rev. Louis Bourgeouis of the Fire Department. Rev. John V. Thorp was appointed Protestant Chaplain of the Police Department and Rev. John Koehler of the Fire Department. 149TH ANNUAL REPORT The Board engaged in an active consideration of the multi-complex problems that press upon a growing suburban community. The Federal Census Bureau certified the population of the Town as 24,276 persons, which represented an approximate twenty -five percent increase in the past ten years. The Town's growth as an important Business-Residential Com- munity is being constantly identified with this changing population pattern. The Board of Selectmen has continued to represent the Town's inter- est before Legislative Committees and Special Commissions for the purpose of presenting information and evidence on matters which are critically important to the Town of Wakefield. A continuous study of parking and traffic problems has been main- tained by the Committee on Police. Many changes have been effected, as required, in the Street Traffic Rules and Regulations. A complete review of the entire Traffic Rules and Regulations' code has been undertaken and will be approved and reprinted immediately after the next Annual Town Meeting. The Board has authorized negotiations for the purchase or emi- nent domain taking of properties previously voted by Town Meeting as required in the lay-out for the construction of a Main Street By-pass. These properties have not been taken because of necessary clearancy by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works with the Wakefield Depart- ment of Public Works before construction plans can be completed. The Police and Fire Departments regard this section of roadway as essential to the provision of proper protective service and it is generally agreed that such a roadway would eliminate a great proportion of thru traffic in the congested business center. The Board continued to oppose the installation of "automatic gates" at the Boston & Maine Railroad Crossing on Forest and Main streets. The Boston and Maine Railroad has now petitioned the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities for permission to withdraw their request for this installation.