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Annual Reports, Town of Acton, Massachusetts /^. \j^^ t^f^lL Town o! Acton Annual Reoort 1 I' I .,m, HHroii : ' ', 5,!^ .H .^, *" ... 1.' *v ftrH \ v^, ikiata OF GENERAL INTEREST Incorporated as a Town: lulj'- 3, 1735 Type of Government: Town Meeting-Selectmen- Town Manager. Location: Eastern Massachusetts, Middlesex County, bordered on the east by Carlisle and Concord, on the west by Box- borough, on the north by Westford and Littleton, on the south by Sudbury, and on the southwest by Stow and Maynard. Name: Acton as the name of our Town has several possible derivations: the old Saxon word Ac-tun meaning oak settlement or hamlet in the oaks, the Town of Acton, England, the Acton family of England, a member of which supposedly offered a bell for the first meeting house in 17 35. Elevation at Town Hall: 268' above mean sea level. Land Area: Approximately 20 square miles. Population: Year Persons Density 1910 2136 106 per sq. mi. 1950 3510 175 1955 4681 233 1960 7238 361 1965 10188 507 Climate: Normal January temperature 27. 7° F. Norm,al July temperature 72.0°F. Normal annual precipitation 43.02 inches. Public Education: Pupil enrollment (October 1968): Grades 1-6, 2225; Grades 7-12, 1796 (Regional) Number of teachers and administrative staff: 235 Pupil-teacher ratio: 1 to 30 (avg. elementary grades) 1 to 18 (avg. Jr. and Sr. High) Tax Picture: Year Tax Rate Assessed Valuation 1965 $92 $18,408, 058 1966 29 70, 309,795 1967 31 74, 262,745 1968 34 79.513, 915 1969 38.50 88, 979, 095 United States Senators in Congress: Edward W. Brooke (R), Newton, Massachusetts Edward M. Kennedy (D), Boston, Massachusetts Representative in Congress, 3rd Congressional Dist: Philip J. Philbin (D). Clinton, Massachusetts State Senator, Middlesex and Worcester District;. William I. Randall, Framingham, Massachusetts Representative, General Court, 33rd Middlesex Dist: John A. S. McGlennon, Concord, Massachusetts Governor's Council, 3rd District: George F. Cronin, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts OFFICE HOURS Town Office (Selectmen. Town Manager, Clerk) 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30 p.m.) Town Hall 263-2761 Treasurer and Collector 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30-8:30 p.m.) Town Hall 263-7018 Assessors 8-4:30 (Tues. 7:30-8:30 p.m.) Town Hall 263-5012 School Superintendent 8-4:30 A-B Regional H. S. 263-5737 Board of Health 8-4:30 Office at 69 Hayward Rd. 263-4736 Veterans' Agent No. Regular Hours At Home 263-4757 Library Hours: Memorial Library Mon. -Fri., 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. 263-2232 Saturday, 10-6 p.m. Citizens, W- Acton Mon., 7-9 p.m., Tues., 3-6 p.m. Thurs., 3-5 p.m.. ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF ACTON MASSACHUSETTS FOR ITS TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH MUNICIPAL YEAR FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST 1969 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CROWN RESISTANCE DAY 3 SELECTMEN-TOWN MANAGER 5 POLICE 6 FIRE 8 CIVIL DEFENSE 12 STREETLIGHT 12 BOARD OF APPEALS 12 ENGINEERING 13 PLANNING BOARD 14 HIGHWAY 15 BUILDING INSPECTOR 17 BUILDING COMMITTEE 18 HEALTH 19 SEALER OF WEIGHTS 22 WALDEN GUIDANCE CLINIC 2 3 DOG OFFICER 2 3 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS 2 3 BIRTHS 24 ELIZABETH WHITE FUND 29 DOG LICENSES 29 SCHOOL REPORT. 30 Report of the Superintendent of Schools 31 Members of the Acton Public Schools Faculty 35 Members of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District Faculty 37 Report of the High School Principal 40 Report of the Junior High School Principal 42 Report of the Elementary School Principals 45 Pupil Personnel Services i 46 School Finances 52 VOCATIONAL REGIONAL SCHOOL 58 LIBRARIES 59 RECREATION . 62 BUILDING AND LAND ACQUISITION 62 1975 CELEBRATION 63 HISTORICAL COMMISSION 63 ARCHIVES 64 INSPECTOR OF WIRES 64 PUBLIC CEREMONIES 65 CONSERVATION 67 TOWN FOREST 68 TREE WARDEN 68 INSECT PEST CONTROL 68 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 68 SEWERAGE STUDY 69 MAYNARD-ACTON JOINT SEWAGE TREATMENT 70 GOODNOW FUND 70 CEMETERIES 71 VETERANS' GRAVES 72 VETERANS' AGENT 72 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 72 TOWN ELECTION 7 3 TOWN MEETINGS 74 March 10, 1969 74 June 23, 1969 97 October 20, 1969 98 November 24, 1969 99 TOWN ' OFFICERS AND APPOINTMENTS !!!.!!' 1 105 ASSESSORS 109 ' STATE AUDITOR ' 110 TREASURER . 118 COLLECTOR ] 128 TOWN ACCOUNTANT ' I3I JURY LIST !...'"' 145 INDEX .147 The Cover: Cannon fire signals the start of Acton's Crown Resistance Day Observance. The Town of Acton and the Acton Minutemen observed the events of 195 years ago with the third annual muster of eighteen units of New England minutemen and fife and drum .companies. By proclamation, the selectmen "resolved, that the Sunday closest to October 3 be known in the Town of Acton as Crown Resistance. Day and commend to the citi- zens that they mark well the events of 195 years ago which changed the destiny of our town, state, and nation." Acton's observance has gained national prominence with feature articles in several publications including the New York Times. Cover by Christopher Kellogg Photographs by G. B. Williams, Jr. CROWN RESISTANCE DAY September 28, 1969 Acton Minutemen Acton Minutemen Stow Minutemen Lynn Village Drum Band, Wakefield, Mass. Robert W. Dotson, Acton's First Town Manager Appointed April 8, 1969 Acton's First Five-Man Board of Selectmen under the Selectmen- Town Manager Form of Government SELECTMEN-TOWN MANAGER It was with a sigh of relief and a sense of accomplishment when on April 7, 1969 John Putnam^ Town Moderator, ga veiled the adjournment of Acton's longest recorded Annual Town Meeting. The 68 article war- rant took Acton voters through five arduous weeks of session. The result of action taken by the voters was impressive to say the least; an updated compilation of Town Bylaws was approved, formation of a Vocational Regional School District Planning Committee and Acton's Historical Commission was authorized, approval of zoning which will protect Acton flood plain areas was voted, the updating of the Town's Personnel Bylaw was approved, and a portion of the Isaac Davis Trail, one of Acton's most treasured historical sites was purchased. Although the actions of the 1969 Annual Town Meeting were impressive, the adjournment of that meeting implemented the action of the 1968 Annual Town Meeting when the voters approved a change in Acton's form of government. The adjournment of the 1969 Annual Town Meeting on April 17 signaled the Selectmen- Town Manager form of government in Acton; that evening Charles MacRae, Town Clerk, gave the oath of office to five, rather than three. Selectmen and a basic change in Acton's Town Government had begun. On April 8, 1969 the five members of the Board of Selectmen, William C. Sawyer, John H. Loring, Charles D. MacPherson, Vincent M. Russo and Paul H. Lesure organized; William C. Sawyer was elected Chairman, and Paul H. Lesure the Clerk of the Board. The Board's first action was the appointment of Acton's first Town Manager, Robert W. Dotson. Mr. Dotson was selected from numerous applications which had been submitted during a three month period in which the Board conducted an extensive search to fill the new position. The months following the appointment of the Town Manager were filled with meetings and consultations with Town Counsel, Herbert P. Wilkins, regarding the numerous administrative changes which were taking place under the provisions of the new charter. The cooperation and assistance of department heads was extremely valuable to the Selectmen and the Manager in the completion of a smooth transition into the new form of government. One important departmental change occurred during 1969. In May the appointment of five additional firefighters was made and the Fire Department was reorganized to provide for full-time coverage at the West Acton station. The full-time coverage has proven valuable in reducing the number of times the fire alarm horn has to be sounded and has partially aided in reducing the number of men responding to a minor fire. The purchase of approximately 20 acres abutting the Town's sanitary land fill was most important in providing the Town with sufficient area to properly conduct a sanitary land fill program and to totally elimin- ate the need for the burning of refuse. Drainage problems continued to plague the Town during 1969 and the construction of new developments and apartment buildings tended to aggravate these existing problems. In an attempt to put "teeth" into the General Laws governing the filling in of lowland area, the Acton Board of Selectmen sponsored two articles at the State-Wide Massachusetts Selectmen's Association Annual Town Meeting. Both articles passed unani- mously and the Association has submitted bills to the Legislature for consideration during the 1970 session. On December 27, 1969, the Acton Lions Club donated a rescue boat with engine and trailer to the Town's Fire Department. With the numerous bodies of water in the Town and the rapid population growth, the need for a rescue boat was present. The Acton Lions Club is to be commended for its most generous act of pro- viding the Town with this useful equipment. Early in the year John Putnam, established an Environmental Information Center file at the Memorial Library; the file contains current information on a myriad of subjects related to all aspects of the environ- ment; Townspeople are urged to take advantage of this valuable information file. During 1969 the Town was involved in an extraordinary amount of litigation which centered primarily around zoning issues. A suit which questions municipal exemption from the zoning bylaw remains pending a Supreme Court Decision. The case was heard in Superior Court and a favorable decision for the Town was rendered. The decision has been appealed and the case will be heard in the Supreme Court during the Spring of 1970.
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