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Town of READING MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ended December Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/townofreadingmas1956read Town of READING MASSACHUSETTS Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ended December - 1 9 5 6 - TOWN OFFICERS 1956 Board of Selectmen KENNETH C. LATHAM, Chairman Term Expires 1957 LAWRENCE DREW, Secretary 1959 GILBERT M. LOTHROP 1958 Board of Public Welfare NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman Term Expires 1959 DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary 11 11 1958 DONALD C. McKIE 11 91 1957 QUINCY B. PARK, Welfare Agent GLADYS M. WILSON, Social Worker Bureau of Old Age Assistance NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman Term Expires 1959 DONALD C. McKIE, Secretary 11 11 1957 DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN 11 11 1958 QUINCY B. PARK, Director VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Social Worker Board of Assessors HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman Term Expires 1959 RALPH T. HORN, Secretary 1958 WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH 1957 Town Counsel Town Clerk CARL H. AMON, JR. BOYD H. STEWART Treasurer Moderator PRESTON F. NICHOLS CHARLES P. HOWARD Town Accountant Town Collector BOYD H. STEWART WILLIAM E. MORRISON Personnel Board HAROLD L. JONES, Chairman RALPH G. SIAS WILLIAM F. MURPHY BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary Director, Veterans' Service —Veterans' Benefits Agent CHARLES W. H. SMITH 2 Board of Public Works KENNETH R. JOHNSON, Chairman Term Expires 1958 " COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary 1957 ” WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR. 1958 HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR. ” 1959 DOMENICK ZANNI, JR. ” 1957 Board of Health CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D., Chairman Term Expires 1959 CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary 1957 EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D. 1958 Finance Committee JOHN R. KAY, Chairman Term Expires 1958 LOUIS DAVIS ” ” 1957 ” WILLIAM H. DOLBEN, JR. ” 1959 WALTER M. FOWLER ” ” 1959 ” ERNEST E. GALLANT ” 1958 ” CLEMENT T. GLEASON ” 1957 ” DUDLEY B. KILLAM ” 1959 ” SAMUEL J. MALONE ” 1958 ” GEORGE E. MILLNER ” 1959 ” WILLIAM F. MURPHY ” 1957 ” CARL B. PITMAN ” 1959 ” FREDERICK F. STEVENSON ” 1958 CHARLES STRATTON ” ” 1957 EMERSON A. WILLARD ” ” 1958 School Committee PHILIP R. WHITE, Chairman Term Expires 1959 ROBERT F. PERRY, Secretary ” ROBERT E. TURNER ” 1957 WILLIAM E. BURPEE ” ” 1957 BARBARA WINKLER ” ” 1958 ” PAUL R. BERGHOLTZ ” 1958 NEWELL H. MORTON ” ” 1959 School Physician Superintendent of Schools ROBERT W. WAKELING, D.O. ROBERT F. PERRY Attendance Officer School Nurse ROBERT A. GRUNDY MARGARET B. CLEWLEY Municipal Light Board PHILLIP G. WILLCOX, Chairman Term Expires 1959 WINFRED F. SPURR, Secretary 1958 ALFRED H. DOLBEN 1957 3 Board of Registrars JOHN J. WALSH, Chairman Term Expires 1958 ” ROBERT S. RALSTON, Secretary ” 1959 LOUIS BACIGALUPO ” ” 1957 BOYD H. STEWART, Clerk Board of Cemetery Trustees EDOUARD N. DUBE, Chairman Term Expires 1957 M. RUSSELL MEIKLE, Secretary ” ” 1959 ” WILLIAM P. PIERPONT ” 1958 ” STANLEY F. MAXWELL ” 1958 ERNEST E. BROWN ” ” 1957 LAWRENCE A. PARTELOW ” ” 1959 Planning Board ROBERT G. CLINCH, Chairman Term Expires 1958 EDWARD W. BATTEN, Secretary ” ” 1959 BENJAMIN M. HARTSHORN ” ” 1959 WILLIAM D. SOMMERS ” ” 1957 W. FRANKLIN BURNHAM, JR. ” ” 1958 Board of Library Trustees NEIL C. ROBINSON, Chairman Term Expires 1959 H. IRENE LATHAM, Secretary 99 99 1959 SYDNEY M. HODSON 1958 C. NELSON BISHOP 1958 KATHERINE C. PIERCE 1957 ROBERT E. STEWART 99 99 1957 Commissioners of Trust Funds JOSEPH B. IVERSON, Chairman Term Expires 1957 H. RAYMOND JOHNSON ” ” 1961 ” ERNEST S. JOHNSON ” 1959 Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen members ex-officiis Board of Appeal GERALD FOSBROKE, Chairman Term Expires 1957 ” PHILIP R. WHITE, JR. ” 1959 ” ERNEST L. NIGRO ” 1958 Associate Members Board of Appeal RUSSELL L. MILLER Term Expires 1959 ” JOSEPH D. CAHILL ” 1958 Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Foods CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH Inspector of Plumbing KENNETH G. SHAW 4 Inspector of Animals Inspector of Duildings GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M. HAROLD B. CURRELL Game Warden Superintendent of Moth Work JAMES T. PUTNAM MAURICE H. DONEGAN Dog Officer Tree Warden WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP MAURICE H. DONEGAN Custodian of Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves HAROLD F. DAVIS Forest Warden CHIEF HUGH L. EAMES Deputy Forest Wardens DEPUTY CHIEF JAMES S. PERRY CAPT. HERBERT L. ROBERTSON JOHN A. SPURR LIEUT. DONALD C. MITCHELL JAMES T. PUTNAM LIEUT. GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE MAURICE H. DONEGAN Constables WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP ARTHUR L. HARRIS 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 Chairmen of the following Boards: Board of Selectmen Board of Assessors Board of Health Board of Public Works School Committee Board of Public Welfare Municipal Light Board Police Department ROLAND E. ELLIS, Chief JOHN F. BEAUDOIN, Lieut. Sergeants THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK WILLIAM H. FAULKNER EDWARD M. HUBBARD JOHN L. POWER 5 Inspector - Patrolman WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP Patrolmen FRANK R. FISHER HAROLD W. O’BRIEN JOSEPH M. GREENE PATRICK J. PANTANO FREDERICK J. KEEFE WINFRED A. MacDONALD WILLIAM J. WEBB JOHN A. BILICKI PHILLIP N. CAIL HERBERT G. PERRY EVAN P. EDWARDS JOSEPH W. CORMIER ROBERT P. JONES FRED GRANELLI, JR. ROBERT A. CASTINE ROBERT E. MARCHAND PAUL J. MURPHY BRIAN F. DESMOND BERNARD PAIVA J. ROBERT CLARK, Clerk Special Police Officers ELMER E. YOUNG Senior High School WILLIAM J. BROUSSARD Senior High School DANIEL J. WHITE Senior High School VINCENT SERRENTINO Senior High School STUART R. NICHOLS Senior High School FRED REISSLE Junior High School ANDREW J. LOMAX Junior High School FRED GIBSON Junior High School ROBERT A. VARS Joshua Eaton School HENRY GROMYKO Joshua Eaton School WILLIAM A. LLOYD Lowell Street School DANIEL J. BUCKLEY Highland School EDWARD F. HARRISON Pearl Street School ROY J. BROGAN Pearl Street School RALPH PLOUFF Methodist Church QUINCY B. PARK Centre School Building, Welfare Dept. HENRY O. BALLOU Municipal Bldg., Masonic Bldg., Sanborn Apts. EDWARD TEER Library ALEXANDER SMYTHE Odd Fellows Building WILLIAM G. HENDERSON Middlesex County National Bank JAMES T. PUTNAM Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Public Works JOHN H. VANDENBERG Reading Rifle and Revolver Club DONALD E. FLORENCE Reading Rifle and Revolver Club WILLIAM H. MILLER Public Works JOHN D. LOUANIS Water and Sewer Pumping Station. Town Forest ARTHUR G. REES Victory House ROBERT P. SMITH Victory House HARRY A. TURNER Baptist Church RALPH E. WILSON V.F.W. Quarters J. ROBERT CLARK Police Station DUNCAN STANLEY Police Station HAROLD F. DAVIS Cemeteries 6 HUGH L. EAMES Fire Department JAMES H. MADDEN St. Agnes Church HORACE A. AUSTIN School Traffic Control FRED C. SKINNER School Traffic Control FRANK E. EPOLITE School Traffic Control WILLIAM E. FLAHERTY School Traffic Control ROBERT A. GRUNDY School Traffic Control LEONARD MERULLO Town Skating Areas Fire Department Permanent Firefighters Chief, HUGH L. EAMES Deputy Chief, JAMES S. PERRY Captain, HERBERT L. ROBERTSON ROBERT W. PRATT Captain, GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE LESLIE L. HADLEY Captain, DONALD C. MITCHELL HERBERT J. HUTCHINSON CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD RUSSELL E. CARTER LESLIE C. HADLEY GERALD W. HUMPHREY ROBERT W. SHANNON ELMER W. MOORE ELMER A. DYKENS, JR. THEODORE W. TURNER, JR. WILLIAM R. VAN HORN NELSON F. ANDREWS* ROBERT H. THOMAS RONALD D. MICHELINI* RICHARD D. BROWN FREDERICK E. LIVINGSTONE* DONALD L. MICHELINP Call Firefighters JOSEPH ARSENAULT IVAR F. JOHNSON *ERNEST G. BABCOCK, JR. RALPH E. NICKERSON HENRY O. BALLOU HERMAN L. RIESSLE DANIEL J. BUCKLEY GEORGE G. ROGERS EVERETT G. CARROLL F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JOHN F. ENOS JOHN A. SPURR DE MELLE G. GAREY ERNEST R. WATSON JAMES R. GAW Dispatcher, DUNCAN H. STANLEY EARL W. HOBART Supt. of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES Inspector of Wires JAMES F. O’DOWD Measurers of Lumber HAROLD B. CURRELL FRED F. SMITH MAURICE H. DONEGAN Appointed 7 Measurers of Wood and Bark MAURICE H. DONEGAN HAROLD B. CURRELL THOMAS E. BROGAN Weighers of Coal and Hay THOMAS E. BROGAN MABEL L. MacKAY BERTHA L. MacLELLAN DONALD FUNK WENDELL B. NEWELL Field Drivers ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD JAMES T. PUTNAM Fence Viewers WENDELL B. NEWELL WARREN F. CHARLES Committee on Elm Tree Protection MAURICE H. DONEGAN JOHN F. SAWYER MARION V. HARRINGTON Committee on Town Forests MAURICE H. DONEGAN JAMES T. PUTNAM HUGH L. EAMES Capital Expenditures Planning Committee LAWRENCE A. CATE, Chairman W. FRANKLIN BURNHAM, JR. STANLEY F. MAXWELL, Secretary JOHN B. HARKER ERNEST E. GALLANT BENJAMIN M. HARTSHORN SAMUEL J. MALONE Recreation Committee ROBERT E. TURNER, Chairman H. LEE DONLEY C. SUMNER TEEL, Secretary RICHARD D. GALE HERBERT M. RIXON ALBERT J. CHISHOLM NEWELL H. MORTON WILLIAM H. WILLSON DOMENICK ZANNI, JR. Salvage Committee BOARD OF SELECTMEN 8 STATISTICS Area, 10 square miles Population, census of 1955, 16,440 Registered Voters: Precinct No. 1, 2080; Precinct No. 2, 2471; Precinct No. 3, 1919; Precinct No. 4, 2784 Eighth Congressional District Sixth Councillor District Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex held in Woburn Representative in Congress, 8th District, Torbert H. Macdonald, Malden Councillor 6th District, Joseph R. Crimmins, Somerville Senator 7th Middlesex District, Charles E. Ferguson, Lexington Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Frank D. Tanner, Reading and Charles E. Wilkinson, Reading 9 TOWN OF READING List of Jurors for 1956-1957 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen Name Occupation Residence Abely, Edward C., Salesman 241 Pearl St. Alonzo, William, Technician 12 Beverly Rd. Arthur, Paul W., Underwriter 37 Winslow Rd. Bagocius, Frank J., Millhand 163 County Rd. Bailey, Bernard C., Clerk 71 Woburn St. Baker, Arnold R., Carpenter 245 Pearl St. Barnes, David H., Maint. Electrician 89 Ash St. Basner, Frederick W., Bank Clerk 82 Forest St. Bateman, Squire W., Purchasing Agent 203 Wakefield St. Beaudry, George B., Inspector of Machine Parts 36 Pearl St. Benjamin, Walter P., Auditor 14 Grove St. Berger, Arnold, General Manager 8 Woodward Ave. Bergholtz, Marjorie R., Housewife 45 Middlesex Ave. Blake, John R., Salesman 12 Haverhill St. Blanchard, Winona M., Cashier 14 Middlesex Ave.