Town of Arlington annual report 1871-1875, Part 1

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REFERENCE ROOM.


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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASS. 3 4860 00118 5161


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REPORTS


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'OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ARLINGTON,


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31ST. 1871.


ALSO A LIST OF THE


TOWN, COUNTY, AND STATE TAXES, ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1871.


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WOBURN: JOHN L. PARKER, PRINTER, 204 MAIN STREET. 1872.


Historical Collection 17830 .


974.44 Arlington


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


Your committee, in presenting their report, trust that the citizens have examined the amount and character of work performed during the year, with their usual watchful care, therefore rendering a full report unnecessary, otherwise than as a record for future reference.


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


General repairs have been under the superintendence of Mr. S. E. Kimball, whosc faithful discharge of duty, com- bined with marked ability for the position, has resulted in the performance of a large amount of work, substantial in character and worthy of imitation in the future.


NORTH UNION STREET


has been graded, culvert built, and the street placed in good repair, at an expense of about $400.


ARLINGTON AVENUE.


Forty-seven hundred and fifty feet of this avenue, from Mill Street to residence of Mr. Freeman, has been graded with stone at a cost of $1.00 per lineal foot. Also thirteen hundred and fifty feet from Lake Street to point of connec- tion with work of last year, at cost of $1.75 per lineal foot.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMIEN.


Your committee feel it proper in this connection to re- mark the fact that the Town has but little gravel available, at present source of supply, and as cost of transportation is no more on stone than on gravel, while the durability of the one must be largely in excess of the other, economy would suggest that more rather than less stone should be used in the future, and especially upon all streets in the lower part of the town, where the principal cost lies in transportation.


If the Town favor the use of stone more generally, an appropriation of $2000 should be made to purchase a larger engine and boiler than the one now in use, and arrange the machine so that power could be used to remove the stone when crushed, into hoppers, from which carts could be loaded without labor or delay. This would dispense with four men, and permit the accomplishment of a larger amount of work at less cost.


MOUNT VERNON STREET


has been re-located at a cost of $145, for damages and im- provements adjudged at that sum, of which $100 has been paid, and the balance will soon be adjusted, thereby accom- plishing this improvement through the liberality of inter- ested parties, without cost to the Town. Your committee recommend that this street be graded the coming season, " and that an appropriation of $1000 be made for that pur- pose.


HIGHLAND AVENUE.


Contract for this work was awarded to Mr. Bernard Mc- Carroll, of Somerville, for the sum of $7,855. The work is now being performed, and the street will be completed to Spring Lane, by June 1, 1872. Building the street full width and sidewalks renders cost more than the appropriation, which was $5,500, but this work would soon be demanded,


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


and could be performed much cheaper now than at a future time, hence your committee believed it for the interest of the Town to complete the work. Belmont not having lo- cated their street, we were obliged to stop at Spring Lane, leaving some thirty rods of road not located.


LAKE STREET.


Through the liberality of Mr. Charles O. Gage and Mr. James Durgin, in giving the Town land to straighten Lake Street, your committee have been enabled to improve the line of this street (from near the Belmont line to Mr. Dur- gin's estate), an improvement long needed and desired by those familiar with the street. The lands released from road purposes (when the work is performed), have been sold to Messrs. Hill, Frost, and trustees of Francis Hill's estate, for the sum of $320 (subject, of course, to the con- sent of the Town), which amount will probably pay cost of the improvement. Hence by a generous appreciation of the question, both by our own citizens and these residents of an adjacent town, a desirable improvement has been arranged, and the accomplishment of the work secured without prob- able cost to the Town. Your committee hope citizens will more generally adopt this course in future improvements, as conducive to a saving in time and money, and as eco- nomical, therefore rendering more improvements available.


MILL STREET


has been graded, and a new stone bridge built, at a cost of $1,250. Of this sum Mr. Cyrus Cutter is to pay as per con- tract, $418.45, leaving cost to Town of $831.55. The new portion of Mill Street has been built at cost of $1350.


A stone bridge has also been erected on Mystic Street, at a cost of $1,250. These bridges are substantial in character, and will not require repairs for many years.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


FRANKLIN STREET


has been located thirty-five feet wide, and extended to the Avenue, damages awarded, and work commenced, so far as removing loam and replacing sand. Early in the Spring, this street can be completed.


GUIDE BOARDS


have been placed wherever needed, and the same are in good condition.


Received for repairs on sidewalks, $269.30


Due for repairs on sidewalks, 307.00


$576.30


Expended for labor on highways and bridges, $9,499.55 ; for material incidental bills, $7,099.90; total for the year, $16,599.45. There should be deducted from this amount, $3,094.75, chargeable to appropriations on Highland Ave- nue, Mill Strect, and amounts receivable, which are included in the total amount, leaving $13,504.70, as the net amount expended in repairs &c., for the past year. We recommend an appropriation of $15,000 for Highways and Bridges, for the coming year.


THE POOR OF THE TOWN.


The Almshouse has been under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Kimball, and managed to the entire satisfaction of your Committee. Expense for the year, $1,810.25. Ex- pense of painting house and new shed, $672.36. An ap- propriation of $2,000 will be required for the coming year, for Ahushouse expenses.


POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Received from the State, $10. From the town of Bel-


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


mont, their share of expense, $35.20. From J. W. Peirce, Guardian, for board of Jerome Peirce, $47.75. Town of Lexington $20, for medical attendance. Total, $112.95.


Expended for this purpose, $533.68.


Mr. Alanson Blanchard has returned from the Hospital in restored health, and fully competent to take his position in all our walks of life.


Mr. Jerome Peirce, in the judgment of the physician, will be able to return in the Spring, which will relieve the town of a large portion of this expense.


We therefore recommend an appropriation of $400 for this purpose.


STREET LAMPS.


Appropriation $1,800. Expended $1,306.74. Repairs have been made upon the lamps during the year, and they are now in good condition.


We cannot forbear remarking in this connection, that dis- satisfaction exists among our citizens at the unjust action of the Gas Co., in refusing to extend their pipes, even for short distances, and where in some instances several families would be accommodated, unless said parties would purchase stock to cqual amount with the cost of laying the pipes. If the Company propose to force sale of their stock in this manner, or refuse accommodation to our citizens, the Town should take such measures as will insure a change, favorable to our citizens.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


The Engine and Apparatus has been under the charge of Mr. Abijah Frost, and is in fair condition.


Expended during the year, $141.55. Engine house has been repaired and painted during the year, at cost of $228.85. We recommend an appropriation for the Fire Department of $300.00.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


TOWN HOUSE.


Incidentals for the year,


$433 93


Mr. Hartwell's salary as janitor and ringing bell, 400 00


Repairs, oiling, and painting building, 844 59


Total, $1.678 52


Portion of above expense was incurred by repairing damage caused by the gale. Receipts from all sources, $750.50.


CEMETERIES.


Expended during the year, $27.60. Receipts from the sale of three lots in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, $65.00.


The purchase of additional land, adjacent to Mount Pleas- ant Cemetery, has been made, and the property deeded to the Town. Appropriation, $27,600 ; expended, $27,514.


In view of the large area of this purchase, and the amount of money required to secure it, combined with other sums necessary to lay it out, grade walks, remove and erect fences, and to beautify with trees, shrubs, &c., your committee would suggest that the Town decide the question : Whether they will sell to non-residents or not, providing authority is received from the Legislature to do so. And we recom- mend, for the purpose of calling attention to the subject, that an appropriation of $5,000 be made, to be expended in procuring plans, laying out the ground and lots, erecting fences, and fitting some four or five acres ready for sale. And suggest that all monies received for lots, shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Town ; one-third of all sums received from the sale of lots, to be used in beautifying the Ceme- tery, and two-thirds of all sums received from the sale of lots, shall be placed in the Treasury of the Town, and to the credit of the Cemetery account, until such a time as these sums, with interest, shall equal the amount and interest at that date, expended by the Town, for the purchase of land, and expense to that date, and after the Town has been re-


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


imbursed for all sums of money expended ; then all monies received from the sale of lots to be expended upon the Cemetery. The reason for this lies in the fact that if lots are sold to non-residents, after the purchase money, interest and expense has been paid, it is no more than right that the balance of money should be expended in this way, and would it not be an inducement to non-residents to purchase, as well as to others, from the fact that this fund would se- cure the care and attention which is too often neglected. Less than one-half of this area, when sold, will pay all cost and expense to the Town, and with proper attention given to the subject of presenting the advantages of this fund, we believe a large number of lots can be sold, as soon as they are prepared, both to residents and non-residents, and the money expended would thereby be more promptly returned to the Treasury.


TOWN DEBT.


The present amount of Town Debt, exclusive of Water Debt, is $77,017.56. Your committee would recommend that the Town authorize the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to fund the same at such times and in such sums as they shall consider for the interest of the Town. Addition to Town Debt since last year, $25,266.41, showing aside from the purchase of land for Cemetery, which amounted to $27,514, a reduction of $2,247.59.


Respectfully submitted by


SAMUEL S. DAVIS, Selectmen of J. W. PEIRCE, Arlington, 1871.


WARREN RAWSON, 1


2


RUSSELL PARK.


The work required to complete grading, walks, gate, &c. has been performed, and trees set around the Park, at an expense of $848.59 ; and we know of no further call upon the generosity of the Town for this object, other than a nominal sum per year, which may be charged to general expense.


Respectfully submitted.


SAMUEL S. DAVIS, J. W. PEIRCE, $ Committee. JESSE BACON,


EXPENDITURES.


HIGHWAYS.


Paid Edward Lacy,


for labor, $490 48


" Michael Cox,


66


66


455 81


" James Donahue,


66


66 468 45


" Thomas Burns,


66 66 382 87


" Stephen L. Wright,


66


66


346 75


" Peter Connelley,


66


66


228 50


" Michael Fermoyle,


66


66 406 14


" Patrick Sullivan,


66


377 27


" Nathaniel Garmon,


66


66 1190 67


" Patrick Flannagan,


66


66


156 50


" Morton & Parr,


66


46 00


" Thomas K. Hutchinson,


66


4 00


" Andrew King,


66


66


194 25


" James Mahoney,


66


102 69


" John Gallagher,


66


66


101 87


" Timothy Caniff,


66


66


93 76


" John Ledger,


66


- 66


56 50


" Eber Hill,


66


66


261 07


" Daniel Benham,


66


66


237 42


". Michael Cannon,


66


66


248 68


" Thomas J. Bickford,


66


66


84 10


" James O'Neil,


66


66


4 00


" Isaac Kenniston,


66


22 61


" John Collins,


66


66


2 00


" Abijah Frost,


66


240 00


" J. W. Peirce,


66


66


932 99


Amount carried forward,


$7,135 38


12


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $7,135 38


Paid Asa Durgin, for labor, 165 00


" Alfred Brooks,


28 60


" William F. Bradley, 66 73 37


" William Morrow,


46 50


" John Curtin,


92 82


" Michael Burns,


26 00


" Charles W. Ilsley,


66


62 37


" Cephas Foman,


66


8 00


" Samel E. Kimball,


66


284 13


" Patrick Rowe,


66


66


16 12


" Timothy Linnchan,


80 20


" John Morrow,


66


60 50


" T. Sullivan,


66


66


41 00


" T. MeGorey,


66


45 20


" Charles Eastman,


103 67


" Peter Conners,


66


21 20


" Matthew Rowe, 2d,


56 00


" Dennis Mahoney , 25 00


" John Moise, 66


89 81


" Thomas Hill,


66


40 50


" Patrick Slattery, 49 88


1 00


" Augustus Bishop,


66


16 80


" Mason & Elliot,


66


66


275 00


" Samuel A. Fowle, for grain, 414 13


" Rawson & Hittenger, repairing and new jaws for crusher,


393 48


" Alfred Hobbs, do.,


205 90


" William Kimball, blacksmith work, 104 59


" Thomas Higgins, 66 181 98


" Est. of W. T. Wood, " 66 37 53


" W. T. Wood & Co .. " 66 66 64


Amount carried forward,


$10,903 80


66


618 30


" Asa E. Kimball,


7 20


" David Allen,


" Patrick Rogers


13


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $10,903 80


Paid Stephen Symmes, for hay, 168 28


" C. A. Hubbard, for straw,


28 72


" City of Cambridge, for stone, 229 10


" Samuel Fletcher,


849 30


" E. Ricker,


44 00


" William Manix,


25 85


" Patrick Dale,


for gravel, 7 00:


" Timothy Murray, - 18 60


" Daniel O'Brien, 66 3 00


" Wm. O. Menchin, wheelwright work, 3 88


" Albert L. Dickson, 11 25


" J. W. Peirce, for coal, 494 83


" J. W. Peirce, " posts, 7 00


" J. W. Peirce, " tree, 1 00


" J. W. Peirce, " cement, 44 00


" Ames Plow Co., plow and scraper, 22 80


" County Commissioners, for services as referees, 50 00


" George D. Tufts, for lettering signs, 5 00


" Bernard McCarroll, for bridge on Charlestown Street, 1,141 64


" A. F. & N. N. Sargent, for plans and specifications, 100 00


" Boston Herald, for advertising, 1 15


" Mary Davis, for damage by water, 300 00


" W. F. Wellington, for salt, 2 00


" James Stanley, " horse, 325 00


" Samuel E. Kimball, " cash paid for fares, 1 20


" Lewis Putnam, veterinary services, 20 00


" William Saunders, " 15 00


" Thomas H. Russell, powder, &c., 7 71


" Matthew Rowe, for oil, 10 50


Amount carried forward, $14,841 61


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EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $14,841 61 Paid R. W. Shattuck & Co., for tools, labor, and stock, 169 52


". Edward Storer, for labor and stock, 44 31


" William I. Clark & Co., for har- ness work, 73 75


" Whiton Bros. & Co., for rope, 14 65


" C. M. Wood, " plank, 5 10


" Morton & Parr, damage on Mill st., 54 00


" Swan & Newton, . " for land, 50 00


" Boston, Lowell & Nashua R. R. Co.,. for freight, 274 71


" Carl Dittman, for dualin, 63 00


" Bernard MeCarroll, for labor on Highland avenue, 1,000 00 .


" John Winn, for plank, 8 80


-$16,599 45


ALMS-HOUSE AND POOR EXPENSES.


Paid Samuel A. Fowle, for grain. $140 15


Matthew Rowe,


" groceries, 175 63


W. F. Wellington, " 219 01


.. Thomas II. Russell, "


152 84


.. Henry Locke, " provisions, 223 91


E. A. Upham & Son,"


18 94


.. Upham Bro's,


18 46


66 John Peabody,


16 00


.. E. Keef, 66


fish,


27 57


. . O. G. Robinson, 66


. "


33 07


William HI. Pattec, "


bread, 14 73


J. W. Peirce,


coal, 105 40


Anderson, Howes & Co., dry goods, 49 49


Amount carried forward,


$1,195 11


15


EXPENDITURES.


Amount brought forward, $1,195 11


Paid Adams, Fessenden & Co.,


for medical prescriptions, 2 80


Davies Dodge, for do., 15 48


66 Jacob F. Hobbs, for milk, 14 96


66 R. W. Shattuck & Co., for stove and sundries, 80 06


66 Asa Durgin, for ice, 19 40


Samuel E. Kimball, for butter, . 13 12


66 Ammi P. Cutter, butter and apples, 13 73


66


Warren Rawson, for shoats, 18 00


J. C. Harris, medical attendance, &c. 83 00


66 M. G. Flanders, salary, 168 00


Mary Eastman, for labor, 52 50


66 Mary McGrath, « « 24 50


Ella Ilsley, 42 00


Samuel E. Kimball, cash paid, 7 94


66 J. W. Peirce, for plaster and lime, 2 75


66 Edward Russell, for killing hogs, 4 00


66 John P. Squire & Co., for barrels, 4 50


66 L. D. de Mars, clock and repairs, 10 00


W. S. Hutchinson, for assistance, 1 00


John Lawrence, for glazing, 1 75


Saml. E. Kimball, cash paid for seeds, 2 15 George Y. Wellington, insurance, 33 50


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$1,810 25


REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE.


Paid H. Riley & Sons, for slating, 51 12


John Lawrence, for labor and stock, 127 55


66 E. & F. King & Co., 66 51 20


66 Jesse Bacon, 66


12 87


Henry J. Bacon, 66 8 50


.


$251 24


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EXPENDITURES.


NEW SHED.


Paid James M. Chase, labor and stock, $400 00


John Lawrence, 60 21 12


$421 12


POOR OUT OF THE ALMSHOUSE.


Paid House of Correction, for W. Martin, $9 00


" City of Boston, for assistance rendered O'Brien, 4 00


" John Curtin, assistance rendered Ford, 3 43


". J. W. Peirce, for fuel furnished sundry persons, 11 75


" John H. Hartwell, for burial of Wilson and Sargent, 46 00


" John H. Hartwell, for expense to Tewksbury, 3 50


.. Bridget Cannon, cash, 12 00


M. A. Richardson & Co., for clothes, 9 50


Matthew Rowe, for groceries, 1 70


Paid Richard L. Hodgdon, for medical attendance, 7 00


" J. C. Harris, for special medical attendance, 20 00


" Worcester Lunatic Hospital, for care of A. Blanchard and Je- rome Peirce, 405 45


Travellers, 0 35


$533 68


TOWN LIBRARY. L


Paid Mary A. Greene, as Librarian, · $100 00


Amos Harris, Treasurer, appropriation, 200 00


A. W. Locke & Co., for catalogues, 125 00


$425 00


.


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EXPENDITURES.


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


Paid Frederick E. Fowle, envelopes, stamps, &c., $13 21


Bryant's Express, 0 75


66 Boston, Lowell & Nashua Express, 0 85


Winn's Express,


24 97


66 Moore's Express, 19 00


William H. Whittemore, for entertainment, 20 00


66 John H. Hartwell, for returning deaths, 6 80


Thomas Groom & Co., for stationery,


10 20


Charles K. Darling, 66 66


14 12


Davies Dodge, 66 66


5 17


Bricher & Conant, Town seal, &c., 46 50


66 W. R. Warren & Co., for check book, 58 00


W. C. Currier, for teams,


40 00


66 Little & Brown, for books,


9 55


66


R. M. Pulsifer & Co., for advertising,


3 60


Fogg & Sawyer, copying press and books, 12 50


J. F. Allen, cash paid for fares, &c., 3 79


66 Arthur W. Locke & Co., for printing & books, 377 70 John H. Hartwell, ringing bells July 4th, 9 00


John F. Allen, for recording, indexing and . returning Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 43 50


" John H. Hartwell, as Janitor at Town house, ringing bell, warning Town meetings, &c., 400 00


$1,119 21


OLD CEMETERY.


Paid J. W. Peirce, for mowing, $10 00


3


:


18


EXPENDITURES.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Paid William H. Whittemore, for refreshments, $5 75


W. F. Wellington, 66 12 20


M. A. Richardson & Co., " 66


5 00


66 Daniel Webster Engine Co., for services, 25 00


66 Alfred Hobbs, for repairing engine, 1 80


R. W. Shattuck & Co., for boiler, stone, &c., 9 45


James Boyd & Sons, for hose, 3 00


J. W. Peirce, for coal, 2 75


66 Frank Locke, for rent of land, 8 00


66 Abijah Frost, for care of engine, 50 00


66 Abijah Frost, for oil and repairs, 18 60


$141 55


FOR REPAIRS OF ENGINE HOUSE.


Paid Henry J. Bacon, for labor and stock, $10 80


" E. & F. King & Co., 66 23 50


John Winn, for labor, 8 00


66 James M. Chase, for labor and stock, 138 15


John Lawrence, 66 66


48 40


$228 85


STREET LAMPS.


Paid John Lawrence, for glazing, $2 50


George D. Tufts, for painting and glazing, 42 80


T. K. Hutchinson, for care and lighting, 397 00


6 R. W. Shattuck & Co., for repairs, 32 70


66 Arlington Gas Light Co., for gas, 830 74


$1,305 74


19


EXPENDITURES.


MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY.


Paid R. W. Shattuck & Co., for repairing pump, $2 60


J. W. Peirce, for mowing, and moving trees, 15 00


$17 60


RUSSELL PARK.


Paid George E. Robinson, for trees, $65 50


66 J. W. Peirce, for labor, 728 50


Jesse Bacon, for labor and stock, 22 75


66 Jamės M. Chase, “ 31 84


$848 59


POLICE.


Paid B. F. Locke,


$5 00


66 Edward Storer,


35 00


" John H. Hartwell, 50 00


$90 00


TOWN HOUSE.


Paid E. & F. King & Co., for paint stock, $236 92


George D. Tufts, for labor and stock, 405 67


James M: Chase, for staging, 98 85


6 J. W. Peirce, for sand and teaming,


7 00


66 H. Riley & Sons, for repairing roof, 42 90


John Galbraith, for. repairing rods, 53 25


$844 59


20


EXPENDITURES.


TOWN HOUSE INCIDENTALS.


Paid Arlington Gas Light Co., for gas, $176 28


" Fogg & Sawyer, for clock, 60 00


66 J. W. Peirce, for coal, 58 30


Jesse Bacon, for labor,


4 50


66 W. H. Maine, for marble slab,


2 90


5 50


66 George D. Tufts, for glazing, John Lawrence, for 60


4 50


William L. Clark & Co., for cushion,


9 00


66 R. W. Shattuck & Co., for sundries,


74 55


66 Edward Storer, for labor and stock,


14 51


James M. Chase, for "


23 89


$433 93


TOWN OFFICERS.


Paid George C. Russell, as Assessor, $ 150 00


Addison Hill, as 150 00


66 John F. Allen, as 200 00


66 Samuel S. Davis, as Selectmen to Mar. 1, 1872, 300 00


J. W. Peirce, as 300 00


66 John F. Allen, as Treasurer, Collector and Clerk, 1000 00


$2100 00


LAND FOR CEMETERY.


Paid Benjamin F. Russell, for land, $5052 40


" Henry L. Lawrence, for land, 2775 34


Adolphus Davis, for land, 2686 80


$10,514 54


21


EXPENDITURES.


DEBT AND INTEREST.


PRINCIPAL.


Paid Warren Rawson,


$2000 00


Faneuil Hall Nat. Bank, temporary loan,


5935 25


66 George C. Russell, 60


2000 00


Henry P. Walton,


66


1500 00


$11,435 26


INTEREST.


Paid Mrs. Jerusha R. Wyman,


$149 36


66 Heirs of John Albree, 562 50


.


66 Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 22 54


66 William Cutter School Fund,


321 24


Town Library, 6 00


Faneuil Hall National Bank,


64 75


J. W. Peirce, Treas. Citizen's Soldiers' Fund,


18 99


Provident Institution for Savings, 700 00


Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, 60 00


John Peabody, 55 00


‹‹ Henry Mott,


70 00


Daniel C. Brown,


110 00


66 Warren Rawson,


59 44


66 Henry C. Rand, administrator,


372 00


66 Stephen Symmes, 27 50


Charles H. Russell, 37 75


Jacob F. Hobbs,


100 00


66 Daniel L. Giles,


455 00


George C. Russell,


20 00


Henry P. Walton,


30 00


$3242 07


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TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


JOHN F. ALLEN, TREASURER, in Account


FROM JANUARY 1ST, 1871,


To Cash Balance in the Treasury,


$7,713 75


" Uncollected Taxes of 1870,


804 75


" Tax List of 1871, including discounts and abatements,


51,544 80


" Cash Income of Poor Widows' Fund,


35 77


66


Wm. Cutter School Fund,


321 24


66


66


66 " Rent from Town House,


750 50


1


66 66 66 66 66 66


66


.


66


Scales,


10 00


.66


One-half receipts from Scales,


104 66


66 from County, 84 per cent. of receipts from Dog licenses,


260 06


66 from J. W. Peirce, Guardian for Jerome Peirce,


47 75


66


60 from Belmont, for support of Paupers,


113 17


66


from Lots sold in Cemetery,


65 00


66


66


Income of Massachusetts School Fund,


269 70


66


66


from Manure sold,


25 30


16


from sale of Horse,


125 00


66


66


" Straw,


1. 40


.


66


66 from Lexington, for relief,


20 00


66


from Sidewalk repairs, &c.,


269 30


66


66 from School Committee, for Books sold,


12 60


.


66


for Entertainment at Almshouse,


1 50


.46


66


Loans from Faneuil Hall National Bank,


5,935 25


...


66


Interest 66


66


47 78


66


66


Loan from Geo. C. Russell,


2,000 00


66


66 66


Henry P. Walton,


1,500 00


66


66 Mott & Crane,


3,500 00


.66


66


66 John Peabody,


1,000 00


66


66


66 Kidder, Peabody, & Co.,


5,766 41


66


from State, Corporation Tax of previous year,


6 00


66


" on appeal,


240 88


$6


66


66


66


66 of 1870,


584 37


66


66 66


66


" of 1871, on account,


1,758 75


66


66 National Bank Tax of 1871,


2,274 04


.


66


66


66


66 State Aid to January 1st, 1872, 591 76


$87,921 49


1


.


Assessment on Mount Vernon Street,


100 00


..


.


66


Lands, 120 00


.


23


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


with the TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.


TO JANUARY 1ST, 1872.


By Cash paid Teachers' Salaries,


$12,101 81


66


+6


66 Incidental School Expenses,


3,204 41


66


66


66 on Cemeteries, 27 60


i6


66 on Street Lamps,


1,306 74


66


66 60 on Fire Department,


370 40


6.


66 66 for Almshouse poor, Shed, &c.,


2,482 61


66


66


66 for Outside poor,


533 68


66


66


for Police service,


90 00


66


66


66 for Incidentals at Town House,


433 93


$ 6


66


66 for oiling and repairing Town House,


844 59


66


66


for care of Town House, &c.,


400 00


66


66


60 State Aid,


528 00


66


66


66


Town Library,


425 00


66


66


60


Town Officers,


2,100 00


66


66


66 on Highways,


16,599 45


66


66


Town Debt,


11,435 25


66


66


66 Interest,


3,242 07


66 66


. . for Incidentals,


719 21


on Russell Park,


848 59


66


66 on Town clock,


232 56


. 66


66


on Flag staff,


5 50


66


66


66


on Hay scales,


18 41


66


66


66 Six poor Widows,


35 47


66


66


Temporary Loan on Water account,


5,194 20


66


66


6,925 00


66


66


paid State Tax, 66 County Tax,


2,819 16


66


Abatement of Taxes of 1870,


11 56


66 66


" 1871,


437 87


66 Discounts 66 " 1871,


2,669 55


66


Cash paid for Cemetery Ground,


10,514 54


" Uncollected Taxes, due January 1st, 1872,


736 28


Cash Balance in Treasury,


627 75


$87,921 49


ARLINGTON, Dec. 31st, 1871.


We have this day audited and examined the Books and Accounts of JOHN F. ALLEN, Treasurer and Collector of the Town of Arlington, and find the same correct and properly vouched for, and balance on hand as above stated.




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