Town of Arlington annual report 1901-1902, Part 1

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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00738 8777


Arlington, Mass


868492


REPORTS


OF


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF ARLINGTON


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1901


ALSO A LIST OF THE


PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE


ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1901


INCORP


CAMBRIDGE


ETCORP DE


TON


LIBERTATIS-


TROPVCNATIO


HEREDITAS


BOSTON : J. A. CUMMINGS PRINTING CO., 172 Oliver St. 1902


Historical Collection


974.44 Arlington 19936


TOWN OFFICERS, 1901.


Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways. FOR TWO YEARS, WALTER CROSBY.


FOR ONE YEAR, GEORGE I. DOE.


FOR THREE YEARS, EDWIN S. FARMER.


Assessors. FOR TWO YEARS, GEORGE. I. DOE.


FOR ONE YEAR, FOR THREE YEARS,


LUCIAN C. TYLER. OMAR W. WHITTEMORE.


Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. B. DELMONT LOCKE.


School Committee. FOR TWO YEARS,


WALTER CROSBY,


TIMOTHY O'LEARY, WILLIAM H. H. TUTTLE.


FOR ONE YEAR, HATTIE F. HORNBLOWER,


JOHN H. PERRY,


IDA F. ROBBINS.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


FOR THREE YEARS,


ANNA E. DODGE,


ANDREW F. REED, WALTER A. ROBINSON. Truant Officers.


GARRITT BARRY, 'DANIEL M. HOOLEY, GARRET J. CODY (deceased).


Water Commissioners.


GEORGE P. WINN, for two years. PETER SCHW AMB, for one year. GEORGE W. LANE, for three years.


Sewer Commissioners. WARREN W. RAWSON, for two years. WINFIELD S. DURGIN, for one year. EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for three years.


Park Commissioners.


FRANK W. HODGDON, for two years. S. FREDERICK HICKS, for one year. HENRY D. DODGE, for three years. Board of Health. EDWIN P. STICKNEY, 2d, for two years. EDWIN MILLS, for one year. EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for three years. Commissioners of Sinking Fund. THEODORE SCHWAMB, for two years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for one year. A. D. HOITT, for three years.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Trustees of Pratt Fund. GEORGE HILL, for four years. JAMES A. BAILEY, for three years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for two years. WILLIAM E. WOOD, for one year. HENRY HORNBLOWER, for five years. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio.


Trustees of Robbin's Library.


E. NELSON BLAKE, for two years. JOSEPH C. HOLMES, for two years. SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, for one year. MATTHEW ROWE, for one year. WALTER B. FARMER, for three years. JAMES P. PARMENTER, for three years.


Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund. WM. E. PARMENTER,


WILLIAM G. PECK, WILLIAM E. WOOD.


EDWIN S. FARMER, JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT, JOHN H. HARDY .


Consolidated Board of Trustees of Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund and Cemeteries. FRANCIS S. FROST, for two years. WARREN A. PEIRCE, for one year. GEORGE G. ALLEN, for three years. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Registrars of Voters. WILLIAM H. PATTEE, WM. A. FITZPATRICK, JOHN W. BAILEY, B. DELMONT LOCKE. Auditors. ALFRED T. MARSTON, JAMES R. MANN.


Town Counsel. WILLIAM H. H. TUTTLE.


Police. Chief, ALONZO S. HARRIMAN. GARRITT BARRY,


JOHN DUFFY, ANDREW IRWIN,


ROBERT H. FALLS, FRED E. SMITH,


GARRET J. CODY, (deceased. ) DANIEL M. HOOLEY, JAMES E. WHITTEN, CHARLES H. WOODS.


Superintendent of Streets. SAMUEL E. KIMBALL.


Town Engineer. ROBERT W. POND.


Superintendent of Water Works. THOMAS RODEN.


TOWN OFFICERS. 7


Town Physician. CHARLES A. KEEGAN.


Superintendent of Almshouse. JOHN B. TAY.


Engineers of the Fire Department. CHARLES GOTT, Chief.


Assistants.


GEORGE W. W. SEARS, FRANK P. WINN.


Inspector of Wires. REUBEN W. LEBARON.


Superintendent of Fire Alarm. REUBEN W. LEBARON.


Tree Warden. WARREN A. PEIRCE.


Inspector of Animals. LAURENCE L. PEIRCE.


Town Weighers. WARREN A. PEIRCE, WALTER H. PEIRCE.


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TOWN OFFICERS.


Constables.


JOHN DUFFY,


GARRET J. CODY (deceased ), ALONZO S. HARRIMAN,


GARRITT BARRY, DANIEL M. HOOLEY.


Inspector of Milk and Provisions. FRANK P. WINN.


Undertakers. 1


JOHN H. HARTWELL,


CHARLES T. HARTWELL, DANIEL W. GRANNAN, JAMES P. DALEY.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. CHARLES LUSK.


Fence Viewers. JOHN H. HARTWELL, MATTHEW ROWE.


Measurers of Wood. OMAR W. WHITTEMORE,


LUCIAN C. TYLER, EDWARD I. MCKENZIE.


Fish Preserver. DANIEL WYMAN.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.


The following report is herewith submitted by the Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1901 :


The town has temporarily suffered a substantial loss to its treasury, but suit has been brought on the bonds of Treasurer and Collector, in accordance with the vote of the town, to re- cover the amount of the loss. The papers in the case have been prepared and the case is to be entered in Court January 6, 1902. Messrs. Elder, Wait & Whitman, Attorneys, have been em- ployed by the Selectmen to act in connection with the Town Counsel. Roland A. Swan was complained of for larceny about the first of May, and was afterwards indicted by the Grand Jury, on numerous counts. He pleaded guilty to all the counts,. and on November 6th he was sentenced to the State prison for- a term not less than eight nor more than ten years. Further details relating to this matter have been presented to the town by written report of the Selectmen, which report has been. printed and distributed in the same manner as town reports are distributed. It is therefore not thought worth while to fill up. this report with a repetition of the details.


May 8th the Treasurer and Collector appointed Mr. Harvey S. Sears as his assistant, Mr. Sears giving to Mr. Locke a bond in the sum of $10,000.00. October 26th Mr. Locke resigned his offices as Treasurer, Collector and Town Clerk, and all other offices held by him. the resignation to take effect upon the ap- pointment and qualification of his successor. . On the same day Mr. Sears was appointed and sworn as Town Clerk. November 6th Mr. Sears was duly appointed Treasurer and Collector of Taxes pro tempore and his bond for $20,000.00 with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company as surety was approved. November 15th.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


Pending the recovery of the moneys of the town on the suit against the Treasurer and Collector and his sureties, it will be necessary for the town to borrow money for the immediate use of the town. If the loan is made on a very short time, the vote of the town should authorize such renewals or extension of the loan as are necessary .


Early in November the Selectmen requested the Board of Auditors to audit the books and accounts of Mr. Locke as Treasurer and Collector, and to report to the Selectmen as soon as possible. No special report upon the matter has been made.


Owing to the trouble in the Town Treasurer's office early in the year, we were not enabled to secure a stenographer and typewriter until the first of July. Since that time we have had an account of the receipts and expenditures of several depart- ments kept, and have been enabled to ascertain in a few minutes the standing of the various accounts. We consider the services of a stenographer and typewriter an essential requisite for the successful conduct of the business of the office.


We make no recommendations in regard to change of officials or methods of keeping accounts. One committee has already reported on this matter and another has been appointed to report at some future meeting.


Early in the season the West End Street Railway Company laid a track on Medford street and began to operate the cars. The track is part single and part double, with one turnout. One half the macadam removed was teamed by the company, and the remainder by the town, to Lake street. The other was dumped by the company on Cemetery street. The track was paved with square granite blocks. The company paved between the rails and curbstone from the gutter line of Massa- chusetts avenue the length of the double track in that end of Medford street. The company also repaved the double track


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on Massachusetts avenue, from near Linwood street to the Cambridge line, with square granite blocks. The cobble paving and large browstone which was removed, the company gave to the town to be teamed away. Some of the stones have been used for paving gutters, and some (when the teams have been slack of work) have been teamed to places where it is proposed to pave next year. The remainder are still piled where they were first dumped.


The Lexington & Boston Street Railway Company has laid a second track on Massachusetts avenue from the terminus of the tracks of the West End Street Railway Company at the Heights, to near the Lexington line. The material removed was teamed to Bow street and Park avenue at the company's expense.


Irving street has been laid out under the Betterment Act from Academy street to that part of Irving street already built and accepted from Pleasant street. Summer street from the gate- way at the Almshouse to Pine street, was laid out, but was not accepted by the town.


The work on the Grade Crossings has been completed. We have received notice from the Deputy Auditor of the Common- wealth stating that the amount expended to July 15th was $90,494.64, of which sum the town is to pay 10 per cent. or $9,049.46. The Decree orders that the Commonwealth shall pay this amount for the town, and as required by law, he designates that it shall be repaid in five annual payments, to bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum from July 3, 1901, payments to be made as follows : -


On or before Dec. 10, 1902,


$1809.90


10, 1903,


1809.89


66 10, 1904,


1809.89


66 10, 1905,


1809.89


66


66


10, 1906,


1809.89


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


STORM DRAINS.


As the price of pipe was very much lower at the time of pur- chasing than at the time the estimates were made, we were en- abled to profit thereby, and to do more work than was expected ; 10,509 feet or 1.99 miles of pipe have been laid. Fifty-seven new catch-basins and eight inlets have been constructed, six old catch-basins and one old inlet connected at a total cost of $12,527.29.


Part of the work was done by contract, and the remainder by the Highway Department. The cost of building shows a slight balance in favor of the work done by the Highway Department. For a full statement of drains constructed, see Superintendent of Streets report. We recommend that the balance be expended on other streets, as there is great need of taking care of the surface water.


STREET WATERING.


One cart has been used by the Highway Department for watering part of the streets, the remaining four were let by contract ; a charge of two and one-eighth cents per foot was made to the abutter.


STREET SIGNS.


A number of new street signs have been put up and others repainted.


COAL.


A contract for coal was awarded to the Peirce & Winn Com- pany at the following prices, -Stove, $5.50; Egg, $5.25; Furnace, $5.00; Honey Brook Egg, $5.55; Georges' Creek Cumberland, $4.00.


We regret that the Committee of Twenty-one did not recom- mend the appropriation asked for at the annual meeting for a


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


combination patrol wagon and ambulance. The use of an am- bulance has been required on numerous occasions ; on one occasion the police ambulance of the City of Cambridge was used ; on other occasions, an undertaker's wagon, and at various other times, any wagon that could be procured.


The efficient condition of the Fire Department proves the wisdom of the generous appropriations made by the town the past few years for its improvement and maintenance. Too much praise cannot be given to all connected with the depart- ment for the way in which the fire in the Town Hall Building was handled ; if it had got beyond control the loss financially and otherwise would have been very large. We would recom- mend a sufficient appropriation so that the salary of the Chief Engineer can be raised, as we believe that the present condition of the department is due in a large measure to his earnest and intelligent labors in its behalf.


The Fire Alarm system continues under the control of Mr. LeBaron and the improvements made by him the past year have already proved their worth and we approve of his suggest- tion in regard to other improvements.


For the details of the Police, Fire and Highway Departments, see report of the Chief of Police, Chief of Fire Department, and Superintendent of Streets.


The accounts of the work done this year on Surface Drains, Sidewalks and Highways are as follows :-


SURFACE DRAINS.


Debit.


Statement by Town Treasurer to July 1st. $608 34


Amount expended since July 1st. 11,918 95 ·


Unexpended balance 2,475 77


Total


.


· $15,003 06


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Credit.


Town Grant


. $15,000 00


Credit by Water Works


3 06


Total


$15,003 06


SIDEWALKS.


Debit.


Statement by Town Treasurer to July 1st.


$4 00


Amount expended since July 1st.


3,789 60


Unexpended balance


166 89


Total


$3,960 49


Credit.


Town Grant


$2,000 00


Statement by Town Treasurer to July 1st. .


166 08


Other credits since July 1st.


1,794 41


Total


$3,960 49


HIGHWAYS.


Debit.


Statement by Town Treasurer to July 1st. . $12,405 68


Amount expended since July 1st.


17,229 94


Unexpended balance


1,325 08


$30,960 70


Credit.


Town Grant


. $21,835 50


66 November


3,110 10


Statement by Town Treasurer to July 1st. .


944 42


Credits since July 1st.


5,070 68


$30,960 70


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


STREET LIGHTS.


One additional incandescent light has been placed on Med- ford street, making a total of 169 incandescent lights.


TOWN HOUSE.


Owing to the fire which occurred on April 29 last, leaving the condition of the hall in such shape that it could not be let, the receipts have not been so large as in former years. Many repairs and changes have been made which add to the general appearance of the building itself, as well as to the comfort of the people who have the business of the town to do. We con- sider the building to be in better condition than it has been at any time in the past ten years, and certainly the interior has never been so well arranged for the purposes intended as at the present time. Nearly all the expense of repairs and changes have been paid for without charging to the regular appropria- tion,-out of insurance money received. The Selectmen's, Water Commissioner's and Treasurer's rooms need a coat of paint and ceilings whitened, for which we have an estimate of $80.00. Otherwise the building should be good without repairs for several years.


BOARD OF SURVEY.


The Board has given hearings on, and laid out and established grades, viz., Brooks avenue, from Lake street through estate of John P. Squire.


Laurel street, from Brattle street to land of Ralph L. Perry.


ALMSHOUSE.


During the year Mr. and Mrs. Tay have been in charge, nine inmates have been cared for. Two were admitted, one left, one


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died and one was sent to Danvers Hospital. At the present time there are six inmates, one female and five males. Five hundred and twenty-three tramps have been lodged and fed.


A new floor has been laid in one of the large rooms, and the roof of the barn has been shingled.


POOR OUT OF ALMHOUSE.


Partial support has been given to eighty-four residents. Full support has been given to fifteen persons, six sane, (Alms- house), eight insane, (Insane Hospital), one feeble-minded, (Feeble-minded School.)


We would call the attention of the citizens of the town to the increase n expenses for the support of poor outside of Almshouse. This is a matter in which the Overseers must use their best judgment in all cases, (the law being mandatory. ) This matter, like all others in a rapidly growing town, will require more liberal appropriations.


EDWIN S. FARMER, GEORGE I. DOE, WALTER CROSBY,


Selectmen.


REPORT


OF


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


GENTLEMEN : - I submit to you my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1901.


As you are already familiar with the work that has been done on the streets the past year, I will not enter into de- tails regarding the work, but will simply give you an account of the expenditures incurred on the different streets.


Appropriation, Town Grant Credits


$24,945 60


5,758 96


EXPENDED.


$30,704 56


Labor and teams


$18,034 26


Hay, grain, straw and cement


.


3,264 67


Shoeing and repairs


1,144 68


Repairs on roller


1,182 86


Barnard Castle scraper


342 00


Paving, edgestone and crusher


stone at


·


2,283 16


Concrete and stone cutting


233 95


Harnesses and repairs


257 56


Tools, pipe and fittings


323 63


Blasting material


156 24


Lumber and stakes


118 08


Mason's labor and material


380 13


Oil, grease packing, etc.


174 01


Grates and castings


38 40


Repairing water pipe, etc.


·


94 82


Veterinary and medicine


80 05


Engineering and expenses Miscellaneous


71 76


29,637 52


Unexpended balance


.


.


$1,067 04


.


·


.


1,457 26


.


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


The above statement shows in a condensed form the amount expended under this appropriation. For a detailed statement of the above expenditures, see report of the Town Treasurer.


An account of the expenditures on the different streets will be found in the following table :


REPAIRS AND MATERIALS USED ON THE FOLLOWING STREETS.


Name of Streets.


Labor and Teams.


Crushed Stones.


Gravel.


Stone- dust.


Roller.


Street Paving·


Gutter Paving.


Total.


Acton


$12 70


$1 80


$14 50


Appleton


321 25


24 60


345 85


Bacon.


64 80


12 40


77 20


Bartlett Av


39 70


$12 60


3 30


$20 80


76 40


Bow


591 00


24 00


15 80


9 60


640 40


Brantwood Rd.


149 50


4 50


24 00


178 00


Brattle


10 50


8 00


1 35


19 85


Broadway


381 25


381 25


Claremont Av


125 40


32 80


158 20


Cliff .


235 00


22 50


10 00


$235 95


493 45


Decatur


26 90


1 65


28 55


Dudley


37 60


4 05


41 65


Eastern Av.


324 10


51 20


375 30


Florence Av


118 70


218 80


Forest.


10 80


1 80


12 60


Franklin


64 00


71 60


2 70


19 10


$27 00


184 40


Gray ..


26 40


Highland Av.


33 30


Hillside Av.


38 20


Irving


168 40


8 00


84 50


Kensington Pk ..


137 80


3 15


7 20


148 15


Kensington Rd ..


64 50


6 45


8 80


46 25


125 00


Lake ..


200 20


9 60


209 80 16 30 18 10


Lowell


142 05


23 75


1 80


146 00


539 20


454 50


$898 61


Mill


32 80


5 40


38 20


Montague.


146 40


12 00


381 25


Mystic .


275 25


4 85


6 20


13 50


342 40


No. Union.


13 40


3 75


17 15


Oak .


17 90


4 65


22 55 16 70 26 60


Park Av.


760 40


99 40


89 60


80 00


100 80


1130 20


Pleasant


59 70


11 60


5 60


18 00


84 90


River.


12 60


1 95


14 55


Russell.


14 40


2 40


1 20


18 00


Summer.


44 10


7 80


51 90


Tufts ..


18 90


5 60


1 50


26 00


Vine


21 60


4 50


26 10


Westminster Av.


267 20


24 00


5 60


662 66


Winter.


15 30


21 60


4 80


9 00


959 46 50 70


Cleaning Streets.


1869 70


1869 70


Cleaning Catch-


basins


775 20


775 20


Patching.


. .


487 80


260 40


97 00


845 20


1


165 80 23 40 10,063 61 635 30


Medford


183 80


332 40


15 30


40 80


63 00


132 25


Old Mystic.


6 30


10 40


Oakland Av


23 40


3 20


Robbins Rd.


516 53


12 80


58 20


9 60


15 40


612 53


Maple.


21 60


Mass. Av


3705 60


4320 00


4 50


6 00


26 40 33 30 48 70 250 90


Lakeview


16 30


Linwood


18 10


42 60


100 10


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


PAVED GUTTERS.


There has been 2124 yards of gutters paved at an expense of $1388.16. The stone used consisted of four cars of square block paving with a lot taken from the Boston Elevated Rail- road, on Massachusetts avenue between Linwood street and the Cambridge line. The lot consisted mostly of round cobble- stone and large brow-stone, making fine stone for paving gutters.


There was a large lot of this stone left, which the teams are now hauling to the Heights, and should be used the coming season for paving gutters. The wisdom of paving the gutters on streets with grades of more than three per cent is shown by comparison of streets where the gutters are now paved, with those which remain unpaved.


CARE OF SNOW.


The care of snow is an item that involves considerable ex- pense through the winter months, when the department is obliged to employ a number of men and keep several horses, there being many days when there is not much to do but to exercise the horses and wait for another storm or thaw.


CEMETERY STREET.


Appropriation


$599 10


EXPENDED.


144 feet, 24 inch pipe


$144 00


A. L. Bacon's mason bill .


11 30


Blanchard & Kendall, lumber


22 73


Engineering ·


1 05


Labor


119 40


387 double loads filling at 30 cts.


per load .


116 10


.


426 58


Balance unexpended


·


$172 52


.


·


.


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


STORM DRAINS.


Appropriation


$15,000 00


Credit .


3 06


EXPENDED.


$15,003 06


Labor and teams


$6,663 06


Pipe and cement


3,502 79


Brick


923 18


Catch-basin stone


416 35


Grates


163 73


Engineering and inspection


858 18


Total .


12,527 29


Unexpended balance


$2,475 77


STATEMENT OF LENGTH OF PIPE LAID AND NUMBER OF CATCH-BASINS CONNECTED DURING 1901.


24-inch. 20-inch. |18-inch. 15-inch. 12-inch.


Catch- basins.


Inlets.


Pipe in Catch-basin Connections.


Appleton St.


879


5


2


127


Bartlett Av.


364


3


1


34


Brattle St. and


411


96


247


22


2


26


Bow St.


121


Forest St.


227


693


786


7


110


Lowell St.


629


32


4


1


79


Mass. Av.


461


44


337


5


161


Mass. Av. at Car-


barn.


177


238


S


Mystic St.


738


4


51


Park Av. and


45


57


3


78


Ravine St


1


10


Robbins Road.


1452


10


1


97


Sullivan Brook.


206


Walnut St ...


1


15


Water Works


Property.


295


...


6


1


124


Westmor'I'ndAv.


104


218


1


15


Totals.


731


1063


1983


4621


991


57


8


1120


100


1


Grove St.


1


65


Mill St.


1


Lowell St.


Westminster Av.


432


Mass. Av.


120


Cemetery St.


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


SUMMARY.


10,509 feet or 1.99 miles of pipe laid of all sizes.


57 new catch-basins and 8 inlets constructed.


6 old catch-basins and one old inlet connected.


NOTE. Catch-basins and inlets are counted on the streets on which the drains are located into which they connect.


HEALTH DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation.


$3,000 00


Credits .


441 60


$3441 60


EXPENDED.


Labor and teams


.


.


$3,612 09


Harness and repairs .


.


40 55


Repairs on carts


.


. .


93 00


Sanitary barrels


30 25


$3,775 89


Exceeded Appropriation


$344 29


It will be seen by the above amount that the appropriation has been exceeded ; caused by the increasing demands on the department and the greater distance to dumping places. In the collection of ashes at first there was but little paper and refuse put out ; now the greater part of the collection is waste paper and all kinds of rubbish, requiring more teams for collecting than formerly, and keeping a man at the dump to level loads and burn paper.


WATERING STREETS.


Appropriation.


$775 00


Boston Elevated Railway Co


200 00


Paid by abutters,


1,544 52


Total .


. .


$2,519 52


.


.


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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


Amount brought forward .


$2,519 52


Paid P. J. Lennon .


$450 00


" H. J. Green


450 00


" J. Kelly


449 96


" J. Ryan .


449 96


" Highway department


480 88


" for new sprinkler


110 00


" Water works, repairs, etc.


92 75


$2,483 55


Unexpended balance


$35 97


SIDEWALKS. EDGESTONE, BRICK AND CONCRETE WALKS.


NAMES.


Edgestone.


Circle.


Brick Walk.


New.


Repaired.


High School.


200 ft.


12 ft.


188 yds.


Locke School


84


68 “


Heirs of Rebecca Whittemore


226


6


255


Heirs of Wm. A. Russell.


C. S. Jacobs.


103


66


13


Mrs. E O'Leary.


44


16


J. O. Winchester.


63


66


6


Boston Elevated Ry. Co.


780


1,015 yds.


Lexington & Boston Ry. Co.


54


64


J. H. Eaton.


56


64


222


W. M Campbell


85


66


Frank Bott ...


135


89


5


Estate Geo. Gray


107


15


Estate Thos. H. Russell


113


Twenty-one Associates


117


8


H. G. Allen et al., Trustees


273


Estate R. W. Shattuck.


16


57


Estate Thos. H. Russell


23


Alexis Cutting.


S6


Theo. Allen .


139


Solon M. Bartlett.


96


St. Agnes Church.


137


Kate K. Rockwood


62


Miscellaneous Patching


35


Orthodox Congregational Church.


.


19


Mrs. E. J. Gleason.


345


W. A. Muller. Jolin Walker.


123


105


66


.


·


EXPENDED.


CONCRETE.


23


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


There has been 102 yards of crosswalks laid at an expense of $3.25 per yard. The work done and material used on gravel sidewalks has been charged to Highways; there has been nearly 1000 tons of stone-dust used on the walks.


ROLLER AND CRUSHER.


The roller has received thorough repairs and a set of new driving wheels and it is in good condition for next season's work. The crusher is considerably worn, having been in use about twenty-seven years, and with some repairs it will still do good work.


TEAMS AND TOOLS.


The carts will be in good condition after annnal repairs and painting with the exception of four watering carts that were considerably damaged in the fire of January 9th. Three of the carts will need new bodies ; one, new woodwork - using the old irons. A new Barnard Castle scraper has been purchased this year which saves labor in keeping the streets cleaned. There should be one horse purchased to take the place of the one that died.


Respectfully submitted,


S. E. KIMBALL, Superintendent of Streets.


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE,


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Arlington :


GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor to submit herewith the an- nual report of the conditions and doings of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1901.


ROSTER. CHIEF. Alonzo S. Harriman, appointed Chief May 1, 1894.


PATROLMEN.


Garrett Barry,


appointed November, 1876.


Daniel M. Hooley,


May 1. 1887.


Andrew Irwin,


66


April 1, 1889.


John Duffy, 66


July 20, 1891.


James E. Whitten, 66


March 30, 1896.


Charles H. Woods,


March 30, 1896.


Fred E. Smith,


April 1, 1899.


Robert H. Fall,


July 8, 1901.


The Chief and two patrolman are on duty in the day time ; during the night six patrolmen are on duty.


ARRESTS.


Whole number of arrests for the year


151


Males


.


140


Females


11


Adults


137


Minors .


14


Residents


86


Non-residents .


65


White


149


Colored .


.


2


25


REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.


The offences for which arrests have been made are as follows :


Arson




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