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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00738 8892
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Property of
Robbins Library
Arlington, Mass.
Founded by DR. EBENEZER LEARNED, 1835 Endowed by
DR. TIMOTHY WELLINGTON, 1853 NATHAN PRATT, 1875 HENRY MOTT, 1889 ELBRIDGE FARMER, 1892
Building Erected by
MARIA C. ROBBINS in memory of ELI ROBBINS, 1892
Arlington, Mass. Selectmen 107th ANNUAL REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
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THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1913
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1913
ANCORA
ARLINGTON
HEREDITAS
OPYCNATIO
BOSTON GARDNER & TAPLIN CO. 1914
Basement Reference Collection
974.44- Arlington. 22667 c2 TOWN OFFICERS, 1913. ELECTIVE.
Town Clerk. (Elected Annually.) Thomas J. Robinson.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor.
Frank V. Noyes Term expires 1914 Herbert W. Rawson. Term expires 1914
Jacob Bitzer Term expires 1914
Assessors.
James M. Mead.
Term expires 1914
Leander D. Bradley
Term expires 1915
Omar W. Whittemore. Term expires 1916
Treasurer.
Collector of Taxes.
(Elected Annually.)
Myron Taylor.
*Harvey S. Sears. ** Edward A. Bailey.
Auditor. (Elected Annually.) George McK. Richardson.
School Committee.
Frederick A. Bisbee Term expires 1914
Othilie J. Lawson .
Term expires 1914
Mary C. Hardy
Term expires 1914
Daniel Wyman.
Term expires 1915
Carl M. Quimby
Term expires 1915
Alton F. Tupper
Term expires 1915
John A. Bishop
Term expires 1916
Lindsey K. Foster
Term expires 1916
Charles C. Warren
Term expires 1916
Board of Public Works. (Elected Annually.) Philip Eberhardt Henry S. Adams.
Henry W. Hayes. *Died August 18, 1913. ** Appointed pro tem August 27, 1913.
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Park Commissioners.
William E. Lloyd Term expires 1914
Charles H. Higgins.
Term expires 1915
Charles H. Gannett.
Term expires 1916
Board of Health.
Alfred H. Knowles. Term expires 1914
Guy E. Sanger, M.D.
Term expires 1915
Laurence L. Peirce, M.D.V Term expires 1916
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
William G. Peck.
Term expires 1914
Henry Hornblower Term expires 1915
Joseph C. Holmes Term expires 1916
Trustees of Pratt Fund.
James A. Bailey Term expires 1914
George Hill
Term expires 1915
Henry Hornblower
Term expires 1916
William E. Wood.
Term expires 1917
William G. Peck.
Term expires 1918
Myron Taylor, ex-officio.
Trustees of Robbins Library.
Samuel C. Bushnell Term expired 1914
Charles A. Keegan. Term expires 1914
*E. Nelson Blake, ** William A. Muller Term expires 1914
Cyrus E. Dallin . Term expires 1915
James P. Parmenter Term expires 1916
Arthur J. Wellington
Term expires 1916
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund.
Henry Hornblower.
Harry G. Porter.
William G. Peck.
John Q. A. Brackett.
William E. Wood.
John H. Hardy.
Cemetery Commissioners.
Warren A. Peirce . Term expires 1914 J. Edwin Kimball. . Term expires 1915
George G. Allen . . Term expires 1916
*Resigned December 1, 1913.
** Appointed to fill vacancy.
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Tree Warden. (Elected Annually.) William H. Bradley. Constables. (Elected Annually.)
John Duffy. Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
Andrew Irwin.
Fence Viewers. (Elected Annually.)
Max H. Meyer.
Field Drivers.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart.
F. Joseph Cahalin.
Andrew Irwin.
Edwin C. Jacobs.
Thomas F. Priest.
Daniel M. Hooley. John Duffy. George T. Woolley.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. (Elected Annually.)
Patrick F. Brosnahan. Charles F. Donahue.
Edmund L. Curtis.
Fish Preserver. (Elected Annually.) Everett S. Chapman.
APPOINTMENTS.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN.
Term Expires
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk . April 1, 1914
William Gratto, Inspector of Buildings .April 1, 1914
Charles A. Keegan, Town Physician. April 1, 1914
Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Animals.
April 1, 1914
Charles F. Donahue, Sealer of Weights and Measures. April 1, 1914
Charles F. Donahue, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1914 Alfred H. Knowles, Burial Agent. April 1, 1914
Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal.
April 1, 1914
William N. Winn, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1914
B. Horace Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1914 William Coughlin, Weigher of Coal April 1, 1914
David Lynch, Weigher of Coal: April 1, 1914
Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1914
Charles F. Donahue, Additional Constable. April 1, 1914
Daniel M. Hooley. Thomas F. Priest.
James R. Mann.
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Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lock-up April 1, 1914
Charles F. Donahue, Pound Keeper April 1, 1914
William M. Lloyd, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1914
George H. Lloyd, Weigher of Hay and Coal.
April 1, 1914
Registrars of Voters.
Winthrop Pattee
May 1, 1914
Eben F. Dewing.
May 1, 1915
John W. Bailey
May 1, 1916
Thomas J. Robinson, ex-officio.
Police Department.
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Chief Andrew Irwin, Patrolman
Daniel M. Hooley, Lieutenant
Thomas F. Priest, Patrolman
John Duffy, Sergeant F. Joseph Cahalin, Patrolman
*Garritt Barry, Patrolman
George T. Woolley, Patrolman
Felix Lopez, Patrolman
T. Arthur Nolan, Patrolman
Albert F. Duffy, Patrolman
Theodore Belyea, Patrolman
Edwin C. Jacobs, Patrolman
Special Police (without pay). (Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen.)
Michael E. Callahan, Matthew W. Callahan, Arthur T. White, Nathaniel E. Whittier, Timothy J. Donahue, Benjamin R. Cleary, George D. Higgins, Samuel N. Crosby, Philo Spencer, Everett S. Chapman, William T. Longmore, Roscoe C. Kimball, Major Bacon, Thomas K. Millett, William T. Canniff, George Hoffman, Robert H. White, William J. Gearin, Herbert W. Rawson, Richard Robbins, Patrick McCarthy, J. F. Sullivan, Reuben W. LeBaron, Charles Donahue, Thomas M. Donovan.
Engineers of Fire Department. (As organized.)
Walter H. Peirce, Chief Engineer April 1, 1914
Timothy J. Donahue, First Assistant Engineer April 1, 1914
Frank P. Winn, Second Assistant Engineer April 1, 1914
Roster. (Approved by Engineers.) Hose No. 1.
Permanent men - John F. Sweeney, Driver; John Barry.
Call men - Robert J. Murray, Captain; George N. White, Lieutenant; Richard O. Jenkins, Erwin V. Gay, Robert L. Austin. Combination A.
Permanent men - Daniel J. Sullivan, Captain; Daniel B. Tierney, Albert W. Jones, Chauffeurs. Call men - John T. Finley, Lieutenant; John M. Tierney, Charles F. Donahue, William P. Dale. *Retired on Pension.
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Hook and Ladder Company No. 1.
Permanent man - William C. Mead, Driver.
Call men - James W. Kenney, Captain; George A. Finley, Lieutenant; Ernest H. Griffin, William Spiers, John J. Donahue, Daniel F. Hourty, William P. Slattery; James C. Cadagan, substitute.
Combination Auto B.
Permanent men - George W. Corbett, Chauffeur; Harry Scammond, Partick O'Brien, assistant Chauffeurs.
Call men-F. W. Russell, Captain; Edward J. Crowe, Lieutenant; E. L. Smith, Clerk; W. W. Beers, Treasurer; W. P. Luddy, T. K. Millett, J. H. Harwood, James Underwood.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Thomas J. Robinson, Secretary April 1, 1914
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1914
Philip A. Henderick, Town Counsel. April 1, 1914
George E. Ahern, Town Engineer April 1, 1914
Robert W. Pond, Superintendent of Public Works April 1, 1914
Reuben W. LeBaron, Superintendent of Wires April 1, 1914
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
*Charles C. Lothrop, Clerk. April 1, 1914
*Charles C. Lothrop, Water Registrar . April 1, 1914
+George E. Ahern, Clerk and Registrar pro tem. April 1, 1914
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
ĮThomas J. Robinson, Clerk. April 1, 1914
** John E. Robinson. April 1, 1914
George W. Day, Inspector of Plumbing April 1, 1914
Dr. W. T. McCarty, Inspector of Markets and Slaughtering April 1, 1914
Dr. Laurence L. Peirce, Inspector of Milk. April 1, 1914
Charles T. Hartwell, Sanitary Inspector April 1, 1914
Charles T. Hartwell, Fumigator April 1, 1914
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD FOR SUPPRESSING MOTHS.
a William H. Bradley, Local Superintendent. April 1, 1914
bDaniel M. Daley April 1, 1914
James F. Higgins, Clerk. April 1, 1914
*Resigned November 1, 1913.
*Appointed pro tem November 1, 1913. #Resigned December 31, 1913. aResigned December 31, 1913.
** Appointed December 31, 1913. bAppointed December 31, 1913.
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Undertakers (licensed).
J. Henry Hartwell & Son April 30, 1914
Daniel W. Grannan. April 30, 1914
William D. Grannan.
April 30, 1914
John F. Quinn. April 30, 1914
Cemetery Commissioners.
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk.
April 1, 1914
Everett S. Chapman, Superintendent of Cemetery April 1, 1914
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. John F. Scully, Superintendent of Schools. Charles F. Atwood, M.D., School Physician.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Name
Subject Began Service in Arlington
Fred C. Mitchell, Preincipal
Mathematics
1909
George I. Cross, Sub-master
Commercial Subjects
1910
Frank V. Gordon, Sub-master
Science
1912
Sarah J. Bullock
Mathematics
1903
Evangeline Cheney
Stenography, Typewriting
1905
Clara M. Trask
French
1908
Etta M. Richmond
English
1909
Helener G. Robertson
Latin and Greek
1906
Carolyn R. Holt
History
1911
Ruth Jennison
French and Algebra
1911
Ethel H. Wood
English, Latin and History
1911
Alice R. Porter
English
1912
Mary G. Magner
German and Latin
1912
Ruth Burdette
English and History (Locke)
1912
Rebekah Wood
Latin, Algebra, Science (Locke)
1912
Alice M. Burtt
Typewriting
1912
Pearl A. Maynard
Science
1913
Jennie B. Allyn
Mathematics and History
1913
Name
RUSSELL SCHOOL. Grade
Began Service
in Arlington
Aaron B. Palmer
Principal
1912
Bessie A. Conway
IX
1905
Dorothy Connor IX
1911
Bessie G. Hurlbutt
VIII
1913
Mary O. Smith
VII
1913
Katherine A. Tierney (temporary) VII
1913
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TOWN OFFICERS
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Bertha J. Weare
VI
1912
Pearl M. Pillsbury
VI
1912
Nellie Grimes
V
1894
Grace L. Seaver
1912
Ellen A. Baker
III
1912
Sarah L. Gifford
II
1893
Elizabeth A. Day
I
1894
CROSBY SCHOOL.
Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Thomas E. Freeman
Principal
1911
Mary F. Scanlan, Prin. Assist.
VIII
1873
Gertrude R. Berry
IX
1913
Carrie L. Minott
VII
1902
Gertrude W. Woolner
VI and VII
1908
Jennie · M. Cottle
VI
1903
Ursula B. Hanna
V
1904
Laura F. Thrasher
V
1913
Amelia J. Bisbee
IV
1902
Sara M. Henderson
III
1901
Helen Lyons
III
1913
Ethelyn Brown
II
1911
Rachel Harrison
II
1913
Annie W. Cobb
I
1903
Ellen E. Sweeney
I
1906
CUTTER SCHOOL.
Began Service in Arlington
Jennie A. Chaplin
Principal
1884
Persis A. Lothrop
VIII
1913
Breta M. Haskell
VII
1913
Olive Stratton
VI
1912
Lena B. Libby
V
1909
Anna M. Flagg
IV
1913
Florence R. Norton
III
1905
Antoinette L. Canfield
II
1897
Helen M. Warren
III and I
1913
Carrie E. Fletcher
I
1911
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LOCKE SCHOOL.
Began Service
Name
Grade
in Arlington
Andrew G. Johnson
Principal
1913
Martha Randall
IX
1905
Sara Hirst
IX
1911
Grace L. Davis
VIII
1913
Name
Grade
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Name
Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Bertha M. Wright
VII
1906
Lillian Miniter
VI
1909
Althea Andrew
V and VI
1913
Mabel A. Ward
V
1913
Ethel A. Sargent
IV and V
1910
Bertha W. Richards
III and IV
1913
Lucy E. Evans
III
1889
Alice M. Bean
II
1895
Clara M. Hartshorn
II
1913
Myrtle M. Davis
I
1907
Harriet N. Bishop
I
1911
PARMENTER SCHOOL.
Susan F. Wiley, Principal
V
1901
Elizabeth L. Geer
IV and III
1884
Grace B. Tibbetts
II
1906
Helen M. Dow
I
1904
Supervisors.
Blanche E. Heard
Music
1893
Fannie E. Fish
Drawing
1908
Helen S. Carleton
Writing
1912
Special Teachers.
Mary J. Copeland
Sewing
1892
Ethel P. Ober
Sewing
1911
Alfred C. Cobb
Manual Training
1894
Janitors.
Richard Robbins
High School
1908
Nathaniel E. Whittier
Russell School
1894
J. F. Sullivan
Crosby School
1909
M. W. Callahan
Cutter School
1901
M. E. Callahan
Locke School
1900
Patrick McCarthy
Parmenter School
1906
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APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS LIBRARY. Elizabeth J. Newton, Librarian.
Assistants - Emily Bucknam, Nettie E. Baston, Edith A. Whittemore, Edith C. Rice, Matilda K. Leetch, M. Linda Black, Eva M. Smith. Arlington Heights Reading Room, Librarian, M. Macie Seabury. Janitor of Robbins Library, William T. Canniff. Janitor of Arlington Heights Reading Room, Michael E. Callahan.
ARLINGTON TOWN RECORDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1913.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To either of the Constables of the town of Arlington, in said County.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the Constitution requires, to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, Monday, the third day of March, 1913, at 6.00 o'clock A.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2. To elect by ballot the following town officers: a Town Clerk, for one year; a Town Treasurer, for one year; a Town Collector, for one year; an Auditor, for one year; three Selectmen, for one year; three members of the Board of Public Works, for one year; one Assessor, for three years; three members of the School Committee, for three years; one member of the Board of Trustees of the Pratt Fund, for five years; one member of the Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library, for three years; one Cemetary Commissioner, for three years; five Constables, for one year; one Park Commissioner, for three years; one member of the Board of Health, for three years; one Tree Warden, for one year. Also to choose or appoint all the other usual Town officers, in such manner as the Town may determine. Also, upon the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" For these purposes the polls will be opened as soon as possible after the organiza- tion of the meeting and kept open until 5.00 o'clock P.M.
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of the Selectmen and other Town Officers and Committees heretofore appointed.
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ART. 4. To make an appropriation for the Robbins Library for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To make an appropriation for the Public Schools for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the same shall be expended.
ART. 6. To determine in what manner the town ways, high- ways, and bridges shall be repaired the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To determine what sum of money the Town shall raise by general tax, to defray Town expenses, interest, debt and State Aid, and make an appropriation for the same.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen agents of the Town, to institute and prosecute in favor of the Town, and appear and defend suits and legal proceedings against or involving the interests of the Town, with power to employ counsel therein and when necessary, in all other legal matter's and business appertaining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 1, 1913.
ART. 9. To see what action the Town will take in relation to the appointment of a Committee of Twenty-one for the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $275 for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expended under the direction of Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R.
ART. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate $7000, in accordance with the vote passed December 6, 1904, for water used for fire hydrants, street watering and public buildings for the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see what action the Town will take in regard to extension of water mains, make an appropriation for the same, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction and repair of permanent sidewalks.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the maintenance of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 15. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the extension of the Sewerage System for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
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ART. 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the use of the Highway Division, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street watering and for the use of treatment for the preven- tion of dust, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street lighting.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Collector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes for the year 1913, which a Town Treasurer may use when ap- pointed a Collector of Taxes.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation of $300 to continue the work of establishing the block system for the use of the Board of Assessors, the same to be expended under the direction of the Assessors.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will make an additional appropriation to be expended from November 30, 1912, and for the twelve months next ensuing, for suppressing the gypsy and brown-tail moths, in accordance with the provision of Chapter 381, Acts of 1905, and Amendments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money for any necessary purpose in anticipation of taxes for the year 1913, the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said taxes.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or otherwise a strip of land fifty feet wide across private estates, between Medford Street, at West Medford Bridge, and the corner of Mystic and Summer Streets, as shown on plan on file with the Town Engineer, said land to be used for boule- vard purposes, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the Park Commissioners.)
ART. 24. To see if the Town will take additional land at the Chestnut Street entrance to Meadow Brook Park, as
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shown on plans on file with the Town Engineer, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request' of the Park Commissioners.)
ART. 25. To see if the Town will construct a twenty-foot driveway through Menotomy Rocks Park, following the present walk between Jason Street and Spring Street, make an appro- priation for the same, or take any action thereon.
(Insert at the request of H. A. Phinney and others.)
ART. 26. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee to study the subject of playgrounds for the Locke, Cutler and Crosby School Districts, with instructions to report at the next Town meeting.
(Inserted at the request of the Arlington Civic League.)
ART. 27. To see if the Town will make appropriations for the purpose of making deposits to secure options on such parcels of land as a Committee appointed, under Article 26 of this Warrant, may select, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the Arlington Civic League.)
ART. 28. To see if the Town will instruct the Town Clerk to have printed a list of all officers elected or appointed on and after March 3, 1913, and mailed to each voter in the Town on or before April 1, 1913, and to take such action as may be necessary to carry out such instructions, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the Arlington Civic League.)
ART. 29. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the purpose of connecting the Spy Pond Grand Stand sanitary with the sewer and water service of the Town, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of Arthur Birch and others.)
ART. 30. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the extension of the Storm Water Drain System for the ensuing year, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 31. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) to pay the land damages on the property of Ella J. Langley, occasioned by the widening of Mystic Street, as ordered by the County Commissioners.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee
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representing the various organizations and interests of the Town to procure such data, pertaining to the historical, business, social and fraternal features of the Town as will be of interest to future generations, said data to be placed in a strong box in the new Town Hall, make an appropriation for the procur- ing of such a box, or take any action thereon.
ART. 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Chapter 327 of the Acts of 1904, being an "Act relative to the pensioning of members of the Police and Fire Departments," and make an appropriation therefor.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for pensions for laborers, in accordance with the Act accepted by the Town in November, 1912.
ART. 35. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer to reimburse John A. Easton, Trustee for Helen Ross Lehmman, for taxes erroneously paid to the Town, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to carry out such recommendations of the, Committee of Topographical Survey as the Town may adopt.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will adopt the provisions of Section 103 of Chapter 48 of the Revised Laws, being an "Act relative to the establishment of building lines within the limits of the town."
ART. 38. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for new electric light poles to be installed on Massachusetts Avenue, between Pleasant and Academy Streets, and for the grading of grounds between the Library Building and the First Parish (Unitarian) church, or take any action thereon.
ART. 39. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction of Gray Street, as accepted by the Town November 20, 1911, the sum so appropriated to include land damages necessary for such construction, and to determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the extermination of insects other than gypsy and brown- tail moths, determine in what manner the money shall be raised to take any action thereon.
ART. 41. To see if the Town will make an appropriation
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in addition to the $12,000 appropriated at the Town Meeting, held November 19, 1912, for the purchase of a site for a new High School Building, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
ART. 42. To appropriate and raise, by borrowing or other- wise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this seventeenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
FRANK V. NOYES, HERBERT W. RAWSON, JACOB BITZER, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
CONSTABLE'S RETURN.
Arlington, March 1, 1913.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the time and place, and for the purposes herein named, by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and also by posting an attested copy of said Warrant on the door of the Town Hall in said Arlington, seven days at least before said day of meeting.
GARRITT BARRY, Constable of Arlington.
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections. and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall, in said Arlington, on Mon- day, the third day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and were called to order at six o'clock in the morning by the Town Clerk, who read articles one
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and two of the Warrant calling the meeting, and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
By unanimous consent the reading of the remaining articles in the Warrant was postponed until the adjourned meeting.
Article 1 taken up. (Choice of Moderator.)
John G. Brackett was unanimously elected Moderator and was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the Town Clerk.
Article 2 taken up. (Election of Town Officers.)
The following ballot clerks and tellers, having been appointed by the Selectmen, were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties and assigned as follows:
Ballot Clerks - A to L: Daniel M. Daley, Henry K. Brown. M to Z: Jean Dennett, Henry Scannell.
Inspectors - Left: Thomas J. Doherty, John J. Donahue. Right: Frank F. Russell, William P. Slattery.
At Ballot Box - A to L: William D. Grannan, Charles P. Ladd, Jr. M to Z: George C. Tewksbury, Frank Y. Wellington.
Tellers - Joseph J. Duffy, Roger Dunbar, Frank E. Calla- han, Clarence G. Parsons, Chester Hoyt, Frank A. O'Brien, Michael F. Horrigan and Frank B. Records, Jr.
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