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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00739 3074
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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 o ELI ROBBINS, 1892
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Arlington, Mass. Selectmen 112th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1918
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1918
CAMBRIDCE
ANCORA
ROPVC.NATIO
SEREDITAS
THE MURRAY PRINTING COMPANY KENDALL SQUARE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1919
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974.44 Arlington e2 30961 TOWN OFFICERS, 1918
ELECTIVE
Town Clerk (Elected Annually) Thomas J. Robinson
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor
Willis P. Howard, Chairman Term expires 1919
Thomas J. Donnelly. Term expires 1920
Horatio A. Phinney Term expires 1921
Board of Public Works
Arthur Birch, Chairman Term expires 1919
Thomas D. Kennedy Term expires 1920
*Samuel E. Kimball . Term expires 1921
Loren W. Marsh, appointed to fill vacancy, July 15, 1918.
Assessors
Omar W. Whittemore, Chairman Term expires 1919
James M. Mead Term expires 1920
· Francis A. Patterson . Term expires 1921
Auditor (Elected Annually)
George McK. Richardson
Treasurer (Elected Annually) Myron Taylor
Tax Collector (Elected Annually) Edward A. Bailey
School Committee
John A. Bishop, Chairman Term expires 1919 Jacob Estabrook . Term expires 1920
Othilie J. Lawson Term expires 1920
*Resigned July 8, 1918.
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Florence C. Hicks Term expires 1920
Charles C. Warren
Term expires 1919
Lindsay K. Foster . Term expires 1919
John R. Foster.
Term expires 1921
Claude A. Palmer Term expires 1921
Fred L. Dawson .
Term expires 1921
Planning Board
Henry W. Hayes, Chairman Term expires 1921
Cyrus E. Dallin . . Term expires 1920
Robert W. Pond.
Term expires 1920
Harry G. Porter
Term expires 1919
James P. Parmenter
Term expires 1919
Park Commissioners
Gorham H. Davis, Chairman. Term expires 1919
Truman L. Quimby . Term expires 1920
William W. Crosby
Term expires 1921
Board of Health
Alfred W. Lombard, Chairman Term expires 1919
Charles F. Atwood Term expires 1921
Alfred H. Knowles
Term expires 1920
Commissioners of Sinking Fund
Henry Hornblower Term expires 1921
Joseph C. Holmes. Term expires 1919
Charles W. Allen Term expires 1920
Trustees of Pratt Fund
Charles W. Allen. Term expires 1923
Joseph C. Holmes . Term expires 1919
George Hill Term expires 1920
Henry Hornblower
Term expires 1921
William E. Wood.
Term expires 1922
Myron Taylor, ex officio.
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Trustees of Robbins Library
William A. Muller Term expires 1921
Cyrus E. Dallin .
Term expires 1921
Arthur J. Wellington
Term expires 1919
James P. Parmenter
Term expires 1919
Samuel C. Bushnell . Term expires 1920
Charles A. Keegan.
Term expires 1920
Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons
George Hill Term expires 1923
Charles W. Allen Term expires 1920
Joseph C. Holmes Term expires 1919
William E. Wood . Term expires 1921
Henry Hornblower Term expires 1922
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund
*John Q. A. Brackett
Henry Hornblower
William E. Wood
Harry G. Porter
Frank H. Walker, appointed to
John G. Brackett
fill vacancy
Cemetery Commissioners
Warren A. Peirce, Chairman
Term expires 1920
J. Edwin Kimball Term expires 1921
George G. Allen. Term expires 1919
Tree Warden (Elected Annually) Daniel M. Daley
Constables
John Duffy Andrew Irwin Thomas O. D. Urquhart F. Joseph Cahalin ¡Charles F. Donahue
*Died April 6, 1918. +Died October 15, 1918.
Daniel M. Hooley Thomas F. Priest William T. Canniff Edward T. Ryan Theodore R. Belyea
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Fence Viewers (Elected Annually)
Charles F. Wyman
James R. Mann
Field Drivers
Thomas O. D. Urquhart
F. Joseph Cahalin
Andrew Irwin
Thomas F. Priest Daniel M. Hooley John Duffy Edwin C. Jacobs
Fish Preserver (Elected Annually)
Everett S. Chapman
Measurers of Wood and Bark (Elected Annually)
Patrick F. Brosnahan Edmund L. Curtis Charles F. Donahue
APPOINTMENTS
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN Term Expires
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk and Agent of the Board April 1, 1919
William Gratto, Inspector of Buildings April 1, 1919
Charles A. Keegan, Town Physician . April 1, 1919
F. Holden Smith, Inspector of Animals April 1, 1919
*Charles F. Donahue, Sealer of Weights and Measures. April 1, 1919
*Charles F. Donahue, Superintendent of Town House. April 1, 1919
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Burial Agent. April 1, 1919
Warren A. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1919
B. Horace Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1919
William Coughlin, Weigher of Hay and Coal.
April 1, 1919
David Lynch, Weigher of Hay and Coal.
April 1, 1919
Walter H. Peirce, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1019
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Keeper of Lock up April 1, 1919
Charles F. Donahue, Keeper of Pound. April 1, 1919
Charles E. Hale, Weigher of Hay and Coal April 1, 1919
Florence G. Kendall, Weigher of Hay and Coal. April 1, 1919
+Albert F. Duffy, Sealer of Weights and Measures April 1, 1919
Albert F. Duffy, Superintendent of Town House April 1, 1919
*Died October 15, 1918.
¡Appointed to fill vacancy, November 1, 1918.
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APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR Thomas J. Robinson, Secretary and Agent. April 1, 1919
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD FOR SUPPRESSING MOTHS
Daniel M. Daley, Local Superintendent April 1, 1919
James F. Higgins, Clerk. April 1, 1919
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE JOINT BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Thomas J. Robinson, Clerk . April 1, 1919
Philip A. Hendrick, Town Counsel April 1, 1919
George E. Ahern, Town Engineer and Superintendent of
Public Works April 1, 1919
Reuben W. LeBaron, Superintendent of Wires April 1, 1919
APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Harold N. Willis, Water Registrar and Clerk April 1, 1919
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH
William H. Bradley, Sanitary Inspector April 1, 1919
George W. Day, Inspector of Plumbing . April 1, 1919
Alfred W. Lombard, Inspector of Milk . April 1, 1919
William H. Bradley, Clerk. April 1, 1919
APPOINTMENT MADE BY THE TOWN CLERK
E. Caroline Pierce, Assistant Town Clerk. April 1, 1919
Registrars of Voters
Eben F. Dewing, Chairman . May 1, 1919
Daniel F. Ahern. May 1, 1920
Edward N. Lacey .
May 1, 1919
Thomas J. Robinson, ex officio.
Police Department L
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Chief Andrew Irwin, Patrolman
Daniel M. Hooley, Lieutenant
John Duffy, Sergeant
Felix Lopez, Patrolman
*Albert F. Duffy, Patrolman
Edwin C. Jacobs, Patrolman Charles E. Carroll, Patrolman
Eric A. Anderson, Patrolman
Thomas F. Priest, Patrolman F. Joseph Cahalin, Patrolman T. Arthur Nolan, Patrolman Theodore Belyea, Patrolman Thomas M. Donovan, Patrolman +Fred M. Kirlin, Patrolman Arthur B. Connor, Patrolman +Daniel Barry, Patrolman
*Resigned, November 1, 1918. +In the Service of the United States.
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Special Police (without pay) (Term expires at pleasure of Selectmen)
Michael E. Callahan, Matthew W. Callahan, Arthur T. White, Nathanie Whittier, Timothy J. Donahue, Benjamin R. Cleary, George D. Higgins' Philo Spencer, Everett S. Chapman, !William T. Longmore, Roscoe C. Kimball, Major Bacon, William T. Canniff, Richard Robbins, Patrick McCarthy, Reuben W. LeBaron, Charles Donahue, Benjamin B. Con- verse, Walter Barthelemy, Donald Higgins, Henry T. Scannell, John Campbell, Daniel M. Daley, Daniel Wall, Allen A. Kimball.
Engineers of Fire Department (As Organized) Term Expires
Walter H. Peirce, Chief .
April 1, 1919
Timothy J. Donahue, First Assistant Chief.
April 1, 1919
Frank P. Winn, Second Assistant Chief. April 1, 1919
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 V. Jones, Chauffeurs.
Call men - John T. Finley, Lieutenant; John M. Tierney, Charles F. Donahue, William P. Dale.
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1
Permanent men - William C. Mcad, Driver; Ernest H. Griffin.
Call men - James W. Kenney, Captain; George A. Finley, Lieutenant; John J. Donahue, Daniel F. Hourty, William P. Slattery, James C. Cadagan.
Combination Auto B
Permanent men - George W. Corbett, Chauffeur; Harry Scammond, Patrick 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, J. H. Harwood, James Underwood.
Undertakers (licensed)
J. Henry Hartwell & Son April 30, 1919
Daniel W. Grannan. April 30, 1919
George H. Kelley . April 30, 1919
William D. Grannan. . April 30, 1919
John J. Leary April 30, 1919
William P. Dale . April 30, 1919
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APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE George C. Minard, Superintendent HIGH SCHOOL
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
Carl D. Burtt, Principal.
1917
Frank V. Gordon, Sub-master .
Science .
1912
Fred J. Long, Sub-master
Commercial .
1915
Arthur E. Robinson, Sub-master
Mechanic Arts
1915
Joseph M. Sullivan, Sub-master Commercial
1917
Harold E. Cowan, Sub-master
Commercial.
1918
Sarah J. Bullock
Mathematics.
1903
Evangeline Cheney
Sten. and Type.
1905
Helener G. Robertson
Latin .
1906
Jennie B. Allyn
Mathematics
1907
Mary G. Magner
German and French. 1912
May A. Furdon.
.Stenography and Typewriting. . 1914
Ida B. Jewett.
Science.
1914
Ethel F. Litchfield
French 1914
Lorraine Alexander
English
1915
Ethel R. Butterworth
Mathematics 1915
Edith M. Richmond.
French and German 1915
Abbie M. Russell.
Sewing
1915
Ruby S. Baker
History
1916
Helen F. Hadley
Typewriting . 1916
Lucile Rand.
English and Latin 1917
Anne A. Callahan
Domestic Science.
1918
Adelaide L. Hutchins
Spanish and English
1918
Mary H. Plimpton
. Commercial .
1918
Mary H. Riley
English and History 1918
Oma G. Robinson
English and Science 1918
Hilda Stewart.
English 1918
Elsie M. Woodland
English
1918
Priscilla Watts, Principal's Clerk.
1918
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Name
Subject
Began Service in Arlington
Bradford E. Swift, Principal
1918
Dorothy E. Connor
Mathematics 1907
Bessie A. Conway
English and History 1908
Ethel P. Ober Sewing 1911
Olive M. Smith.
Mathematics . 1913
Bessie R. Clerk
. Geography . 1915
Mabel D. Dickinson.
English and Arithmetic 1915
Annie F. Slattery
Civics 1916
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Began Service
Name
Subject
in, Arlington
Abbie L. Tuller
Drawing
1917
Agnes K. Shea.
History
1917
Teresa M. McDermott
Gymnastics and Penmanship .
.1917
Luella R. Lyon
Commercial.
1917
Natalie D. Betts.
. Cookery .
1917
Mary W. Sullivan.
French .
1918
Carolyn M. Kaharl
Music and English
1918
Agnes E. O'Brien
Science
1918
Margaret A. Connolly
Typewriting 1918
Name
CROSBY SCHOOL Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Mary F. Scanlan, Principal .
1873
Carrie L. Minott. VI
1902
Elizabeth L. Holton
VI
1918
Jennie M. Cottle V
1903
Ursula B. Hanna
V.
1918
Dorothy True
IV
1914
Gertrude Trask . IV
1914
Mary G. McCusker
IV
1917
Bertha L. Long.
III.
1917
Ethel G. Higgins
III.
1917
Josephine M. Goldsmith
1918
Sara M. Henderson
II.
1901
Helen H. Beane
II
1917
Ethelyn M. Brown
I.
1911
Frances E. Kelley I.
1917
Gertrude L. Toomey
I
1918
Annie W. Cobb, Sub-primary.
1903
Ellen E. Sweeney, Sub-primary .
1906
Helen M. Warren, Sub-primary
1913
Name
CUTTER SCHOOL Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Jennie A. Chaplin, Principal.
1884
Beulah S. Arnold
. VI.
1916
Mary E. Warde. VI
1917
Gertrude C. Abbott V.
1914
Martha H. Schaedel. V.
1918
Olive Stratton. IV
1912
Eilleen L. Myles
III
1917
Florence R. Norton II. 1905
Gladys C. Dunbar I 1917
I
1897
Antoinette L. Canfield .
Marion G. Gleason, Sub-primary
1915
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LOCKE SCHOOL Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Flora E. Fuller, Acting Principal
1914
Alice M. Philbrick .VI
1916
May W. Gaffney VI
1918
Ruth E. Delano V
1916
Ethel L. Sargent . V.
1910
Corla M. Nelson . IV
1916
Priscilla M. Brodeur IV
1918
Edna MacArthur
III
1916
Marie A. Brandon.
III
1918
Lucy E. Evans .
III and II. 1889
1913
Carrie L. Horr
II
1915
Alice M. Bean
I.
1895
Alice M. May.
I
1917
Pauline E. Thiesfeldt I. 1916
Myrtle M. Davis, Sub-primary 1907
Mildred E. Garfield, Sub-primary
1918
Lillian M. Lyons, Sub-primary
1918
Cecilia A. Welsh, Sub-primary.
1918
Name.
PARMENTER SCHOOL Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Pearl M. Pillsbury, Principal.
1912
Miriam Braley V.
1918
Vera E. Libby . IV.
1917
Katrina M. Graveson. III
1917
Elizabeth L. Geer
II.
1884
Grace B. Tibbetts.
I
1906
Helen M. Dow, Sub-primary
1904
Name
RUSSELL SCHOOL Grade
Began Service in Arlington
Annie D. Dunham, Principal
1916
Mary M. Stewart. VI 1916
Minnie E. Gray . VI
1917
Bertha W. Belmont V
1912
Nellie A. Grimes IV
1894
Mabel C. Pond .
IV
1918
La Vera Morgan III
1918
Margaret B. Condon III
1916
Ruth J. Blood.
II 1916
Sarah L. Gifford I 1893
Elizabeth A. Day, Sub-primary 1894
Name
Bertha W. Richards II
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Supervisors
Began Service
Name
Subject
in Arlington
Fannie E. Fish .
Drawing
1908
Grace G. Pierce.
Music.
1917
Harriet R. Pennell
Domestic Science 1917
Special Teachers
Began Service
Name
Subject
in Arlington
Alfred C. Cobb.
Manual Training
1894
Elizabeth P. Wright
Drawing.
1915
Stella F. Nesmith .
Manual Training
1918
M. Isabelle Walker
Sewing
1918
Edith M. Ames
Sewing
1918
Medical Inspector Charles F. Atwood, M. D.
School Nurse
Flora M. Wilson
School Attendance Officer
William T. Canniff
Garden Supervisor
Catherine S. Eastwood
Janitors
Name
Schools
Began Service in Arlington
Richard Robbins
High .
1908
Henry J. Frederick
High
1916
Michael Reddan
High .
1918
Donald Higgins .
Junior High.
1915
Henry T. Scannell
Crosby
1909
Matthew W. Callahan
Cutter
1901
Michael E. Callahan
Locke
1900
Patrick McCarthy .
Parmenter
1906
Nathaniel E. Whittier
Russell
1894
ARLINGTON TOWN RECORDS FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1918
TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS. To any 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 assemble in the Town Hall, in said Town, Monday, the fourth day of March, 1918, at 6 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 Selectman for three years; a Town Clerk for one year; a Town Treasurer for one year; a Town Collector for one year; an Au- ditor for one year; a member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one Assessor for three years; three members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one member of the Board of Health for one year; one Park Commissioner for three years; one member of the Planning Board for three years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for five years; one Commissioner of the Sink- ing Fund for three years; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; a Tree Warden for one year; one or more Constables 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 ques-
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tion, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?"
Also, upon the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall Chapter 23 of the General Acts of 1917, being 'An Act to provide for the licensing of coffee houses, so-called,' be accepted by the Town?"
Also, upon the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall Chapter 254 of the General Acts of 1917, being ' An Act to authorize cities and towns to pay to their employees who enlist in the service of the United States the difference between their military and their municipal compensation,' be accepted by the Town?"
Also, upon the same ballot to vote "Yes" or "No" upon the question, "Shall Chapter 268 of the Special Acts of 1917, being 'An Act to place the janitors of the public schools of the Town of Arlington under the civil service laws,' be accepted by the Town?"
For these purposes the polls will be open as soon as possible after the organization of the meeting, and kept open until five o'clock, P.M.
ART. 3. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, and other Town officers and committees heretofore appointed.
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 money shall be expended.
ART. 6. To determine in what manner the Town ways, highways 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 matters
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and business appertaining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 1, 1918.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $250 for the proper observance of Memorial Day, the same to be expended under the direction of Francis Gould Post 36, G. A. R.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appropriate $7000 in accordance with the vote passed December 6, 1904, for water used for public purposes for the ensuing year.
ART. 11. 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. 12. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the construction and repair of permanent sidewalks.
ART. 13. 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. 14. To see if the Town will vote to make an appro- priation for the relocation and construction of Summer Street, from Mystic Street to Brattle Street, in accordance with an offer made by the State Highway Commission and the County Com- missioners, by which the total expense will be shared equally by the State, the County and the Town, or take any action thereon.
ART. 15. 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. 16. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for land takings on Albermarle Street, Florence Avenue and Park Avenue extension, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for street lighting.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Col- lector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes for the year 1918 which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Col- lector of Taxes.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to lease for a period of years certain portions of the old Town Hall Building, or take any action thereon.
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ART. 20. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to be expended for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail moths, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 381 of the Acts of 1905, and Amendments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the planting of trees, removal of dead and dangerous trees and for the trimming and general care of existing trees, the same to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will vote to assume its own Workmen's Compensation liability insurance, make an appro- priation for the same, or take any action thereon.
ART. 23. 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 the revenue for the year 1918, the same to be repaid directly from the pro- ceeds of said revenue.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the removal of snow and ice from the highways, or take any action thereon.
ART. 25. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the engineering work of the Town, said appropriation to include the salary of the Town Engineer, or take any action thereon.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the extension of storm drains, or take any action thereon.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will'vote to authorize the Joint Board to petition the County Commissioners for a re- location of the lines of Bow Street, or take any action thereon.
ART. 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept and establish as a Town way the private way known as Oxford Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Raleigh Street, as laid out by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works. Said way as laid out is described as follows :
Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and the northerly side line of Oxford Street, said point beginning S. 31 degrees 40 minutes E. and a distance of 177.19 feet from a stone bound at the point of inter- section of the easterly side line of Massachusetts Avenue and the southerly side line of Grafton Street; thence, N. 54 degrees
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56 minutes east on the northerly side line of Oxford Street, a distance of 666.41 feet to the westerly side line of Raleigh Street; thence, south 35 degrees and 4 minutes E. across Ox- ford Street, a distance of 40 feet to the southerly side line of said Oxford Street; thence, S. 54 degrees and 56 minutes W. on the southerly side line of said Oxford Street, a distance of 668.76 feet to the easterly side line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence, N. 31 degrees 43 minutes W. on the easterly side line of said Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of 40.07 feet to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan approved by the Board of Survey, Arlington, Mass., October 30, 1909, entitled " Arling- ton, Mass., Plan and Profile of Oxford Street, September 10, 1909, scale of plan 1" equals 40', scale of Profile Hor, 1" equals 40', Vert. 1" equals 6', George H. Wetherbee, Jr., C. E., Bos- ton, Mass."
ART. 29. To see if the Town will make appropriation for the maintenance and improvement of the public parks of the Town, determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or to take any action thereon.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars for the maintenance of a free bed in the Symmes Arlington Hospital; said bed to be for the care and treatment of residents of the Town, who are unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Acts of 1915, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of Francis L. Maguire, et al.)
ART. 31. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase or otherwise a lot of land in the Arlington Heights District for municipal purposes, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the School Site Committee.)
ART. 32. To see if the Town will vote to increase the school accommodations by the erection of new buildings, or by addi- tions to present buildings, make an appropriation therefor, determine in what manner the money shall be raised and ex- pended, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the School Committee.)
ART. 33. To see what action the Town will take in relation
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to the appointment or election of a Finance Committee of twenty-one citizens for the ensuing year.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will vote to grant the em- ployees of the Highway, Sewer, Water and Health Departments a Saturday half holiday throughout the year without loss of pay.
(Inserted at the request of John J. Donahue, et al.)
ART. 35. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the protection of the Town, the same to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, or take any action thereon.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will vote to compensate call- members of the Fire Department for injuries received during the actual performance of duty as such call-men, accept or adopt any Act of the Legislature in relation thereto, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of the call-members of Fire Depart- ment.)
ART. 37. To see if the Town will vote to establish voting precincts, make an appropriation therefor, or take any action thereon.
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