Town of Arlington annual report 1874-1877, Part 16

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Publication date: 1874-1877
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Total amount as shown on Trial Balance.


#354,643 96


7 77777


30,000 00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


April 9, 1873


April 9, 1883


Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


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Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund.


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48


TOWN DEBT.


49


TRIAL BALANCE.


TRIAL BALANCE, DEC. 30, 1876.


DR.


CR.


Public Property.


$411,090 14


Assets and Debts, (excess of assets over liabilities)


$55,426 98


Excess and Deficiency.


81 21


Taxes for 1875.


1,479 20


Taxes for 1876.


9,429 59


Corporation and Bank Tax.


7 32


Cash .


3,520 87


Notes Payable.


144,643 96 210,000 00


Arlington Water Scrip.


Salaries of Town Officers


616 67


Almshouse.


Outside Poor


27 02


Cemeteries


104 37


Fire Department.


27 91


Police.


107 50


Town House.


118 68


Interest on Town Debt.


57 66


Incidentals


63 60


State Aid.


113 00


State Aid, (refunded by State).


420 00


Counsel Fees .


25 00


Public Schools.


216 28


Discounts and Abatements


595 57


Public Library


431 49


Street Lamps


101 25


Overlayings.


345 76


Receipts from Scales


67 28


Rents .


212 50


Pay Rolls, Nos. 10, 11, 12, (balance unpaid this date)


3,338 10


Income from Poor Widows' Fund


126 28


Lots in New Cemetery, (sold)


1,295 00


Lots in Old Cemetery, (sold)


155 00


Loans


5,000 00


Premium on Water Scrip.


2,387 80


$425,982 62


$425,982 62


Highways and Bridges.


263 32


68 93


4


50


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR. 1875.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


Dec. 31, To balance cash on hand.


$16,646 62


Amount of bills paid of Pay Rolls No. 1 of 1876. 91 34


Amount of uncollected Taxes at this date. 6,427 66


1876. Jan. 8, 22,


Cash of L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected


27 00


" Town of Belmont .. 65 19


rent of Hall of Universalist Society. 15 00


26,


of State Treasurer, income School Fund.


139 17


" Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall. 56 00


S. P. Prentiss, rent of Hall


10 00


29, Brewster, Basset & Co., for $14,000,-Arling- ton Water Scrip Nos. 187 to 200, each $1,000, at 103.65.


14,511 00


28 days accrued interest.


65 33


Cash of Charles Endicott, Treasurer of Commonwealth on account Corporation Tax. 14 46


31,


Feb. 1, 5,


" " Arlington Catholic Temperance Society for use of Hall .. 18 00


7,


" D. Dunn, on account.


18 40


15,


" E. T. Sargent, on account bill.


2 75


16,


" Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall.


15 00


19,


" John Reagan, on account.


5 00


25,


" Amos Stone, County Treasurer, Dog Tax.


403 20


Mar. 9,


" J. W. Peirce, for use of Hall.


10 00


25,


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable Aug. 2d. .


5,000 00


27,


" of Josiah Crosby, amount received of a scholar for repairing desk.


50


30,


" James Calahan, on account.


10 50


" Bethel Lodge, rent of Hall.


8 00


31,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes. .


; 13


April 3,


" Robert Renwick, rent of shop to April 1st ....


31 50


8,


borrowed of Water Commissioners on demand ...


2,000 00


of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posits to March 31st.


42 42


" John Reagan on account ..


3 00


12,


66 " a scholar for damage to desk.


25


15,


" Catholic Temperance Society, use of Hall ....


5 00


25,


borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable Aug. 2d.


5,000 00


Carried forward.


$50,689 40


" " R. J. Hardy, for gravel ...


5 00


" sundry persons, interest on taxes 1 46


" T. K. Hutchinson, for loam.


2 00


29,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes. 22 52


" Knox, for use of Hall.


10 00


51


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1875.


Dec. 31, By amount of unpaid bills at this date in Pay Rolls Nos.


5, 7,8, 9, 10, 11,12. $3,227 66 1876.


Jan. 13, Cash paid Provident Institution for Savings, 6 months' interest to 11th on note $5,000. 175 00


to 11th, on note, $5,000 175 00


31, Amount of Pay Rolls No. 1. 9,130 38


Feb. 23,


Cash paid George Holden, 6 months' interest to 6th inst., on note, $5,000. 175 00%


29,


" from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows. 10 00-


29,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 2.


18,352 38.


Mar. 3, Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows 10 00


18,


" from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows.


20 00>


25,


interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank, 4 months 8 days ...


88 89


" 6 months' interest to date, on note $30,000, to Plymouth Savings Bank.


1,050 00.


31, " John Peabody, 6 months' interest to April 1, on note, $7,000.


245 00%


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 3.


4,529 41


April 7,


Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widows. . 10 00


8,


" " Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 9th inst., on notes, $42,000 ...


1,470 00


25,


" interest on loan of $5,000 from Faneuil Hall National Bank, 3 months 8 days. . .. ...


54 44


.


" Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 27th inst., on note, $10,000 .. Amount of Pay Rolls No. 4.


3,886 22:


May 31,


Cash paid Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on loan, $5,000, 2 months 3 days. 43 75


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 5.


15,872 23:


June 12,


Cash paid from income of Poor Widows' Fund to & poor widow 5 00


24, " from income of Poor Widows' Fund to a poor widow. 5 00


27, " O. A. Taft, 6 months' interest to 26th inst., on note, $6,000. 210 00


Carried forward.


$59,095 33


350 00.


29,


52


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


$50,689 40


Cash of John Reagan on account .. 5 00


" C. Ryan, on account 5 00


" Arlington Reform Club, rent of Hall.


35 00


" " sundry persons, interest on taxes.


3 55


May 10,


" " Brewster, Basset & Co., for $10,000 Arlington Water Scrip Nos. 201 to 210, each $1000, at 106.16.


10,616 00


4 months 9 days accrued interest. 215 00


13,


" " Ladies' Christian Union, for rent of Hall. . . ..


10 00


20,


" Levi B. Gay, for land


212 76


25,


" " George R. Flint, for Lot No. 324 in New Cemetery


100 00


27,


" Daniel Cahlane, in settlement of damage and rent of "Slocum Mill" 500 00


" L. J. Newton, librarian, fines collected. . .


23 00


30,


" " F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to April 1st, of post office


50 00


31, .


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank, payable Aug. 2d.


5,000 00


of John Reagan, on account. 5 00


" James Beevens, on account 5 00


10 60


June


2,


" W. G. Peck, for 2 bbls. coal tar.


3 50


5,


" W. J. Dinsmore, rent of Hall.


10 00


7,


" Thos. D. Ryan, for a lot in the Cemetery. 50 00


14 25


9,


" T. J. Russell, for repairing concrete.


1 00


24, " Alfred Hobbs, for Lot No. 325 in New Cemetery


100 00


26,


" W. G. Peck, for 3 bbls. coal tar.


5 25


27,


" borrowed of Faneuil Hall National Bank on de- mand.


18,000 00


" of James Beevens, on account.


5 00


" " C. Ryan, on account.


5 00


Amount of sundry persons, interest on taxes.


17 75


July


1,


Tax List of 1876.


71,505 78


7,


Cash of Moses G. Flanders, for Lot No. 529 in New Cemetery . 40 00


8, " " Arlington Catholic Total Abstinence Society, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House 12 50


11, " " Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posits to July 1st 10 24


14, " " Menotomy Base Ball Club, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House 12 50


Carried forward.


$152,280 08


>


1876. April 25,


To amount brought forward.


28, 29,


" B. Poland, for auctioneer's license


2 00


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


8,


" Unitarian Society, for gravel.


80,


53


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR. 1876. By amount brought forward. $59,095 36


June 30, Cash paid John Peabody, 6 months' interest on notes as follows :-


$2,500 dated Nov. 23, 1873 87 50


1,000 66 Jan. 1, 1878 35 00


2,500 " Dec. 2, 1872 87 50


1,000


Nov. 15, 1873 35 00


1,000


Dec. 18, 1871 30 00


" Heirs of John Albree, 6 months' interest to July 1, on note, $5,000 137 50


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 6.


5,786 03 5,000 00


July 1, Cash paid note to William Rand, dated July 1, 1866. 6 months' interest on the same.


150 00


3, " 'Executors of estate of George Holden, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000, dated Dec. 15, 1873. 175 00


also, 6 months' interest on note, $10,000, dated June 26, 1873. 350 00


" Water Commissioners, amount borrowed, April 8. " 2 months 23 days interest on the same ..


23 05


" Water Commissioners, amount received for accrued interest at dates of sales of Water Scrip. 280 33


. " Water Commissioners, on account of Town Appropriation for interest on Water Debt .. 3,900 00


y


6 months' interest on note, $5,000, to date. 175 00 2,680 07


31, Amount of Pay Rolls No. 7.


Aug. 2, Cash paid Faneuil Hall National Bank, amounts


borrowed, viz .:-


March 25, 1876 .$5,000 00


May 30, 1876. 5,000 00


April 25, 1876. 5,000 00 June 27, 1876. 13,000 00


28,000 00


" 1 month 6 days interest on $13,000, to Fan- euil Hall National Bank. 65 00


10, " 6 months' interest to 6th inst., on note to George Holden, $5,000, dated Feb. 6, 1874 175 00


31, Amount of Pay Rolls No. 8. 4,386 08


Carried forward.


#112,828 42


2,000 00


11, " Provident Institution for Savings, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000, to date. 175 00


54


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


1876.


To amount brought forward. $152,280 08


July 17,


Cash of Josiah Crosby, amount received of a scholar for damage done to desk. 50


26,


" estate of T. H. Teel for concreting sidewalk ... 37 47


31,


66


" sundry persons, interest on taxes


13 06


Aug. 3,


" L. J. Newton, librarian, fines received ..


19 00


10,


" L. C. Tyler, weigher, on account fees for weighing.


25 10


11,


" John Reagan, on account.


5 00


12,


" Michael Cox, for manure.


26 00


21,


66 " F. V. B. Kern, for.1 bbl. pitch.


2 75


‹‹ " Andrew Wellington, for auctioneer's license. .


2 00


25,


" J. M. Bailey, for 1 bbl. coal tar.


1 50


29,


F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to July 1st


50 00


80,


" Thomas Higgins, for a lot in Cemetery.


100 00


31,


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


30 10


Sept. 25,


" A. F: Estabrook, on account board of Endor Estabrook.


23 15


" D. N. Skillings, for concreting.


75 06


28,


" E. S. Washburn, for rent of Hall.


10 00


30,


" Menotomy Base Ball Club, 3 months' rent of room in Adams School House.


12 50


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets.


178 00


Oct.


3,


" Robert Renwick, on account of rent of shop ..


50 00


7,


" Good Hope Associates, rent of Hall.


18 00


11,


" W. C. Currier, rent of Hall.


5 00


12,


" Arlington Catholic Total Abstinence Society, rent of room in Adams School House to 1st inst.


12 50


14,


" W. G. Peck, for 7 bbls. coal tar.


10 50


16,


" Davies Dodge, for concreting.


7 84


28,


66


" Wm. Wyman, for Lot No. 326 in New Cemetery


100 00


31,


" Patrick Slattery, for rent of pastures ..


35 00


66


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards water- ing streets.


25 00


" C. Ryan, balance of account.


2 04


66 received for dog licenses, to date.


458 00


of sundry persons, interest on taxes.


13 32


Nov. 11.


" Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posit .to Oct. 1st. 96 50


16.


66


" F. E. Fowle, 3 months' rent to Oct. 1st


50 00


18,


" Arlington Water Commissioners, for labor of men on water works ..


858 91


20,


" M. Fillmore, rent of Hall.


10 00


21.


"


" A. F. Estabrook, on account board of Endor Estabrook ..


2 13


27,


"


" " Tilden & Hendricks " Club, for use of Hall.


14 00


28,


" Ira Kenniston, for book.


20


" Jere. Crowley, for books.


81


29,


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets. 15 00


Curried forward.


$154,729 80


" C. Ryan, on account.


5 00


P. Sullivan, for powder.


1 75


" sundry persons, interest on taxes.


5 41


21 62


" John Reagan, on account.


" Republican Town Committee, for use of Hall. . 10 00


55


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.


1876. By amount brought forward. $112,828 42


Sept. 2, Cash paid Frank E. Stevens, abatement of tax of 1873. 1 81


4, " Note to John Peabody, dated Nov. 15, 1873, and due Nov. 15, 1876. 1,000 00


" 3 months 20 days interest on the same. 21 38


23,


66 " Plymouth Savings Bank, 6 months' interest to 25th inst , on note, $30,000 1,050 00


30,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 9.


3,456 67


Oct. 3, Cash paid John Peabody, 6 months' interest to 1st inst. on note, $7,000 245 00


7,


" Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 9th inst., on notes, $42,000 ...


1,470 00


13,


66 " from income of Poor Widows' Fund to poor widow


3 00


31,


" Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 6 months' interest to 27th inst .. on note, $10,000 ... Amount of Pay Rolls No. 10.


350 00


Nov. 25,


Cash paid Treasurer of Middlesex County, dog tax .. . " Fees on Dog Tax to Town Clerk.


41 60


30,


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 11


3,665 57


Dec. · 1,


Cash paid Charles Endicott, Treasurer, State Tax ....


6,012 00


15,


" " 6 months' interest on note to George Holden, for $5,000 175 00


20,


66 " John Peabody, 6 months' interest on notes, viz. :-


One dated, Nov. 23, 1872, $2,500 00


87 50


66 Dec. 2, 1872, 2,500 00


87 50


" Dec. 18, 1871, 1,000 00 30 00


" Jan. 1, 1873, 1,000 00 35 00


27,


66 " From income of Poor Widows' Fund to a poor widow 1 69


28,


" 6 months' interest on note to George Holden $10,000.


350 00


66 " 6 months' interest on note to O. A. Taft, $6,000 210 00


30,


" Water Commissioners, amount received of D. Cahlane, May 27. 500 00


66


" Water Commissioners, to pay interest


on bonds 2,100 00


66 " Amos Stone, Treasurer, County Tax .. . . " Heirs of John Albree, 6 months' interest on note, $5,000. 137 50


2,098 02


Carried forward.


$140,873 26


4,499 20


416 40


56


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


DR.


B. DELMONT LOCKE, TREASURER, IN


$154,729 80


1876. To amount brought forward.


Nov. 30,


Cash of sundry persons, interest on taxes


6 51


Dec. 1,


Chas. Endicott, treasurer,


420 00


Corporation Tax. National Bank Tax ..


2,553 91


2,


66


" C. S. Ober, for auctioneer's license.


2 00


6,


66


" John Nolan, rent of land for 1876.


40 00


" E. G. Hight, for 10 loads gravel at 75c.


7 50


7,


" Patrick Fermoyle, for books ..


2 12


18,


" Water Commissioners, for labor on reservoir ..


1,061 02


19,


" Geo. Swan, for concreting ..


9 60


" sundry persons, subscriptions towards expense of watering streets.


18 00


20,


" John Peabody, for a cow.


48 00


21,


" Addison Gage & Co., rent of land.


75 00


23,


66


" R. W. Shattuck, for concreting.


16 50


26,


" estate of W. F. Wellington, for concreting ..


24 00


27,


" John Reagan, on account ..


4 25


29


" C. S. Parker, for use of Hall.


5.00


30,


" Woodman C. Currier, for concreting ...


11 20


" Faneuil Hall National Bank, borrowed on de- mand. .


5,000 00


" L. C. Tyler, weighing fees.


42 18


one year's interest on note $5,354, to Trustees Wm. Cutter School Fund.


321 24


of Town of Belmont, for support of pauper for 1876.


38 97


" " Arlington Catholic T. A. Society, rent of room in Adams School House to date.


12 50


" interest on note to Trustees of Town Library .. . .


6.00


66 interest on notes to Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund. .


36 79


6.6 of Faneuil Hall National Bank, interest on de- posits to date. .


44 33


66 " P. J. Shean, for a calf.


4 00


" Water Commissioners, for labor on reservoir ..


248 69


" Robert Speatman, on account rent of shop ...


48 00


" Trustees of Pratt Fund, income for Poor Widows' Fund


289 49


" Trustees of Pratt Fund, income for Public Library.


578 98


" " Thomas Higgins, for concreting.


132 36


" " sundry persons, interest on taxes.


25 97


Amount of unpaid bills this date, in Pay Rolls Nos. 10, 11 and 12.


3,338 10


" M. R. Fletcher, for gravel.


3 75


" W. E. Parmenter, for gravel.


9 00


" F. E. Fowle, rent of room to Jan. 1, 1877. . . .


50 00


Arlington Gas Co., for 1 barrel.


1 50


State Aid.


924 31


$170,190 57


57


TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.


ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.


1876. By amount brought forward. $140,873 26


Dec. 30, Cash paid 1 year's interest on note to Trustees of Wm. Cutter School Fund, $5,354. 321 24


" 1 year's interest on note to Trustees of Town Library, $100. 6 00


" Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 1 year's interest on note, $375.61. 22 54


/


" Trustees of Poor Widows' Fund, 1 year's interest on note, $237.50 14 25


" Treasurer of Citizens' Soldiers' Fund, one year's interest on note, $349.85 20 99


" Heirs of Wm. Rand, 6 months' interest on note, $1,200. 36 00


Amount of Pay Rolls No. 12.


10,562 20


". Discounts and Abatements on taxes. 3,904 43


." " Taxes of 1875 uncollected at this date.


1,479 20


1876


9,429 59


Cash balance in Treasury this date. 3,520 87


.


$170,190 57


B. DELMONT LOCKE, Treasurer.


ARLINGTON, Dec. 30, 1876.


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.


MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.


Intentions of Marriages Registered in 1876.


Whole number of couples,


36


Average age of male, 29


24


Average age of female,


17


Both persons residing in Arlington,


19


But one person residing in Arlington,


.


Marriages Registered in 1876.


Whole number of couples,


36


Both persons American born,


14


Both persons foreign born,


12


American and foreign born,


10


Age of oldest person married,


51


Age of youngest person married,


17


First marriage of


67


Second marriage of


5


Births Registered in 1876.


Whole number,


97


Males,


59


Females,


38


American parentage,


41


Foreign parentage,


42


Mixed parentage,


14


59


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.


Deaths Registered during the year, ending Dec. 31, 1876.


Age.


Names.


Date of Death.


Years


Months


Days


Ann Maria Blanchard.


Jan. 5, 1876


53


11


24


Hannah C. Locke.


6,


76


5


24


Michael Crowley ..


66


8,


2


5


13


Eloise Marie Ryan.


66


9,


27


9


3


Hugh Culinane


. .


9,


66


14


Theodore Diehl, jun


9,


66


13


6


20


Kate McCarthy.


66


19,


66


54


9


2


Bridget Culinane.


Feb. 9,


66


9


66


12,


66


55


3


Mary E. O' Neil


66


18,


66


21


5


18


Oscar D Arnold.


18,


66


1


2


18


John F. Lawrence. .


19,


66


1


Albert E. Schnetzer


24,


66


3


7


12


Rose Connolly.


26,


66


30


George E. Redman.


March 5,


66


88


8


9


William Slattery.


66


9,


..


24


1


15


Bridget Hoy ..


14,


60


3


3


3


Harold W. Spalding


66


15,


3


4


9


Jeremialı O'Brien.


60


20,


66


2


2


John Colbert. .


24,


6


Mary E. Durgin.


25,


36


10


8


Thomas McCue.


66


27


66


1


11


Joseph Daly ..


66


28,


66


4


Michael Colbert.


31,


66


2


6


Jane Hall.


April 2,


66


4,


66


68


2


5


Charles Roster.


" 20,


1


Hiram. C. Gardner.


May


1,


66


74


10


Annie Rowe,


66


12,


1


2


19


Isabella Bailey ..


66


15,


66


1


11


17


William Jenkins Niles


29


75


8


Frederic A. Rowe.


31,


7


9


4


Julia Maloney.


June 17,


66


1


2


20


John Coughlin.


66


21,


45


John T. Guilderson.


July 13,


66


9


Lavinia Hildreth ..


66


13,


66


47


7


John Henry Crowley


66 18,


1


Lillie C. Dornbach.


66


25,


10


26


John Field ..


31,


65


8


7


Melissa Jane Wier.


Aug.


1,


66


35


Edward Ahern


7,


66


10


17,


.6


14


4


Abby Grant. .


66


28,


1


28


Jonathan Locke.


14,


1


5


6


Sally Wilson .


7,


9


9


John H. Ockington.


66


10,


65


Nathaniel K. Lombard.


52


Eliza Stearns


6


20


William J. A. Booth.


66


20


18,


3


Margaret O'Brien.


14


Warren W. Redman


10


Mary Ann Sullivan.


2


9,


60


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.


Deaths .- Continued.


Age.


Names.


Date of Death.


Years


Months


Days


Timothy O'Brien.


Aug. 8, 1876


67


Jennie E. Jacobs.


9,


14


5


Eugenia M. LeFevre.


9,


14


3


Everett S. Morse.


18,


21,


1


2


28


Charles F. Foster


22,


55


4


John Dacy.


"


26,


Jan. 6, 1873.


39


3


7


Susan A. Wyman. .


Sept.


1,1876


38


Thomas Hall.


12,


€6


76


11


Charles Henry.


17,


66


6


Mary Whittemore.


Oct. 2,


71


3


James A. Balch .


11,


58


8


24


Bridget O'Neill


18,


30


10


Mary Shean.


19,


40


Horatio Esterbrook.


31,


52


9


Fred. Valentine Parker


4,


2


8


20


Susan P. Wyman.


5,


77


3


Daniel McCarthy .


10,


3


6


Catherine Lacy.


14,


83


Elizabeth D. Coursey.


Dec.


5,


4


4


26


Sophia W. Whittemore.


8,


33


1


18


Oswald H. Jackson.


19,


3


8


Clarence F. Oakman.


24,


2


6


26


William Fillmore ..


26.


50


Bell McAulaffa.


29,


18


Mary J. Dinsmore


31,


3


2


Whole number of deaths.


Males.


43


Females.


36


Average age, 25 years, 10 months, 20 days.


Number under 5 years of age. .


" between 5 and 10 years of age.


3.


10 " 30


12


" 30 " 60


17


over 60 years of age.


13


SOME OF THE DISEASES OR CAUSES OF DEATH.


Scarlet fever ..


15 | Consumption and lung diseases . .


12


Cholera infantum.


4 |Drowned and accidental. 4


Diphtheria and throat diseases.


.


I Typhoid fever 4


REGISTER OF DOGS LICENSED SINCE MAY 1, 1876.


Whole number. 208


Males.


194


Females. 14


B. DELMONT LOCKE, Town Clerk.


1,


14


4


Ella V. Spofford.


7,


24


3


10


7


19


Mary Shea.


Henry W. Woodbridge.


Maymie E. Murray


William H. Wyman.


11,


Nov.


79


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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.


The Trustees of the Pratt Fund make the following report of their doings during the year 1876.


Income.


Received one year's interest on $9,000 City of Cambridge Bonds, $540 00


Received one year's interest on $15,000 City of Cambridge Bonds,


900 00


Received interest of Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, - 27 45


$1,467 45


Paid rent of a safe in the Union Safe Deposit Vaults, 20 00


$1,447 45


Paid Town Treasurer for Poor Widows' Fund,


$289 49


Paid Town Treasurer for Public Library,


578 98


Deposited in Arlington Five Cents Sav- ings Bank as a High School Fund,


578 98


$1,447 45


Investment.


City of Cambridge, Bridge Loan, sixes, $9,000 00


Building 15,000 00


Deposit in Arlington Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, 1,000 00


High School Fund Income, deposited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, with interest to January 1, 1877, amounts to


659 64


Respectfully submitted,


NATHAN ROBBINS, DAVID P. GREEN, WILLIAM G. PECK, JOHN P. WYMAN, HENRY SWAN, B. DELMONT LOCKE,


Trustees


of


Pratt Fund.


ARLINGTON, Dec. 30, 1876.


$25,000 00


.


REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.


The Water Commissioners herewith submit the required report for 1876, " of all their acts and doings, and the condition of the property under their control, with such recommendations as they judge the interests of the town require." The property under their control has been cared for and kept in repair during the year, and is now in good condition. From the income collected in 1876 there have been paid all the running expenses for the year, includ- ing the laying of all new service pipes needed, and the building of a filter, and also $6,319.67 towards the interest on Water Scrip. The details of income and expenditure are shown by the Treasur- er's report, which accompanies this.


In the months of January and February a settlement of claims for damages was made with O. M. and C. F. Winship, John A. Russell, Wm. H. Slocum and John H. Blodgett.


After the annual town meeting the Commissioners, having been duly qualified, met and organized by choosing R. L. Hodgdon, President, and B. Delmont Locke, Clerk. Subsequently they ap- pointed Sylvester Stickney, Superintendent, and B. D. Locke, Registrar. They addressed themselves at once to the settlement of the numerous disputes about water bills, that existed at that time. These bills were all adjusted before July 1st, and since that time the Rules of the Water Works have been strictly and impar- tially enforced. The very gratifying increase of income attendant upon this course gives reason to hope for a time when the Water Works will be self-sustaining. There has been found difficulty in enforcing that part of Sec. 15 of the Rules, which relates to the use of water for building purposes. Much of the building in town is done by persons coming from other towns. Sometimes there has been no return made of the amount of water used. To obvi- ate this difficulty it is recommended that the following addition be made to that part of the rules referred to, " and a sufficient amount


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of money to pay for the same to be deposited with the Town Treas- urer before the water is used." This will simply apply the rule of prepayment to this case.


Settlement of Claims.


Since the annual town meeting a settlement of claims for land damages has been made with the following parties : - Lucy Gam- mell, Ellen A. Stone, executrix, Nathaniel Peirce, heirs of Eben and Nabby Peirce, Jeremiah Russell, heirs of Charles A. Crane, J. A. P. Peirce, Lewis P. Bartlett, heirs of Thomas Teel, heirs of Nathaniel Hill, heirs of Wm. L. Smith, O. M. Winship and Billings Smith. In several of these cases the money has not yet been paid, but will be as soon as the titles are completed. The claims of Luke C. Childs, L. C. Redfield, administrator, A. W. Bryant, H. K. Osborn and Dan- iel Cahlane who had brought suits against the town, have been settled and the suits withdrawn. There are two small parcels of land which were taken in July, 1873, and to which the Water Com- missioners have not yet got a title, but which will be paid for when- ever the proper parties present themselves and give a satisfactory title. The foregoing comprise all the claims arising from the in- troduction of water, which have come to the knowledge of the Commissioners except those concerning which suits are pending, and these have been left in charge of the Selectmen, in accordance with the wish of the town as expressed by its vote at the annual meeting. £ This divided responsibility does not seem natural or favorable to the interests of the town, and is liable to be attended by unpleasant complications.


New Pipes.


The town instructed the Commissioners to lay pipes in Lewis Avenue and the extension of Franklin Street, and made an appro- priation of $1,500 for the purpose. Four-inch cast iron pipes have been laid in each of these streets and the requisite gates and hy- drants put in at an expense of $1,011.27. The town authorized the laying of pipes in Teel and Henderson Streets, and appropria- ted $1,500 to defray the expense. After getting the necessary guarantee of rights to lay pipes and also that no land damages should ever be claimed in case these streets should be accepted by


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the town, the Commissioners laid four-inch cast iron pipes in them and put in the necessary gates and hydrants at an expense of $978.12. The price of iron and of labor being less than had been estimated, these pipes were laid for considerably less than the appropria- tions. It is advised that the unexpended portion of these appro- priations be devoted to laying pipes in any places, in which the income from water rates will be not less than six per cent. on the outlay.




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