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Bates & Whitten .
6 64
Chamberlain, Chauncy W. 9 42
Beal, Joseplı H. 10 31
21 27
Bent, A. A. .
·
4 08
Chenery, estate of W. W. 34 85
Besarick, J. H.
3 41
Clark, C. T., & J. J. McNutt 8 24
Bicknell, Alfred
121 25
Clark, David O. 20 71
Bird, John
·
5 10
Coburn, Abner 3 89
Blake, Ann E.
·
31 40
Connar, W. N.
8 29
Blanchard, Charles H. .
·
21 98
Cook, Henry A.
6 28
Blinn, Harriet E. .
.
2 75
.
Cook, Hubbard
30 22
Blume, Andreas
54 78
Cook, Susanna C. .
.
10 21
Boston, City of .
24 41
Cooke, Henry A. . ·
. 7 68
·
3 44
Bartlett, Charles A.
41 21
Bassett, Horace
72 72 ·
Bates, Mrs. Esther A.
Chapman, Edward 3 14
Bell, James W.
B.
Bailey, Sarah A. G. . 180 09
Bailey, Job F.
1 60
.
Barrows, Brainard W. . 8 84
Barry, William 7 85
Barss, Arthur H. . 32 45
.
1
142
TAXES.
Corey, E. Willis
Cotton, George H.
4 71
Fogg, Berton H. 2 36 .
Cousens, Mrs. M. W.
80 73
Frost, Artemas
·
11 78
Cowin, Kezia H. .
. 109 66
Frost, Artemas, and Anna G.
Crosby 20 61
Frost, Henry 39 25
Frost, J. Herbert .
11 78
Frost, estate of Newell C. 11 23
Frost, Rufus S. 208 31
Frost, Silas 86 82
Frost, Sylvester C.
27 48
Frost, Varnum
. 155 04
Frost, Warren S. .
·
3 14
G.
Gaddis, William
.
.
23 16
Gannett, Joseph H. 4 98 ·
Goodrich, Abby A. L. .
·
46 32
· Goodsell, P. B.
.
·
; 11
Gordon, Eben
.
2 36
H.
Hagan, Margaret T.
·
19 63
Hall, O. G. :
.
4 99
·
Hanson, Charles V.
3 36
Hanson, Henry
2 39
Harmon, Addison G.
1 57
Harris, Sarah J. . 2 36
Hart, estate of Nathaniel O. . 69 87
Haynes, H. A. 3 44 .
Henderson, George R. .
.
42 01 Henderson, J. J. & Rob't, jr. 475 32 Herrick, Josephine C. . · 75 36
Hickey, Richard H. · 5 15
Hill, heirs of Francis
7 07
Hill, George W. · 45 15
Hill, Henry Y.
.
7 07
Hill, H. Y., and estate of Francis Hill 136 26
Hinton, Mrs. Sarah E.
·
17 27
Hodges, A. S. and C. F. Hawley
80
Holland, Silas H. . 2 36
Hoogs, Stephen F. · 73 66
·
Eddy, Darius 4 41
Eddy, George W. . 43 82
Eldredge, Daniel . 10 21
Emerson, F. F. .
2 67
Emery, Thomas J.
2 67
Estabrook, O. D. . 2 75
Evans, Mrs. Sarah L. . 14 13
F.
Fairbanks, Francis M.
.
62 69
Fairbanks, Moses :
. 48 84 Fitchburg Railroad Co. . 14 13.
Fisk, David, trustee of Ellen
K. Stone 53 38
·
Davidson, William E. .
.
10 27
Davis, Ida L.
· 91 06
Davis, John .
. 23 16
Dodge, Mrs. Elizabeth 27 48
Dow, Charles F. . 3 89
Downing, Lewis, jr.
7 17
Downs, A. P., mortgagee
11 85
Draper, Davis S., trustee ' . 248 06
Duff, John J. 4 11
Durgin, Asa . . 149 54
Dwight, Edmund .
·
91 14
Dyer, Mrs. Abby . . 57 35
Dyer, Charles P. . 13 47
Dyer, William H.
· 2 46
E.
Earle, James H. . 4 29
Eaton, Mrs. Eliza . 39 25
·
92 63
Cutler, estate of Silas
.
24 34
Cutler, Mrs. Sarah
· 31 09
D.
$107 55
Fisk, Elbridge . $29 83
Cragin, Isaiah L. . 53 77 ·
Curtis, Nelson
4 99
Cutter, Henry C. .
Dalton, Thomas 1 96
143
TAXES.
Hooper, W. L. . $8 24
Howe, Mrs. Nancy S. . 8 48
Hudson, Mrs. Mary Anna 31 40 Merrill, Edwin. A.
9 97
77 78
Miller, W. H.
7 94
Mitchell, S. K. 1 49
Moody, Henry E. 16 00
Moore, Charles .
51 81 Moore, George D.
Morissey, S. C.
6 80
Morton, Thomas C. . 41 21
Munroe, William W. . . 31 79
1
N.
Nantucket Institution for
Savings
· 101 01
Niles, estate of Wm. J.
·
223 73
Nixon, James
8 76
·
Noble, Charlotte A. 50 79 .
Noble, E. T.
. 63 59
O.
O'Donnel, Michael
·
5 65
P.
Parker, Benjamin F. 47 40
Paul, Joseph F. · 31 45
Paul, William M.
34 84
·
Pearson, J. H. S.
3 30
Peters, C. J., jr.
3 53
Phillips, Benjamin E. 19 97
Piper, Edwin 6 59
Piper, Joseph
1 26
Piper, Samuel H.
6 04
Piper, S. H., & D. C. Bangs 6 59
Porter, Frederic W.
.
42 78
Pray, B. S.
.
58 75
R.
Richardson, Sarah E. .
.
3 14
Rose Heath 3 93
·
Mason, Lewis
6 86
Mayo, Caroline . 3 30
Mayo, Emily H.
59 60
McCue, Peter
85 84
Mccullough, Henry, and
1 44
Lovett, H. Augusta ·
Lowd, Charles E. .
3 14
Lowry, Sarah and A. J.
9 62
Mckenzie, Lydia
$3 58
McNutt, J. J. 9 18
Hunt, Mary F. 29 05 Merrill, Rufus S.
Hutchinson, Eliza A. 26 49
Hutchinson, John B. ·
17 96
Hutchinson, Mrs. Ruth B.
81 64
J.
Jeaneret, Henrietta A. . 8 02
Jephson, estate of Caroline E. 83 49
K.
Kahurl, Reuben .
3 30
Kaula, Francis
·
.
2 36
Kimball, John N. .
.
7 11
Knowles, John A.
. 10 16
L.
Lee, Timothy 3 14
Leighton, Harriet W.
·
53 47
Lennan, John
· 16 96
Leonard, Laura A.
3 53
Lewis, George W. ·
175 50
Lincoln, Jennie W.
Locke, heirs of Asa
17 90
Locke, Horatio .
74 12
Locke, Jane M.
15 70
Loud, John J., assignee
62 91
M.
Macdonald, William L. 9 99
Marsh, Mansur W. 35 33
Rindge, Samuel B.
·
40 54
208 82
144
TAXES.
Ring, C. Q. $6 34 ·
Robinson, Mary .
14 70
Tolman, A. K.
3 20
.
.
Rogers, Bernard .
.
14 92
Rowe, Charles H.
.
6 66
Royce, Frank A.
4 99
Tufts, Susanna
99 10
Russell, Charles, and Abel Fitch
25 91
Russell, estate of Levi
38 56
Rymill, estate of Wm. H. 3 53
W.
Welch & Griffiths . 376 33
Weld, Mittie S.
·
33 36
Wellington, C. A.
. 18 76 Wellington, H. W.
· 12 53
Wells, Samuel
.
4 71
Wentworth, J. F.
10 22 ·
Wentworth, Sarah J. 4 29
Wetherbee, J. Otis 40 27
White, James E. . 9 12
White John C. . 41 61
Whitman, Martha F.
63 22
Whittemore, Timothy, and
Letitia Fisk . 160 67
Whitten, Francis L.
. 3 30
Wilkins, Mrs. Martha E. · 5 92
Williams, Jolın J.
. 142 51
Wilson, William
·
48 67
Woodbury, Isaac F.
49 61
Strout & Dyer 2 54
Sutherland, Hugh 3 30
Swadkins, Thomas, jr. 35 20 .
Swan, Harrison . 12 95
Symmes, Adeline M.
. 27 48
T.
Teel, estate of B. C. .
. 54 56 Teel, Mary H., and Etta C.
Shattuck
·
18 06
Tinkham, Elizabeth
$6 39
Tuttle, George W.
11 78
S.
Safford, Nathaniel F. 3 11 78
Sanborn, Charles F. & H. L. 9 06
Sargent, Cyrus
.
18 06
Sargent, Edward P. 3 64
Scaroni, John 8 64
Scott, Augustus E. . 150 19
Skillings, estate of David N. 76 32 Smith, Christine E.
1 18
Smith, Mary E .. 12 86
Smith, Zenas E. 7 11
Stedman, G. H. 3 53
Steele, Edward H. 19 41
Stetson, Alpheus M. 4 88 .
Stevens, Frank E. 3 05
Strout, Charles O. 2 42
Woodbury, I. F., and George E. Leigliton ·
18 65
Woodman, Sarah A.
20 93
Wright, Daniel F.
9.97
Wyman, lieirs of Elizabeth
66 73
Wyman, Mrs. James
.
71 62
Wyman, estate of Marshall 14
Y.
Young, William H. H. .
10 21
Tucker, Joseph A.
.
53 79
Tufts, estate of Peter E. 3 53
LIST OF RESIDENTS,
HOLDING CORPORATION AND BANK STOCKS, AND TAX PAID UPON THE SAME IN 1882.
Adams, Mary N. . $
61
-
Eaton, E. E. 1 53
Allen, William H.
31
Baker, Edmund J., et al.,
trustees . 338 65
Bartlett, Lewis P. ·
3 06
Fletcher, M. R.
48 88
Bennett, Jonas
· 49 45
Foster, W. T.
·
5 34
Blanchard, James C. 5 00
Frost, F. S. .
34 52
Gage, Charles O. .
37 08
Buckman, S. C. .
26 49
Gray, Alice B.
.
15 01
Bucknam, T. G.
30
Gray, John, trustee
22 12
Bucknam, T. G., adm'r.
1 53
Green, D. P.
1 52
Butterfield, M. W.
203 68
Harris, J. C.
75
Carter, Charlotte M.
55
Haven, A.W., et al., trustees 134 92 Hill, A. F. . 4 24
Chubbuck S. E.
65 14
Hilliard, R. W.
3 34
Clark, George
.
39 03 Hoitt, Alfred D.
. 246 86
Crosby, F.W., adm'x.
.
15 71
Hopkins, Helen E. 29 63
1 53
Cutter, Harriet W.
30 56
Hopkins, R. W. .
1 37
Cutter, Hattie M. .
13 68
Hunt, Moses
81 27
Damon, Hannah M.
·
23 27 Kern, F. V. B.
33 63
Damon, S. G.
31
Kimball, Lucius
5 02
Davidson, Alfred M.
06 Kimball, N. B.
71 69
Dodge, Mary F. .
5 13 Kimball, William H. ·
3 06
Drew, D. G. . ·
.
06 Kimball, W. W. .
16 29
10
Dwelley, Florence G. . . $5 14
Fisher, David
17 26
25 89 Fisher, Elvira A. .
88 33
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Frost, M. D.
Co., trustees . 342 10
.
.
10 75
Cutter, Ammi
29 78
Hornblower, E. T.
Cutter, Mary
146
TAXES.
Lane, Edwin B.
$37 08
Sawyer, Calvin P.
$1 31
Lane, E. M.
17 26
Schouler, Jeanette 61
Lane, Frank E.
1 73
Schouler, John 10 98
Lapham, Luther
153 85
Schouler, Mary .
3 05
Lawrence, Henry L. . 295 79
Schouler, Mary W. 2 87
Livermore, Lucy E.
11 41
Schouler, Mary N.
18 32
Locke, Lorenzo
. 128 72
Schouler, Martha
61
Mair, Sophronia .
10 00
Schouler, Willard C.
4 75
Minot, Wm. jr., et al., trus-
Shattuck, R. W.
1 53
tees
59 63
Smith, Eliza A ..
48 78
Nash, estate of N. C.
81
Smith, Maria E. .
41 79
Nash, H., trustee
85 30
Smitlı, Samuel R.
5 36
Newell, Maria D.
54 44
Squire, Catherine G.
24 44
Nickerson, Jonas C.
4 00
Squire, Frank O.
171 14
Osborn, John
3 06
Squire, Helen M.
24 44
Pattee, estate of J. P.
6 11
Squire, John A. .
32 59
Peabody, Francis H.
1 18
Squire, John P.
294 35
Peck, A. M .-
11 83
Storer, Edward
1 53
Peck, A. G.
1 52
Stowe, William
513 83
Peck, Mrs. Eliza A.
97 94
Swan, Alfred S.
4 44
Peck, William G.
14 72
Swan, George
2 93
Pierce, T. P.
6 81
Symmes, Priscilla R.
51 98
Pierce, Harriet
30
Symmes, Stephen
3 56
Poland, Almira
3 05
Teel, Mary H.
1 00
Poland, estate of B.
31
Trowbridge, J. T.
69 04
Poland, Myra
3 05
Turner, Edward C.
905 30
Prentiss, Abigail W.
86 63
Underwood, Napoleon
18 61
Prescott, Caroline
43 44
Warner, Oliver
3 47
Proctor, M. M.
9 78
Waters, Eugene X.
29 75
Proctor, Maria T.
4 93
Wellington, Lydia
20 06
Puffer, H. E.
9 78
Wellington, N.
61
Ramsdell, Thomas
1 53
Whittemore, Frances C.
8 63
Rawson, Warren 1 28
Reed, Charlotte L.
31 87
dian .
16 03
Robbins, Eliza E.
32 59
Robbins, Nathan
540 45
Robbins, Olney .
3 26
Whitaker, J. W.
1 28
Rice, Marshall N.
82 40
Whitaker, Mary E.
8 70
Russell, James, 2d.
24 47
Winn, Albert
32 59
Russell, Jeremiah
16 29
Wyman, Abner P.
63
Russell, Martha M. W.
3 00
Wyman, C. P. 1 52
Russell, Sophronia
30
Wyman, Georgiana E. .
214 40
Russell, Thomas J.
3 06
Wyman, Susan M. 18 21
.
.
Whittemore, F. H., guar-
Whittemore, Geo. C. . 21 20
Whittemore, Rebecca . 11 03
INDEX.
Page. 102
Auditors' Report, .
10,25
Cemeteries, .
33
Counsel Fees,
103
Chief Engineer's Report,
12
Coal,
34
Decoration Day, .
34
Discounts and Abatements,
34
Drinking Fountains,
34
Highways and Bridges,
39
Insurance,
40
Interest,
37
Incidentals,
123
Jurors. .
42,106 15
Licenses,
11,29
Poor out of Almshouse,
12, 43
Police, .
57
Public Property,
84
Pratt Fund,
46,80
Sinking Fund,
124
Statistics of Town,
11, 45
Street Lamps,
44
Salaries,
46
State Aid,
45
Street Hydrants,
49
School Expense,
107
School Committee's Report, .
7
Selectmen's Report,
3
Town Officers,
47
Town House,
55
Tabular Statement, Appropriations, etc.,
56
Trial Balance,
17,92
Treasurer's Report,
62
Treasurer's Account,
76
Town Clerk's Report,
125
Tax List,
15, 48, 61 .
Town Debt,
16, 47
Town Clock,
59
Unexpended Balance, etc.,
86
Water Commissioners' Report,
Water Works, Regulations and Rates,
98
Almshouse, .
12, 33
Fire Department, .
7, 17
Library,
REPORTS
OF
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
FOR
THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1883.
ALSO A LIST OF THE TOWN, COUNTY AND STATE TAXES
ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1883
ROPVC
ATIO
HEREDITAS
BOSTON: D. F. JONES & CO., PRINTERS, 31 EXCHANGE STREET. 1884.
1883.
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, AND SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
HENRY J. LOCKE, SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, A. WILLARD DAMON. 1
ASSESSORS.
HENRY MOTT,
THOMAS P. PEIRCE,
B. DELMONT LOCKE.
TOWN CLERK, TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
B. DELMONT LOCKE.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES E. GOODWIN, - WILLIAM A. WINN,
For three years.
REV. CHARLES H. WATSON.
REV. EDWARD B. MASON,
MATTHEW HARKINS, For two years.
WILLIAM E. WOOD.
HENRY SWAN,
TIMOTHY O'LEARY,
For one year.
ALONZO W. DAMON.
June 4, 1883, Win. E. Parmenter was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Wm. A. Winn.
Nov. 1, 1883, James A. Bailey was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of A. W. Damon. Dec. 6, 1883, Wm. A. Winn was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rev. M. Harkins.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, for three years. HENRY MOTT, for two years. WARREN RAWSON, for one year.
COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
A. D. HOITT, for three years. WILLIAM H. ALLEN, for two years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for one year.
TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.
WILLIAM G PECK, for five years. JOHN P. WYMAN, for four years. HENRY SWAN, for three years. NATHAN ROBBINS, for two years. DAVID P. GREEN, for one year. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex officio.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
JAMES P. PARMENTER, for three years. JOHN T. TROWBRIDGE, for two years. RICHARD L. HODGDON, for one year.
AUDITORS. ALONZO W. DAMON, DAVID P. GREEN.
CONSTABLES.
JOHN H. HARTWELL, PATRICK J. SHEAN, GARRET BARRY.
SEXTON. JOHN H. HARTWELL.
5.
TOWN OFFICERS.
FENCE VIEWERS.
WARREN RAWSON, MATTHEW ROWE, IRA O. CARTER.
FIELD DRIVERS.
I. O. CARTER, H. W. BERTHRONG, A. B. MOULTON.
MEASURERS OF WOOD.
WILLIAM H. RICHARDSON, OMAR W. WHITTEMORE.
MEASURERS OF STONE AND GRAVEL.
JESSE BACON, J. WILLARD RUSSELL.
SURVEYORS OF PAINT AND PLASTERING.
JESSE BACON, EDWARD MEARS, GEORGE D. TUFTS.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
JAMES M. CHASE, EDWARD STORER, JAMES BASTON.
SEALERS OF LEATHER.
THOMAS RAMSDELL, HOWARD W. HILL.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
TOWN WEIGHER.
L. C. TYLER.
CLERK OF THE MARKET
AMMI P. CUTTER.
FISH PRESERVERS.
SAMUEL WHITE, WILLIAM S. GIBSON, JOHN CUTTER.
COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES.
HENRY J. LOCKE, SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, A. WILLARD DAMON.
ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1
CHARLES GOTT, CHIEF.
ASSISTANTS.
GEORGE A. STEARNS, WILLIAM S. GIBSON.
POLICE.
JOHN H. HARTWELL, GARRET BARRY, P. J. SHEAN.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Report of Selectmen for the year ending Dec. 31, 1883 :
.
Highways.
$9,000 00
Appropriation,
500 00
Sidewalks,
Received for labor, concreting, watering
3,206 30
streets, etc.,
12,741 96
Expended,
The following statistics are taken from the report of the Superintendent of Streets :
Total number of loads of gravel and stone used upon streets and sidewalks, distributed as follows :
Arlington Av., 1354 loads
Lowell Street, 2006 loads
36 66
Appleton Street, 190 66 Mystic
N. Union " 587 66
Appleton Ct., 13 66
Oakland « 73
66
Broadway, 6
Pleasant « 39
Bow Street, 246 66
Pleasant-st. Place, 81 66
Chestnut Street, 36
Park Av., 66
60
Eastern Av., 16
1091
Summer Street, 32 66
Forest Street, 28
66
Vine 66 273 66
46
66
Highland Av., Total,
6219 loads
Florence «
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Arlington Avenue.
A section near the Butterfield estate has been repaired by crowning with stone and gravel. Repairs have been made nearly the entire length of the avenue by filling the holes and depressions with screened stone and gravel.
Bow Street.
The gravel taken from the hose-house cellar was used on this street.
Florence Avenue.
This street was accepted by the town at the March meet- ing, and has been placed in good condition at a cost of four hundred and sixty dollars, including paving the gutters with stones part of the way. Catch-basins at the foot of the hill and culverts across Vine and Appleton streets have been put in.
Highland Avenue.
The gutters have been cleared and thrown into the mid- dle of the street.
Lowell Street.
Several hundred feet of this street have been repaired with stone and gravel, also several hundred feet of side- walk rough graded with gravel taken from the new filter at. the reservoir, also brick culvert and catch-basins have been put in.
North Union Street.
A large portion of this street has been put in good con- dition by the use of slate chips, from Cambridge ledge, covered with gravel.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Oakland Avenue.
This avenue has been repaired the last year.
Park Avenue.
Some gravel has been used on this avenue the past year.
Pleasant-street Place.
Accepted by the town last spring and has been placed in good condition.
Vine Street.
This street has been put in good condition by clearing the gutters and crowning with gravel.
Culverts.
Five brick culverts and six catch-basins have been put in ; several culverts have been relaid and eight water-grates have been set.
Watering Streets.
The same streets have been watered as last year.
Guide-boards.
Several guide-boards have been repaired the past year.
Railings and Bankwalls.
An unexpected expense was incurred by the falling of the bankwall on Lowell Street. The wall has been rebuilt
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
on the line established by the County Commissioners some years ago, Mr. Schwamb giving the land. This wall has been railed, also the wall by the Eaton estate.
Stone Crusher and Stones.
There is considerable crushed stone on hand ; and quite an amount of stone in the yard for crushing. The engine and boiler are in good condition but the crusher is very badly worn.
Teams and Tools.
A pair of horses were purchased the past year. The teams and tools are in good condition and of as much value as last year.
Almshouse.
Mr. George W. Austin and wife have had the care of the Almshouse the past year and have performed their duties in a very satisfactory manner.
Amount of appropriation,
$1,700 00
Received for board, products, etc., 422 96
Expended for supplies, 2,116 24
$2,122 96 -
Whole number of inmates for the year, 12
Present number, 6
Number of tramps fed and lodged,
166
The furniture and fixtures in the house are in good condi- tion, and of the same value as a year ago.
Two bath-tubs have been put in; a hot-water tank has been attached to the range and connected with the bath-tubs
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
and wash-rooms ; most of the walls have been whitened, and two ceilings have been replastered.
Outside Poor.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
Expended,
1,952 84
Balance unexpended, $47 16
There are five persons at insane asylums, supported wholly by the town.
Street Lamps.
There were fifty-eight new street lamps erected the past year : twenty-one at Cresent Hill and Lowell Street ; one on Russell St. ; one on Pleasant-st. Place ; one on Maple Street ; six on Summer Street; twenty-eight on Mystic Street. The one at the Park on Mystic Street and the one at the Alms- house on Summer Street were paid for by the town. The gasoline lamps have been lighted and kept in repair by the Globe Gaslight Company on contract. The gas lamps have been lighted by Mr. John Roden, employed by the town.
Coal.
Coal was furnished by Mr. David Richards, he being the lowest bidder, for the sum of $5.45 per ton, and thirty-five cents extra for Lehigh.
Cemeteries.
Mr. F. Lemme has had the care of the cemeteries the past year. The trees on most of the avenues and paths were thinned out, they being too thick to grow well. A new service-pipe was put in near the south driveway. We would recom- mend the restaking of the new part.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Police,
During the year just closed, the police force has been the same as for several years past. On the first of January, 1884, Mr. Eugene Mead was appointed Chief in place of Mr. Hartwell. The following is a report of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending Dec. 31, 1883 :
Whole number of arrests :
Males,
103
Females,
17
120
CAUSES OF ARRESTS :
Disturbing peace,
4
Drunkenness,
23
Assault and battery,
24
Violating town by-laws,
4
Assault on officer,
4
Wilful trespass,
13
Larceny, simple,
6
Violating liquor law,
27
Fishing on Lord's day,
3
Malicious mischief,
4
Other arrests,
8
-
- 120
The whole number of liquor warrants sworn out, including search warrants, was thirty-eight ; and, as the citizens can see by the above report, twenty-seven of the above were pros- ecuted in court, and of these I have lost only four. In one case I could not hold the liquor taken, and the other three were discharged by the court, although I think the cases were good and the parties should have been held. The amount of liquor taken has been between sixty-five and seventy gallons, all of which, with the exception of about six
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gallons, has been turned over to the State, and the amount of fines and costs imposed on the above warrants in the Third District court was $712.08. The department has attended all. alarms of fire, and rendered assistance in fifteen cases of accidents. Intoxicated persons helped and sent home, forty. Disturbances stopped and cases investigated, all of which were remedied without prosecution, forty-five. Two persons have been conveyed to the Massachusetts General Hospital. The number of tramps sent to the alms- house, one hundred and sixty-cight ; number of tramps put up at the station, thirty-five. Total number provided for, two hundred and three.
JOHN H. HARTWELL, Chief.
Town Debt.
There has been $47,000 of the town debt, bearing 7 per cent. interest, paid in 1883 ; $28,500 has been paid from the Sinking Fund, and $18,500 by issuing 4 per cent. coupon notes which were sold at a premium ; $58,500 of the debt has been paid within two years.
William Penn Hose Tower.
The Board of Selectmen thought it not advisable to raise the tower, but adopted the plan of hanging the hose double over a drum or a cylinder, which the Chief Engineer says works well. A one-thousand-pound bell has been placed in the tower.
Highland Hose-house.
By a vote of the town at the annual March meeting, it was voted to build a hose-house on the site of the old one ; and
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the Board of Selectmen were appointed a committee to build the same. After examining plans and buildings in other towns, they thought it best to employ James M. Chase to draw plans and specifications for a building suitable for a hose carriage and steamer, as it is thought one will be need- ed in that part of the town before many years. It was thought best to have only one room finished in the second story for a company room, and not to have the place for the horses finished. After advertising for bids, only one was received, from R. A. Hines & Son of Somerville, who re- ceived the contract, they agreeing to build it for $5,875. It is nearly completed, with the exception of some extra work which will cost from two to three hundred dollars more.
Fire Department.
As heretofore, we refer you to the report of the Chief Engineer.
Conclusion.
For the receipts and expenditures in detail, reference may be had to the Treasurer's Report.
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY J. LOCKE, Selectmen SAMUEL E. KIMBALL, of
A. WILLARD DAMON, Arlington'
TREASURER'S REPORT.
EXPENDITURES.
Highways and Bridges. .
Paid George W. Austin, labor,
$600 00
H. A. Austin,
66
61 25
W. C. Austin,
5 00
John Barry,
66
18 37
Jacob Bassing,
66
7 00
James Beevens,
66
255 46
Daniel Benham,
60
130 37
Thomas Brady, jr.,
66
138 22
William Bradley,
66
152 23
65
2 62
T. P. Braslin,
66
1 74
Patrick Breen,
66
311 42
Henry Burns,
66
159 22
John Burns,
" horses,
561 74
Margaret Burns,
66
213 46
Michael Burns,
313 64
William Burns,
197 72
John Carroll,
60
Amount carried forward,
$3,129 46
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Amount brought forward,
$3,129 46
Paid Patrick Collins,
labor,
3 50
Peter Connolly,
66
118 12
Peter Connors,
66
38 50
Michael Coursey,
66
87
Jere. Crowley,
24 49
Jere. Crowley, jr.,
66
27 12
John Curtin,
8 75
J. H. Devery,
119 86
John Donahue,
7 87
John H. Farrell,
66
180 22
John Gee,
66
61 25
Charles Griffin,
66
99 74
Otis Harrington,
66
178 87
Thomas Haverty,
66
39 37
James Hehir,
66
474 32
Charles F. Hill,
66
426 12
Patrick Hourty,
86 60
James Hurley,
66
15 00
Patrick H. Hurley,
66
87 92
Robert Jost,
66
7 87
Abraham King,
66
9 62
Andrew King,
444 00
Edward Lacy,
66
440 98
Frank W. Lewis,
66
244 53
Patrick Linskey,
66
43 74
Corn. McAuliffe,
66
112 86
Andrew McManus,
66
138 00
John Morrow,
66
49 87
John Nolan,
66
139 09
James Noon,
66
492 80
Dennis Reardon,
66
415 22
Amount carried forward,
$7,666 53
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward,
$7,666 53
Paid J. H. Reardon, labor,
90 55
W. E. Rines,
66
4 00
Thomas Roden,
:5 50
Joseph Shepard,
66
21 00
Patrick Slattery,
60
307 53
John Stingel,
66
77 87
Daniel Sullivan,
66
450 59
D. J. Sullivan, 2d.,
66
9 62
Lawrence Sullivan,
66
201 22
Patrick Sullivan,
66
272 10
William J. Sweeney,
66
112 00
Michael Toomey,
60
30 62
Ernest Tupper,
66
26 25
Richard Welch,
11 36
A. D. Hoitt, hay and oats,
215 07 ·
David Skelton, hay,
41 41
Thomas H. Robinson, hay and straw,
171 00
L. E. Pitcher, hay,
127 81
Samuel A. Fowle, grain,
387 72
English Patent Food Co., feed,
45 00
E. G. Knight & Co., feed,
12 00
W. J. Porter, feed,
15'00
Chas. G. Fletcher, 1 pair of bay
475 00
horses,
Abel Lawrence, repairs of har- ness, etc.,
48 70
A. O. Swett, harness,
18 50
Wm. L. Clark & Co., painting wagon, repairs of harness, etc., 54 00
Amount carried forward,
$11,000 45
102 50
J. P. Warner,
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $11,000 45
Paid M. D. Jones & Co., 7 hay-racks, 14 50
Kendall & Roberts, castings for crusher, 39 25
W. A. Peirce, 14 casks of cem- ent, 23 50
W. A. Peirce, coal for stone crusher, 48 83
David Richards, coal for stone crusher, 41 25
S. L. Holt & Co., 2 governor pulleys, 2 50
Leonard & Ellis, 5 gals. cylin- der oil, 7 00
Matt. Rowe, 6 1-2 lbs. candles,
1 30
Ira L. Russell, stone for crush- ing, 26 04
E. S. Farmer, stone for crush- ing, 16 58
John Curtin, stone for crushing, 9 74
John Burns, stone for crushing, 86 30
Dennis Reardon, stone for crush- ing, 36 89
R. K. Carpenter, cesspool stones,
89 35
Water Commissioners, water for crusher, 7 50
M. F. Whiton & Co., rigging for derrick, 14 33
James Miller, repairs of der-
rick and wheelwright work, 54 70
City of Cambridge, covering stone, 8 00
Amount carried forward, $11,528 01
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Amount brought forward, $11,528 01
Paid J. F. Hobbs, covering stone, 3 00
W. J. Slade & Son, repairing water cart, 10 00 9 00
Morss & Whyte, 1 gravel screen,
C. H. Thompson & Co., 25 lbs. axle grease, 1 50
Parker & Gannett, barrows and tools, 51 50
S. W. Brooks, tools, 8 00
Joseph Teel, sand, 32 50
David Scanlan, sand,
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