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Estate of Nathan Robbins, for edge- stone 57 15
66 Peirce & Winn Co., for edgestone and paving 299 72
Mrs. E. C. Copp, rent of hall .
90 00
66 Trustees of Pratt Fund, viz. Income from Poor Widows' Fund
212 65
Income for Robbins Library
425 30
Cash from Trustees of Pratt Fund, from income of High School Fund, for expenditure under terms of the will of Nathan Pratt
1,134 03
Cash
from Trustees of Soldiers' Monument Fund 121 33
Cash from Trustees of Fund for perpetual care of cemetery lots
300 00
Cash of Town of Lincoln, use of steam roller
434 27
66 Sundry persons this month, interest on taxes 60 48
" Geo. W. White, for stone, labor, etc. 207 50
Amount of Special tax 1892 collected 377 52
$349,850 50
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON. CR.
1805. By amount brought forward · . $328,817 23
Dec. 31 Cash balance in the Treasury at this date . 21,033 27
$349,850 50
B. DELMONT LOCKE, Treasurer. ARLINGTON, December 31, 1895.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
MARRIAGES AND BIRTHS.
Intentions of Marriages Registered in 1895.
Whole number of couples
76
Average age of male 28
Average age of female 25
Both persons residing in Arlington, couples 28
But one person residing in Arlington, couples . 45
Neither person residing in Arlington, couples . 3
Marriages Registered in 1895.
Whole number of couples 83
Both persons American born couples 34 .
Both persons foreign born couples .
33
American and foreign born couples .
16
Age of oldest person married 54
Age of youngest person married,
19
First marriage of
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151
Second marriage of
15
Births Registered in 1895.
Whole number
177
Males
90
Females
87
American parentage
57
Foreign parentage
89
Mixed parentage .
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Register of Dogs Licensed since May 1, 1895.
Whole number
.
343
Males
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310
Females
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B. DELMONT LOCKE, Town Clerk.
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1895.
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
SINKING FUND.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund submit herewith the Annual Report to the Town. 1895.
Jan. 11 Amount of cash on hand, $61 56
Nov. 22 Amount received one year's interest on Town of Arlington notes, to Nov. 1, 1895, at 5 per cent., Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, each $1000, 250 00
one year's interest to Nov. 1, 1895, on $600, High School Loan, at 4 per cent., 24 00
Dec. Amount received one year's interest at
4 per cent. to Dec. 1, 1895, on
$8000 Rutland Bonds, 320 00
$6000 Medford Bonds, 240 00
$6000 Taunton Bonds, 240 00
Amount received of Town of Arlington, ap- propriation of March 18, 1895, 18,264 25
interest on the same, March 18, to Nov.
1, 1895, at 4 per cent., 452 55
$19,852 36
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
1895.
Dec. 30 Amount paid Union Safe Deposit Vaults, rent of safe, $10 00
Amount paid Town of Arlington, viz., for $6000, Crosby School Loan at par, interest at 4 per cent. from Nov. 1, 1895, 6,000 00 for $10,500, Henderson Street Dis- trict Sewer Bonds at par, interest at 4 per cent. from Nov. 1, 1895, 10,500 00
Amount loaned Town of Arlington on demand, interest at 4 per cent, 3,342 36
$19,852 36
Investment.
Town of Arlington coupon notes, due May 1, 1897, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, each $1000, interest at 5 per cent., $5,000 00
Town of Arlington High School Loan, due Nov. 1, 1913, interest at 4 per cent., 600 00
Rutland, Vt., Sewer Bonds, due 1924, Nos. 201 to 208, interest at 4 per cent., 8,000 00 Medford, Mass., Water Bonds, due 1922, Nos. 190 to 195, interest at 4 per cent., 6,000 00
Taunton, Mass., Municipal Bonds, due 1914, Nos. 90 to 95, interest at 4 per cent., 6,000 00
Town of Arlington, Crosby School Loan, 10 bonds, each $600, dated Nov. 1, 1895, interest at 4 per cent., payable in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 years, 6,000 00
Amount carried forward,
$31,600 00
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF SINKING FUND.
A mount brought forward, $31,600 00
Town of Arlington, Henderson Street District Sewer Loan, one bond dated Nov. 1, 1895, payable on demand, interest at 4 per cent., 10,500 00
Loan to Town of Arlington, on demand, from Nov. 1, interest at 4 per cent., 3,342 36
Total at par, $45,442 36
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM G. PECK, Commissioners ALFRED D. HOITT, of the
THEODORE SCHWAMB, Sinking Fund.
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1895.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.
The Trustees of the Pratt Fund present the following Report to the Town for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895.
Income.
Received one year's interest on Note of the Town of Hopkinton for $19,000, at 4 per cent. $760 00 one year's interest on City of Boston Water Bonds, $5000, at 5 per cent., 250 00
interest of Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank to January, 1895, 63 24
$1,073 24
Less amount paid rent of safe in
Union Safe Deposit Vaults, 10 00
$1,063 24
Disbursements.
Amount paid Town Treasurer, for
Poor Widows' Fund,
$212 65
paid Town Treasurer for Rob- bins Library, 425 30
deposited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, as a High School Fund, 425 29
$1,063 24
Investment.
Town of Hopkinton's Note, dated March 10, 1884, payable in 20 years, interest at 4 per cent., at par, $19,000 00
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PRATT FUND.
City of Boston, Gold Water Bonds, due Oct. 1, 1905, interest at 5 per cent. at par, 5,000 00 Deposited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,000 00
$25,000 00
High School Fund Income, as follows : Amount paid to Town Treasurer, for the use of the High School, according to the terms of Nathan Pratt's will, $1,134 03
The remainder is invested in Town of Arlington 4 per cent. Water Bonds due in 1922, at par, $2,000 00
Amount deposited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, with interest ($351.75) to Jan- uary, 1896, 6 mos. interest ($40) on Water Bonds, and $425.29, income for 1895, 8,497 40
$10,497 40
Respectfully submitted. /
JAMES A. BAILEY, WILLIAM G. PECK, GEORGE HILL, WILLIAM E. WOOD, B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex officio, Trustees of Pratt Fund.
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1895.
ELBRIDGE FARMER FUND.
The Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund herewith sub- mit their report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895.
Receipts.
Atlantic National Bank, interest on balances, $12 42
Arlington Five Cent Savings
Bank, interest to Jan., 1896, 99 62
Town of Orange 4s, $10,000, 12 months to Jan., 1896, 400 00
Minneapolis 4}s, $10,000, 12
months to Jan., 1896, 450 00
City of Brockton 4s, $8000, 12 months to Nov., 1895, 320 00
Great Barrington 4s, $10,000, 12
months to Jan., 1896, 400 00
Town of Bradford 4s, $9000, 12
months to Jan., 1896,
360 00
$2,042 04
Disbursements.
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., rent vault, $10 00
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book 9662, deposit, 500 00
B. Delmont Locke, Treas. for Trustees Robbins Library, 1,532 04
$2,042 04
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REPORT OF THE FARMER FUND.
Investment.
Town of Orange 4s, $10,000 at par, $10,000 00
Minneapolis 4¿s, $10,000 at par, 10,000 00
Great Barrington 4s, $10,000 at par,
10,000 00
City of Brockton 4s, $8000 at par,
8,000 00
Town of Bradford 4s, $9000 at par,
9,000 00
Premium on Bonds, value on books above par, Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Book, 9662 2,966 26
33 74
$50,000 00
Respectfully submitted.
WM. E. PARMENTER,
JOHN H. HARDY,
E. S. FARMER, WM. E. WOOD,
J. Q. A. BRACKETT, WILLIAM G. PECK,
Trustees.
ARLINGTON, Dec. 31, 1895.
MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL SCHOOL FUND.
Amount as reported January, 1895, $5,403 75
One year's interest to January, 1896, 218 28
$5,622 03
Amount drawn and passed to the credit of " Public Schools," 218 28
$5,403 75
Amount of fund deposited in the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank.
MARTHA M. W. RUSSELL POOR WIDOWS 1
FUND.
Amount as reported January, 1895,
$1,919 19
Add interest to January, 1896, 77 52
$1,996 71
Amount of fund deposited in the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank.
HENRY MOTT'S BEQUEST TO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Amount temporarily loaned to the town at 4 per cent, $5,200 00
B. DELMONT LOCKE, Treasurer. JANUARY, 1896.
REPORTS OF CONSOLIDATED BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ROBBINS FUND AND SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND AND TRUSTEES OF CEMETERIES.
ROBBINS FUND.
This fund of five thousand dollars is deposited in the Ar- lington Five Cents Savings Bank. The interest on the same for the past year, amounting to $202, has been paid to the Town Treasurer, to be expended under the direction of the Trustees of Cemeteries.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT FUND.
The amount of this fund January, 1895, depos-
ited in Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank was,
$2,522 94
Interest added to January, 1896,
101 90
$2,624 84
Less amount drawn out for expenses,
121 33
Total, January, 1896,
$2,503 51
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REPORT OF CONSOLIDATED BOARD.
PERPETUAL CARE OF CEMETERY LOTS.
The amount of this Fund, January, 1895, depos-
ited in the Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank was,
$4,491 70
Interest added to January, 1896,
181 44
Amount received during the year 1895
400 00
$5,073 14
Less amount expended,
300 00
Total, January, 1896,
$4,773 14
WILLIAM G. PECK, WARREN A. PEIRCE,
ARLINGTON, January, 1896.
Trustees.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF OF POLICE.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Arlington:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to submit for your infor- mation and consideration my second annual report as Chief of Police for the year ending Dec. 31, 1895.
Arrests.
Whole number of arrests for the year,
138
Males,
134
Females,
4
Adults,
116
Minors,
22
The offences for which arrests have been made are as
follows :
Assault,
13
Assault on officer,
2
Assault, felonious,
1
Arson,
2
Breaking and entering,
2
Capias,
1
Drunkenness,
50
Disturbing the peace,
5
Disturbance on car,
1
8
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Disturbance on Lord's day,
2
Disturbing a religious meeting,
1
Escaped prisoner,
1
Evading car fare,
1
Gambling,
4
Gaming on the Lord's day,
10
Insane,
1
Larceny,
16
Malicious mischief,
1
Neglected children,
2
Non-support,
1
Profane and indecent language,
2
Riding bicycle on sidewalk,
2
Suspicious persons,
2
Vagrants,
2
Violation of Town By-Law,
2
Violation of United States revenue law,
1
Walking on railroad tracks,
2
Wilful trespass,
8
Total, 138
Lodgers.
Whole number of lodgers,
825
Males,
819
Females,
6
Adults,
812
Minors,
13
White,
820
Colored,
5
Foreign born,
556
American born,
269
Lodgers at almshouse,
786
66 at station house,
39
Amount of property reported stolen,
$422
Amount of property reported recovered,
$340
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE,
Miscellaneous Business.
Accidents reported,
30
Buildings found open and secured,
21
Cases investigated, 57
Contagious diseases reported,
50
Dangerous buildings reported,
1
Dead bodies found,
2
Defective streets and sidewalks,
73
water pipes,
15
street lights,
2,846
wires,
21
hydrants,
3
Dead animals found,
4
Disturbances suppressed,
3
Dogs killed,
10
Fires extinguished without alarm,
4
Intoxicated persons helped home,
4
Lanterns hung in dangerous places, ·
68
Lost children restored,
6
Sick and injured persons assisted,
7
Stray horses and cattle put up,
30
Street obstructions removed,
19
Police appropriation,
$6,000 00
Expended for salaries,
$5,980 50
For a detailed account of all expenses see Town Treas- urer's report.
Police Organization.
Headquarters,
ALONZO S. HARRIMAN,
Town Hall Building.
Chief.
GARRITT BARRY,
Sergeant.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Patrolmen.
Garret J. Cody,
Daniel M. Hooley,
John Duffy, Andrew Irwin.
The chief and one patrolman are on duty in the daytime ; during the night, one sergeant and three patrolmen are on duty.
Illegal Liquor Business.
The illegal sale of liquor has been very small, the kitchen bar-rooms (so called) do not thrive to any great extent. There have been a number of search warrants served during the past year where liquor was said to be kept for sale, but in no instance was liquor found ; many persons think that a search warrant can be procured from the court by merely asking for it, but that is not so.
You must first have very good evidence that liquors are being sold, and an officer has to make oath to that com- plaint, so it makes it one of the hardest and most difficult warrants that an officer has to procure from a court.
Recommendations. .
The telephone boxes now in use at each end of the town, and connected with the station for police calls, have given very good satisfaction the past year, and I would recom- mend that one more box be connected at the corner of Massachusetts avenue and Grove street, then each officer would have direct communication with the station from his route.
I would also recommend that two more officers be appoint- ed to the force. I find that the lower route from the centre to the Somerville and Cambridge lines cannot be properly covered by one man, as the route is so large that an officer
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cannot get over the route as often as it should be done. The sergeant who has charge of the centre route, I find cannot get far from the business part of the centre on account of having to be near the Station to answer all calls, telephone and otherwise, thereby leaving Pleasant street, Academy street, Mystic and side streets without proper protection. I think with two additional men that the town would be as well protected as any town in this vicinity.
Conclusion.
In conclusion I wish to thank your honorable board for the courteous consideration received from you officially, Wm. H. H. Tuttle, town solicitor, and B. Delmont Locke, town clerk, for their kind assistance; also the sergeant and other officers of the department for the prompt and faithful discharge of their duties.
Respectfully submitted.
ALONZO S. HARRIMAN, Chief of Police.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE ARLINGTON
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN - I respectfully submit my annual report of the Fire Department of this town.
FIRES AND ALARMS.
The Department has answered 32 calls the past year, which are as follows :
Jan. 9th. 2.55 P. M. Box 21. Mrs. John Purcell, Fre- mont street. Rubbish fire.
Jan. 23rd. Assistance asked for from Lexington. Cary Farm.
March 9th. 4.45 P. M. Box 54. House owned by H. E. Lewis, Massachusetts avenue. Value $600. Insurance $300. Damage $5.
March 14th. 7.30 A. M. Box 36. Finance Block. Value $8500. Insurance $9000. No damage.
March 15th. 2 A. M. Box 43. House owned by James Irwin, Grove street. House value $1000. Insur- ance $1000. Damage $545. Furniture value $300. In- surance $300. Damage $177.
March 28th. 1.25 P. M. Box 25. House owned by P. H. Cullinane, Webster street. House value $2000. In- surance $1800. Damage $10. Furniture value $500. In- surance $400. Damage $40.
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REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
April 2nd. 9.05 P. M. Box 25. Hot bed fence, owned by W. W. Rawson, Broadway.
April 27th. 8.15 P. M. Box 45. Stable and house, owned by Mr. Phillips, Massachusetts avenue. House and stable value $200. Insurance $200, Damage $5. Con- tents value $400. Insurance $400.
May 8th. 1.07 P. M. Box 47. Brush fire, owned by W A. Peirce, Forest street.
May 8th. 8.40 P. M. Box 25. Brush and grass fire.
May 10th. 12.10 p. M. Box 52. 66 66 May 10th. 2.25 P. M. Box 52. 66 66 66 May 11th. 11.15 A. M. Box 52. " 66 66 66
May 12th. 8.40 P. M. Box 46. House owned by
George Doherty, Dudley street. House value $1000. In- surance $500. Damage $75. Furniture value $200. Damage $25.
May 12th. 10.10 P. M. Box 45. Stable owned by Mr. Phillips, Massachusetts avenue. Stable value $200. Insur- ance $200. Damage $200. Horse, wagon and furniture value $400. Damage $300.
May 17th. 1.20 P. M. Box 45. Blacksmith shop owned by T. Higgins, Massachusetts avenue. Shop value $1000. Insurance $800. Damage $15.
May 25th. 8.45 A. M. Box 45. Owned by Gray es- tate, Grove street. Value $6000. Insurance $5000. Damage $25.
June 3rd. 7.45 A. M. Hen house owned by Mr. D. Crosby, Court street. Damage $10.
June 15th. 7.45 A. M. Boxes 15 and 16. Stable and house owned by John Lyons. House value $1900. Insur- ance $1500. Damage $1400. Stable value $500. Insur- ance $1000. Damage $1000. Furniture value $800. In- surance $500. Damage $400.
June 25th. 2.20 A. M. Stable owned by W. H. Allen, Warren street. Stable value $1400. Insurance $2000.
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Damage $20. Stock, etc., value $1000. Insurance $600. Damage $40.
June 25th, 2.25 A. M. Box 36. Stable at Finance Block. Stable value $100. Insurance $100. Damage $100. Horse and wagon, etc., $350. Insurance $100. Damage $350. Stable owned by R. W. Shattuck. Value $1800. Insurance $1000. Damage $150.
July 3rd. 7.45 P. M. Still alarm. Store owned by Welch & Son.
July 6th. 1 A. M. Box 36. Stable owned by Russell estate, occupied by T. H. Carens and J. Daley. Stable value $350. Insurance $200. Damage $25. Horses, har- ness, etc., $225. Insurance $225. Damage $75.
July 9th. 5 A. M. Stable owned by J. Russell estate. Value $600. Insurance $800. Damage $600.
July 23rd. 2.25 A. M. Box 36. Stable owned by Rus- sell estate. Value $350. Insurance $200. Horses, har- ness, etc., $225. Insurance $225. Damage $50.
Aug. 30th. 11.30 A. M. Box 45. Boiler room in mill owned by John Lloyd, occupied by Raymond Co. Value $7700. Insurance $4000. Damage $100.
Sept. 20th. 6 A. M. Box 16. House owned by John Mc- Millan. House value $4000. Insurance $4000. Damage $853. Furniture value $1000. Insurance $1000. Damage $200.
Oct. 13th. 8.30 P. M. Box 15. Fire caused from lime owned by contractor of new school-house. Value $120. Damage $25.
Oct. 14th. Boxes 15 and 25. Second alarm of lime fire.
Oct. 15th. 8.22 A. M. Box 54. House owned by Mrs. M. A. Bowers. House value $2500. Insurance $2000. Fur- niture value $1000. Insurance $850. Damage $30.
Nov. 9th. 6.30 A. M. Still alarm. Flag house on Grove street.
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Nov. 13th. 6.55 A. M. Box 34. House owned by Horn- blower & Buckman. Value $4000. Insurance $3000. Damage, none.
You will observe that the most serious fire was the one of June 15, at which the house and stable of Mr. John Lyons were destroyed. At this fire we were handicapped by not having sufficient water. I should think it would be wise to lay a 4-inch pipe to all houses situated off main streets.
All fires have been reported to the Fire Marshal or to his aids for investigation.
MEMBERSHIP.
The membership of the department is in the same condi- tion as in last report. One new company has been added to the department which is Hose No. 1 and is situated at the Heights.
APPARATUS.
There have been some changes in apparatus, which are as follows : A new hose wagon has been purchased for Hose 1 at the Heights, which has a ladder attached and two small chemical tanks. Hose 2 has been thoroughly overhauled and revarnished and now has a ladder attached, also two chemical tanks. A new hose pung has been placed in Hose 3 House. The Chemical Engine has been repainted and had a pole attached for a pair of horses, and is now placed in the Highland House. These pieces of apparatus are now in first class condition. Hose 3 and 4 and Hook and Ladder 1 have had no repairs. You will observe that all the appara- tus above the centre, have ladders attached to them, so that any of these pieces arriving at a fire in their section will not have to wait for the truck in order to obtain a ladder.
HORSES.
The Fire Department now has six horses. Two are kept at Wm. Penn Hose House. Two are at Hose 2 House and
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are used on the Chemical, and the remaining two are at Hose 1 House at the Heights. We still give the town the use of one of the horses at the Chemical House, and the town keeps one horse at the Highland House.
A pair of horses was purchased in the early spring for the Chemical. We shall have to buy a pair of horses for Wm. Penn House and some arrangement will have to be made to secure a horse for Hose 2 House. We made a contract with your Board to water Massachusetts avenue, from For- est street to Tufts street. We have done this work with four horses and two men.
FIRE ALARM.
The Fire Alarm is in the same condition as in last report. We have had some trouble with the electric wires on Pleasant street, and this will cause us more or less trouble unless some other means are devised to remove the firemen's dread, electric light wires. I think one way to better the matter would be to have the wires run up Academy and Jason streets and from there looping down to boxes 32, 34 and 35 on Pleasant street.
A new air whistle has been placed on the Town House and thus far has worked to the satisfaction of the Engineers.
BUILDINGS.
The house at the Heights must have a new floor, and a tower should be placed in same for drying hose. The build- ing must be painted this year. These repairs must not be longer neglected. A new floor must be placed immediately in Hose 2 House as the floor is not safe at the present time for horses to travel over.
A furnace has been placed in Hose 2 House. We have now two permanent men in our employ. One is the driver of Hose 3, and the other is the driver of the Chemical. A bed-room has been furnished in Hose 2 House which accom-
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modates the driver of the Chemical and also the driver of the Hose Wagon. I invite the citizens of the town to visit Hose 2 House, and I feel assured you will find it as conven- ient as any Hose House in the vicinity.
HYDRANTS.
We find the High Water Service very valuable in time of fire, giving us plenty of water, and with good force. I congratulate the town on having as good water service as any town in the county.
HOSE.
The hose of the department is in the same condition as in last report, but am sorry to say that for lack of funds, we have only purchased 200 feet. We have now about 5000 feet of hose but we should have 6400 feet in order to make an exchange of hose for every company. We should have additional hose, as our new hose company requires about 1600 feet.
FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
The association is in the same condition as in my last report. We are paying out some money every month to some of the members who are sick or unfortunate. We have received one gift this year from C. J. Raymond Co., for services rendered at the fire on their building.
RECOMMENDATIONS .
I called your attention in my last report to the fact that a building law should be incorporated in the by- laws of the town. This is a very important matter and needs to be considered. Another matter which I think needs to come before the town is - for every person who becomes a member of the Fire Department, $10 is kept back for his hat, badge and key. That is, the first $10 he earns he does not get until
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he gets his discharge. This seems hardly right as we have some members who have been in the department 15 years or more. To pay the amount kept back from these men, it would call for an appropriation of $500.
APPROPRIATIONS.
I would recommend an appropriation of $7000 to meet the expenses of the coming year.
Mr. George W. W. Sears declined his re-appointment and your Board appointed Capt. Frank P. Winn to fill va- cancy. Mr. Winn is a faithful fireman and has served the town as captain for many years.
He was chosen clerk of the Board of Engineers and has proved an efficient officer. In closing I wish to thank my assistant engineers and the captains of the several com- panies, also the members of the department for the manner in which they have aided me and have so faithfully dis- charged their duties.
Respectfully submitted.
CHARLES GOTT, Chief Engineer.
REPORT
OF
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The first election of a Board of Health for the town of Arlington took place March 4, 1895.
Edward S. Fessenden was chosen to serve three years, E. P. Stickney, M. D., for the term of two years, and Edwin Mills for one year.
The Board organized by choice of Edward S. Fessenden for chairman and Edwin Mills, secretary. B. Delmont Locke was chosen to serve as clerk of the Board.
Our town the past year has been remarkably free from the prevalence of epidemics of contagious or other diseases.
Our Board has been watchful to discover and prompt to remedy in every way practicable danger from threatening sources of disease.
Wise legislation in this Commonwealth has empowered Boards of Health to establish and enforce regulations for the abatement of nuisances and the preservation of health. It has been the aim of this Board to adopt and enforce only needed regulations and at all times to take such measures as circumstances might require for the public good.
Our town 'has made marked advancement the past year . in improvements of its sanitary condition.
First in importance being the adoption of a general sys- tem of sewerage for the town in connection with the Met- ropolitan Sewerage System.
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Construction of that portion of the town sewerage system which is to serve the Henderson district has been completed and will be connected for use in the spring of 1896.
The city of Cambridge has recently cut off its former sewer discharges into Alewife brook and taken measures to remedy the offensive condition of that stream, which had become a nuisance caused by sewage pollution.
The introduction of our high service water supply now serving the Heights and territory adjacent thereto, which was heretofore without a water supply, is also of great ben- efit in a sanitary point of view.
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