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9463 ft. sec. A block 9 lot 6
379
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Morrissey, S. C.
21638 ft. sec. B block 5 lots 6, 7
1,082
19 37
Morton, Marcus, trustee
43852 ft. $439 B-4-12-15-18-19, 22000 ft. $880 B-8-6-7, 117336 ft. $587 D-8 1 of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 34909 ft. $349 D-7 3 of 6, 7, 8, ¿ of 9, 1 of 10, } of 14, 25000 ft. $125 unaccepted sts., 11250 ft. $562 B-8-16 ·
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52 66
Nixon, James .
22632 ft. sec. C block 6 lots 12, 13 $453, 21926 ft. sec. B block 4 lots 13, 14 $219
672
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Paul, William M. .
9045 ft. sec. C block 10 lot 4 $271 ·
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Pearson, J. H. S. ·
10500 ft. sec. B block 7 lot 12 ·
525
9 40
Pinkham, Ellen J. .
21700 ft. sec. C block 10 lots 8, 9, .
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Piper, Joseph .
16018 ft. sec. A block 9 lot 25
960
17 19
Quinn, Salter W.
10172 ft. $610 B-6-11 .
610 10 92
Rawson, William M.
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10798 ft. sec. A block 4 lot 17 $756, 12335 ft. sec. A block 4 lot 16 $863 .
1,619
28 98
7500 ft. sec. A block 4 lot 2 $450
450
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Rowe, Charles H., estate of
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11016 ft. see. C block 3 lot 2 $440, 10257 ft. sec. A block 7 lot 4 $615 . 23195 ft. sec. A block 9 lots 3, 4 .
1,055
18 89
Sargent, Edward P.
1,160
20 77
Sawyer, Edward D.
11250 ft. $563 B 13-15
563
10 08
Smith, Zenas E., heirs of
20400 ft. sec. C block 4 lots 3, 4 $60
60
1 07
Spiller, Mattie W.
8750 ft. E-2-11
438
7.84
Stevens, Frank E.
6452 ft. sec. A block 6 lot 2 .
387
6 92
Strout, Charles O.
7687 ft. see. A block 1 lot 2 $461, 4044 ft. sec. A block 1 lot part 3 $242
703
12 58
Sullivan, Daniel P.
9375 ft. $468 D-9-3
468
8 36
Sullivan, John A.
10819 ft. $540 B-5-8
540
9 67
Taylor, John N. ·
12908 ft. $387 A-9-1
387
6 92
Talbert, Mary F.
8750 ft. $525 E-2-13
525
9 40
Tolman, Adams R. K.
20369 ft. sec A block 10 lots 4, 5
407
7 28
Vose, Ruth J.
11200 ft. see. C block 6 lot 3
448
8 03
Vose, Ruth L.
10172 ft. see. B block 6 lot 13 $712, 11859 ft. sec. C block 6 lot 10 $238
950
17 01
Wentworth, Sarah J.
10923 ft. see. B block 5 lot 11
655
11 75
Whidden, Frances L.
10500 ft. sec. B block 8 lot 5
525
9 40
Whitney, Lucy A. .
12018 ft. sec. C block 10 lot 10
601
10 76
White, Mary L.
12923 f. $517, D-10-1, 4223 ft. $169 D-10 part of 16 and land in rear
686
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Robinson, Georgianna
Land in Arlington Heights. - Concluded.
NAMES.
Description of Real Estate.
Total Real Estate.
Total Tax.
Wiley, Ripley F.
10923 ft. $546 B-5-13
$546
$9 77
Yeaton, Adelaide A.
11250 ft. B-3-11
562
10 06
Zurrege, Edward and Martin S.
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7500 ft. $300 D-9 part of 7 and land in rear, 776 ft. $31 D-9 part of 11
331
5 93
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" PECK AND WILBUR " LAND, bordering on Massachusetts Avenue and Lexington.
NAMES.
Description of Real Estate.
Total Real Estate.
Total Tax.
Akin, Gertrude
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2120 ft. lot 396
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August, Manuel
9240 ft. lots 417, 418, 334, 335
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3 58
Barnard, Frank E.
4620 ft. lots 215, 216
80
1 43
Balmer, John
2310 ft. lot 226
60
1 07
Barnie, Mary
4620 ft. lots 60, 61
139
2 49
Becker, Charles
6930 ft. lots 79, 80, 81
208
3 72
Beedoo, Edward H. H.
4620 ft. lots 155, 156
69
1 24
Benson, August
5580 ft. lots 150, 153, 154
140
2 51
Blood, Fred L. .
2310 ft. lot 336
50
96
Caldwell, Catherine S.
2310 ft. lot 264
40
72
Callahan, Mary
2400 ft. lot 58
72
1 29
Campbell, Barbara A.
2310 ft. lot 424
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40
72
Coleman, George S.
2310 ft. lot 94
70
1 26
Collins, Lydia A.
4620 ft. lots 165, 166
100
1 79
Condon, John L.
6930 ft. lots 223, 224, 225
150
2 68
Connelly, Benjamin T.
4620 ft. lots 112, 113
120
2 15
Connors, Matthew
7641 ft lots 172, 173, 174
150
2 68
Coyne, John J.
2310 ft. lot 348
40
72
Coyne, Thomas
2310 ft. lot 323
40
72
Crawford, William
4500 ft. lots 351, 352
80
1 43
Creeden, Patrick .
2310 ft. lot 317
40
.72
Crowe, Joseph J.
4620 ft. lots 67, 68
139
2 49
Coles, Isabella M.
4620 ft. lots 401, 402
80
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Anderson, Albert
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"Peck and Wilbur " Land - Continued.
NAMES.
Description of Real Estate.
Total Real Estate.
Total Tax.
Dearman, John W. .
2310 ft. lot 416
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$0 72
Dennehy, Dennis
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160
2 86
Dunphey, William .
6930 ft. lots 425, 426, 427
120
2 15
Dustin, George F. .
4620 ft. lots 123, 124
100
1 79
Enright, Daniel
4620 ft. lots 301, 302
80
1 43
Fitzgerald, William
2310 ft. lot 167
50
90
Fleet, James H.
4620 ft. lots 308, 309
80
1 43
Fotheringham, Alexander
inclusive, $680 .
680
12 18
Forbush, Anna E.
2000 ft. lot 357
40
72
Gibbons, John
6930 ft. lots 44, 45, 46 .
208
3 72
Gibson, Mary M.
4620 ft. lots 393, 397
80
1 43
Gray, Emily C.
3875 ft. lots 345 W. half 344
80
1 43
Hanson, Clara .
6930 ft. lots 392, 394, 395
120
2 15
Haskell, Samuel C. L.
5100 ft. lots 339, 340
100
1 79
Henderson, William T.
34650 ft. lots 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 219, 220
600
10 74
Hoffman, Francesca
3200 ft. lots 2, 3 ·
160
2 86
Hoffman, F. Rose .
2400 ft. 4, § of 5
120
2 15
Houllahan, Thomas
7500 ft. lots 169, 170, 171
150
2 68
Harrington, Catherine F.
6850 ft. lots 328, 329, 330
120
2 15
Jeffern, Antonio
4620 ft. lots 412, 413
80
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3200 ft. lots 13, 14
Johnson, August
2310 ft. lot 398
40
72
4620 ft. lots 65, 66
258
4 62
Knowlton, Emery ·
3456 ft. lot 343, 3 of 344
90
1 61
Kodad, Frank . .
4620 ft. lots 304, 305
80
1 43
Lancaster, Emma L.
2310 ft. lot 17
116
2 08
Lawler, Mary .
4500 ft. lots 337, 338
80
1 43
Lee, Robert H.
2500 ft. $50 lot 300
50
90
Levin, Carl H.
4620 ft. lots 403, 404
80
1 43
Llewellyn, Margaret
4800 ft. lots 29, 30, 31
240
4 30
Mack, Mary L.
4620 ft. lots 205, 206
100
1 79
Manning, William F., estate of
5510 ft. lots 19, 20, 21
220
94
Maynard, Charles H.
2310 ft. lot 82
100
1 79
McCarthy, Mary A.
3200 ft. lots 25, 26
160
2 86
McIsaac, John A.
1600 ft. lot 18
80
1 43
Miller, Alice T. M. .
18480 ft. lots 217, 218, 221, 222, 353, 354, 405, 406
320
5 73
Michals, John .
11550 ft. lots 141, 142, 143, 144, 145
250
4 48
Monahan, Bryan F.
2310 ft. lot 83
80
1 43
Montague, Edward .
4620 ft. lots 41, 42
140
2 51
Montgomery, Marcus M.
4620 ft. $80 lots 125, 126
80
1 43
Morin, Joseph C.
4620 ft. lots 419, 420
80
1 43
Mularkey, Mary
2310 ft. lot 97 .
100
1 79
Mulkern, Alice E.
9240 ft. lots 146, 147, 148, 149
240
4 30
Murray, William H.
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5510 ft. lots 15, 16, 54
230
4 12
Niland, Mary A.
6930 ft. lots 409, 410, 411
120
2 15
('Brien, John .
4620 ft. lots 306, 307
80
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O'Brien, Michael
11550 ft. lots 318, 322, 331, 332, 333
200
3 58
Patie, Robert
2310 ft. lot 227
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" Peck and Wilbur " Land. - Concluded.
NAMES.
Description of Real Estate.
Total Real Estate.
Total Tax.
Pearson, William H.
4620 ft. lots 185, 186
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$100
$1 79
Perkins, Carrie A. .
2310 ft. lot 422
40
72
Perry, Carrie E.
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2310 ft. lot 76
100
1 79
Plean, Mary A.
2310 ft. lot 55 $100, 6930 ft. lots 274, 275, 276 $150
250
4 48
Reardon, Dennis A.
23100 ft. lots 250, 252, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249,
400
7 16
Ronan, Maggie
2310 ft. lot 139
50
90
Rourke, Bessie
4620 ft. lots 51, 52
185
3 31
San Marcus, Maria .
4620 ft, lots 407, 408
80
1 43
Scott, Annie
2310 ft. lot 140
60
1 07
Seavey, Belle S.
4500 ft. lots 341, 342
80
1 43
Sharkey, James W.
4620 ft. lots 84, 85
185
3 31
Shaw, William B.
2310 ft. lot 421
40
72
Smallman, John W.
4620 ft. lots 88, 89
185
3 31
Smerdon, George
4620 ft. lots 234, 235
100
1 79
Smith, Edward L.
2310 ft. lot 63 .
80
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Smith, Edward L. and Annie M.
2310 ft. lot 64
100
1 79
Smith, Ellen
4620 ft. lots 56, 57
185
3 31
Smith, Henry H.
2310 ft. lot 204
50
90
Smith, Katie
2310 ft. lot 53
140
2 51
Smith, Stephen W.
2310 ft. lot 101
100
1 79
Spear, Alonzo .
16170 ft. lots 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, $240
240
4 30
Stanley, Robert L.
4620 ft. lots 86, 87
185
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Taylor, Christina
2310 ft. lot 59
100
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6930 ft. lots 150, 151, 152
150
2 68
Vossohlik, Charles A. .
4620 ft. lots 270, 271 ·
100
1 79
Walls, Ellen .
100
1 79
Watt, John G. T.
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Welsh, Robert
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240
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Williams, Fred
2310 ft. lot 72 .
100
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Wilson, Harvey F. .
2310 ft. lot 267 ·
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Wood, Mary L.
4620 ft. lots 208, 209
100
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Additional Assessments of Personal Property not Assessed May 1, 1898.
Total tax.
Emery, Mrs. Frank C.
Personal
$1,000
$17 90
Hill, Walter L.
1,800
32 23
Jones, William H.
66
500
8 95
Kimball, George W.
1,000
17 90
Musgrave, George H.
1,000
17 90
Musgrave, Alice J. .
66
1,000
17 90
Moore, George D.
66
1,600
28 64
Robbins, Olney
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200
3 58
Rawson, Warren W.
1,000
17 90
Squire, Fred F.
66
11,600
207 64
Squire, Kate G.
500
8 95
Squire, Paul Chapin
100
1 79
Squire, John P.
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100
1 79
Wyman, Daniel
1,000
17 90
Wyman, Franklin
500
8 95
STATISTICS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON.
MAY 1, 1898.
1897.
1898.
Valuation of Real Estate
$6,949,890 00
$7,383,522 00
Amount
" Town Grant
147,036 00
145,055 80
66
" County Tax
7,625 60
7,685 59
66
" Sewer Tax
6,615 08
5,804 71
Balance Sewer Tax for 1896
1,757 39
Amount of Overlayings
362 83
311 78
Number of Polls, at $2 each
4,276 00
4,502 00
Rate of Taxation on $1,000 .
18 30
17 90
Number of persons paying a tax on prop-
1,810
2,003
erty
Number of persons paying a Poll Tax only .
1,346
1,388
Total number of tax-payers .
66
" dwelling-houses
1,278
1,343
66
66
" horses
687
700
66 "' COWS .
257
230
Increase in number of dwelling-houses,
85
65
Population of Arlington, 1898, 7,734.
LUCIAN C. TYLER,
Assessors
GEORGE I. DOE,
of
OMAR W. WHITTEMORE,
Arlington.
" Personal Estate
1,124,203 00
939,988 00
" State Tax
5,635 00
4,635 00
.3,156
3,391
ARLINGTON, May 1, 1898.
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INDEX.
PAGE
Almshouse
13,28
Assessors' Report (Supplement).
Auditors' Report
180
Board of Health
62, 133
Board of Survey
11
Cemeteries
64,122
Chief Engineer's Report
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130
Coal
11
Deaths during Year
136
Discounts and Abatements
64
Farmer (Elbridge) Fund
118
Fire Department
13,36
Health Department
65
Henry Mott's Bequest .
121
Highways and Bridges
22
Incidentals
39
Insurance .
44
Interest on Town Debt
45
Jurors
219
Law Suits .
11
Library, Robbins
49,156
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New Books
163
Locke School
10, 65
Memorial Day
47
Park Commission
47, 148
Police
. 12, 48, 125
Poor out of Almshouse
31
Pratt Fund
115
Public Property
89
Public Parks .
47
Pumping Station Statistics
199
Robbins Fund
120
Russell (M. M. W.) Funds .
121
Russell School Building
66
Salaries
53
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School Committee's Report
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221
School Expense .
68
Selectmen's Report
9
Sewers .
56
Sewer Commrs.' Report
139
Sewers Constructed during
Year .
146
Sewer Maintenance
60
Shade Trees
10
Sinking Fund
56,112
Soldiers' Monument
120
State Aid .
55
Statistics of Town (Supplement).
Street Lights .
11,55
Street Signs
10
Supt. of Streets' Report
15
Tabular Statement, Appro-
priations, etc. .
85
Tax List (Supplement).
Teams .
21
Telephones
64
Town Clerk's Report
218
Town Debt
91
Town House .
12,62
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Account
92
Treasurer's Report .
22
Trial Balance
87
Water Analysis .
197
Water Commrs.' Report
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187
Water Works, Regulations
and Rates
200
Water Works, Supt.'s Report
204
Water Works, Treas.'s Report
210
Watering Streets
65
REPORTS
OF
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30, 1899
ALSO A LIST OF THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY AND REAL ESTATE
ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1899
MBRIDGE
ARLINGTON
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NATIO
HEREDITAS
CAMBRIDGE : PRESS OF CAUSTIC & CLAFLIN 19CO
TOWN OFFICERS, 1899.
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of Highways. FOR THREE YEARS, GEORGE I. DOE.
FOR TWO YEARS, EDWIN S. FARMER.
FOR ONE YEAR, WALTER CROSBY.
Assessors. FOR THREE YEARS, LUCIAN C. TYLER.
FOR TWO YEARS, FOR ONE YEAR, OMAR W. WHITTEMORE. GEORGE I. DOE.
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. B. DELMONT LOCKE.
School Committee. FOR THREE YEARS, GEORGIANA M. PEATFIELD,
JOHN H. PERRY,
IDA F. ROBBINS.
FOR TWO YEARS,
ANNA E. DODGE,
ANDREW F. REED,
WALTER A. ROBINSON.
FOR ONE YEAR,
TIMOTHY O'LEARY,
PETER SCHWAMB,
WILLIAM H. H. TUTTLE.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Truant Officers.
GARRITT BARRY,
GARRET J. CODY.
Superintendent of Streets. SAMUEL E. KIMBALL.
Superintendent of Almshouse. JOIIN B. TAY.
Superintendent of Water Works. TIIOMAS RODEN.
Water Commissioners.
PETER SCIIWAMB, for three years. GEORGE W. LANE, for two years. GEORGE P. WINN, for one year.
Sewer Commissioners.
WINFIELD S. DURGIN, for three years.
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for two years. WARREN W. RAWSON, for one year.
Board of Health.
EDWIN MILLS, for three years.
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, for two years. EDWIN P. STICKNEY, 2d, for one year.
Commissioners of Sinking Fund.
WILLIAM G. PECK, for three years. A. D. HOITT, for two years. THEODORE SCIIWAMB, for one year.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Trustees of Pratt Fund.
JAMES A. BAILEY, for five years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for four years. WILLIAM E. WOOD, for three years.
HENRY HORNBLOWER, for two years. GEORGE HILL, for one year. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio. 2
Trustees of Robbins Library.
SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, for three years. MATTHEW ROWE, for three years. FRANK W. HODGDON, for two years.
JAMES P. PARMENTER, for two years. E. NELSON BLAKE, for one year. JOSEPH C. HOLMES, for one year.
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund.
WM. E. PARMENTER,
WILLIAM G. PECK,
WILLIAM E. WOOD,
EDWIN S. FARMER,
JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT, JOHN H. HARDY.
Consolidated Board of Trustees of Robbins Fund, Soldiers' Monument Fund, and Cemeteries.
WARREN A. PEIRCE, for three years. WILLIAM G. PECK, for two years. FRANCIS S. FROST, for one year. B. DELMONT LOCKE, ex-officio. :
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Park Commissioners.
S. FREDERICK HICKS, for three years.
J. Q. A. BRACKETT, for two years. W. WASHINGTON KIMBALL, for one year. Registrars of Voters.
WILLIAM H. PATTEE,
WM. A. FITZPATRICK,
JOHN W. BAILEY,
B. DELMONT LOCKE. Auditors.
ALFRED T. MARSTON, BENJAMIN G. JONES.
Constables.
JOHN DUFFY,
GARRET J. CODY,
ALONZO S. HARRIMAN,
GARRITT BARRY, ANDREW IRWIN.
Undertakers.
JOHN H. HARTWELL,
CHARLES T. HARTWELL, DANIEL W. GRANNAN, JAMES P. DALEY.
Fence Viewers.
JOHN H. HARTWELL, MATTHEW ROWE.
Measurers of Wood.
OMAR W. WHITTEMORE,
LUCIAN C. TYLER,
EDWARD I. MCKENZIE.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Town Weighers.
LUCIAN C. TYLER,
WARREN A. PEIRCE,
WALTER H. PEIRCE.
Fish Preserver. DANIEL WYMAN.
Engineers of the Fire Department. CHARLES GOTT, Chief.
Assistants.
GEORGE HILL, FRANK P. WINN.
Police. Chief, ALONZO S. HARRIMAN.
GARRITT BARRY,
JOHN DUFFY,
ANDREW IRWIN, 1 FRED E. SMITH,
GARRET J. CODY,
DANIEL M. HOOLEY,
JAMES E. WHITTEN, CHARLES H. WOODS.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.
The Selectmen submit the following report for the year end- ing December 30, 1899.
Wherever edgestones and paved gutters have been placed on streets with steep grades the results have been very satisfactory.
Crosswalks have been laid in a number of places where we considered they were most needed.
Under-drains have been laid in several streets, and this work should be continued, as it will result in a saving in cost of repairs after heavy rains and rapid melting of snow. Although under- drains have been placed in Broadway, it may be necessary to ex- tend them and build additional catch-basins when the street is re- built. The whole appropriation has not been expended.
For a more detailed account of the work done on the highways we refer to the report of the Superintendent of Streets.
The location granted in 1898 to the Lexington Street Railway Company for a track on Massachusetts avenue from the car house of the Boston Elevated Railway Company to the Lexington line expired by limitation.
A similar location has been granted the Lexington and Boston Street Railway Company. The track is nearly built, and it is expected that the cars will be running early in the spring. The material removed from the street was teamed to Forest street, and the stone crusher at the expense of the company.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company has laid a line of conduits in Massachusetts avenue from the Cam- bridge line to Park avenue. One conduit is reserved for the wires belonging to the town. The surplus material was teamed to Cemetery street at the expense of the company.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The Metropolitan Water Board has laid a supply pipe the en- tire length of Medford street; in Massachusetts avenue, from Medford street to Brattle street, and in Brattle street, from Massachusetts avenue to the pumping station.
The Arlington Gas Light Company has laid 2,000 feet of new pipe in Pleasant street.
Three thousand seven hundred twenty-five and six tenths feet of land have been sold from the lot on Mystic street to Ella J. Langley at 5 cents per foot.
Issues of bonds by the Treasurer have been approved as fol- lows :-
$15,000, Arlington Water Loan.
29,000, Locke School Loan.
52,000, Town House Site Loan. 7,000, Arlington Park Loan.
After the contracts for watering the streets had been made, we were petitioned to have other streets watered which we were un- able to do, as the teams were covering all the ground possible and the appropriation would not permit the addition of another team. If the street watering is to be extended provision must be made for an additional team.
STREET SIGNS.
Signs have been placed on the following streets: Court, Rus- sell, Water, Russell terrace, Winslow, Prescott (2), Franklin (2), Lewis avenue, Irving (2), Mill, Summer, Bow, Lowell, Park ave- nue (2), Vine (2), Claremont avenue, Oakland avenue, Hillside avenue (3), Ashland (2), Cliff (2), Linden, Elmore (2); all the sign posts have been painted.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
One officer has been added to the force. The other members are the same as last year. For a detailed report of the work per- formed we refer you to the report of the Chief of Police.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Fire Department maintains a high state of efficiency, the engineers, officers and men working harmoniously for that pur- pose. All alarms have been responded to with great promptness and intelligent service rendered. While we do not wish to make any comparisons, we cannot help calling attention to the fact that the company at the lower end of the town, although poorly equipped with apparatus and having poor and inconvenient quar- ters, are willing to serve and to respond to alarms promptly and perform good service, as was shown at the fire on Lake street July 4th.
The engineers have so managed the financial affairs that al- though they have placed a new heating apparatus in the hose house on Broadway at an expense of $410, they still have a bal- ance left of their appropriation.
On August 22d a number of fire alarm boxes were burned out, supposed to have been caused by the Arlington and Win- chester Street Railway. The company was notified and the new management met this Board, and this matter and also another burn-out which occurred last year were both satisfactorily settled. The town is to be congratulated on having so efficient a Fire De- partment.
STREET LIGHTS.
A contract for three years, from April 1st, 1899, has been made with the Somerville Electric Light Company, at $11,500 per year, for 93 arc lights of 1,200 nominal candle power, and 166 incandescent lights of 32 candle power. Additional arcs to be $80 and incandescents $25 per year each. This makes a change in the incandescent lights from 25 candle power to 32 candle power. Reflectors have been placed over the incandescent lights. During the year 5 incandescents have been taken out and 9 arcs and 24 incandescents added.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
The present number of lights is 163 incandescents and 98 arcs.
The apparatus for testing the electric current is in process of construction. During the year the following lights have been added:
4 Incandescents on Forest street.
3
Tanager street.
4
" North Union street.
2
66
" River street.
5
" Park street.
2
66
Tufts street.
1
66
" Chestnut street.
1
66
Massachusetts street.
avenue, at Central
2
Franklin street.
1
Arc
Decatur, corner N. Union street.
1
" Decatur, corner River street.
1
Appleton, corner Vine street.
1
" Vine, corner Sutherland road.
1
66
" Lowell, corner Westmoreland avenue.
1
66
" Crescent Hill avenue, corner West- moreland avenue.
1
66
" Park avenue, corner Oakland avenue.
1
" Park avenue, corner Appleton street.
1
" Park avenue, corner Florence avenue.
This will call for an expenditure of $11,785.60 for 1900.
ALMSHOUSE.
At the expiration of the term of Mrs. B. F. Durgin as super- intendent, Mr. John B. Tay was appointed to the position, and he has given perfect satisfaction. During the year two persons have been admitted, two inmates have died, one was sent to the
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State Almshouse, where he died, and one has gone away. There are now five inmates, four males and one female.
OUTSIDE POOR.
The expenditures in this department have been quite large, and much work has been required in looking up the settlements of persons who have located here and applied for aid.
SHADE TREES.
The appropriation has been expended in trimming trees, most- ly on Massachusetts avenue. A few trees have been set, to re- place those which have died during the year. A number of the large trees on Pleasant street died during the summer, and the cause has been attributed to escaping gas.
It will be necessary to elect a Tree Warden the coming year, the same being required by Chapter 330 of the Aets of 1800.
We recommend an appropriation for trimming trees the pres- ent year.
CONTRACTS FOR COAL.
The contract for coal was awarded to the Peirce & Winn Com- pany, at the following prices :
Honey Brook Egg
$5.00
Furnace 4.25
Georges Creek Cumberland 3.50
Egg
4.50
4.75 Stove
BOARD OF SURVEY.
The Board of Selectmen, acting as the Board of Survey, has laid out Hawthorne avenue from Robbins road to Park avenue.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Hearings have been given on the laying out of Peirce, Clark and Locke streets on the land of Warren A. Peirce, also on Broadway and Summer street.
EDWIN S. FARMER, GEORGE I. DOE, WALTER CROSBY, Selectmen.
REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN : I submit to you my annual report for the year ending December 30, 1899.
Winter setting in unusually early, the fall cleaning of streets was not finished, and this was the first work of the season. The scrapings of the streets were teamed to Cemetery street and the Park.
APPLETON STREET.
From Massachusetts avenue to Oakland avenue has required considerable attention. The great amount of water from Oak- land avenue and Ashland street overflowing the gutters, caused the sides of the street to wash during every heavy rain. There should be a 15-inch drain from Oakland avenue to Massachusetts avenue, connecting with the avenue drain carrying the water to the brook at Forest street.
BROADWAY.
There has been a 20-inch drain laid from Alewife brook to Winter street, and a 15-inch from Winter street to River street with manholes every 300 feet to get at the drain in case of stop- page. A 12-inch pipe has been laid across the street at Marathon, Cleveland and Winter streets, and catch-basins each side of Broadway at these streets.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
A catch-basin has been made at North Union street and five near the junction of Broadway and River street, connected with the main drain by a 12-inch pipe. The drain from Franklin street that was laid along Broadway last year has been extended from Wyman street towards Tufts street 600 feet, with four catch-basins, and a 12-inch pipe laid across the street at two dif- ferent places, connecting the catch-basins with the main drain. This makes the system of drainage complete on this street, except perhaps a few catch-basins to be added when the street is graded. There has been quite an amount expended in patching the worst places, and I hope the town will put this street in good condition the coming season; for it is a disgrace to the town in its present condition. Amount appropriated for drainage, $4,300; amount expended, $3,568.53.
CHESTNUT STREET.
Has been widened to 50 feet by order of the County Commis- sioners. A 12-inch drain has been laid from Medford street, in front of W. W. Ranson's, to the large drain at Cemetery street, with four catch-basins connected to the drain by a 10-incli pipe. The street has been graded and a heavy coat of crushed stone put on, and well rolled and covered with screened blue gravel.
The sidewalks have been graded and coated with stone-dust, ex- cept in front of the church. This part was not completed as there was going to be a change made at the church, and it was thought better to wait until the repairs on the church were completed.
CEMETERY STREET.
There has been a 24-inch pipe laid from Chestnut street (the terminus of the Massachusetts avenue drain from the centre of the town) to within about 50 feet of the cemetery line.
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